Commitment What do we commit to do? | ‘Learning together, making the difference’ |
Mission What do we want to achieve? | Fifteen great academies at the heart of our communities |
Values In what way will we do this? | Fair Be fair, honest and inclusive, demonstrating integrity. | Care Care for children, adults and the learning environment. | Share Share expertise and best practice for the benefit of all learners. | Dare Dare to do things differently and have a go. |
| Pupil Offer | Staff Offer | Family/Community offer | Governance/Operations offer |
Priorities What is important to us all? | Inspire pupils, build character, resilience, life skills and an understanding of the value of education. | Recruit, develop, support and retain quality staff whilst giving due consideration to succession planning. | Provide parents with a high quality local academy that is their first choice and make our communities proud of us. | Deliver high quality, ambitious provision at every academy to enable pupils to thrive, achieve and succeed. |
Actions What will we all do? | - Value and respond to pupil voice
- Ensure all our academies deliver an ambitious, broad and balanced curriculum which inspires our pupils and meets their individual needs
- Ensure Pupil Premium funding impacts on diminishing the difference for our disadvantaged pupils
- Ensure SEND and Sports Premium funding impacts on raising attainment and provision of all our pupils
- Ensure assessment information is used to enable all our pupils to thrive, achieve and succeed
- Embed the Focus-Trust Pupil offer
- Embed the Focus-Trust Healthy Schools ethos and prioritise our pupils’ social, emotional and mental health
| - Value and respond to staff voice
- Ensure everyone demonstrates collective efficacy for all our academies
- Ensure strong networks of academies that are centres of excellence
- Offer high quality professional development for all our staff throughout their career
- Ensure our middle leaders are accountable for attainment in their foundation subjects
- Embed Focus-Trust Coaching Partners
- Ensure Focus-Trust is an employer of choice and our staff are proud to work in the Trust
- Establish the hub model and share effective practice across the Trust
- Prioritise the social, emotional and mental health of our staff
| - Value and respond to family voice
- Work with our families and communities to enhance life chances
- Engage with relevant activities & stakeholders
- Communicate with our parents to ensure they are aware of the Focus-Trust Commitment, Values, Academies and Pupil Offer
- Enable all our children to make a positive contribution to their local community
- Celebrate Trust and academy successes
- Establish academies as community hubs which endeavour to make a difference to their communities
| - Value and respond to governor voice
- Ensure all teaching inspires our pupils and is good or better
- Ensure strong operational procedures impact on quality systems across the Trust
- Ensure all Local Governing Boards and Trustees are well enough informed to drive and scrutinise performance and hold leaders to account
- Ensure the Trustee Advocates positively impact on our academies
- Operate best value principles and effectively use our resources for maximum impact on pupil outcomes
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Our People Who will help us achieve this? | Children 6000+ | Staff 900+ | Families 3000+ | Governance 100+ |
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