TOGETHER WE MAKE BETTER LIVES WWW.THEEDUCATIONALLIANCE.ORG.UK THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE VISIONS & VALUES Sustained excellence comes through effective ethical leadership and by leading with moral purpose. Over the next few years, schools and Doing what is right means always acting trusts face real challenges around with integrity, in the interests of others achieving and sustaining excellence. and being honest, open and transparent. WHO WE ARE We are all here to make great schools As our trust moves into its next phase The Education Alliance and happier, stronger communities so of development, we restate our is an established that all of us have better lives. longstanding commitment to doing the right thing and doing it right. There Multi-Academy Trust, that The culture of the trust and our schools is are four significant challenges for us is developing collaborative critical in ensuring we have an enjoyable, to meet around sustainability that our partnerships with schools rewarding working environment in which development plan addresses through across the East Riding all colleagues believe the demands of nine strategic priorities: and Hull. their job are reasonable and manageable. It is essential that our schools are led Our ambition runs through everything in an ethical way that is driven by moral 1. Sustained high student outcomes we do because this is about our purpose. and well-being schools, our communities, our young 2. Sustainable workforce people and our own lives. The way we do this is by: 3. Financial sustainability We are a values driven organisation, > Always doing what is right 4. Environmental sustainability offering autonomy, collaboration, > Trusting in each other and standing shared learning and development, shoulder to shoulder opportunities for innovation, personal It is always our aim to be an organisation and professional growth and a high > Doing what we know makes where people want to work and choose level of professional trust. a difference to stay. 02 03 THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE THE WORKLOAD CHARTER CULTURE DATA COLLECTION The culture of the trust and our schools is critical in ensuring we Schools collect student performance data three times a year have an enjoyable, rewarding working environment in which all to ensure they can monitor progress without over-burdening colleagues believe the demands of their job are reasonable and staff. Teachers are only asked to input data that requires their manageable. professional judgement. We start from an assumption of professional trust and the belief that everyone seeks to do a good job. We ask all leaders to set a good example in how they behave and that they try to reduce EMAILS levels of stress and anxiety in the organisation. There is no expectation that staff respond to emails outside normal working hours. We want all staff to be able to achieve a healthy work-home balance and we trust the professional WORKLOAD judgement of our staff to make decisions about when they work The trust supports the principle of 1265 hours for teaching staff, outside school hours. and where a colleague is not required to attend a particular directed event, for a reason such as not teaching a particular year group, they should not be given directed work. INSPECTION The trust does not conduct ‘mocksteds’ that require teachers to provide lesson plans or that involve processes outside the LESSON PLANNING normal monitoring and evaluation and performance management Staff are not expected to submit daily or weekly plans. IT systems policies. will be aligned to establish systems and processes that minimise the replication of effort across different schools. WORKING PRACTICES Where new initiatives are introduced, they should be based on MARKING AND FEEDBACK evidence that they are likely to improve student outcomes and - There will be no central trust-wide serious consideration must be given to what we are going to stop or school-wide approach. doing to ‘make space’ for what is new. - There will be no centrally prescribed frequency of written feedback. - Each subject may have a different approach developed by subject experts. - We may mark less in terms of number of pieces of work but with greater impact. - There will be no acknowledgement marking. 04 05 THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE ETHICAL LEADERSHIP Ethical leadership is central to everything > Trust we do and the leadership we provide Leaders are trustworthy and reliable has a far-reaching positive impact on the young people and colleagues we work > Wisdom with. We have identified the key qualities Leaders use experience, knowledge of ethical leadership which are at the and insight heart of everything we do. > Kindness THE BENEFITS Leaders demonstrate respect, generosity of spirit, understanding and > Sharing best practice in teaching and good temper learning leads to improved outcomes for young people > Justice Leaders are fair and work for the good > Joint training and development of of all children and young people staff at all levels leads to a richer experience for children, young people and staff > Service Leaders are conscientious and dutiful > Development, growth and retention of talented leaders and staff across > Courage the trust Leaders work courageously in the best > Practical hands on support from interests of children and young people subject specific experts in the trust’s School Improvement Group > Optimism Leaders are positive and encouraging > Sharing highest professional standards and expertise in HR, > Vision finance and governance allows Leaders enable change and innovation schools to focus on teaching, learning and support 06 07 THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE OUR SCHOOLS Driffield School Hunsley Primary Malet Lambert & Sixth Form Hunsley Primary is Rated good by Ofsted Driffield School & the East Riding’s first in 2018, Malet Lambert Sixth Form is an 11-19 and only free school. is a thriving 11-16 school Comprehensive School which offers Opening in 2015, the school and its with a reputation as one of the top education for approximately 1,400 team have rapidly gained a reputation performing schools in Hull. Malet students living in Driffield and the for high aspiration and excellence. Lambert is heavily oversubscribed and Wolds. Students at Driffield School Already oversubscribed, the school a school where pastoral care underpins & Sixth Form succeed and succeed was recognised as achieving in the high expectations. The continued vision well. We are rightly proud of our top 6% nationally for its phonics for Malet Lambert is to be a school students and the excellent support screening check results in its first year. where students are happy, whilst and opportunities they receive from Initially located on the South Hunsley learning and achieving exceptionally staff. We have high expectations of our site, Hunsley Primary has grown and well in a safe environment. students and we esteem the qualities of developed alongside its ‘older sibling’ tolerance, courtesy and hard work in the school, with the children benefiting daily life of our school. from a very close relationship with the secondary team, something the school team has continued to benefit from since they moved to the school’s brand new bepoke site on the Brough South development in December, 2018. North Cave South Hunsley The Snaith School C of E Primary South Hunsley School The Snaith School is North Cave Church and Sixth Form College an 11-16 school which of England Voluntary has over 2,100 students offers education to Controlled Primary School is a small, and is currently the only secondary approximately 900 students living in rural primary school which serves the school in the East Riding of Yorkshire and around Snaith. The popular school village of North Cave. Here at North rated outstanding by Ofsted. South is oversubscribed and is the school of Cave CE Primary School we provide Hunsley is the highest performing parental choice in the local area and has a rich, stimulating environment in the school in the county; in 2015, 74% of strong links with the local community. school, which allows each child to students achieved the Gold Standard of The Snaith School was judged ‘Good’ respond positively to opportunities, 5 or more grades A*-C including English by Ofsted in May 2017. Headteacher challenges and responsibilities. and Maths at GCSE. South Hunsley Michaela Blackledge says “We are We encourage pupils to work both Sixth Form is going from strength to delighted to be a part of The Education independently and co-operatively, to strength with a 100% pass rate in 2015 Alliance and we are truly excited for the think creatively and critically and to and an exceptional number of students future of The Snaith School. solve their own problems. achieving A*-A grades. 08 09 THE EDUCATION ALLIANCE TOGETHER WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE WOLDS TEACHING SCHOOLS ALLIANCE The Alliance provides bespoke professional development from BE A TEACHER initial teacher training through Our vision is to develop the Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training to ‘Perspective of Headship’. next generation of great (YWTT) offers a personalised training teachers, ethical school package, where the best professionals In 2014, South Hunsley was awarded from across the partnership support Teaching School status by the National leaders and advocates for the development of our trainees College of Teaching and Leadership. Wolds the teaching profession who through the professional studies Teaching Schools Alliance (TSA) has been will ensure our schools and and the school based aspects of the formed to provide a strategic alliance with young people thrive. programme. a close network of partner institutions to Our Be A Teacher campaign is new ensure the best range of expertise and skill Our core purpose is simply to develop for 2019 and has been developed to is available to lead, support and develop any great new teachers.