All the academies within the Trust are willing partners who have actively chosen to join the Focus-Trust and there is a very high degree of consensus, cooperation and commitment from within the group. From the outset, a half termly Leaders Forum (attended by Principals and their Deputies) has met. The purpose of the Leaders Forum is to deal swiftly with operational issues and focus mainly on pedagogical/educational issues. This has enabled a great deal of sharing of best practice from within the academies. During 2013-14, a range of other forum groups were established and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback and support. These include: English Leaders – externally facilitated Mathematics Leaders – externally facilitated Science Leaders – externally facilitated Early Years Leaders – externally facilitated Governors SENCOs Business Managers Y2 teachers Y6 teachers From September 2014, the Trust has run its own programme for the induction of newly qualified teachers, and commenced forums for Y4 teachers and phonic leaders. This has gone well and will mirror the Trust’s approach to “growing our own”. The Trust has robust policies and systems in place to govern and guide its work. These have been gradually implemented as the Trust has grown. The Trust has established productive relationships with trade unions and meets half termly with a group of trade union representatives to discuss policy development. This has enabled us to introduce and change a range of policies in a streamlined and cooperative way. The Focus-Trust Charter It is the purpose of the Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted. The Focus-Trust Charter outlines the behaviours and expectations for everyone. Commitment ‘Learning together – making the difference’ The Focus-Trust Values Professional honesty is at the heart of everything we do. The Trust knows the academies well because of the strong working partnership between academy leaders and the Trust team. It is only by being honest and transparent with a balance of credible challenge and effective support, that we can move forward and get the best for all children and staff. Our work is underpinned by our values: Care for children, adults and the learning environment Share expertise and best practice for the benefit of all learners
All the academies within the Trust are willing partners who have actively chosen to join the Focus-Trust and there is a very high degree of consensus, cooperation and commitment from within the group. From the outset, a half termly Leaders Forum (attended by Principals and their Deputies) has met. The purpose of the Leaders Forum is to deal swiftly with operational issues and focus mainly on pedagogical/educational issues. This has enabled a great deal of sharing of best practice from within the academies. During 2013-14, a range of other forum groups were established and have received overwhelmingly positive feedback and support. These include: English Leaders – externally facilitated Mathematics Leaders – externally facilitated Science Leaders – externally facilitated Early Years Leaders – externally facilitated Governors SENCOs Business Managers Y2 teachers Y6 teachers From September 2014, the Trust has run its own programme for the induction of newly qualified teachers, and commenced forums for Y4 teachers and phonic leaders. This has gone well and will mirror the Trust’s approach to “growing our own”. The Trust has robust policies and systems in place to govern and guide its work. These have been gradually implemented as the Trust has grown. The Trust has established productive relationships with trade unions and meets half termly with a group of trade union representatives to discuss policy development. This has enabled us to introduce and change a range of policies in a streamlined and cooperative way. The Focus-Trust Charter It is the purpose of the Focus-Trust to continually strive to be a learning organisation, where the learning of all children and adults is valued and promoted. The Focus-Trust Charter outlines the behaviours and expectations for everyone. Commitment ‘Learning together – making the difference’ The Focus-Trust Values Professional honesty is at the heart of everything we do. The Trust knows the academies well because of the strong working partnership between academy leaders and the Trust team. It is only by being honest and transparent with a balance of credible challenge and effective support, that we can move forward and get the best for all children and staff. Our work is underpinned by our values: Care for children, adults and the learning environment Share expertise and best practice for the benefit of all learners
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