Providing a range of services to support you in ‘Getting your School to Exceptional’, including:

• CEO & Executive Leadership Performance Reviews

• Senior Leader / Head Performance Reviews

• Annual School Effectiveness Reviews

• Basic school improvement entitlement (a bespoke day deployment of our school improvement team )

• Schools standards work Termly moderations, visits and action plans

• Support with external/LA moderations

• Annual half day AiDP / SDP / SEF support and review

• Emergency Head Cover

• As a Trust school you will benefit from a fully supported transition, training and ongoing support of our online pupil tracking system through Pupil Asset
   

• Development of the School's Evaluation Framework

• Monitoring and evaluation of Teaching & Learning across Key Stages

• Facilitation of effective pupil progress meetings

• Presenting data to stakeholders

• Use of data to raise standards
   

• Review of Data Review of School Development Plan

• Review of Performance Reviews

Teaching, Learning & Assessment Panel

Half Termly Academy Head Forums 

Annual moderation of evidence 

Signposting to further Trust support, such as mentoring for Senior Leaders

Signposting to best practice opportunities for SLT, Classroom Teachers and Support Staff

Email and Telephone communication and support to the E&L Central Trust Team School support with the transition, training and use of our online data tracking system through Pupil Asset*
 

Coordinated and facilitated by the Education & Learning Team, our Curriculum offer provides Trust schools with:

Coordination of half termly English, Maths & Science Leads meetings to support the development of core subjects across the Trust.

Hosting or attendance to meetings where hub or school staff are validating judgements, to monitor and support process and to ensure that teachers judgements are secure.

Use of and reference to the Subject Leaders Guidance documents to facilitate  discussion and development.

Annual monitoring of SATs assessments and procedures. 
 

Our Heads of Service within the Education & Learning Central Team provide a range of effective support services to schools, including:

• Termly Pupil Parliament events including the associated development of action plans and monitoring of impact in schools. 

• Termly Primary Entitlement visit to support development of Trust's Primary Entitlement initiative.

• Processing and approval of Educational Visits requests and assessment of impact.

• Bespoke curriculum development, tailored to your school's visions and values.

• Staff mentoring, including support for Senior Leaders and Subject Leaders. 

• Development of working parties for specific foci such as Wellbeing, Welfare Inclusion and Health & Safety. 

• Providing baseline support and evaluation of projects and initiatives. 

• Coordination of initiatives such as Zoom online tutoring and event days. 

• Facilitation of P4C and Latin training and development in schools. 

• Facilitation of half termly Trust Education Newsletter—’Horizons’

• Support for School Councils/Pupil Parliament Support with Curriculum Enrichment Days.

• Signposting best practice across the Trust and other settings. 
   

Our Head of Service for EYFS can assist your school with all areas, including:-

Annual curriculum review, including provision of learning environment and development of Action Plan linked to schools SEF & SDP.

Developing the learning environment both inside and outside. 

Signposting ‘trading places’ opportunities for Support and Teaching Staff. 

Annual moderation of EYFSP evidence. 

Termly Moderation sessions for EYFS. 

Annual Phonics Review Audit and development of prime and specific areas of learning.
 

Termly visit to include joint observations with senior leaders. 

Supporting observations, assessment and planning. 

Supporting and developing Support Staff in EYFS.
 

Our Special Educational Needs Lead SENDCo provides support your school, including:

• The Information Report Framework Review of SENDCo provision in school

• Audit of SEND needs

• Regular SENDCo support in school

• Planning for impact through evidenced based interventions

• Evaluation of impact of SEND interventions

• Development of Dyslexia/ASD/Elkan/ELSA/Behavioural Specialists Support with signposting to specialist therapies and services Signposting to preferred partner services
   

Our Head of Service for Welfare, Inclusion, Safeguarding & Attendance (WISA), offers comprehensive support and guidance to schools, parents and carers in all areas of welfare including:

• Advise and guidance on inclusion matters

• Review of Accessibility Plans
   

• Termly Safeguarding Visit to support processes and practice

• Termly DSL Network Forum

• Annual Single Central Record Audit and Action Plan

• Annual Safeguarding Audit and Action Plan
   

• Attendance guidance and support

• Termly Attendance Visit and review of Action Plan

• Support with Statutory Appeals

• Preparation of prosecution paperwork for submission to court

• Preparation of legal papers for prosecution Conflict Resolution advice and guidance Conflict Resolution
   

The Consortium Trust offers a diverse Physical Education & Outdoor Learning Central Offer:

• A bi-annual Sports Premium Strategy Review

• A bi-annual Sports Premium Strategy Action Plan

• Facilitates and manages a Termly Inter-Trust Tournament or Swimming Gala
  across the key stages, including EYFS

• Support with Subject Leadership

• Curriculum PE & Sports services

• Facilitation of school PPA release

• Extra curricular after school clubs covering a range of activities, including:-  Archery
  Fencing
  Orienteering
  Trekking
  Swimming
  Coordination of Sports Days
   

The Trust values its staff as our strongest assets. We see ourselves as a lifelong learning community. We constantly review training needs and opportunities across all aspects of school management and education & learning. Many of our courses are recognised by the CPD Accreditation Service.

• Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Programme

• Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM ) Courses

• Apprenticeship Schemes

• Opportunities within the Secondary, Tertiary & Volunteer sectors

• Annual PD Day Education Conference

• Senior Leadership Training through the ‘Leadership Unpacked’ programme

• Maths Mastery Training and bespoke sessions planned through the Maths Lead Group

• Curriculum and Subject specific CPD (as published on our website)

Designated Safeguarding Lead Training

Introduction to Safeguarding & Prevent Training

Behaviour & the Law Training

Risk Assessment & Behaviour Plan

Annual Keeping Children Safe Updates

Health & Safety Advice & Guidance

GDPR Audits 

We offer a number of compliance and audit services to support your school, as follows:-

• An account manager to support your school through the
  Legal and TUPE process of converting
   

• Academy Insurance through the government's Risk Protection Arrangement

• Trust wide Emergency Point of Contact (EPOC) during School closure periods

• Designated Safeguarding Lead service during School closure periods

• Access & Membership to CLEAPS

• Access to the Educator Solutions

• H&S Helpline Management of H&S and RIDDOR incidents

• Compliance with the Academies Financial Handbook

• GDPR Audit and Action Plan

• Joint Negotiating Consultative Committee Policy Consultation & Review
   

The Trust provides the following services to support your school with its Financial functions, audit and regulations:

Online Management Information System through Pupil Asset

Annual budget setting

Budget monitoring 

Preparation and submission of all annual financial reports and accounts

Payroll & Payruns

Staff Expense processing Invoice processing

Integrated Curriculum & Financial Planning (ICFP)

Audit & Report 6 monthly Financial Audit (SIC/SFVS)
 

• PSF Accounts Package

• Preparation and submission of Working Papers
   

• Grant application and bid writing service

• Annual Administration Conference

• Office Administrator Network & Training

• Access to Central Trust Financial Helpline

• Office Manager Emergency Cover

The Trust provides the following HR services to support your school, including:

Contractual & HR advice and support Staff advertising & recruitment Performance Management Payroll Liaison with Trade and Professional Bodies through the Trust’s Joint Negotiating Consultative Committee Pension Provisions: Management and Audit of the Teachers Pension Management and Audit of the LGPS

The Trust really values its staff and believes in treating our employees well; as such, we offer the following Employee Benefits, including:

• Well being Champions Network

• Annual Gala Dinner & Dance in July (subsidised by Trust)

• Annual Staff Away Day 

• Free Flu Jab Scheme

• Staff ‘Thank you’ Day

• My Works Offers Scheme

• Optical Assistance with Boots Opticians

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Fitness, Exercise & Perks

• Staff Discounts at Ufford Park Hotel, Golf & Spa Resort
   

Our Estates Team can offer the following services to support your school:

Annual Building Condition Survey

Annual Fire Risk Assessment

Annual Asbestos Audit

Annual Maintenance Audit

Annual Health & Safety Audit

Regulatory Inspection Checks

Fixed Wiring Testing

PAT Testing

• Caretaking services

• Cleaning services

• Gutter checks & clearance

• General maintenance works

• New build projects

• Refurbishment Projects

• Audit of IT Infrastructure

• Minibus Hire

• Boardroom / Training Room facilities

• Procurement service
   

Our Locality Committee are supported with a comprehensive range of benefits:

Scheme of Delegation

Governor Hub

Locality Committee Administrators

Annual Governance Conference

Training

Mentoring

Telephone support and guidance