Nottingham Schools Trust
In 2017 a group of Nottingham schools joined forces to establish the Nottingham Schools Trust – a collaborative partnership focusing on improving education for the children of Nottingham.
The trust is a company limited by guarantee run by a Board of Directors and an appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and every school that joins the trust contributes to and benefits from a unique school improvement offer. In a time of rapidly evolving government policy, the trust offers a unique opportunity to bring together all types of schools including maintained primary, special schools and standalone academies.
The priority is to provide sustainable school to school support to all of the member schools within the trust and so schools can take full advantage of the breadth and expertise that exists in the member schools.
Every school, as a member, has a voice in the decision-making process, through the Trust’s open and transparent governance. Moreover, the Trust values the diversity which exists in the schools and actively encourages each school joining the Trust to maintain and further develop its own distinctive culture and identity.
Seely Primary has been a member school from the start and values the autonomy, yet incredible support, that being part of the trust brings.
There is a wide range of development and training opportunities within the trust. For example, subject and aspect leaders attend bespoke network meetings each term. This is only one example of the partnership work at play and effective collaborative drive for school improvement.
