Trust and Foundation Schools

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Trust and Foundation Schools
OSSETT SCHOOL SIXTH FORM COLLEGE A Specialist
Technology and Sports College

• Martin Shevill
• National Leader in Education
• York 2009
• mshevill_at_ossett.wakefield.sch.uk

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Education Ossett Community Trust

• A strong and effective pyramid of schools.
• A community, a town.
• A desire to raise standards and opportunities.

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Vision

• To create a common entitlement for all students
  319 with some life-long learning.
• A common educational ethos, shared values.
• Enhancing transition, breaking down barriers.
• Raising attainment through collaborative
  cross-phase projects.
• Raising aspirations.

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Working with Partners

• Members
• Leeds Met
• Vdotcom
• Jacobs Engineering
• Wakefield LA
• Partners
• LJMU
• Niels Larson
• Burmatex

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Operation

• Trustees, minority governance model. Each school
  retains their governing body.
• Proposed executive role for one Head (rotating
  basis).
• Think big, start small.
• a) Music
• b) Core curriculum projects
• c) Sports coaching
• d) Services payroll, grounds maintenance.

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Barriers

• Educational value to the students.
• Taking due regard of comments in the
  consultation process.
• Do not be phased by negative publicity.
• Use the argument Why not?
• Play down the irrelevant have a batch of FAQ to
  hand out.
• Key staff well briefed on the basics.