It’s a privilege to welcome you to this latest version of Trust Journal. As you will see, once again we have another edition packed full of thoughtful reflections, practical advice and professional insight – all of which will help your organisation to reach the outcomes it strives for on behalf of young people. Now, as ever, these outcomes are likely to encapsulate a whole range of areas from academic achievement, to wellbeing and much more.
Read moreThis is a significant moment in the history of education in England. The policy reforms that are about to be implemented will shift the strategic picture....
Read moreLast December I was fortunate to attend a webinar delivered by the leadership coach, Mitzi Wyman, entitled ‘The Lure of the Inner Ring’. Her content...
Read moreCatch-up. It’s the term on everyone’s lips. Gaps have widened. Commentators and think tanks alike put forward competing superlatives for the scale...
Read moreIt is often said that good governance is essential to a successful organisation. Consequently, governments, regulators, policy-makers and influencers have...
Read moreThe brief to the Headteacher Standards Review Group was to develop Headteachers’ Standards for leaders of single schools. The review group, however,...
Read moreThe pandemic, and successive lockdowns, will have impacted on children and young people’s mental health in a number of significant ways. They may have...
Read moreThe Compass Partnership is a group of seven schools; six primaries and one all-through special school. As a group, we have existed since 2011 and have...
Read moreThe mental health toll of interruptions to education on children requires urgent attention. Poor mental health may manifest itself in a variety of symptoms,...
Read moreSchool Trusts have been working tirelessly during the pandemic to support their schools and communities. But has that been appreciated by staff working...
Read moreWhilst COVID-19 caused us all to pause and radically changed our lives, many people rediscovered the power of being outside in nature.
Read moreDigital technologies have been a saviour for many Trusts and their schools throughout the pandemic. With lessons over Zoom, collaboration work via Google...
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