The Consortium Multi-Academy Trust

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1 The Multi- Trust A community school solution within a National context Where together Excellence and Pupils thrive

2 Why Change anything? If you are satisfied that your school is achieving all that it can for its young people and are confident of maintaining that into the future, then there may appear little need for change. Doing what you have always done to get what you have always got may work for you now and for long into the future.

3 If you would like to be able to do even more for your children and your community If you believe that: Deepened collaboration between staff at all levels Greater resource flexibility The ability to maintain a rigorous focus on teaching and learning Keen, consistent, fair and accurate support and challenge at all levels Community-wide raised ambitions Access to best practice worldwide Could enhance your offer you should consider talking to us.

4 The MAT is borne out of the desire to maintain and enhance the position of rural community primary schools in the heart of our communities. We recognised that for our small schools to remain vibrant and viable closer integration and collaborative working is necessary to ensure that our curriculum is exciting, provision is full and the outcomes for pupils are exceptional.

5 Academies are not all the same: Sponsored Converter Stand-alone Multi- Single phase Mixed phase

6 Why The? is Latin meaning in partnership Our MAT is built on the principles of: Partnership and collaboration Mutual respect through effective challenge Autonomy for member schools The emblem is the traditional flag of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) therefore representing our geographical place

7 Department for Education approved sponsor The Multi- Trust has received approval from the Department for Education (DfE) to support an underperforming school or group of schools supporting their smooth transition from the maintained sector into the Trust as a member academy school. There are also occasions where an existing academy could be moved from another Trust into The Multi- Trust. These arrangements are advised by the Regional Schools Commissioner and the Head Teachers Advisory Panel through a matching process to ensure that the sponsored school and the Trust have the capacity to ensure sustained and rapid school improvement.

8 Existing school names, uniforms and identity will remain unaffected. Change will be the removing references to the County Council and replacing with The Multi- Trust. Change will be driven by better outcomes for pupils and through the sharing of experience, expertise and practice.

9 Our schools so far Glebeland Primary School Mendham Primary School and Nursery St Edmund s Primary School and Nursery Middleton Primary School Yoxford and Peasenhall Primary

10 Our solution

11 How will inspire us to become even better? We believe in a Trust of equals. We are committed to an on-going journey of discovery and development that we believe will help us to continually test and challenge ourselves and, consequently, continually enhance our offer to families and young people

12 What autonomy do member schools have? offers collaboration, not prescription. We offer choice, not decisions made for you. was founded on the principle of earned autonomy. Scheme of Delegation puts this at our core

13 How will support and challenge us? Our team consists of experts whose sole aim is to support our Academies to become even better Our team includes experienced OFSTED inspectors, ex-la officers and Head teachers Our Board includes successful business people, a commercial Finance Director, a solicitor and people experienced in corporate governance

14 Costs and payments to the Converting schools per converting school Payment to converting schools with balances after conversion process retained by the school to be spent before end of academic year Approximately 60% would be spent on conversion.

15 Key features of status Things that remain the same: still part of the community; the Head still needs to work in partnership with governing body on strategic matters; still subject to the law on employment, equality, admissions, special educational needs; required to follow the same rules over pupil exclusion; operate a complaints policy in the same way as any maintained school; still subject to OFSTED inspection; still subject to requirements for Safeguarding Children, Freedom of Information

16 The Structure The Multi- Trust

17 Members (DfE recommends 5) Mrs Dawn Carman-Jones (Chair) Mr Damian Wraight Mr Darren Williams Mr Denis Pye [Vacancy]

18 Trustees (max 12) (DfE recommends 7) also known as Board of Directors 1. Mrs Dawn Carman-Jones (Chair of Trustee & Members) 2. Mr Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne (Principal / CEO) 3. Dr Margaret Sillis 4. Mrs Sarah Sharlott 5. Dr Martin Aylett 6. Mr Darren Williams 7. Mr Steve Martin 8. Mrs Louise Dougherty 9. Mr Alan Williams

19 GOVERNANCE MAT STANDARDS & EXCELLENCE COMMITTEE Up to 5 Trustee/Directors (Chair Mr Alan Williams, Headteacher Glebeland) Principal /CEO Vice-Principals (when appointed) External support (advisory)

20 GOVERNANCE MAT FINANCE & RESOURCE COMMITTEE Up to 5 Trustee/Directors (Chair Mr Steve Martin, FD Aviva) Principal / CEO Finance & HR Manager Operations Manager Accounts and Auditor (advisory)

21 Teaching, Learning & Assessment Panel Principal/CEO acts as Chair Education and Learning Manager - Vice Principal Head of Service Curriculum Innovation Trust SENDCo Heads External advisors invited as necessary

22 Education & Learning Manager School to school support Monitoring and challenge CPD through our Teaching School Alliance Curriculum development Leads a small and growing team

23 School Improvement Our School Improvement offer is founded on the principles of collegiality, transparency, honesty, integrity and respect. We want all schools, and every pupil, to succeed. We will support by working alongside you. We will support you with the necessary tools, challenges and opportunities to be as successful as you can possibly be.

24 The Business Structure Principal/CEO (Also appointed as Accounting Officer) Business Manager Conversions Manager Operations Manager Admin Finance HR H&S Facilities ICT Trading Limited for the MAT trading company

25 Multi- Trust Members Standards & Excellence Committee Trustees/Directors Finance & Resource Committee MAT Executive Leadership (ELT) (including Trading Ltd) Teaching, Learning and Assessment Panel LGB LGB LGB LGB LGB Sch Sch Sch Sch Sch Sch Sch Sch

26 Scheme of Delegation Outlines the level of delegation at Local Governing Body level and individual School level In terms of: - Teaching and Learning - Finance - Appointments - Performance Management

27 Scheme of Delegation Can be phased depending on: - OFSTED judgement - Attainment and Progress - LA or MAT RAG rating - Financial performance

28 Finances Academies have different financial reporting requirements to those of Local Authority schools. Trusts are charitable companies and therefore have to comply with charity and company law as well as comply with reporting requirements to the Education Funding Agency. Funding mechanisms are also different for Academies to those of maintained schools. The Multi- Trust has a small Central Finance Team, led by our HR and Finance Manager. The team supports Academies and takes care of statutory reporting requirements. The Trust has established accounting systems and procedures that ensure Academies fully comply with financial requirements and that their finance operations run efficiently.

29 Estate management The function of the Operations and Estates Team is to ensure that our buildings, facilities and grounds are safe and clean for all our staff, students and visitors to use. We maintain our plant and equipment in line with statutory requirements and carry out repairs and maintenance tasks as part of a planned preventative maintenance programme. Through our scheme of annual building surveys we have developed and delivered a programme of capital improvement projects across our sites to help improve our learning environments. Part of our role is to also carry out risk assessments and to write and review our health and safety policies as required.

30 The Charge The charge to member schools is agreed annually balance between central services and engagement of schools. Our Scheme of delegation allows us to set an academy charge between 15-5% of the school budget.

31 The Charge Schools that join the Trust will in year one contribute 15% of their budget share, this supports the Trust and school through the transition year. The joining school can expect and will receive a significant amount of central support and resourcing during year 1. The projected contribution is 12.5% in year 2 and 10% in year 3

32 What do we get for the academy charge? We will provide the financial and legal infrastructure is required to operate as an. We will provide school standards oversight through our CEO. We will provide a property service that will meet your current and future needs. We will provide a basic school improvement entitlement for all Academies. We will provide a toolkit for effective governance to all Academies through our partnership with the National Governors Association. We will provide a collaborative professional network through our Teaching, Learning and Assessment Panel. We will provide access to on-going professional development and ITT through a Teaching School. We will provide a helpdesk service and more all from the academy charge.

33 Financial, MIS and tracking systems. All academy schools are required to implement: 1. PS Financials finance system. 2. Pupil Asset Management information system. 3. Pupil Asset Pupil tracking system.

34 Trading Ltd Trading arm In development Catering Clerking These services will incur additional charges to member schools, while likely to deliver savings on existing contracts.

35 Teaching School Alliance

36 Partnership with the National Governors Association The Multi- Trust has struck a partnership agreement with the National Governors' Association to act as a local service deliverer for NGA training and courses including the provision scholarships.

37 Local Governing Body (Constitution to suit school requirement) (Model structure will be proposed based on the Scheme of Delegation) Four year term Parent representatives Staff representatives Co-opted governors

38 Local Governing Body appointed Appointed by the Board of Trustees Principle of earned autonym Existing governors will usually be moved across

39 Local Governing Body Key Functions (at school level) Standards monitoring Curriculum delivery (personalised) Policy implementation and monitoring Resource management Outcomes for Pupils, Safeguarding and well-being Staff well-being Outward facing community links and liaison

40 Head Largely unaffected (greater autonym more time) Transferring school will retain existing leadership arrangements Reviewed at existing leaders departure Roles and responsibilities broadly similar to existing arrangements

41 Staffing All staff will be transferred to new employer. TUPE consultation Measurers few and largely enhancing employment rights. Pay and conditions to stay at least in line with existing arrangements with plans to enhance. Over a third of employees received a pay enhancement post conversion.

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