Planned Development For 2022/23

We are ambitious and excited about the academic year ahead, and remain focused on our journey of improvement.

Each of our academies has its own Academy Improvement Plan (AIP), clearly detailing bespoke priorities, plans, monitoring, and evaluation for the year ahead for that academy.

Each AIP is written by, and is the responsibility of, the Headteacher and Senior Leaders of each academy.

The Trust also has a number of ambitions and improvement priorities for the year ahead, including:

- To further improve outcomes and provision for all learners. Our 2022/23 Voyage Education Framework focuses particularly on assessment, including the combined strategy, reduction of Persistence Absenteeism, attainment, support, and ambition for our EAL learners in writing and challenge.

- To meet the ambitious targets outlined in our Voyage Green Promise.

- To raise awareness, challenge stereotypes, and develop a shared understanding of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion throughout the organisation.

- To develop business continuity practices and central services in our growing Trust.

- To guide the Trust carefully through the national cost of living and energy crisis, and support our staff and families facing difficulties as appropriate.

- To continue to develop a whole MAT coaching culture, and consistently train leaders to use coaching as a vehicle for improvement and behaviours (Voyage

Coaching Leaders Cohort 2).

- To ensure that Old Leake Primary Academy is fully assimilated into the Trust and that the Trust is adding clear value to its learners, staff, families and community.

- To further develop middle leaders across the Trust to understand leadership, their role, subject intent, and curriculum design - and how they can be effective as a leader.

- To further strengthen governance and local accountability by recruiting more stakeholders, including community members and parents to some Academy Councils.

- To increase the number of Trustees from 8 to 13, and recruit new Trustees based on skill analysis and need.

- To introduce a new MIS across the Trust for the benefit of academies.

- To embed the Managed HR Service across the Trust to support leaders in developing the workforce, and supporting employees through the employee life cycle.

- To further develop our role and opportunities as a System Leader, and develop mutually beneficial MAT-to-MAT partner working.

- Continue to regularly evaluate, and improve, the effectiveness of our Central Services to ensure there is transparency and accountability at all levels.

- To ensure that Headteachers have transparency of services and are confident they are receiving good value for money from Central Services at all times.