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BEST

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Bedfordshire East Schools Trust

Trust schools are a new kind of school – part of the local authority system, but supported by a Charitable Trust which will appoint two of the governors of each member school.

BEST is an alliance of unique educational institutions committed to collegiate educational provision across our community.

We will take collective responsibility for the success of all children in BEST schools. BEST will be a powerful voice and one local accountable organisation delivering a commonly designed curriculum from 2+ to 19.

Bedfordshire East Schools Trust (BEST) Vision

BEST is an alliance of unique educational institutions committed to collegiate educational provision across our community.

We will take collective responsibility for the success of all children in BEST schools. BEST will be a powerful voice and one local accountable organisation delivering a commonly

designed curriculum from 2+ to 19.

Our collective actions will show a widespread conviction that we mean business together.

Mission

To achieve this we undertake to do the following together:

• be one organisation for external partnerships and relations – including partnership with Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority

• ensure equal opportunities and an active voice for all stakeholders

• promote joint ownership of achievement and attainment across all stakeholders and take active responsibility for each other’s success

• ensure early, intensive, targeted intervention and support for children to stay safe, healthy, enjoy and achieve, make a positive contribution to

society and achieve economic well-being

• create and provide a rich seam of recruitment and invest in a highly skilled and integrated workforce who welcome flexibility of opportunity across the Trust

• develop leaders in ‘areas of expertise’ not ‘age ranges’ focusing on leadership competencies through training and joint appointments

• promote engagement and achievement for all learners through personalised learning and through flexible provision and progression

• encourage widespread school and area-based innovation, research and development, using the strengths of our schools to provide a world class learning experience

• develop creative school and community uses of our learning environments

• develop new ways of working to provide economies of scale and shared use of resources

• work collaboratively with our partners to prepare students for the workplace and lifelong learning

Commitment

We will hold ourselves accountable to these statements and ensure that we

communicate the vision and mission to our community.

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