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WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Welcome to Colehill FirstSchool
Colehill First School
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Our vision for the future of education across our schools
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Our Proposal
Wimborne Academy
Trust
Colehill First School
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Why a formal Partnership?History of positive working together that we can build
uponTo share staff & expertise, train
together, improve further
Common catchment area /
families in multiple schools
Take advantage of changes in
education system to become leaders
in our field
Keep control of education locallyand develop the Teaching School
Alliance
Access more funds and adapt to reducing budgets
to ‘deliver more for the same’
Share resources & generate
efficiencies giving us more to spend on the children
Preserve the church and
community ethos while sharing the
diversity
The children benefit from us being Stronger
Together
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
What it means for our schoolsChildren• An ‘all through’ learning journey – strengthen
transition between phases• Access to wider peer groups• Access to greater learning resources• To improve teaching and learning
opportunities across all schools for all children
• Strengthen their links to the wider world
Staff• Ability to achieve more ambitious and better
outcomes for all our pupils• Greater opportunities for staff development• Access to greater learning resources• Sharing best practice, subject leadership and
distributed leadership• All staff employed by the Trust• Opportunities to work in others schools• Opportunities within the Teaching School
alliance
Community and Governance• To continue to work with the Diocese• To continue to be a part of the local community• Local governance at the Trust and school level • Shared policies • Shared buying power to save money & release more funds for Teaching & learning
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Size
StructureStatus
Style
Sharingc. 1900 children
c. 250 staffc. £7.5m revenue
c. £30m+ asset value
All schools good or outstanding in latest
Ofsted Inspection
Governance based on skills,
For the benefit of all.
Friendly rivalry AND sharing best
practice.
Every school to embrace its unique
ethos and construction.
Why we can be successful
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
A Multi Academy Trust modelDiocesan Board of
Education (DBE)
Diocese of Salisbury Education Trust (DSET)
Wimborne Academy Trust
Witchampton VA First
SoS funding agreement
St Michael’s VA Middle
Hayeswood First
Allenbourn Middle
ColehillFirst
MerleyFirst
St John’s VC First
Schools become academies within the Trust with their own leaders and governors
Trust leadership
LGBs will have appropriate Foundation representation to reflect their VA/VC/C status
Colehill’s local Governing Body will retain its community status
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Local Governing Bodies (min 9 Governors)
The Proposed Governance of the TrustTrust Members (5)
Diocesan Foundation Members x 2Non-CofE Members x 2Chair of the Trust Board
Board of Trustees (9 - min 50% Foundation)Elected Chairs from the 7 academies x 2
Skill based Trustees appointed by the Members x 6Chief Exec of the Trust
(Elected head – non voting)(Finance Director non-voting)
Skills based Board selected from existing school Governing Bodies where available:-
• Finance• Company management• Educationalist• HR/ Personnel• Legal• Assets• PR /Comms
Each school to retain a Local Governing Body with significant delegated responsibility
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
The Academy Trust Governance rolesA charitable company limited by guarantee
MembersAgree the articles which define the charitable purpose and how the AT will run
Appoint some trustees and power to remove trustees
Sign off company accounts and annual report
Power to amend Articles
Hold Board of Trustees to account
TrusteesCompany directors and charitable trustees responsible for operation of the Academy Trust, including:
The 3 core functions common to all governing bodies
Set Strategic Direction
Create Robust Accountability
Ensuring Best Use of Financial Resources
Ensuring compliance with charity and company law and Funding Agreement agreed with SoS
Local GovernorsResponsibilities delegated from the trustees to support the running of the individual academy - empowered to do so by a “Scheme of Delegation”.
Core focus on:Academic performance
Local community and stakeholders
Other delegated functions as agreed
Reports back regularly to the Directors enabling them to monitor the Academy’s performance
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
What stays the same• The three tier system of education• Our children’s teachers and our staff• Our school’s name and ethos• Our school’s status as a Community school• The school day and terms• Our School uniform• Our admissions criteria and catchment areas • Each school would still be bound by the statutory codes for Special
Educational Needs
• We will continue to have our own local governing body as will the other schools
• We value our relationships with other local schools and these will not change
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
What does it mean for Colehill First?We keep all the great things about our school:• We keep our name and uniform• We keep our school values and ethos• We keep our great Head and staff, who will be employed by the
new Trust
… and we benefit from:• Formal collaboration and support, to spot and share the best
ideas and approaches• Shared training and career development opportunities• Shared purchasing and contracts, to save money• Strong oversight• Protecting our three-tier system in Wimborne
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Project Key phases• Key stages
– Academy applications & respond to DfE queries– Academy orders granted – Establish Governance and Operational leadership plans – School performance evaluation and improvement planning– Communication and consultation – Financial due diligence and planning– Set up the Trust– Action land transfer and leases– Action contract novations and changes– Staff TUPE transfers– Develop processes and systems
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Project TimelineFrom September 2014 to February 1st 2015• Academy Applications submitted end of April• Draft school Improvement Strategy developed• Academy Order approved August 2014• Development Governance and leadership model from October –
November 2014• Consultation window from October- November 2014• TUPE transfer process window from October 2014 – January 2015• Legal Trust development and conversion work up to late January 2015• December/January – key Governing Body and Trust Board decision
meetings• January 2015 secure Funding Agreements• February 1st 2015 – Conversion date and complete TUPE transfers
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Project delivered through a series of work-streams
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
What are the risks?• We are 7 schools joining together which means there may be times when we don’t see
eye to eye– and so we may need to compromise on some aspects for the benefit of all
• There is a cost to the set-up of the Trust in both time and money– we aim to use the DfE grants available to fund this
• We are one of the first of this size, we are being innovative and so not all the processes we need to go through have been proven– but we get to develop them and be leaders in this field and we have secured
external advisors to help guide us • We understand some of our staff may be concerned about the changes and what it
means for them– We have bought in external experienced advisors to help to ensure the TUPE
transfer is carried out effectively and that all staff are supported• The Trust will be a large company and we must get the governance and leadership right
– We are working with experts in their field and with the DfE to ensure we create the Trust in the right way
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Size
StructureStatus
Style
Sharing
c. 1900 childrenc. 250 staff
c. £7.5m revenuec. £30m+ asset value
All schools good or outstanding in latest
Ofsted Inspection
Governance based on skills,
For the benefit of all.
Friendly rivalry AND sharing best
practice.
Every school to embrace its unique
ethos and construction.
Wimborne Academy TrustGrowing from great foundations
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
Why should Colehill First join the new Wimborne Academy Trust?
• It’s the best way to thrive in the new educational landscape
• It’s the best way to preserve what’s great about Colehill First School
• It’s the best way to improve where we’d like to get better
• It’s the best way to make maximum use of our budget
… to create the best education for every pupil, from when they enter Reception to when they leave Middle School.
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
The children benefit from us being Stronger
Together
WIMBORNE ACADEMY TRUST - PROPOSAL
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