TRUST SCHOOLS Gravesend Grammar School

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TRUST SCHOOLS Gravesend Grammar School
Whitehill Primary School
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Trust Schools

• Are
• Maintained Foundation Schools supported with a
  charitable foundation (Trust)

• Not to be confused with
• Independent Schools
• GM Schools
• Academies

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The Aim of Trust Schools

• To use the experience, skills and expertise from
  other schools and professions as a lever to raise
  standards in schools
• To use partnerships which are
• formalised
• non-threatening and for mutual gain
• at organisational level
• sustained

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Characteristics of a Trust School

• A LA maintained school, funded on that basis and
  included in all strategic plans (eg BSF, PFI)
• LA remains responsible for school organisation
• LA has powers of intervention, and provides
  support and challenge through the SIP
• Adheres to national agreements on teachers pay
  and conditions
• Follows the national curriculum
• Is inspected by Ofsted

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Trust Schools Models

• A single school working with external partners
• A cluster of schools working with external
  partners (local, regional, national groups
  vertical or horizontal inclusive of Special
  Schools)
• Clusters of schools are usually existing
  partnerships eg consortia, family of schools,
  learning partnerships, excellence clusters.

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The Governing Body

• Strategic and accountability role remains
  unchanged
• Foundation Status brings additional
  responsibilities
• The Admissions Authority
• The Employer of Staff
• Owner of Land and Assets

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The Trust

• A separate entity from the Governing Body
• An Incorporated Charity
• Responsible for the advancement of education
  must have objects which are educational and
  charitable
• Appoints some governors to each school
  minority or majority
• Holds the land and assets in trust for the
  purposes of the school(s)
• Must promote equality of opportunity, racial
  harmony and community cohesion

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Trustees / Partners

• The Governing Body selects the partners it wants
  to work with
• Partners can come from all walks of life eg
  HEI, FEI, business, charitable group, community
  group, non-commercial organisation.
• Staff paid to work at the school can be trustees
• LA members and officials can be trustees
  (limited to maximum 20 representation)
• The members of the Trust determine how the Trust
  operates and how trustees are appointed

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Trust Status Process Foundation Status plus

• The Governing Body leads the process through 5
  stages
• Decisions on who to work with and how
• Consultation with stakeholders
• Publication of Statutory Proposals
• A formal decision to implement
• Implementation
• The Trust must be set up during stages 1-4 in
  preparation for stage 5.
• Foundation and Trust status can be acquired at
  the same time.

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Local Examples

• Phase 1 Schools
• Canterbury High School (F) and Beauherne
  Primary School (F)
• Cecil Primary School
• Phase 2 Schools
• Angley School (F)
• Holmesdale Technology College and The Malling
  School (F)
• Phase 3 Schools
• Swan Valley Community School and The Manor
  Community Primary
• Weald of Kent Grammar School and Ridge View
  Special School