Trust Update – Spring 2010

Links between the Trust schools continue to develop.

We are delighted that Bournemouth School for Girls and Torquay Girls Grammar School have now joined the South West Academic Trust.

Churston Ferrers Grammar School has also recently started the consultation process to become a member of the Trust.

The Trust is now a group of seven Grammar schools in South West working in partnership to lead innovation within these high achieving schools.

Staff have been involved in several joint ‘Leadership Development’ activities and a series of meetings linking heads of department have been held to develop and share best practice.

Plans are in place for a major Student Voice Conference to take place at Exeter University in July. Students will work in close collaboration to analyse the work of the Trust schools and develop innovative plans for the future

 

Subject Department links: our Heads of Department have been meeting together to explore links within their subjects, to share good practice and plan further collaborative work. Other departmental staff will become involved as the networks develop.       

Gifted and Talented Research: one of the themes for the Trust is ‘How to challenge the exceptionally able student’. Gifted & Talented Co-ordinators meet together to compare G&T policies and practices and to plan further collaboration to best support this group of students.       

Continuing Professional Development of our staff: to investigate ways in which the Trust schools can work together to support, develop and retain talented staff.    

• Teaching Staff Succession Planning
• Teaching Staff Leadership Development
• Support Staff Succession Planning and Leadership Development
• Governors Succession Planning
• Student Leadership
    

Activities with pupils: projects and events that support and engage pupils across the partnership.       

Links with community schools: we are also working collaboratively with our local community schools and are sharing our expertise and learning from them in equal measure. Links are being made between teachers and with the students both at primary and secondary levels.

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