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new pic to go here PROSPECTUS 2019/20 SHAPING LIVES, TRANSFORMING COMMUNITIES 2 Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 Welcome to Leigh Academies Trust Welcome to our Our clusters contain all phases of education, quality education and care. In doing so, we Trust Prospectus from nursery to post-16. Each one has a aim to transform the communities in which for 2019-20. Please passionate commitment to inclusion. For they live as children and will continue as take time to browse example, Milestone Academy, in our North- adults, so that the life chances of future through these pages, West Kent Cluster, is one of the region’s generations are enhanced by a strong which will give you a largest special schools. Across many of our legacy handed down from those who have sense of what Leigh mainstream academies, both primary and gone before them. Academies Trust secondary, we have designated centres for does. We are already children with special educational needs. If you are interested to find out more about one of the country’s us, please do get in contact. Whether you most successful multi-academy trusts. We Our academies are like siblings, not clones. are a current or prospective parent of a are incredibly proud of our achievements – We believe that innovation, creativity and child in one of our academies, an employer we hope you will see why. empowerment are vital. These qualities keen to forge links with schools, a member cannot thrive in an environment where of the community interested in becoming We are developing ‘clusters’ of academies everyone is forced to do the same thing. a governor, a potential employee or an along the South Thames Corridor, an area However, like all siblings, our academies educational establishment interested in of significant industrial and residential share certain core values and ways of partnership with an already-successful development in the South-East of England. operating. You can learn more about the multi-academy trust, we would like Each cluster is no more than an hour’s drive things our academies share in common over to hear from you. from end to end. Geography is important the next few pages. to ensure strong collaboration. So too is our continuous planned and measured More than anything, we are about shaping approach to further growth. children’s lives for the better through high- Simon Beamish Chief Executive Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 3 Our mission, values and vision Vision: LAT EXCELLENCE CHARTER 1) We will provide outstanding leadership and governance at every level so that all pupils attend an academy judged to be at least good overall by Ofsted. 2) We will ensure a rich, engaging and inclusive curriculum with effective teaching and high-quality learning resources across all subjects and year groups. 3) Regardless of their ability or personal circumstances we will ensure that all groups of pupils make at least good progress and diminish differences in their attainment. 4) We will develop pupils’ characters and attributes in line Mission: with the International Baccalaureate Learner Profile so that all LAT alumni obtain a collection of desirable Shaping Lives, Transforming Communities qualities before they leave school. 5) We will ensure that pupils are well-behaved, confident Values: and respectful in a safe and secure environment. We care – about our pupils We work together – as one through our human-scale team in the belief that we 6) We will ensure a high-quality workforce and prioritise approach to education, our are greater than the sum staff retention, professional development and well- staff and their well-being of our parts. We foster an being. and the communities that enterprising culture through we serve, driven by our high collaboration and in close 7) Through our “Business Promise” we will guarantee strong ideals and strong moral partnership with industry engagement for all pupils with industry and employers. values. and other educators. 8) We will provide all pupils with a high-quality careers We have boundless We keep getting better – learning programme. ambition – to achieve using our ‘can-do’ attitude excellence for all and create towards continuous 9) We will grow to support more schools in the region so confident young adults with improvement and that our pupils and theirs benefit and that standards high levels of resilience and innovation. improve across the board. integrity. 10) We will work with our own and other primaries to ensure smooth transition to our secondary academies. 4 Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 Our founders Sir Geoffrey Leigh Bob Findlay Founding sponsor Chairman The Leigh City Technology College (CTC) opened in 1990 as Bob Findlay was born in Canada, but has lived in the UK one of the original 15 city technology colleges, through the since 1965. He joined Morgan-Grampian in 1969 and later generous personal sponsorship of Sir Geoffrey Leigh. became Managing Director of its main operating subsidiary He became the first Chairman of the College in 1990 and and a Director of the public holding company. In 1974, he retired in 2006. left Morgan-Grampian to start Findlay Publications. When the CTC was first formed, Sir Geoffrey was Chairman A strong desire to help address manufacturing’s greatest and Managing Director of Allied London Properties PLC, constraint, its skills shortage, through persuading young a company quoted on the Stock Exchange and engaged people to pursue careers in engineering, led him in 1989 to in the development of commercial, industrial and office donate £400,000 and lead a £1.6 million project developing buildings and housebuilding. Through his charitable work new curriculum programmes for the fledgling City in education, business and health, both in the private and Technology Colleges Trust. Concurrently, he helped found public sectors, he has helped organisations to grow, to and build the Kent TEC into a £30million success, delivering become more effective and to raise large sums of money government-training programmes. In 2006, he became for the benefit of their communities and the country. Chair of Governors at The Leigh City Technology College in Dartford which, together with Longfield Academy, became Leigh Academies Trust in 2008. Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 5 Our academies ROMFORD M40 BASILDON M25 M25 M4 LONDON TWICKENHAM A2 A2 M3 DARTFORD ROCHESTER CROYDON M25 M2 M2 M25 M20 M26 CANTERBURY M25 MAIDSTONE A2 GUILDFORD TONBRIDGE M20 M23 ASHFORD CRAWLEY ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS 6 Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 ROMFORD The Leigh Eastcote Stationers’ Halley Academy Primary Crown Academy Woods SE London M40 BASILDON Blackheath Academy Academy M25 M25 M4 LONDON Sir High The A2 Strood Joseph Stoke Allhallows Halstow Hundred TWICKENHAM Williamson’s Primary Primary Primary of Hoo Academy Mathematical Medway Academy Academy Academy Academy A2 School M3 DARTFORD ROCHESTER CROYDON M25 M2 M2 M25 M20 M26 Cherry The The Hartley Dartford CANTERBURY Leigh Longfield Wilmington Milestone Primary Orchard Leigh UTC Primary Primary NW Kent M25 MAIDSTONE A2 Academy Academy Academy Academy Academy Academy Academy GUILDFORD TONBRIDGE M20 M23 ASHFORD Langley ROYAL Tree Oaks Paddock CRAWLEY Park Tops Molehill Wood Horsmonden TUNBRIDGE WELLS Mascalls Primary Primary Primary Central Kent Primary Academy Primary Academy Primary Academy Academy Academy Academy Academy All of our current academies can be accessed within a one- Leigh Bearsted hour drive of one another. We want to keep it this way by Academy Snowfields Primary Academy developing self-improving ‘clusters’ of academies across the Rainham Academy south-east. Forthcoming academies The first cluster was in North-West Kent, centred around Dartford. The other three existing clusters are in South-East London (Greenwich and Bexley), Central Kent (between Maidstone and Tonbridge) and Medway. Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 7 From small beginnings... The Trust was formed in 2008, when When this project is at maturity, our The Leigh Technology Academy and clusters will include around ten schools Longfield Academy were linked under per cluster, serving approximately 6,000 one governing body. It currently students from ages 2-19, all with a encompasses more than 16,500 highly-inclusive approach to education. students, between the ages of 2 months They will be strong and confident and 21, in 25 primary, secondary and groupings with their own identities, but special academies. which subscribe to the core values and distinctive features of the Trust. Each The latest addition has been Paddock cluster has its own team of principals Wood Primary Academy and who report to the Chief Executive of Horsmonden Primary Academy in the Trust. September 2019 in Central Kent. The Trust has chosen to remain local and to grow in a measured way across neighbouring boroughs and county boundaries. We believe that managerial freedom for effective leaders produces innovation and creativity. We offer our best leaders the chance to improve the lives of even more children, or what we call ‘earned opportunity’. 8 Leigh Academies Trust Prospectus 2019/20 Primary education ‘Leigh Academies Trust, governors and leaders are highly committed to all pupils achieving their very The Trust is strongly committed to Our governing bodies are also linked. best. primary education. A successful Whilst primary academies all have primary education generally leads to a their own development groups, they Together, they have successful life afterwards. If things go are governed by an Academy Board, developed a culture of high wrong in primary school, some children which brings together primary and never recover. secondary governors around one table. expectations and a nurturing This enables governors to understand environment in which staff Our aim is for all our primaries to be the process of education from age 2 and pupils thrive.’ linked to a nearby secondary academy. through to 19 and is a powerful driver Strong collaboration is encouraged of collaboration between phases.

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