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Athelstan Argus February 2020 Athelstan Argus Trust Staff Newsletter Caring, collaborative and excellent February 2020 HEADTEACHER INTERVIEWS This term, the Athelstan Trust Board of Trustees moving to Bath over 12 have been fulfilling one of the most important years ago. I have four children, aspects of their role – recruiting new so I certainly understand the joys and stresses of Headteachers for Malmesbury School and The parenthood! Every parent wants their children to Dean Academy. Both roles attracted a strong be happy and successful. My two eldest children national field of candidates. The two-day process have left school: my son is studying Forensics at was rigorous with presentations to staff and university despite having some difficult SEN student panels and interviews with Members of the Board, Trustees and Local Governors. In challenges and my daughter is studying as an addition to involvement on the panels, several apprentice chef. My interests outside of teaching staff members were invited to lunch or tea with and parenting include cooking, skiing, rugby and the candidates. The Trustees greatly value staff drinking huge amounts of coffee. input and were keen to hear their thoughts about I am currently Headteacher of Cheney which of the candidates would be the right School in Oxford, a fantastically rich and diverse people to safeguard what is special and great community of over 1500 students. Prior to this I about our wonderful schools and bring fresh was Deputy Head of the Bristol Cathedral Choir eyes and help us to be better than we currently School which was identified as 1 of the top 100 are. c o m p r e h e n s i v e s c h o o l s i n t h e Rupert Moreton has been appointed as c o u n t r y. I n m y Headteacher for Malmesbury when John Barrett opinion, successful retires. “I am very honoured to have been school leadership is appointed as Headteacher of Malmesbury not complicated school. The school’s reputation has always been a n d i s f o u n d e d one of excellence since I was working in Wiltshire u p o n s t r o n g schools over 12 years ago. I am really looking relationships with forward to getting to know the students, staff, staff, s t u d e n t s , parents/carers and the wider community. parents and carers. My first teaching post was in Wiltshire, It requires a very and I called Malmesbury home for a year prior to strong value driven @AthelstanTrust @BradonForestSch @MalmesburySch @TheDeanAcademy www.theathelstantrust.org @AvonTSA culture that permeates everything we do such as Richard Brand has been appointed as Malmesbury’s ‘Happy’, ‘Caring’ and ‘Excellent’. It Headteacher at The Dean Academy. Tom requires extremely high expectations for all our Beveridge has been appointed as Headteacher students and a focus on excellent teaching and at Alderbrook School in Solihull where he can be closer to his family. learning. "I am delighted I believe decision making should, t o h a v e b e e n wherever possible, be informed by evidence- appointed as the new based research and as a result there are huge Headteacher of the benefits from working closely with academic Dean Academy. institutions. I am currently a Steering Committee Having worked for member for Headteacher’s Publications Board at O a s i s a s a V i c e the Farmington Institute, Harris Manchester Principal in a school in College, University of Oxford. I am also engaged Bristol for the last 5 with this university’s Department of Education years responsible researching the future of initial teacher trainee mostly for raising programmes as part of a team redesigning their outcomes for young PGCE and Leadership programmes. people and improving Collaboration between teachers and academics teaching and learning I was looking for the next is a wonderful way to design best practice and challenge. I was drawn to the Dean Academy, help shape policy. and the Athelstan trust, because of the potential Education and social equality are a for rapid improvement and because of the clear particular area of interest for me. I am on the values it stands for in the education for its young Advisory Board of the Excluded Lives Project people. I am so excited to be joining The Dean with the University of Oxford, looking at children Academy and the trust on the next step of its who are excluded from the classroom. My area of improvement journey and look forward to working interest is improving the outcomes of our most closely with the staff, students and families of the vulnerable children in society which was the Dean Academy in the near future" focus of my M.Ed dissertation.” MESSAGE FROM TIM GILSON, CEO I have been delighted and impressed with the number of applications for both posts and the extremely high calibre of the applicants. At both Malmesbury School and The Dean Academy I am very grateful to all the students, staff governors and trustees who have taken part in the selection process. Appointing a new headteacher is a crucial moment for a school and it is right that a full cross section of the school community should be involved in the decision making. I would specifically like to thank Jo Cummings, Ruth MacQuaide and Theresa Whatley for all their hard work in making the arrangements run so smoothly in both schools. I am very excited to have been able to appoint two exceptional school leaders in Rupert and Richard. They both bring considerable leadership experience and very clear values that align with those of the schools and the Trust. I know they are looking forward to taking up their posts and joining our excellent staff team. AVON TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE The Athelstan Trust is committed to motivating Malmesbury School, Bradon Forest, The Dean and retaining staff by investing in their training Academy and Sir William Romney’s School have and development. The Avon Teaching School all attended courses. Alliance (Avon TSA) based at Malmesbury School The Alliance runs fully funded Teacher offers a wide range of high-quality courses and Subject Specialism Training (TSST) in Maths, training from a variety of providers. The Trust’s Physics, Spanish and French. These courses teachers can benefit by either participating in or give non specialists and former teachers who are even facilitating these courses. returning to the profession an opportunity to Avon TSA believes that the best develop knowledge, skills and confidence to foundation for school to school support is teach up to GCSE. Again, lots of Trust teachers forming effective partnerships. Set up in 2015, it have benefitted from these courses. includes several secondaries, primaries and Avon TSA has also become the key venue other educational institutions across Wiltshire in the South West for CLEAPSS courses for and Gloucestershire. The aim is to develop, science technicians and teachers with a focus on improve and invest in current practitioners and Health and Safety statutory requirements. leaders, aspiring leaders and even future recruits Course participants have come from as to the profession. far as Bahrain, Switzerland and Spain. This is Avon TSA has strong links with OLEVI some of their feedback: (leaders in teacher development and school leadership training programmes) and currently “Superb course delivered at the right level and facilitates the OTP (outstanding teacher with the right approach (not patronising). programme), CTP (creative teacher programme) Facilitator was excellent – an enjoyable and and OTAP (outstanding teaching assistant engaging experience.” programme). Teachers and leaders from (continued) “Facilitators have inspired us and given us improvement and teacher development. In all confidence to learn and express our feelings and schools that she has worked in, Sarah has ideas – very welcoming and inclusive remained passionate about teaching English and environment.” delivering high quality CPD. “Thank you so much for such a helpful, enjoyable Sian Jones is Avon TSA’s course. I’ve learnt LOADS and feel more Manager responsible for confident.” arranging and marketing c o u r s e s , o r g a n i s i n g “Such a great and useful course. So many good bookings and coordinating ideas and practical tips. Every time I come to this arrangements on the day. school, I go back home with a bunch of new Having been promoted ideas.” from the role of Avon TSA Administrator, she is a Sarah Haines, currently perfect example of support staff career working as Deputy progression within the Trust. Previously, Sian H e a d a t t h e D e a n worked in the hotel industry focussing mainly on Academy and Assistant sales and marketing and conference Head at Malmesbury management. Sian feels schools both in the School, is Avon TSA’s alliance and within the Athelstan Trust benefit Director. Sarah has over hugely from the courses on offer. She finds it 20 years of teaching satisfying seeing courses through from the experience across 5 beginning to end by identifying areas of need, c o m p r e h e n s i v e developing, managing and finally evaluating schools. She has held programmes. If any member of staff within the various roles in senior Trust has specific development needs that the leadership in 3 schools such as Teaching and Alliance can support, Sian is happy to receive Learning, CPD, Safeguarding and NQT suggestions so she can investigate if suitable development. Sarah is motivated by the belief courses are available. that schools working collaboratively and For more information visit the Avon supporting each other is the key to school Teaching School website https://avontsa.com/ DISCIPLINARY LITERACY AT BRADON FOREST SCHOOL Session led by Trish Paisey, Head of English Helen Wilkinson reports: The first TD Day of 2020 saw staff launch Disciplinary Literacy across the curriculum.
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