The benefits of working as a Multi Academy Trust
We recognise that the conversion process can be a distraction away from core purpose for school leaders. We have working experience of this process and will support and manage our partner academies through this where it is needed. We have access to legal expertise through our external partnerships which means partner academies can be assured of receiving sound advice at every stage.
Should you wish to approach us with a view of formally joining our trust please contact Amy Pearson APearson@centralengland.co.uk, PA to the Chief Executive Officer. Informal conversations are always welcome.
CEAT Offer: tailored to meet your needs
Four personalised core offers:
Associate (Joining the CEAT family of schools and benefiting from customised school improvement support to raise standards and achieve best value):
- Central bespoke school improvement package
- Whole School Support
- Education
- Business
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing
- SEND
Affiliation (Try before you buy)
- Formal collaborative approach giving time and space to understand each other’s culture, priorities and the potential benefits for pupils from working in formal partnership
Alignment (school to school support)
- Service level agreement bespoke training programmes led by CEAT Outreach Provision
- Membership of a family of schools in a strong multi-academy trust which pool and mobilises expertise, knowledge and the sharing of key resources to improve frontline teaching and pupil support
Time-consuming non-teaching key functions delivered by a centralised back-office team:
- A fully supported package to academy conversion covering all aspects including legal
- Trust financial support and budget forecasting
- HR
- Legal
- Payroll
- Procurement
- Asset management
- Effective support with contingency planning e.g. cyber security
- Appraisal procedures and support
- Health and Safety including risk assessment and support
- Estates management
- Policies and procedures updates and compliance
- ICT infrastructure
- Grants and bids
- SEND Code of Practice expertise e.g. EHCPs and access to a range of training services
- Centralised school improvement including access to Trust Outreach Services
- Access to leadership coaching, mentoring and supervision
- Retention, recruitment and succession planning
- Cover support
Associate (Joining the CEAT family of schools and benefiting from customised school improvement support to raise standards and achieve best value):
- Central bespoke school improvement package
- Whole School Support
- Education
- Business
- Safeguarding and Wellbeing
- SEND
Affiliation (Try before you buy)
- Formal collaborative approach giving time and space to understand each other’s culture, priorities and the potential benefits for pupils from working in formal partnership
Alignment (school to school support)
- Service level agreement bespoke training programmes led by CEAT Outreach Provision
- Membership of a family of schools in a strong multi-academy trust which pool and mobilises expertise, knowledge and the sharing of key resources to improve frontline teaching and pupil support
Time-consuming non-teaching key functions delivered by a centralised back-office team:
- A fully supported package to academy conversion covering all aspects including legal
- Trust financial support and budget forecasting
- HR
- Legal
- Payroll
- Procurement
- Asset management
- Effective support with contingency planning e.g. cyber security
- Appraisal procedures and support
- Health and Safety including risk assessment and support
- Estates management
- Policies and procedures updates and compliance
- ICT infrastructure
- Grants and bids
- SEND Code of Practice expertise e.g. EHCPs and access to a range of training services
- Centralised school improvement including access to Trust Outreach Services
- Access to leadership coaching, mentoring and supervision
- Retention, recruitment and succession planning
- Cover support
What will be different? What does CEAT stand for as an employer?
- A collaborative and supporting community where there is a common vision, mission and values which ensure that
- The family of schools as a whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- The wellbeing and welfare of the entire Trust community remain at the core of everything we do
- Resources are used to the full potential for the benefit of all pupils ensuring a fair and equitable education for all
- We operate to a simple principal ‘we are responsible for one another’s young people, for ourselves and for each other’
- Standards are raised through increased levels of collaboration and a relentless desire to provide outstanding learning opportunities for every pupil. The responsibility lies with everyone
- Everyone is empowered
- Innovation is fostered and creativity celebrated
- Work life fulfilment/balance is promoted and success acknowledged and praised
CEAT Models
CEAT Alliance
School to school support is at the heart of this CEAT Alliance improvement strategy. The Headteachers Partnership will draw on expertise across schools. This represents a unique opportunity for schools in the Trust as deemed as good/outstanding by Ofsted to work collaboratively for the benefits of all pupils.
Seven Pillars of School Improvement:
- Vision (children’s outcomes)
- Capacity (through shared and distributed leadership)
- Commitment (collective efficacy)
- Intelligence (real time and robust intelligence on all schools)
- Processes (clear and universally understood)
- Improvement Activity (evidence based and research informed)
- Quality Assurance (without conflict)
CEAT Associate
Whole School
- Leadership Development
- Staffing Structures
- Executive Coaching and Mentoring
- Governance
Education
- Teaching and Learning
- Curriculum
- Behaviour Management Support
- Personalised Learning
- SENCO Training
Business Support
- Finance Management and Budget Forecasting
- HR
- Health and Safety
- Trust Policies and Procedures
- ICT Infrastructure
- Estates Management
- Grants and Bids
- Asset Management
- Procurement
- Legal
- Payroll
Safeguarding and Wellbeing
- Safeguarding
- Counselling
- Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing
SEND
- SEND Code of Practice e.g. EHCPs
- Bespoke SEND Training Packages
CEAT Affiliation (Try before you buy)
This a formal agreement where a Trust works in collaboration with a school with a view of giving time for both school and Trust to gain understanding of each other and a flavour of what it is to reside in the Trust’s family of schools.
The offer is bespoke to the specific needs of the school and is costed accordingly. Three full days consultation is offered at no cost to the school. There will be opportunities for two-way shared support or to purchase specific business and school improvement packages at a reduced rate:
- £400 full day support
- £225 ½ day support
- £80 one hour support
- Price on application for support package (SLA)
This model is time limited and ultimately once that a good fit is established on both sides the expectation would be to formally join CEAT.
CEAT Ambition
- Oak Wood Primary School outreach work with local schools
- Service Level Agreement bespoke training packages