Education Strategy

Our philosophy to school improvement is centered around the concept of ‘aligned autonomy’; an approach where schools have the freedom to make their own decisions (autonomy) while also being guided by the overall goals, values and principles of the Trust (alignment).  Led by the CET, the schools in our Trust will work together both informally and through working groups and networks, to contribute to cohering Trust wide principles for excellence and enacting change.

We foster individual school responsibility, independence, and identity; but use the Trust to frame priorities, develop principles for best practice ‘how we do things here’, share great practice, support school improvement, provide exceptional central services. This approach frees our headteachers and school leaders to get on with what really matters: running exceptional schools.

We use the EEF implementation cycle as our model for improvement both horizontally across the Trust and vertically in individual schools.

 

EEF Implementation Cycle

 

Areté Learning Trust Education Strategy has 3 significant strands: