North

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North Bedfordshire Schools Trust Sheila
Kaznowski Head teacher Sharnbrook John Gibbard
Lower School
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Trust Structure
15 Lower Schools
3 Middle Schools
4 Business partners
1 Upper School
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Mission Statement and Motto

• Our Mission Statement is As Education and
  Business partners committed to the North
  Bedfordshire Schools Trust (NBST) we aim to raise
  standards through cooperation and the sharing of
  aspirations and expertise to create and develop a
  unique, innovative and exciting 21st Century
  provision for pupils 4-19 years.
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• We will
• Share our aspirations
• Agree goals and targets
• Work with all stakeholders
• Be brave and creative
• Monitor, evaluate and be accountable
• Make a difference.
• Our Motto is "Do not follow where the path may
  lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave
  a trail." George Bernard Shaw

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Trust Structure
Coordinator, Administrator, Lower/Middle and
Middle/Upper Clusters and GB Roles
NBST TRUST BOARD
Strategy and Finance Committee
Curriculum Innovation Committee
Working party
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Working party
Working party
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What are the Working Parties?
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Benefits and Strengths

• We see the benefits as
• one member one vote regardless of size
• greater trust amongst the members
• renewed enthusiasm and excitement
• ownership of the agreed goals
• access to bids/funds otherwise unavailable to us
  e.g. VLE
• improved 4-19 curriculum horizontally and
  vertically
• drive towards seamless transition
• raised standards
• shared resources, expertise, good practice,
  staff, CPD staff development opportunities
  for shared and devolved leadership
• shared/improved governance
• involvement/dimensions of business partners

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Benefits and Strengths( 2)

• more support for staff in small schools
• more opportunities for staff and pupils
• delivery of extended schools (a challenge in
  rural
• areas/for small schools)
• greater accountability vertically and
  horizontally at all levels
• stronger sense of unity, identity and team
  spirit
• economies of scale
• services focussed on our needs having a voice (a
  small school alone can be ignored)
• creating a structure that ensures long term
  collaboration and improvement
• a way to do things slightly differently for
  different and better results i.e. do the same
  get the same we want better!

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Progress and Success
Attitudes Working Party membership Bursary
Service (2 lowers) - 50,000 from NCSL and
research project with Manchester University VLE
225K(phase 1), SIMS the Learning Gateway
Specialist Status Performing Arts (Upper 3
middles) Dynamic Leadership NSCL 15,000 bid
Primary Leadership (cross school/phase/work
life/balance/aspiring leaders) MFL Trust
department model copy? Science Unilever
awe and wonder resources CPD careers
Maths team effort on Maths GCSE A-C
Intervention Strategies IQM (7-9 then 3-6)
First Pupil Voice Conference student
facilitated Adult Voice Conference went
beyond Heads Governors to parents,
teachers, support staff Website Trust Gym
bid won 6,000 and Trust Gym Club set up
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The Future Challenges

• Income
• Accountability
• Governance
• Communication
• Inclusion of Early Years in the Trust
• Bedford as the Unitary and 2/3 Tier
• Trust Training School

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What the Kids think!

• What is the Trust for
• To help our learning and confidence and express
  our opinions
• by meeting other schools and making friends
• It lets students have more opportunities in
  their school lives
• The NBST brings all of the schools in North
  Bedfordshire
• together
• To improve education in schools, and benefit
  them in the future
• For children to speak up no matter what the
  risks
• Helping each other get through life
• Working together for a better school life
• To unite and improve schools because every
  pupil counts
• Education to prepare people for life and to
  bring people
• together in friendship trust.
• Working together to make schools better
• Sharing our experiences and ideas so we can
  learn together to
• improve