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Longdendale High School and Astley Sports College LONGDENDALE HIGH SCHOOL We endeavour to achieve and aspire to be successful Consultation regarding the proposal to establish a Multi Academy Trust including conversion to Academy Status Frequently Asked Questions 1. What is the proposal? Our proposal is for two schools within Tameside to join a newly created Multi Academy Trust, named the ASPIRE+ Trust. The two schools will be Longdendale High School and Astley Sports College. The two schools have been working closely together for some time and since January 2016 have had a shared leadership structure. Both schools have already benefitted from this collaboration and partnership. The MAT will be supported by the A+ Trust which both schools already have an existing relationship with and currently benefit from the support for school development and improvement. 2. How would this proposal benefit our school? We believe that pupils and staff will benefit greatly from the formal partnership that a MAT offers, which will include opportunities such as: A broader and more tailored curriculum offer which suits the needs of our learners Potential for extended learning and increased enrichment activities More opportunities for sharing and exploring best practice within teaching and learning Bespoke professional development for teaching and support staff Greater accountability and responsibility for Headteachers/Governors Cost and resource efficiencies allowing for greater economies of scale The support of the ASPIRE+ Trust will mean the schools can draw upon expertise in school-to- school support, access a range of high-quality services and benefit from system leadership. We believe that we can bring enhanced benefits and opportunities to students and our whole school community by formalising these existing working relationships and ensuring greater accountability and responsibility. 3. How will the children benefit? If the schools convert to academy status within this MAT, each will still have their own identity and degree of autonomy. The students will still belong to their school as before and will be taught in the same classrooms by the same teaching staff, so initially there is much continuity. Each school will continue to strive for an outstanding education for all its students. However, in time students will hopefully notice changes and improvements in the way that they learn, mostly as a result of new training opportunities given to teaching staff to innovate and improve their learning. They will also have wider opportunities to learn new skills and experience new activities. The new governance structure will enhance the level of accountability on the drive for improvement. Decision-making can be enhanced and provision can develop in a more accelerated way. Executive Headteacher: Mr Bowler BA (Hons) NPQH Headteacher: Mrs A Jones BA (Hons) NPQH Spring Street, Hollingworth, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 8LW T:01457 764006 F:01457 766483 E:[email protected] W:www.longdendale.tameside.sch.uk ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY RESPECT ENDEAVOUR 4. Are there any negatives associated with joining a MAT? As with any significant change there are things that need to be considered before being able to make a decision about which way to proceed. The common areas for concern when opting to join a MAT are: Potential loss of identity of individual school profile Potential loss of autonomy as a result of central accountabilities Potential short-term increase in costs before longer-term benefits are realised Isolation from the rest of the system Rapid growth of MAT causing capacity to be stretched and weakening individual schools Governors and school leaders have considered the above issues at length and whilst we recognise these are valid areas of concern we do not feel that they are issues that will necessarily affect us. We are responsible for shaping the way in which the MAT operates and can set up a model that works for our schools. This is a unique opportunity for both schools to mould a MAT that fits in with our inclusive approaches and retains the ethos, values and vision that we have carefully crafted in the last few years. The above concerns would perhaps feel more pressing if the MAT was a new, external body that had not grown out of our vision of what a school should look like or indeed if it was not invested in Tameside and the local community. The operating model our new MAT will implement is the one that has already brought success and is one that existing leaders have developed. Ultimately we feel the very real benefits massively outweigh any negatives and that a decision to form a MAT will support us in our vision for creating world-class schools. We will continue to be active in the A+ Trust and in the wider association of Tameside schools and have no intention of becoming isolated, on the contrary, we believe that MAT membership will enhance our position in the whole system to the benefit of our students and staff. We are very conscious of the need to not grow the MAT beyond our capacity and will ensure that we manage a growth strategy that is never of detriment to the schools that belong. Rather than weaken our capacity we feel that we have increased opportunity to confidently plan recruitment, retention, training and development of staff from within the MAT and our associated partners. 5. What will be the impact on staff? Currently, all staff are employed by Tameside Local Authority. After conversion, all staff will be employed by the new MAT. Staff are legally protected to transfer under the same employment terms and conditions, including pensions. If the decision to proceed with academisation and the MAT is made staff will be provided with further information on how they are affected and a comprehensive consultation will take place. Being part of the MAT will provide greater opportunities for career progression and development. Already staff are working together on a range of teaching, learning, curriculum and pupil support projects across both schools. Executive Headteacher: Mr Bowler BA (Hons) NPQH Headteacher: Mrs A Jones BA (Hons) NPQH Spring Street, Hollingworth, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 8LW T:01457 764006 F:01457 766483 E:[email protected] W:www.longdendale.tameside.sch.uk ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY RESPECT ENDEAVOUR 6. What is an academy and what is a multi-academy trust? An academy is an independent state school that is run by an academy trust. The academy trust enters into an agreement with the Secretary of State for Education that sets out its responsibilities and accountabilities for the effective running of the academy. The academy is funded directly by the Government and is no longer run (maintained) by the Local Authority. The academy trust is given charitable exemption, which means it must operate much like a charity. A multi-academy trust (MAT) has two or more academies as members. As of 1 October 2016 there were 5758 open academies (primary, secondary, special, alternative provision, post 16 and all through) in England. Of all state funded schools (excluding free schools, studio schools and UTCs) 65% of secondary schools and 21% of primary schools are academies. In our region of Lancashire and West Yorkshire there are 565 open academies: 295 of which are primary 233 of which are secondary 10 of which are all-through There are 19 special schools and 8 alternative provision schools There are currently 147 schools in the pipeline, within our region, to become either convertor or sponsored academies In addition to the numbers above there are 63 open free schools with a further 24 in the pipeline. Although legislation to force all schools to become academies has been suspended at this stage, the momentum for all schools to be academies is a clear and unwavering expectation of government. Local Authorities find it increasingly difficult to offer the support that is required to support and challenge schools effectively. 7. How will the MAT trust and the schools be run? The MAT will have a Board of Directors made up of a mixture of current Governors, School Leaders and people with particular skills and expertise to help it run efficiently, effectively and compliantly. Although the Board would have a number of legal and regulatory powers it would delegate many of its powers to Local Governing Bodies and Committees. Local Governing Bodies would continue to have a mixture of representatives which could be made up from parents, staff and local communities. Each Headteacher would still be responsible for running their own school. The two Headteachers along with the Executive Headteacher, would form an Executive group to develop plans for partnership working and collaboration. Executive Headteacher: Mr Bowler BA (Hons) NPQH Headteacher: Mrs A Jones BA (Hons) NPQH Spring Street, Hollingworth, Hyde, Cheshire SK14 8LW T:01457 764006 F:01457 766483 E:[email protected] W:www.longdendale.tameside.sch.uk ACHIEVEMENT SUCCESS PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY RESPECT ENDEAVOUR 8. Would the school have to change its name, logo or uniform? There is no obligation to change any of these things on conversion. There will need to be an element of change to the existing branding of both schools to incorporate the name of the MAT within each school. However, there will not be any need to change the name or uniform at Longdendale High School. As Astley will be a sponsored academy there is a need to consider changing the name and uniform of the school and this will be done in partnership with students, parents, carers and staff and if necessary a separate period of consultation will be entered into in order to obtain feedback and suggestions. If a change is agreed we will ensure that this process is managed and implemented in an appropriate timescale that does not adversely impact on our families.
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