Reach Cooperative Trust Co-operative Education Trust Proposal

Reach Cooperative Trust (A mutual schools co-operative education trust) Consultation The Reason for the Consultation: The Governing Bodies of Manor , School, Moorlands Primary School, Redbridge Community School, Primary School, Townhill Junior School (Riverside Federation) and Woodlands Community College are proposing to change their legal school category from Community to Foundation and, at the same time, acquire charitable status as a shared co-operative Trust; to be known as:

Reach Cooperative Trust This is a summary of the full Proposal, which provides further detail and is available at our school as well as electronically from our website.

What we would like you to do We would like to know what you think of our proposals so we invite you to take part in our public consulta- tion. You can do this by:

1. Reading this information and asking for further information if you need any. 2. Attending one of the consultation meetings details are shown below.

You can respond to the consultation  By completing the Proposal Consultation response forms, which are available on the school website or from the school  By sending comments or requests for further information by email: [email protected]  By sending comments or requests for further information in writing to:

Consultation c/o The Governing Body

Bitterne Manor Primary School, Quayside Road, , SO18 1DP Website: www.bitternemanor.co.uk Email: [email protected]

Bitterne Park School, Dimond Road, Southampton, SO18 1BU Website: www.bitterneparkschool.org.uk Email: [email protected]

Moorlands Primary School, Kesteven Way, Southampton, SO18 5RJ Website: www.moorlandsprimary.com Email: [email protected]

Redbridge Community School, Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, SO16 9RJ Website: redbridgecommunityschool.com Email: [email protected]

St Denys Primary School, Dundee Road, Southampton, SO17 2ND Website: www.stdenysprimary.co.uk Email: [email protected]

Townhill Junior School, Benhams Road, Southampton, SO18 2NX Website: townhilljuniorschool.co.uk Email: [email protected]

Woodlands Community College, Minstead Avenue, Southampton, SO18 5FX Website: www.woodlands.southampton.sch.uk Email: [email protected]

We want to consult widely about this proposal to ensure all interested parties have their say. If you know of any other stakeholders who should be contacted, please inform the school.

A number of consultation meetings where you can find out more have been arranged as follows:

Redbridge Community School – 10th June 2019 (Redbridge Community School, Main Hall) 9:15 am: Union Meeting 11:00 am: Pupil Meeting 2:00 pm: Parents Meeting 3:15 pm: Staff Meeting 6:00 pm: Shared parents/ Community meeting for all schools

Moorlands Primary School and Townhill Junior School – 11th June 2019 9:15 am: Parents Meeting (Moorlands Primary School) 11:00 am: Pupil Meeting (Moorlands Primary School) 1:30 pm: Pupil Meeting ( Junior School) 3.15 pm: Parents Meeting (Townhill Park Junior School) 4:00pm: Staff meeting (Moorlands Primary and Townhill Junior) at Townhill Junior 6:00pm: Shared parents/community meeting at Townhill Junior

Bitterne Manor Primary School and St Denys Primary School – 12th June 2019 9:15 am: Parents Meeting (Bitterne Manor Primary School) 11:00 am: Pupil Meeting (Bitterne Manor Primary School) 1:30 pm: Pupil Meeting (St Denys Primary School) 2.15 pm: Parents Meeting (St Denys Primary School) 4:00pm: Staff meeting (Bitterne Manor Primary School and St Denys Primary School) @St Denys 6:00pm: Shared parents/community meeting at St Denys Primary

Woodlands Community College – 13th June 2019 9:15 am: Parents Meeting 11:00 am: Pupil Meeting 3.15 pm: Staff Meeting

Bitterne Park School – 17th June 2019 1:00 pm: Pupil Meeting 3.20 pm: Staff Meeting

Bitterne Park School and Woodlands Community College 17th June (at Bitterne Park) 6.00 pm: Parents/Community Meeting

1. The Governing Bodies and the leadership teams of Bitterne Manor Primary School, Bitterne Park School, Moorlands Primary School, Redbridge Community School, St Denys Primary School, Townhill Junior School (Riverside Federation) and Woodlands Community College have been considering how best to plan for the long term future of the schools, in the light of changes happening in the public ed- ucation service.

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2. We want to ensure that we continue improving the service we offer to our children and young people and we want to become part of a regional and national network of schools and partners that can help us to deliver that ambition.

3. To take this plan forward, we are proposing to change the school category from community to founda- tion and at the same time to acquire (establish) together a co-operative education trust, to be called The Reach Cooperative Trust.

4. The proposed date of implementation (i.e. the date on which any legal change of category would take place and the Trust would be created on) is 1st September 2019.

5. The process of change will not result in noticeable day to day differences for our school, but we be- lieve that setting up this partnership will allow us to join a group of likeminded education providers and learn from the shared expertise and experience they offer.

6. Further information is provided below – we would be pleased to hear what your thoughts are and in- vite you to become a member of the Trust so that you can contribute to its work if we do go ahead.

7. You are invited to comment on these proposals at any time until the end of the consultation period, which runs from 5th June – 4th July 2019.

8. The vision we have for our proposed Education Trust is of a strong partnership that helps us to:  Develop outstanding learning and develop an outstanding quality of education for all our pupils and staff.  Increase the level of aspiration and opportunities for our community.  Realise the potential of all our young people in our community in academic, vocational and social learning.  Ensure excellent longer term employment prospects for our learners through a robust focus on future opportunities.  Provide an innovative curriculum across all phases with enrichment opportunities to develop the pu- pil’s knowledge and understanding of the world, raise self-esteem and promote well-being so each young person is both prepared academically and socially and have the vocational skills to succeed in the next phase of education or in the workplace.  Improve transition for our learners across each Key Stage.  Develop our education partnership to include our parents and the wider community,  Develop partnerships with preschools, nurseries, colleges, universities, employers and apprenticeship providers

9. As a Co-operative Education Trust, we will adopt and support the values and principles of the co- operative movement in our work: all Co-operatives are based on the values of self-help, self- responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. Co-operative members also believe in honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others.

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