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Making a differencein the curriculum and governance of schools
What Are Trust Schools?
• Maintained Primary, Secondary or Special schools
• Foundation school with a Trust
• Collaboration with other schools, FE/HE, businesses, charities
The Trust - Supports The School
• Appoints some governors – usually a minority• Holds land and building ‘on trust’ • Helps shape the long term strategic vision and ethos
• Raise standards – bring together expertise
• Preserving good practice – maintain relationships
• Innovation – from external partners
• ECM – focus throughout all ages
• 0 -19 – addressing transition and continuity issues
• Community cohesion – wider community activities
Trust Status Offering
Engagement between co-operatives and schools
• Network of Business and Enterprise Colleges
• Young Co-operatives – bringing ethics to enterprise
• Partner in DfE funded Enterprise Network
• Academy programme – Manchester and Stoke on Trent
• Trust Pathfinder Programme• Co-operative Schools Society
Co-operation works!“The school’s specialist status and strong links to the Co-operative movement have had a major impact on standards and achievement, which have improved considerably in the last two years”.
Ofsted on Sir Thomas Boughey Co-operative School, Staffs.
What do we bring?• Self help• Self responsibility• Democracy• Equality• Equity• Solidarity
• Honesty• Openness• Social responsibility• Caring for others
A globally shared set of values and commitment to education enshrined in our principlesA rich history of working with schools – and running schools as co-operatives A shared commitment to raising expectations and achievementA gateway to the global co-operative movementExperience of democratic member engagement in governance
Why are we supporting Trusts?• To contribute to greater diversity
in education delivery and establish long term partnerships
• To embed values and a shared ethos in schools in ways not possible through specialism
• To provide a co-operative governance model for trusts– empowering stakeholders through membership
Co-operative trust model• Engages key
stakeholder groups through membership
• Forum/Council provides a vehicle for accountability and high level consultation
• National Challenge Trust variant
Trust
Partner 1 Partner 2
Partner 4 Partner 3
Forum or Council
Membership includingParents Staff Learners Community Organisations/Individuals
Governing Body
School 1
Governing Body
School 2
The process• Identify trust partners, agree the
model, agree to consult• Consult – then consider responses• Publish a statutory notice• Consider responses and agree (or
otherwise) to become a Foundation School and acquire a trust
• Get involved in the national network – the Schools Co-operative Society
Co-operative schools • 117 schools in Co-operative trusts at
1st February 2011• 130 plus by 1st April 2011 and on
course for 200 plus by end of July. • 2 Co-operative Academies –
sponsored by the Co-operative Group – in Manchester and Stoke on Trent
• Schools Co-operative Society – National Network operational
• Co-operative models for New academies (and free schools) under development
Co-operative Trust Schools
Co-operative schools - International experience
• Over 600 Co-operative schools in Spain
• Over 80% of Primary schools in France teach co-operation
• Over 120 Co-operative schools in Portugal
• Over 100 co-operative schools in Sweden
• Over 1,900 school co-operatives in Malaysia
• Co-operative schools in Africa and South America
Who said……..
• “A co-op has a flexibility and dynamism that a central state agency lacks. Like the Rochdale Pioneers, a co-op is part of the community it serves. Its interests are their interests. And it is able to respond to the needs of the community immediately and directly”.
Contact & further information
• Resources – www.co-op.ac.uk
• Email Sean@co-op.ac.uk
• Tel: 01612462976 or 07545925326• Network details – www.becolleges.coop
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