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Victoria Duguid-Yeomans FIFTH EDITION Winter 2014 www.brookewestontrust.org TRUST EDUCATION THE MAGAZINE FOR BROOKE WESTON TRUST STAFF NEW HEAD TEACHER APPOINTED AT OAKLEY INTER-SCHOOLS EVENTS VALE PRIMARY PICTURED INSIDE RESULTS OF THE 2014 STAFF SURVEY REGIONAL FOOD AWARD WIN FOR CBA CATERING TEAM LATEST NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS WELCOME DR ANDREW CAMPBELL CEO, BROOKE WESTON TRUST WELCOME TO THIS LATEST ISSUE OF TRUST EDUCATION. A very warm welcome especially to all new members of staff who have joined the Trust since last summer. In this introduction I want to pay tribute in helping the Trust become compliant in could be more proactive in communicating to the work of non-teaching staff that is its purchasing practices. This has been their work to you. We have begun to now gathering real momentum to help a major task, but we are well underway. address this at the newly-formed local the Trust operate more efficiently. In Compliance does not have to mean lack of Governing Body Chairs’ Forum. The forum “2013-14 I was very proud of the ways in quality either: CBA won a county award for brings together all of our Chairs along which teaching staff and senior leaders the quality of its food which is all sourced with myself and the Chairman of the Trust collaborated to ensure all of our schools through our new procurement routes and Board. One of its biggest“ priorities is to made improvements in the quality of their Catering Manager Chris Lapsley has now look at further improving communication at service to students. This year the focus is been invited to join the DFE’s Catering all levels across the Trust. on making sure we achieve the same high Reference Group - the proof of the pudding Finally, I’d like to wish you all a Happy levels of collaboration across the business is in the eating! Christmas and New Year from everyone in and operations areas of our work. Facilities, Finally for this issue, I think it is important the Trust central team. IT, catering and administration staff have to acknowledge one key message from the all got a major part to play as we operate Trust-wide staff questionnaire. As with last as a single bigger organisation with greater year the vast majority of staff are highly buying power. supportive of the work of their own school, I’d also like to thank all those non- but one message that comes through is teaching staff who have played a big part that perhaps your local governing bodies TRUST EDUCATION | Winter 2014 BWT NEWS PRIMARY SCHOOLS COLLABORATION (Pictured are Michelin starred chef Jason Atherton, Corby Business Academy’s Business Manager Linda Stubbins, CBA WIN REGIONAL Chris Lapsley and Northamptonshire County FOOD AWARD Council leader Cllr Jim Harker) The Trust is celebrating after an in–house catering team beat off stiff competition to win a prestigious food and drink award. The team from Corby Business Academy (which also provides the hot meals for students at Corby Technical School) won the Healthy Eating Workplace of the Year – Tricia Davies took up her position as Executive Health & Education category award in the Carlsberg UK Northamptonshire Food and Principal of the Trust’s primary schools provision Drink Awards. earlier this year and since then has introduced a CBA Restaurant Manager Chris Lapsley said: “To receive this award is a fantastic series of new measures to ensure our five primary achievement. It represents all the hard work that our staff put in to producing the schools get the best out of collaborating together. highest quality food. I’m very proud of all our team.” New measures introduced are: • A new primary curriculum overview • Peer reviews by the Principals of each other • Half termly focused meetings/trainings for CONSULTATIONS Assistant Principals /Vice Principals, EYFS, AT TWO SCHOOLS SENCO, literacy and numeracy leaders • Moderation of work for all year groups Consultations are currently being carried out at • Deployment of lead teachers to support specific two Trust schools. We are holding a consultation areas within the schools exercise about plans to increase the size of Corby Technical School and whether to make changes so • A monitoring and evaluating framework that Kettering Science Academy’s secondary and • Templates for common documents such as primary schools stand alone. the School Evaluation Form and the School Following public feedback the Trust’s Board of Development Plan Director will make a decision whether to proceed • Working with the Brooke Weston Teaching with both proposals in February. School Alliance to provide primary focused NQT, ITP and OTP programmes. The DfE will have the final decision on both matters. HELPING WITH A CHARITY CHALLENGE NEW PRINCIPAL AT The Trust has been thanked for supporting a local charity. A minibus was donated to OAKLEY VALE PRIMARY the Windmills Charity to help with the West Highland Way fundraiser that took place in The Trust welcomed a new principal to Oakley Vale September. Primary School this September. The vehicle was loaned to challenger Linda Rodgers who raised £3600 for the Corby based charity that provides support to local families of sick children. Emma Goodwin was appointed as the new Principal, taking over from Mike- Deane Hall. Windmills said: “We would like to thank Brooke Weston Trust for their sponsorship of our West Highland Way Challenge. Mrs Goodwin took up the position after having “We are very grateful for all the support shown to us by the Trust and Dr Campbell. “ worked as Vice Principal at Beanfield Primary School for the past few years. 02 | 03 QUESTIONNAIRE Agree BWT STAFF Disagree Disagree Strongly Agree Strongly Neither Agree nor Neither Agree QUESTIONNAIRE 2014 Disagree Strongly % % % % % I am fully committed to putting students first even when doing so makes my own 77.3 20.7 1.19 0.48 0.24 work more challenging I understand the overall aims and values of the BWT 33.1 57.2 5.73 2.39 1.43 I understand the culture and aims of my own school 47.2 44.6 5.25 2.39 0.48 I understand the role of our school governors 21.7 48.4 19.5 9 1.19 I think the governors of this school are doing a good job 8.11 41 45.8 4.3 0.72 I am aware of other academies in the group 33.1 58 6.92 1.67 0.24 I broadly understand the challenges the other academies face 10.7 38.6 29.3 17.9 3.34 I would like to receive more regular news about the Trust 7.4 41 41.2 7.6 2.6 I would like to receive more regular news and information relevant to my own role 29.1 49.6 18.3 1.91 0.95 I feel I am listened to when I have an idea or suggestion to make 23.8 46.5 18.6 6.6 4.3 I feel that I am usually acknowledged when I do a good job 27.2 44.1 13.8 11.2 3.5 I am proud of the job I do and my own level of professionalism 64.2 33.8 0.4 0.2 1.19 My training and development opportunities are catered for by the Trust 20.5 38.9 26 10.2 4.3 I regularly support colleagues in their work 58.9 38.1 2.3 0 0.48 I am encouraged to perform at my best 49.4 37.7 8.1 2.6 2.1 I am well aware of the training opportunities offered by the Trust 17.4 36 21.9 19 5.4 I know who to talk to if I need advice about an aspect of my work 44.8 44.6 5 2.39 3.1 I have an effective working relationship with my line manager 49.8 36.5 8.35 2.15 3.1 If the right opportunity arose, I would like my next job to still be with the Trust 30.5 31.7 30.3 5.25 2.15 My principal or line manager keeps me informed about relevant Trust 21.7 47.4 19.5 7.4 3.82 developments or changes I receive feedback from my line manager on the quality of my work and 29.3 46.3 14.8 5.7 3.82 my progress towards agreed targets Thank you to every one of the of opinion in order to identify governing bodies (LGBs). As a my own work more challenging”. 448 staff who took the time to and celebrate best practice, first step towards this, I will have This is our core value as an complete this year’s annual staff provide opportunities for career already met with all Chairs of education organisation and I am questionnaire. The Board and progression and evolve as an LGBs to discuss your feedback delighted to see this commitment leadership of the Trust holds the organisation. Encouragingly, before you read this article. is reflected right across our opinion of all staff in high regard, compared with last year’s results, One other piece of feedback schools. whatever their role. We will be staff overall felt they had a better I think worth sharing was that Overall, the results of the discussing the outcomes of this understanding of the aims and some staff felt the structure of questionnaire are once again very exercise at our next meeting. values of Brooke Weston Trust the questionnaire itself does not positive. I would leave you with The education landscape is and were better aware of the perhaps allow every group of staff the three words that summarise ever-changing and as a single other schools within the Trust.
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