About Us

We work together as a team putting our children, young people, and communities at the centre of all that we do. Our schools support, collaborate and challenge each other. We pride ourselves on being a strong part of our local communities and their contribution and involvement is reflected in each school. Learn more about us and our goals below.

One team, one Trust

As a Multi Academy Trust, our aim is to empower everyone in our Trust and our communities to live and breathe ‘Achievement through Caring’ and reach their full potential. From our Directors and Trustees to our Members and Teachers – we all follow the same strategy for the same end goal.

Our family of schools

Across our family of schools, we pride ourselves on delivering high quality education, superb pastoral care, and enriching experiences to inspire our children and young people to achieve their potential and be happy.

Our schools

Read our latest documentation

As a Trust we’re open and honest at all times and ensure vital documentation and reports are accessible by our schools, parents and teachers. We ensure to keep all documentation up to date but if you need something else, or have a question, visit our FAQ page or contact us directly.

FAQs

Will the Marches Academy Trust want us to be the same as the other schools in the Trust?

The Marches Academy Trust is a family of schools; each school’s unique identity is celebrated. Autonomy within strategy means that Headteachers in our Trust lead their school, making the decisions that best support their learning community. The thread that links our schools is the strategic priorities which are created with all the Headteachers in the Trust.

Our Headteachers form the Marches Academy Trust Development Team and we meet six times year and also have extended meetings at Headteacher conferences. Over the course of the academic year, Headteachers and the Executive team will share ideas on the way forward for the Trust.

What are the benefits of joining the Marches Academy Trust?

  • Family of schools that has children at the core of all that it does
  • We have a team of experienced leaders who support schools in SEND, Safeguarding, Curriculum design, Teaching and Learning, EYFS, sixth form, and Attendance. Our specialists work tirelessly to support schools to achieve their goals
  • Cross Trust collaboration and support
  • ‘One Voice’ – providing the opportunity for children and young people to work together across the Trust
  • Support from the Executive team when needed by the school
  • Recruitment, retention and growth of staff
  • Excellent financial management
  • Headteachers manage their own budgets and reserves
  • Ability to bid for capital projects annually
  • HR advice and support
  • IT management and support
  • Marketing and Comms support
  • Trust Governance Officer who supports with all governance matters
  • MAT Conference
  • Headteacher conferences
  • Variety of professional learning opportunities for teaching and associate staff
  • Access to high quality training from Alliance of Leading Learning (ALL)
  • Initial Teacher Trainees
  • Health and Safety guidance and quality assurance
  • GDPR guidance and quality assurance
  • Procurement to drive down costs
  • Access to legal advice
  • Schools Advisory Service wellbeing and medical support (insurance service)
  • Community Plans
  • PE and sport support
  • PE apprentices
  • Help with bids for extra funding
  • Sustainability working party
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Access to counselling services for children, young people and staff

Will the Trust change the name of our school?

No – the name of the school will stay the same.

Will there be changes to the term times?

Term dates for all of our Trust schools are the same and are broadly in line with the Local Authority term dates, but there are some differences. Term dates are discussed and agreed with Headteachers well in advance and over the last few years our schools have benefitted from a two week break during the autumn term.

Will the Trust change our uniform?

The Trust will only work with Headteachers when they have requested an opportunity to look at how they refresh their schools. The Headteacher and their team, can then work with our marketing and comms team to refresh their logos and uniform.

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