What we offer

• Focused Primary School Improvement (dedicated time with our Director of Learning)
• Innovative Curriculum Design (tailored support for each school to ensure coherence and progression within each subject domain, including Subject Leader development)
• Having opened 2 new schools it has given us the opportunity to design curriculums from scratch – we now have models to share with other schools and we know that the design resonates strongly with the OFSTED framework.
• Tailored support for assessment and moderation
• Trust Support with Ofsted preparation and during inspections
• SIAMS framework - support for schools
• Established SENCO network - assessment packages purchased, SEND specialists, SEND reviews/audits

• Appointed delivery partners for the UCL Early Careers Teachers Framework
• Appointed delivery partners with CEFEL for the new suite of National Professional Qualifications
• Collaborative learning opportunities for pupils within The Keys
• Professional Development
• Network Opportunities at all levels
• Weekly Leadership Briefings
• Annual Leadership Conferences
• Governor Conference
• Strong partnership with Wokingham Borough Council
• Delivery of CPD for the Forest Learning Alliance
• Hub structure to encourage collaboration
• Roundtables: Subject Leadership and Adaptive Teaching and Inclusion
• Inset Days e.g. retrieval practice, RE and World Views, PPG strategies
• Peer Reviews

• Strong financial management and budgeting
• Assist with staffing structures to ensure the budget is balanced
• Access to Capital Funding (secured £720k from Conditions Improvement Fund over the last two years)
• Access to financial efficiencies due to Trust wide procurement
• Advice with school organisation planning
• Assisting schools in the setting up of new systems, post conversion
• Revenue Reserves to support schools in challenging pressures

• HR, Recruitment and Staffing
• Trust wide recruitment of high-quality staff including secondment opportunities
• Sharing of specialist staff across schools in the Hub MFL, PE Music
• Sharing of cover teachers
• Health and Safety for all schools within the Trust
• Trust agreements in place for property maintenance and HR with WBC
• GDPR
• IT infrastructure and hardware
• Trust support with cyber security
• Good Estates Management
• Trust support with Sustainability and Climate Change
• Established Systems - SSSCPD, CPOMS, Arbor, GovernorHub, Medi-tracker
• Being in the same admissions authority allows schools to manage admissions fairly across schools in the local vicinity
• Support with admissions and appeals - training

• Termly Headteacher and Chair of Governor Briefings
• Termly Clerk Briefings
• Central Policies to reduce workload
• Support with Admission and Appeals
• Training for Governors and Clerks

• Unlimited access to an Executive Leader for coaching/mentoring
• Support with PPA from outstanding teachers across the Trust
• Central support with Recruitment, HR, Finance and Admin areas
• Marketing support
• Review of staffing structures
• Governance
• Support with financial planning and budget monitoring

The Keys Academy Trust welcomes applications from all schools including Local Authority Maintained schools in accordance with our Articles of Association. We have experts to guide schools efficiently and smoothly through the academisation process, covering the following areas;

• Project management throughout the conversion process
• Oversee the application to convert to academy status
• Provide templates for Consultation with all Stakeholders
• Liaise with the Regional Schools Commissioner
• Assist on all land issues
• Provision of legal support
• Lead TUPE Consultation and processes alongside WBC
• Training of all admin staff in new HR, Financial and Budgeting systems
• Communication to Stakeholders following conversion
• Established strong relationships with the RSE, DfE, WBC and ODBE which has enabled our sustained growth