UKAT Prospectus

Prospectus for Partners and Potential Joiners

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Welcome

UKAT is a confident and very reflective Trust, with a strong sense of moral duty and social responsibility. We strive to serve and hold true to our values. Through working collaboratively with a growing family of primary and secondary schools, proactively supported by the prestigious University of Kent, together, we have a wider impact on the educational outcomes and opportunities for all our young people, their families and the wider community. I have been an educator in Essex, Inner London, and Kent for 25 years. Having been a Headteacher of large comprehensive schools and an Executive Head of three Primary schools, I fully recognise the power of collaboration within and across organisations, as well as the importance of building a positive, cohesive, and reflective culture to empower young people and staff to achieve their absolute best. If you would like to explore working in genuine partnership, I would be delighted to hear from you.

Allan Osborne CEO

Mission, Values, Vision and Future

UKAT Mission: UKAT enriches its communities through an empowering,inclusive and aspirational educational vision UKAT Values: • Working together: Only through working as one can we achieve prominence • Outward facing: Collaboration, co operation and partnership drive our success • True to ourselves: The only way to inspire transformation is through authenticity and integrity • Being reflective: Through being analytical and self-reflective we have created a culture that nurtures and encourages growth and progression • Everyone counts: Our commitment is to genuine inclusivity, equality and celebrating diversity • Going the extra mile: Exceeding expectations to reach the best possible outcomes

UKAT Vision: • Recognition as a leading educator; an outward facing and collaborative MAT which is steered by the University of Kent • Sustaining high quality education across the MAT • A relentless focus on workforce development and effectiveness: recruitment of the best teachers, leaders and support staff with defined career pathways and robust retention of talent • The leadership capacity and financial strength to enable a stable future and further growth • An expanded Trust which has an ‘all through’ and strongly inclusive provision • A flagship post-16 provider for all, specialising in science, medical and health pathways, with meaningful collaboration on technical and vocational qualifications, set within a new purpose-built facility • To act responsibly and mindfully to help protect the environment for the next generation

• Visionary thinking: We embrace forward thinking and innovation in order to shape our future

UKAT Future: • Sustaining the highest quality of education across the MAT • Continuing a relentless focus on the development of our teachers, leaders and support staff by providing defined career pathways, continuing professional development, and robust retention of talent with a focus on ‘growing our own’ • Developing into an expanded Trust which has an ‘all through’ and strongly inclusive provision, designed to increase opportunities for both staff and students and strengthen student experience through transition phases supporting young people of all ages and abilities, including those with significant needs • Establish the UKAT Sixth Form as a new, ground breaking post 16 provider for all, specialising in science, medical and health pathways, with meaningful collaboration on technical and vocational qualifications within a new purpose-built facility

What we ask from you As UKAT grows, we intend to grow with unique schools and academies that also share the basic principles and values of our organisation. This ensures that growth benefits all schools and academies within the MAT both now and in the future. Our hopes and expectations for schools and academies joining UKAT are: • Whilst each UKAT school/academy retains its own vision and values, we will encourage each school/academy to agree to and help to further the UKAT Trust-wide values • Each school/academy will be willing to engage with the University of Kent as Lead Sponsor of UKAT, including utilising University resources for their students as decided by the school/academy Principal/Headteacher • Each school/academy will be willing to work collaboratively and positively with the other UKAT schools/academies to benefit educational experiences across the MAT. UKAT is keen to ensure that the Trust exists to support academies/schools in the most appropriate way for each individual school/ academy, and in a way that facilitates the autonomy of each school/academy.

• Acting responsibly and mindfully to help protect the environment for the next generation

The priority of all MAT activities is the teaching and learning of students and the innovative, creative and cost-effective services the Trust can provide to facilitate this.

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UKAT Offer for Schools and Academies UKAT offer to Staff

community cohesion through our successful adult and family learning programmes and creatively engaging with digital marketing using all social media platforms. Our most recent success has been our Science TikTok, which has over 300,000 followers. UKAT has also helped staff to develop specialist skills and expertise in key areas such as: • SEN (through the specialist Eliot Communications Centre (100 students with EHCPs) • Curriculum design and partnerships • Digital learning and investment in ICT infrastructure, including Apple technology • Breaking down the barriers to learning through innovative and creative partnership, working to widen participation in Higher Education, supported by our Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent

UKAT prides itself on being an innovative organisation, which challenges convention and tradition when it is truly needed for the growth and development of our students. To achieve this, UKAT is a self-reflective organisation, investing heavily in our people, creating teams that think outside the boxes, are motivated and dynamic, future thinkers whilst always operating with integrity, compassion and belief in the work that we do. We attain this through an aspirational CPD programme incorporating regular 360 degree reviews and working through a clearly defined leadership behaviours framework to continuously challenge, support, motivate and improve. UKAT values difference and diverse perspectives: we are outward looking and eager in our willingness to embrace the future. We welcome new ideas and new people within the strong, resilient culture we have established. Our staff have an impressive track record in innovation and trailblazing projects, including promoting mindfulness and wellbeing for young people and their families, building

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UKAT Offer for Schools and Academies UKAT offer to Students

Secondary schools/academies will have access to our unique UKAT Secondary Partnership Development programme, offering a range of activities for secondary school students. These include: • Priority places offered to primary school students to access places at the UKAT secondary schools/academies and the UKAT Sixth Form, as appropriate and wanted • University of Kent (UoK) campus taster days • University of Kent Stepping up Programme securing supported access to high quality HE institutions • Tried and tested UKAT Wellbeing Hub model for schools/academies • Unique wellbeing and mindfulness programme for all students • A bespoke academic mindset and coaching Amazing Minds Programme • University of Kent Science and Arts da Vinci experiences

Primary schools/academies will have access to our unique UKAT Primary Partnership Development programme, offering a range of activities for primary school students. These include: • All through transitions curriculum offer supporting the transition from primary to secondary learning • University Science and Arts ‘Super Saturdays’ delivered by University of Kent staff at our UKAT schools/academies • ‘Who's Who’ - Inspirational and Successful Speakers Programme – inviting external exciting and interesting professionals to meet and inspire our younger students • ‘Secondary School Experiences’ – fun and friendly transitions talks with our existing and former UKAT students • ‘Mini Mindfulness’ – taster mindfulness sessions offered for primary students. • Medway Test (11+) online tuition workshops for Year 5 students during half term breaks, as well as FREE online resources via our UKAT websites for parents and carers.

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• University lectures and workshops and transitions summer school opportunities • Interactions with graduate and post graduate university ambassadors • High-quality shared facilities and programmes across Brompton Academy, Chatham Grammar and the University of Kent campuses development programme built into the curriculum and rewards systems focussing on empowerment and equalities for all • A dynamic personal development programme including the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) and Electives • Established and successful Adult and Family Learning programmes • Recognised Arts Mark activities • A successful student leadership

UKAT offer to Parents/Carers UKAT offer to Parents/Carers

UKAT provides a comprehensive offer to our students’ parents/carers. As a UKAT school, your community will have access to:

• University webinars – informal myth busting sessions with our UoK staff and ambassadors discussing the practicalities of university, such as budgeting, pathways into university, qualifications and breaking down barriers to Higher Education • Mindfulness – family mindfulness three-week taster programme • Access Programme workshops – taster sessions and informal chats about joining our UoK Access programme for adults wanting to experience high quality and accessible learning experiences

• Regular communications about our Adult and Family Learning Programme offers, open to the wider community based at UKAT academies • Medway Test (11+) – a series of online meetings to support primary school parents and carers during the process and informal meetings about how the grammar school system works.

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School Improvement Support

UKAT began with an aim to support young people and providing robust school improvement support is part of that. UKAT has a proven track record in providing school improvement support, having successfully turned around Brompton Academy, an academy that continues to be first choice for Kent and Medway young people year on year. Following close behind is the newly developed and re-energised Chatham Grammar now enjoying a new brand, new facilities and new ICT infrastructure. Our approach to school improvement is tailored to meet the individual needs of each school/academy which is seen as unique with its own set of circumstances. Schools/ academies joining the Trust will be encouraged and supported to take on board UKAT’s

innovative curriculum and become part of this strong network of educational providers and stakeholders. UKAT are experienced and highly qualified in forward thinking change projects and will undertake a needs analysis for each academy/school to identify areas for improvement. Upon completion of the analysis, UKAT’s Executive Leadership Team will work collaboratively with the school/ academy leaders to devise improvement strategies, which may include staff working across sites to provide support, training and coaching to enhance practice, ensuring high standards are delivered. Our general improvement approach is for academies/ schools to support and organically grow each other.

Trust Partnerships

Before You Buy’ or you are interested in our SLA’ arrangements, or maybe you have some further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our UKAT Governance Office, Julia Culham on 01634 852341, or email us via ukattrustees@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk

Partnerships allow any interested schools or academies the chance to explore how joining UKAT might work for both parties, with a focus on collaboration in several targeted key areas for development. If you would like to discuss partnerships before joining, such as the ‘Try

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