Dear Parent / Carer
I hope you and your families enjoyed a restful and enjoyable half term break. Just before we broke up, I received a letter from the Department for Education, which confirmed that our application to merge Alsager MAT and Brine MAT had been approved. This is great news and means we will be able to further improve our 5 schools through increased collaboration, shared resources, which in turn will support our young people and increase opportunities for staff. We are hoping this merger will be completed by 1/9/22, when we will be known as The Cornovii Trust. ‘Cornovii’ was the name given to the inhabitants of Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire in ancient times and this is what our Trust of local schools will always be; for the benefit of the young people and families in these three counties.
Please remember, all five schools will retain their individual identities and will be led by their respective Headteachers and Governing Boards. We will operate very much as a family not a chain, in which every school and every child is of equal importance.
I will of course keep you updated on any developments.
Many thanks for your support with this and exciting times lie ahead for us all.
Richard Middlebrook – CEO Alsager MAT (Alsager Highfields Primary School, Alsager School and Weston Primary School)
Interim CEO Brine MAT (Audlem St James C of E Primary School and Brine Leas School)