Hamwic Trust brochure

A LEA RNING O R GA N IS ATIO N

Creating academic excellence through community engagement

A locally based solution for the benefit of pupils and families within their communities

Welcome to the Hamwic Trust I would like to welcome you to the Hamwic Trust and introduce you to our organisation.

As Chief Executive, I have responsibility for the organisation of the Trust and the academies within it. Working alongside a strong Executive Team, talented School Leaders and a dedicated Managed Services team, I co-ordinate the work of the schools on behalf of the Directors and staff members who represent our community.

Hamwic is a community based organisation bringing schools together through Multi Academy Trusts in order to serve their local geographic areas. The Trust was founded on the principle of the academies working collaboratively together for the benefit of our communities and students.

Our Directors, School Leaders, Staff and Governors take a collective responsibility for academic outcomes and the well-being of all our students.

At Hamwic we are passionate about the central role of education in improving individual life chances for children and young people. We bring professional expertise and experience to secure the highest possible achievement for all. We believe in a local education whilst taking account of national and international perspectives.

I hope you share our sense of excitement to pursue the opportunities that will further build on the successes of the Hamwic Trust to meet the needs of our local communities, within the context of an ever changing educational landscape.

Robert Farmer, CEO

Our Values The Hamwic Trust is committed to: •

Improving outcomes and pathways for students through the provision of the Trust’s expertise and the use of resources

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Developing high quality systems and structures allowing School Leaders to focus on teaching and learning

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Creating a self-improving school system, based on shared values of respect, perseverance, cooperation and trust

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Retaining the identity of individual schools

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Recruiting and developing high quality staff and providing CPD opportunities

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Meeting the needs of the local community

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Developing community engagement

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Promoting an all through curriculum by linking learning through the different phases of education

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Holding our Multi Academy Trusts and academies to account for standards

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Ensuring a collective responsibility and accountability by schools for student outcomes in their community

Our Vision The vision for the Hamwic Trust is to create communities of schools working together in close geographical areas, where the School Leaders take a collective responsibility and are accountable for children’s well-being and for standards of education provision in their community.

We believe in local education, with the freedom to collectively support the needs of the community it serves.

We promote a ‘self-improving community’ model, driving up standards in local geographical regions.

To achieve our aims we provide quality training to all staff utilising the strengths, knowledge and expertise from within our own schools and from a range of professional partners/alliances.

The Hamwic Trust is passionate about the central role of education in improving individual life chances for children and young people.

Our History Federation of Schools

2007

The Co-Operative These schools formed a Co-Operative trust in 2008.

2008

2011

The Edwin Jones Trust, consisting of 4 schools on the East side of Southampton, was formed in June 2013. www.ejtrust.org

The Trust went on to form the Jefferys Education Trust in 2011, now with 7 academies on the West side of the city. www.jetrust.org

2013

2014

The Ridings Trust was formed in 2015 and currently has 2 schools. www.ridingstrust.org

With a history of collaborative work, the Hamwic Trust originally started as a soft federation of schools in 2007 on the east side of Southampton.

2015

2016

In order to maintain the ethos of communities of schools working together to support each other, the Hamwic Umbrella Trust was formed to support the individual Multi Academy Trusts (MAT) that sit underneath. www.hamwic.org

The Hillary Trust joined in 2016 with 4 schools based in Poole. www.hillarytrust.org

Meet the Team Robert Farmer

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Robert Farmer has worked in education since August 2004 starting as Vice Principal and Business Manager at Upper Shirley High and developing the Upper Shirley Learning Community Trust. Prior to that Robert worked as the Financial Director for a large multinational company. He has worked for the National College on their School Business Management programme advising schools and Local Authorities.

07595 046754

robert.farmer@hamwic.org

Nigel Ash

CHIEF STANDARDS OFFICER

Nigel Ash has worked as a Lead Inspector for Ofsted since 2007 while being Senior Inspector in two Local Authorities, a freelance Education Consultant and an Inspector for Gifted and Talented in Surrey and Hampshire. He has been a Headteacher of primary, infant and junior schools in two counties. His particular areas of expertise and interest are school evaluation, able, Gifted and Talented, assessment for learning and leadership and management.

07712 088687

nigel.ash@hamwic.org

Gary Hampton

CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER

Gary Hampton is an Executive Head Teacher of Harefield Primary School set in a disadvantaged area of Southampton. He was educated in Southampton and spent his teaching career in the city. He has led Harefield Primary School through amalgamation, rebuild and academy conversion. During this time the school moved from “serious weaknesses” to “outstanding” and is now a national Support School.

As a National Leader of Education Gary has supported a number of schools in the area. Currently Gary is Executive Headteacher of two schools in both JET and EJT. Gary leads the Hamwic Teaching Schools Alliance and Harefield SCITT.

07595 426425

gary.hampton@hamwic.org

Gemma Carr

DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Gemma Carr has worked in education since June 2008 with infant, junior, secondary and special school experience. Prior to this Gemma was a Director of a Legal Recruitment Consultancy for 8 years. Gemma has a degree in Management, is CIPD qualified, has completed her Advanced Diploma in School Business Management and is a SLE in management and leadership.

07799 902971

gemma.carr@hamwic.org

Our Schools Currently 17 schools within four Multi Academy Trusts that sit under the Hamwic Umbrella Trust.

The Trusts are supported by a Hamwic Managed Service Team which monitors standards and supports School Improvement, Finance, HR, Health and Safety, IT and Premises.

The aim is to establish and support self-improving school systems by creating local communities of schools where School Leaders take a collective responsibility for student outcomes.

M2

Hamworthy Park Junior School Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School Bearwood Primary and Nursery School

A31

Springdale First School

New Forest Ringwood

A31

Lymington

Bournemouth

Poole

Christchurch

Harefield Primary School Shirley Infant School

Beechwood Junior School

Hollybrook Infant School

Townhill Infant School

Shirley Junior School

Glenfield Infant School

Hollybrook Junior School Upper Shirley High School Southampton Children’s Hospital School Wordsworth Primary School

Eastleigh M3

27 Gatcombe Park Primary School Westover Primary School

Southampton A3(M)

M27

Havant Hamble

Fareham

Portsmouth

Cowes Ryde

Isle of Wight

Hayling Island

Teacher Training As part of the Hamwic Teaching School Alliance, Harefield SCITT provide the highest quality training through using the full range of alliance and partnership resources and professional expertise. The learning will be personalised to ensure that the needs of the trainee are met and linked to a local and national context.

We believe that highest quality inspirational teaching and classroom based action research is the vehicle by which a new generation of inspirational and highly effective teachers will develop. Every child within our community of schools deserves the highest quality provision consistently. Our new teachers will impact on their lives by improving outcomes and developing confident independent members of the community.  harefieldscitt.org

Training & Development The Hamwic Trust identifies that within it there are many colleagues who are highly motivated, enthusiastic and dedicated to furthering their practice.

We create opportunities for all staff to construct, collaborate and create through funded joint action research on any area of teaching, learning and leadership that they are interested in developing.

In addition to our action research projects we look to innovate the way our schools are run.

This ranges from school governance to school business management.

The Hamwic Trust looks to innovate the way our schools are run

Through our talent management programme, School Leaders are able to identify opportunities and help develop staff within the Trust The Hamwic Trust has a strategy of learning pathways that will incorporate all teachers and other staff from training, to NQT, through to NQT +1 and then into middle and senior leaders, with different routes all clearly signposted to suit the needs of all employees.

Pathways to develop opportunities for Support, Business and Premises staff is a central part of the Hamwic recruitment and retention strategy.

HAMWIC

Teaching Schools Alliance hamwictsa.org

Hamwic Teaching Schools Alliance The Hamwic Teaching Schools Alliance provides the highest quality training using the full range of alliance resources and professional expertise. All activities are tailored so that local and national needs are met.

As a Teaching Schools Alliance we are currently able to offer the following development opportunities for all staff within the Trust:

We believe that highest quality inspirational teaching and classroom based action research is the vehicle by which system led school improvement will be most effective.

Every pupil within our community of schools deserves consistent high quality provision consistently. Our teachers will impact on their lives by improving outcomes and developing confident, independent members of the community.

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NPQML/NPQSL

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NQT training

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NQT + 1 training

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Tailored professional support

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Succession opportunities

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Specialist Leaders of Education designation and outreach

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Outstanding Teacher Programme

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Middle Leader Development Programmes

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Standards Review visits

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Catch Up Literacy / Numeracy Training

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School to school improvement implementation

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Secondment opportunities

Continuing Professional Development Support networks Health and Wellbeing

Peer network meetings Peer reviews

Career pathway opportunities

SLE opportunities

Curriculum led meetings Action research projects

Secondment opportunities across our schools

Curriculum and subject user groups

NQT to Leadership training Employee Referral Scheme

Mentoring Trust annual conferences

Joint inset days

Benefits & Opportunities •

Excellent CPD opportunities

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Training and Development Programmes

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An individual induction programme supported by a mentor to help staff settle in, and ongoing support from the Managed Service Team as appropriate depending on the nature of the role

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Employee referral programme

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Talent management

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Networking groups for Business Managers, Site Teams, Admin and IT staff

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Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme

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A tax efficient childcare scheme through salary sacrifice

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Holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service

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Free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment

Case Studies “The chance to be a leader in another team of teaching professionals and make a positive contribution to benefit another group of children has been fantastic.

I was very lucky, in my previous school, to have been given the opportunity and support to develop my leadership through bespoke training and ongoing coaching, resulting in opportunities to then mentor, lead and support others on their journey to become good/outstanding teachers. Secondment to a school where I could ‘give back’ has been truly rewarding for me and a recent and very positive Ofsted Inspection reflects the part my secondment has contributed to the whole school community.

The exciting thing about secondment opportunities is that they are flexible; usually for a fixed short term initially. In my experience, this was the best part of the opportunity and because the secondment was within a Trust, there have been CPD gatherings between the schools. Apart from keeping in touch with colleagues, networking across the schools becomes easier and more beneficial for all.

I would recommend the experience without reservation and am now Deputy Head Teacher at Gatcombe Park Primary School.”

Debbie Ogles

September 2016

“I was looking for a new challenge having been the Deputy Head at Shirley Infant School for four years and having successfully completed the NPQH. I was offered a secondment to Harefield Primary School as Head of School for a year. A fantastic experience in a new setting with a range of different challenges.

I then applied for the interim Headship role at Wordsworth Primary which was to join JET in October 2014. A growth school in a new building and a very different setting. New challenges and issues but seemingly many successes as I now have a longer contract! To be able to contribute as part of the leadership team in three schools within a short period has been both exciting and rewarding.

My career path would not have been possible outside of a multi academy. The opportunities offered have arisen as a consequence of the Hamwic schools working closely together in an open and collaborative environment and in the knowledge that by developing me as a professional that the group of schools would benefit as well as me as an individual professional.”

Rick Page

April 2015

“I joined the organisation in September 2012 as HR Manager.

Although incredibly passionate about Human Resources (HR), I had always wondered what it would be like working as a School Business Manager. I thought a secondment would allow me the chance to have a hands on position within school ‘doing’, rather than ‘advising’.

During 2014, I had the opportunity to find out.

Intense training sessions were provided, particularly in the areas of finance and health and safety.

For the first time, I was responsible for maintaining a whole school budget.

Although fairly new to the world of finance, the training gave me the knowledge and confidence needed in order to generate management accounts and follow month end finance processes.

Whilst undertaking the secondment, I attended university to study for a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management. My contribution was welcomed, strategic input encouraged and I felt valued. I have developed strong working relationships with senior management, Business Managers and Headteachers. I believe the success of my role is partly down to the secondment opportunity that I had. Studying for a professional qualification of course added weight to that.

I am fortunate to work for an organisation that is passionate about giving youngsters the best opportunities in life, that cares about its staff and who have programmes in place to support staff development. The secondment was an invaluable learning experience.”

Beverley Collins

September 2015

Creating academic excellence through community engagement

A LE AR N IN G OR GA NISATION

Interested in joining our dynamic, fast paced learning organisation? Please contact Gemma Carr: gemma.carr@hamwic.org | 023 8078 6833

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

www.hamwic.org www.jetrust.org www. ejtrust.org www.hamwictsa.org

www. ridingstrust.org

www.harefieldscitt.org

www. hillarytrust.org