TPAT Annual Report 2020.Indd
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Truro & Penwith Academy Trust Annual Report 2018/2019 Inspiring Learning Everyday Welcome Welcome to our Trust Annual Report which provides a summary of our activity during the 2018/2019 academic year. Our Trust has grown to 28 schools across Cornwall and we now work with 6000 children and young people from Liskeard to Sennen. We were pleased to be the first multi academy trust in the country to be subject to an Ofsted summary evaluation in January 2019 which recognised our Trust as ‘one that schools want to join’. I am very proud to be chair of a highly professional board of trustees, working with LGBs, leaders and teachers within our schools. We were delighted in June 2019 to learn that our Chief Executive, Dr Jenny Blunden had been awarded an OBE for services to education. This is a reflection of the hard work and commitment of our teams working daily with children and young people to improve their life chances. As a school Trust we continue to strive for excellence in our teaching practices, our partnership working and our celebration of our local distinctiveness - in our Trust, difference is a strength! This report will focus on the key information about our finances and our workforce, the impact of our school improvement and the diversity of successful initiatives within our schools and with our partners. Ellen Winser MBE DL Core Vision Truro and Penwith Academy Trust (TPAT) is a charitable trust that aims to improve the life chances for all children and young people in our schools. Our Trust is committed to developing strong leadership in all areas of our work to support schools, from our bespoke school improvement support to our sustainable financial and business management. • Focus on improving learning • Support our Academies to be and teaching for all - to financially sustainable and to enable all children and young retain reserves people to have the best • Acknowledge the diverse possible learning experience, nature of the communities leading to the highest levels our Academies serve of achievement and encourage their full • Work in partnership with engagement in helping the Cornwall Teaching local Academies achieve School and our associates outstanding outcomes for to provide bespoke support their students and improvement activities • Be an employer of of the highest quality in our choice - valuing the skills, Academies contribution and expertise of • Work with our Academies to all employees. In order to achieve our facilitate partnership working vision, we will: and enable all staff to receive high quality development • Recognise and encourage opportunities local distinctiveness and • Build on Truro and Penwith individuality College’s example in high • Inspire our academies quality leadership and to become beacons of governance and benefit from aspiration in the communities the expertise of the College they serve to promote excellence in all aspects of education 2 Ofsted Summary Evaluation In January 2019, the Academy Trust was the first multi academy trust to be subject to a summary evaluation visit by Ofsted. We were selected for the visit because a high number of our schools are performing well. The main findings summarised the key areas of strength of our Trust which reflects our core vision for improving the life chances for children and young people in Cornwall. “Trustees provide a clear vision which guides decision- making at all levels in the Trust. They keep an unwavering focus on achieving their key strategic priority - to improve the life Other comments in the report include: chances of all children and young people in “The Chief Executive Officer provides inspirational and dedicated our schools.” strategic leadership” “The Trust continually challenges its leaders and staff at all levels to improve educational standards” “Trust leaders “The Director of Education is highly regarded. Her work has have a thorough strengthened the rigour of systems to develop leadership capacity, understanding of staff subject knowledge and teaching expertise, particularly in the Primary schools” the strengths and weaknesses of each “Leaders are keen to allow schools to preserve their individual school and use this distinctiveness and to innovate” to focus improvement “The strong underpinning culture of respect for school leaders ensures activity” that they engage positively with all the Trust’s activities” “The Trust is one that schools want to join” “The Trust’s human resources, finance and estate management functions are very effective” “The Trust’s ethos reflects a strong commitment to collaboration and cooperation between and beyond its constituent schools. This develops capacity and expertise across the Trust at all levels” 3 Our Schools Schools Lanivet School Threemilestone across School 28 Cornwall Perranporth School Primary School Mithian School Secondary School Bodriggy Academy Hayle Academy Kehelland Village School St Ives School Nancledra School Alverton School Cardinham School Pendeen School St Just School Liskeard Hillfort School Tywardreath School St Erth School Berrycoombe School Gulval School Cape Cornwall Pensans School Kennall Vale School School Roche School Mousehole School Blackwater Chacewater School School St Dennis Primary Academy Newlyn School Sennen School 4 Partnership Truro & Penwith College The College supports the Trust in a variety of ways including member level oversight, strategic involvement in local governance, host to central team offi ces and engaging with individual schools to access high quality sports facilities within our partnership for sport, health and wellbeing. The College business team works with school leaders to develop Apprenticeship programmes which meet the needs of schools in business administration and classroom support. Cornwall Teaching School & Initial Teacher Training Maths Hub The Trust works with Cornwall SCITT on Primary and Secondary initial teacher training through the teaching school. We are committed The Trust engages with college-led initiatives such as the CODE to being an employer of choice and our HR team works with teacher Maths Hub and Cornwall Teaching School, and has successfully led training leaders hosting trainee teachers and supporting newly and managed government-funded projects on Primary mathematics qualifi ed teachers in many of our schools. on behalf of the College, working with schools in our Trust, in other MATs and local authority maintained. The teaching school has provided continuous professional development opportunities for our teachers, leaders and governors during the past year. Each October the team facilitates our Annual Governor Conference which features workshops led by Trust leaders to support local governing boards carrying out their delegated responsibilities including Headteacher wellbeing and performance management, school performance monitoring and preparation for Ofsted, monitoring of budget and oversight of fi nancial procedures. Leadership Development The Trust has welcomed the opportunity to work with initiatives The Trust works with Leading Schools South West on NPQ developed under the Cornwall Teaching Schools Together qualifi cations for school leaders involving middle leaders, senior collaboration, especially the pupil premium programmes featuring leaders and headteachers. In the past year, the Trust has been national speakers and facilitators in partnership with the Research working in partnership on leadership qualifi cations that access the School Hub in Cornwall. Apprenticeship Levy to help develop capacity for leadership in our schools. Over half of our schools have leaders trained on LSSW All Trust schools engaged with a range of diff erent teaching school programmes demonstrating the Trusts commitment to continuous CPD activities for teachers, leaders or support staff during the year, professional development and high quality leadership support. with Trust leaders frequently running workshops and leading sessions on behalf of the Teaching School, at events. 5 Finances & Resources Our central oversight of our DFE and ESFA Academy Funding: £27,296,000 schools budgets and central Other Grant funding: £1,796,000 Other Revenue income: £970,000 costs has been recognised Income by external auditors, Bishop £31,712,000 Self-generated income: £902,000 Donations: £232,000 Fleming, to be very strong. Funds inherited on Conversions/Transfers: £506,000 Investment income: £10,000 The strategic use of the grant allocations awarded to the Trust for condition improvement has been supported by a strong reserve position in our schools, allowing investment in our facilities to benefit our pupils. The Trust sources of Staff costs: £23,544,000 income and areas of expenditure for the Expenditure Premises costs: £1,603,000 year are illustrated in the pie charts. £30,869,000 Educational supplies and services: £2,544,000 Other supplies and services: £3,178,000 HR & Professional Development During the past year the Trust has developed a strong and effective team to support our workforce across our schools. Review of our central service provision highlighted the value placed on effective central teams who service and support our schools, with knowledgeable and experienced staff throughout the organisation. The HR team provide our • Recruitment and selection The Director of HR is supported schools with a professional and of staff - policy, procedural by an HR Adviser, an HR responsive service in relation advice, compliance and Assistant (Payroll) and an to all employment matters support Administrative Assistant. The including;