ThisBrooke is Weston Trust oin us 1 Trust Trust core values The Brooke Weston Trust is a family of primary Trust us to fulfilour our mission and secondary schools in Northamptonshire and Cambridgeshire. Our aim is quite simple; to provide high Our mission is to transform Brooke Weston Trust schools operate Trust, to providing students with the us in areas of low levels of social mobility ‘tickets for life’ for further education, quality education and learning opportunities across our educational performance – where people from disadvantaged employment or other destinations schools and to ensure that every child, no matter their in communities where backgrounds are most and least likely beyond school. background or starting point, leaves us with the necessary we work through our to make social progress (Corby is qualifications, skills and self belief to fulfil their potential. ranked 321st out of a possible 324 We have five simple, yet effective core long-term commitment local authorities, Kettering is 301st, values that underpin all our work: We are proud to educate more than 7,000 students and to improve student Fenland is 308th) . It is said that “Britain’s employ more than 1,000 staff. deep social mobility problem, for this Ambition for All achievement and remove generation of young people in particular, High Expectations We have a growing reputation, both within the barriers to learning while is getting worse not better”. Excellent Teaching and Support communities in which we operate, but also at a national providing opportunities for Therefore we are committed to Working Together level where the Brooke Weston Trust is seen as a ‘can-do’ personal development. transforming schools within our Contributing to Society organisation, taking on the challenge and responsibility of making a difference in some of the country’s more challenging areas. Dr Andrew Campbell Brooke Weston Trust CEO Is this good enough for my child? build successful relationships with Our students others from similar and different We are passionate and unrelenting backgrounds. To do this we must in our desire to give all our students provide them with the cultural the best start in life academically and capital to be responsible and as citizens. Above all, we want them tolerant individuals able to make a to be highly literate, able to access positive contribution to society. all the learning necessary to prepare them for a complex, changing, technological and competitive Our staff world. We want all our students to We are equally as ambitious for our be ambitious for themselves and staff and promote a strong culture Benchmarking:Benchmaking: about their futures, whatever their of professional collaboration and We aim for the starting point. We will provide the continuous improvement. quality of opportunity and support highest standards for them to realise their ambitions. Being part of a multi-academy Trust in all we do gives our employees access to a Hearts & Minds: Ambition for All: To achieve this, all schools commit wide range of high quality training to the ‘BWT Way’ – a set of shared and experience of working in a Our mission, Investing in great expectations of how our schools diverse range of educational settings. vision and family people makes should be and how they should ‘feel’, We also have our own Teaching values great schools defined by two questions we all ask School that delivers training and ourselves frequently each day: professional guidance to teachers at The BWT Way: every stage of the profession. Is this good enough for my We do some own child? As well as being a positive influence things the Am I caring enough to on both students and staff, we want same but value challenge enough? to be valuable to the towns in which difference we operate, either by simple acts Family First: Through a strong culture of positive such as raising money for local good We are one relationships built on core principles causes or as long term as working family and one of ‘the BWT Way’, we will know all alongside parents and the community our students well and care about to add value, share ideas and team them enough to challenge them promote life skills and opportunities. enough. We want all our students to be healthy and happy. We want We are proud of our staff, our them to be confident and skilled students, and our story so far. communicators with the core values to make good choices and Come and join 2 us! 3 Trust history 1991 2007our 2008 2009 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Opening of Brooke Weston Opening of Corby Kettering Science Opening of Corby Peckover and Education Secretary Corby Technical Kettering Science Opening of Little Launch of the BWT Purpose built pre Brooke Weston City CTC converts to Business Academy Academy opens as an Technical School Oakley Vale Michael Gove visits School visited by Academy is split into Explorers Preschool Leadership Academy school opens at Technology College academy status (formerly Corby all-through school Thomas Clarkson Primary Schools Brooke Weston Prime Minister two age phases, at Compass Primary to develop the Peckover Primary by Prime Minister Brooke Weston Community College) Prime Minister Academy and join the Trust Academy David Cameron and Kettering Science Academy offering an leaders of the future School. John Major Partnership (now Gordon Brown Beanfield and Gretton Education Secretary Academy and additional 60 places Launch of 'Believe State of the art Sixth Brooke Weston performs the official Primary Schools join Nicky Morgan Compass Primary Opening of the Big' competition Form extension Trust) established opening of CBA the Trust Academy extension at Corby across our schools started at Kettering Technical School with to empower our Science Academy additional classrooms. young people. Brooke Weston Academy in Great state funded education to the area. each with their own strengths, Growth Focus Oakley, Northamptonshire was our Their initial vision and support personalities and ambitions, and We have We have highly original school. Its founders Hugh were instrumental in our growth united in a common purpose, Trust expanding student experienced de Capell Brooke and Garfield and success. We have five primary working together as a family of numbers across Executive Weston were instrumental in and five secondary schools based schools. our schools, both primary Principals who drive our and secondary and our improvement and bringing high quality, innovative in Corby, Kettering and Wisbech; vision reputation for being a innovation. Put simply, what we are ‘can-do’ organisation with Brooke Weston Trust Governance Structure highly dedicated and Added value doing is working... professional staff is We have a growing. commitment to de Capell Brooke Family Garfield Weston Foundation continuously Alexander de Capell Brooke George Weston • Guy Weston National Reporting improve – our students, Four out of five of staff, structure, our primary organisation, finances, schools are rated estates. Every area of our good or outstanding. operation is scrutinised Board of Directors to make sure we are as Benchmarks efficient and effective as We have had a possible. sustained trend of Finance & Resources Audit & Risk Remunerations Education Standards improvement on Proud to be part... Committee Committee Committee Committee Progress 8 measures At our heart we across BWT secondary are a family of schools. schools who all share the same Advances commitment and vision We have a to give our students and Beanfield Primary School Gretton Primary School sustained trend staff the best education Farmstead Road, Corby NN18 0LJ Kirby Road, Gretton NN17 3DB of improvement and life chances that we www.beanfieldprimary.org www.grettonprimary.org possibly can... @BeanfieldPri for progress in reading, LINCOLNSHIRE writing and maths at KS2 ... you can trust us Brooke Weston Academy Kettering Science Academy across most of our primary schools on that . Coomb Road, Great Oakley NN18 8LA Deeble Road, Kettering NN15 7AA too www.brookeweston.org www.ketteringscienceacademy.org @BWAcademy2016 @KSAcademy1 Oversight We have Compass Primary Academy Oakley Vale Primary School appointed Windmill Avenue, Kettering NN15 7EA Cheltenham Road, Corby NN18 8R Trust Directors www.oakleyvaleprimary.org Corby www.compassprimary.org to oversee subject @OakleyValePri @Compass_Primary areas and increase collaboration across Corby Business Academy Peckover Primary School our secondary schools. Academy Way, Gretton Road, Leverington Road, Wisbech PE13 1PJ Kettering Corby NN17 5EB www.peckoverprimary.org CAMBRIDGESHIRE www.corbybusinessacademy.org @PeckoverPrimary @CorbyBusinessAc Thomas Clarkson Academy NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Corby Technical School Corporation Road, Wisbech PE13 2SE www.thomasclarksonacademy.org Cottingham Road, Corby NN17 1TD @TCAwisbech www.corbytechnicalschool.org @CTSCorby 4 5 Our schools at a glance At Beanfield Primary School we work together as a community to Brooke Weston Academy is one of the most successful comprehensive provide a happy, secure and stimulating environment where children schools in the country. Our focus on outstanding teaching, deep are motivated to learn, are valued as individuals and encouraged to pastoral care and a creative curriculum means that every student reach their full potential. thrives. We work hard toAcade develop curiosity,my a love of learning, resilience and kindness in our students. We love our school because: We acknowledge that every child is unique and individual. Our values underpin everything We love our school because: we do and alongside a dedicated, enthusiastic and committed team of staff, we endeavour Although proud of our academic record we are about so much more than academic success. to provide exciting and enriching experiences for our children. We bring together the local Each day the academy is filled with students participating in vibrant music, arts and drama, community and offer a safe and nurturing environment where children flourish. as well as engaging lessons in science, maths and the humanities among others. We offer an extensive range of sports, charity events, trips and expeditions, all of which combine to create a caring and highly successful academy.