Thomas School

Madeley Academy School AN INVITATION TO JOIN THOMAS TELFORD MULTI ACADEMY TRUST In September 2017 Thomas Telford Multi Academy In 2008, the already successful federation with Trust (TTMAT) was established, legally binding Madeley Court School was further enhanced together a group of local schools that have all been as was established, another highly successful in delivering a unique educational academy sponsored by Thomas Telford School. Redhill Primary Academy provision for young people from Telford and the The new academies secured circa £100 million in since the early 1990s. capital build projects, providing state-of-the-art Thomas Telford School, Madeley Academy, learning environments for over 3,000 students. Walsall Academy and Sandwell Academy have Given the opportunities that academy status worked collaboratively as a family of schools since presented, the four schools have been able to they each opened and together have achieved work closely on developing curriculum content remarkable success. across subjects, providing professional and Young people have been able to achieve some of the career development across the schools, sharing highest educational outcomes in the country while common systems and routines and collaborating at others have made outstanding progress and the leadership level to tackle the educational challenges destinations and ongoing achievements of alumni of the day. students are uniformly impressive. The relationship between the schools has been Most recently TTMAT has added its first primary further enhanced and formalised with the creation school to the family and in September 2018 of TTMAT and plans to grow the group into a small Sandwell Academy welcomed Redhill Primary Academy. This has MAT of approximately four or five local secondary already broadened the opportunities for children schools and four or five local primary schools are across the MAT. in place. It all started back in 1991, when Thomas Expansion is particularly planned in the primary Telford School was built as one of 15 national sector with Redhill Primary Academy playing a pioneering CTC schools. Under the leadership crucial role in developing TTMAT’s expertise to of Sir Kevin Satchwell, Thomas Telford School support schools that may wish to join. was soon recognised as the highest performing The benefits of working across sectors has been comprehensive school in the country, benefitting quick to see with students and staff sharing the children that attended. facilities, expertise and ideas in core subjects, The work of the School quickly extended beyond performing arts and sport within weeks. its own grounds and started to fulfil one of its key Unlike other multi academy trusts, TTMAT objectives “to share research with neighbouring encourages high levels of autonomy and Walsall Academy schools and the educational community and, where accountability for the heads in each of its schools possible, support collaborative developments and operates an efficient and slim central service locally”. which reduces the necessity to top slice from the school budget, whilst providing support, advice and After developing and sharing its own online IT challenge as appropriate. Thomas Telford School, curriculum to schools across the country, the financial benefits were used to support Specialist There is an exciting future for TTMAT schools in the Old Park, Schools Status for numerous schools across the years ahead, which will undoubtedly build upon the Telford, Black Country, which levered in approximately £5 considerable student success and achievements of million additional funding for schools in the local Thomas Telford and its family of schools. , area. Opportunities for even greater numbers of children TF3 4NW When the government, at the turn of the century, in Telford to benefit are sure to follow. promoted the idea of academy schools, Thomas For more information visit www.ttmat.net. Telephone: 01952 200 000 Telford School became sponsors of the brand new Interested schools wishing to join TTMAT should Walsall Academy (opened in 2003) and Sandwell contact Sir Kevin Satchwell at Thomas Telford Academy (opened 2006). School. www.ttsonline.net / www.ttmat.net

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