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Education Futures Trust

Education Futures Trust in Hastings and Rye area aims to advance education through charitable activities for the public benefit. Established in 2011, it provides support, services, and funding for 18 member schools.

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Education Futures Trust

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  1. Education Futures Trust Charitable purpose: ‘...to advance education, for the public benefit in Hastings and Rye and the surrounding area, by such charitable educational activities as the trustees think fit.’

  2. History • Headteachers decision to form a Trust: • to provide support, service and raise additional funding • 18 founder member schools • Limited company formed in Nov 2011 • Closure of Excellence Cluster on Dec 31st 2011 • Education Futures Trust opened on Jan 3rd 2012 • Charitable status gained on Mar 1st 2012 • Headteachers identified independent trustees • Steve Manwaring • Angela O’Connor • Simon Hubbard • Kim Forward • and Ann Grant

  3. Commitment Underpinning philosophy that schools accept responsibility for all children and families Headteachers, supported by governors: • clarified that service is based on need, not contribution • investment of time and resource to support the Trust • 2 governor conferences to provide agreement and direction • all headteachers are members of the working party that steers Trust work

  4. Working together • Trustees: senior commitment to a local organisation • ESCC: ensuring continuity of service • Partners: supporting the needs of the Trust e.g. HVA.

  5. Current position • Contracts for staff until March 2013 • Schools identifying funding for next 2 years • Associate membership available: • trustees’ discretion • each individual school/ organisation considered on merit • Oct 12: Sussex Coast College joins

  6. Issues • Funding for the future • Structures still to be resolved: Trust’s inability to take on staff liabilities • Still a need for acknowledgment of potential for joint working

  7. Core Services for Schools • Inclusive Learning Tutors • Learning Mentors • Forest Schools • Gardening and conservation • Group work: • Self esteem and confidence • Transition • Managing feelings • Social sills and friendship • Classroom skills • Ambassadors • Triads: • Assertive mentoring • Bug Club • Pink Ladies • Lesson studies

  8. Inclusive Learning Tutors Aiming to improve access to learning for caseload Work between home and school • 1-1 support for children and young people • Work in the home to overcome barriers for parents • Provide access to other agencies and services • Offer small group work • Provision of holiday and after school activities

  9. Learning Mentors Work in schools to support children and young people who may struggle in the classroom by: • 1-1 support with learning • Playground support • Personalised learning • Group work: • Self esteem • Nurture groups • Cookery • Conservation • Gardening

  10. Services to Schools Improving Standards Training: • Ofsted Ready • Lesson Observations • The New Landscape • Self Evaluation • Book Scrutiny • Coaching • RAISEonline • Early Years • Academy status

  11. Services to Schools Bespoke Services • Additional provision: ILT/Behaviour for Learning Coach • Supervision of staff • Holiday activities • Forest Schools • Staff inset

  12. Progress Bids: over £139,000 raised in the first 10 months for • Family support (ILT) • Parenting courses • Holiday activities • Family learning • Moderation of learning outcomes • Work with the Jerwood (joint bid)

  13. Schools Working in Partnership • Headteachers’ Breakfast Forum • Headteacher buddying system • Establishing support groups • Sharing resource

  14. Way Forward Above all, to improve the life chances for children and young people. • Partnership Working • Quality service that meets need • Developing an educational voice for Hastings • Successful bids • Additional charitable fundraising • Associate Membership

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