Resources and publications
School competitions
The leaflet will give organisations a brief introduction to new
school competitions and the role of the proposers.
Trust school implementation plan – 1 school
year
Schools may begin the trust school process at any time in the
school year; therefore this plan has assumed that each term is of
equal in length.
Universities and trusts
Examples of universities working with trusts and the
opportunities that arise.
Need help identifying a partner to support your
trust?
Download the partner
support request form, complete and return to rebecca.ledger@ssatrust.org.uk
and a member of the team will be in touch to discuss your needs in
more detail.
Local Authority Trust booklet
The Local Authorities’ guide to trust schools gives an overview
of what trust schools are, how to become a trust school and the
benefits of trust status.
Trustee Handbook - Essential information for trust
schools
The handbook will give trust partners important information on
the role of a trustee. The handbook is available to download as
pdf, or a free copy can be ordered from the consortium
office.
Please email contact@trustandfoundationschools.org.uk
with your name, organisation address and the name of the trust you
support.
Training slides
A presentation to support the induction of new
trustees.
Trust schools toolkit
The trust schools toolkit outlines the process that schools need
to go through to acquire a trust - please download the new revised
DCSF version (June 2009).
Guide to becoming a trust school
Further support is offered in the Guide to becoming a trust
school:
Trust schools and business partners
The guidance note offers schools support in developing an
effective approach to business involvement in a trust school. It
focuses on five key areas to consider when researching and talking
to business partners. A checklist is provided to ensure all key
points are considered.
The following memorandum of understanding can be used as a
template when starting discussions with potential partners:
An overview flyer to explain to business the benefits of being
involved with a trust school:
Trust schools and HEIs
This leaflet explains the benefits to universities and
higher education institutes of becoming part of a trust.
Example legal documents
The following are example legal documents and guidance on the
process of setting up a trust.
- Example statutory notice to be displayed on school gates,
published in the local press, etc on the day the statutory
consultation process begins. Download
statutory notice (Word)
- Guidance notes on how to register the trust. Download
guidance (Word)
- Example memorandum and articles of association, legal documents
that need to be completed as part of the registration process.
Download example documents (Word)
National Challenge Trusts / Federations / Co-operative
trusts
An overview of changing character for National Challenge Trusts
/ Federations / Co-operative trusts.
Other useful documents
The following documents contain general information that will be
of use in the setting up and running of a trust and trust
school:
Showcase newsletter
Showcase is the trust and foundation schools newsletter allowing
you to read about creative and innovative practices in established
and emerging trust schools.
Progress review of the Trust and Foundation Schools
Programme
The consortium have recently undertaken a progress review of the
programme by interviewing the first 120 open trust schools and
measuring the impact that the trust schools model has made on
them.
Download the Progress review (pdf)
Trust school blog
Maurice Peddelty, headteacher at Samuel King’s School and
Technology College in Alston, Cumbria is part of the North Pennine
Learning Partnership which became a trust in April 20008. Maurice's
blog is sharing the experience of developing a trust and the
efforts to bring the vision to fruition.
We invite you all to read Maurice's blog, add comments, ask
questions and share your experiences.