WELCOME TO
BOHUNT EDUCATION TRUST enjoy respect achieve
WELCOME TO OUR FAMILY OF SCHOOLS Established in 2014, BET is a multi-academy trust (MAT) bringing excellence in education and real benefits to over 12,000 young people, regardless of their background, across the south east and beyond.
ABOUT BET We are a growing, progressive MAT of non-fee paying schools, working together with shared values and standards to ensure consistency and excellence for all our students. Our family comprises primary, secondary, all-through schools and sixth forms. Our schools span education authorities across the south east, including Hampshire, Portsmouth, Wokingham and Sussex.
BET’S VISION Our vision is one of the highest expectations, an ethos of ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’, unparalleled opportunity and highly effective teaching which combine to develop students who are ‘game-changers.’
Through the highest quality of leadership across primary and secondary schools and a strong emphasis on learning beyond the classroom, we believe BET’s offering is second-to-none. Our founding school, Bohunt School in Liphook, Hampshire, is in the top 1% of schools nationally for GCSE results, is a Times Parent Power Top 20 School and has been awarded TES School of the Year. Lauded for the breadth of its educational offering, our ethos, ‘enjoy, respect, achieve’ now permeates all our schools.
OUR APPROACH
WORKING AT BET
Since its inception, BET has
Our teachers and support staff enjoy the
enjoyed outstanding academic
opportunity to fast-track their careers,
success, bringing its expertise and
experience different roles, departments and
excellence to other schools, benefitting
schools; share best practice and enjoy more
students and teachers alike. Our approach is
flexibility, all whilst staying with the same employer.
seeing fantastic results. Under BET, a number
We have high performance expectations: our
of our schools have made improvement from
leadership opportunities are extensive
Ofsted RI to Good or Outstanding.
and we are committed to supporting
BET LEARNING
our staff, both with their professional development and wellbeing.
BET’s approach to teaching and learning is innovative and immersive
BERKSHIRE
- a rich blend of the latest education thinking, technology and practice in and outside the classroom. Across all our schools, we have introduced a range of game-changing teaching methods, including
SURREY
language immersion in Mandarin, cross-cultural projects with Sweden, China and Germany, and an integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) curriculum developed in partnership with
HAMPSHIRE
business and industry.
WEST SUSSEX
OUR SCHOOLS
FINANCE
CENTRAL SERVICES TEAM Our Central Services team provides comprehensive support to schools across various key areas. The team plays a vital role in ensuring operational efficiency, compliance and governance excellence across the BET family, supporting our overall mission of providing innovative education of exceptionally high quality to students.
CORE PROVISION EDUCATION • 14 Subject experts (curriculum, assessment and pedagogy) in English, Maths, Science, Geography, History, Personal Development, Modern Foreign Languages, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) and the Outdoors. • 16 lead practitioners to support as required/requested. • Primary specialist. • Primary curriculum support. • Data analytics team. • School improvement team incorporating behaviour, wellbeing, safeguarding, educational outcomes and disadvantaged students. • A Leadership Academy with expertise in Initial Teacher Training, Early Career Teachers, leadership development at all levels and induction. • ECT programme coordination. • High quality, game-changer curriculum across all subject areas. • Digital transformation team led by our Digital Director.
• Fully managed Treasury and Accounts Payable services. • Monthly management accounts production & analysis. • Budget planning and monitoring. • Statutory reporting.
• External audit managed at trust level.
• External firm used for internal audits.
OPERATIONS • Health and Safety - A cloud-based approach to risk assessments and management, which will allow school-based staff to record statutory compliance checks such as for e.g. fire alarm testing, legionella testing, plant maintenance and servicing tasks. • Health and Safety internal audit process, whereby each school is visited regularly for an in-depth risk assessment audit. • Estates management support. • Capital project planning. • Procurement services.
• Bid assistance for external and internal grants.
HUMAN RESOURCES • Support for school recruitment and on-boarding processes. • Professional advice for: » Employee relations casework: e.g. TUPE, disciplinary, grievance, absence. » Wellbeing including Occupational Health. » Family leave arrangements (maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, adoption). » Visas. • Staff Benefits » Automatic pay progression for all where applicable (unless evidence to suggest otherwise). » Annual cost of living increase for teachers and support staff. » iPad for all staff. » Rewards Gateway – Vivup platform with supermarket and high street discounts. » Holiday alignment with best practice in education, exceeding government expectation of 195 days.
COMPLIANCE PAY AND BENEFITS • Payroll administration and communication ensuring legislation and HMRC compliance. • Pensions administration and reporting for LGPS and Teachers’ Pensions.
• Policy provision and management. • Governance development, co-ordination and support including clerking and governance services. • Generic legal support including escalated complaints and concerns.
• Benefits rewards platform including retail and other discounts, Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Development of first-line data protection support.
• Access to Employee Assistance Provider for information and therapy support.
• Board meeting coordination.
IT SERVICES • IT development strategy. • Safeguarding filtering & monitoring. • Data security and compliance guidance. • Common procurement. • Support function.
• Website monitoring.
MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS • Branding and marketing strategies, highlighting academic excellence and USPs. • PR campaigns to enhance schools’ visibility and reputation. Coordination of media relations efforts, e.g. local features and news, national exam results, open events and Ofsted inspections. • Communication with stakeholders, including crisis management.
SCHOOLS DIRECTORY The Costello School
www.costelloschool.co.uk
GOVERNANCE Effective governance is at the heart of any successful school, academy or MAT.
Bohunt Farnborough
www.bohuntfarnborough.com
BET’s governance model is designed to ensure management and delivery of MAT services, as well as standards,
Bohunt Horsham
www.bohunthorsham.com
are maintained across all our schools. See our website for further details www.bohunttrust.co.uk. Or scan the QR code below.
Bohunt School
www.bohunt.hants.sch.uk
Priory School
www.priorysouthsea.org
Rusper Primary School
www.rusper.w-sussex.sch.uk
Steyning Grammar School
BET LEADERS
www.sgs.uk.net
The Petersfield School
www.petersfieldschool.com
Bohunt Wokingham
www.bohuntwokingham.com
Bohunt Worthing
www.bohuntworthing.com
ALISTAIR HALLIDAY
NEIL STROWGER
CHAIR
TRUST LEADER
For more information about our schools, please contact Tessa Wright, PA to Trust Leader at twright@bohunt.hants.sch.uk
www.bohunttrust.co.uk 01428 724 324 Longmoor Road, Liphook, Hampshire GU30 7NY @bohunt_trust
@BohuntTrust
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