ELT SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION - COVID-19 (20/03/2020)
A Different Sort of Badge
Enriching the curriculum!
All schools across the Trust have - rightly - focused huge effort and energy into curriculum design. This year will see a continuation of this. Carole Rhodes - Principal at Endeavour Academy in Hyde - is pleased with progress the whole staff team is making. “We have reviewed our, principles and determining what pupils are to learn during their time at each academy. Leaders are setting out what approaches to implementation are taken and how these mesh with any signature pedagogies that are evolving.” This is crucial and important work. But there’s another side of the curriculum that needs thinking about as well. The Enquire Learning Trust academies offer a broad range of enrichment opportunities to pupils. From outdoor adventures to artistic excellence, farming to football, conservation to cricket, every day in an Enquire Learning Trust school sees staff create amazing learning that complements what happens in classrooms. In many cases the offer taps into the passions and enthusiasm of staff and community members. If you’re looking to extend your offer look at our academies’ social media output (especially Twitter). If you’re not digitally engaged inspiration can be found in Flowery Field’s ground breaking farm, Yarm’s well planned sequence of residential visits, Elliston’s vast array of community engagement opportunities, Moorside’s sporting success and Easterside’s allotment. And I won’t even mention Forest Schools which will have a feature of their own in the next issue. Alvin Fell, Principal at Flowery Field sums up the approach at Flowery Field, “The curriculum needs to create opportunities for pupils to find their talents and excel.”
Manchester Road OFSTED Inspection
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Focus on Oakfield!
The Role of Trustees
School Funding
ICT Leadership
Finance Assistant Vacancy
The Enquire Learning Trust are seeking to appoint a strong and enthusiastic Finance Assistant to join the central finance team and work within the central trust team in Wakefield. The Trust are a growing provider of primary education across the North of England, currently consisting of 29 primary academies. We are committed to providing each child in our academies with an excellent educational experience for future success. This is a new and developing role within the Enquire Learning Trust and an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to develop with the position within the Trust. This is a key role in the finance team where you will play a pivotal role in the administration of the central finance function. It is essential that the postholder has significant experience in maintaining a computerised finance system to a high standard. The successful candidate will be AAT qualified and will be able to demonstrate the ability to work on their own initiative and to work to a high degree of accuracy throughout. The role will be full time and permanent, the salary on offer will range between SCP 13 – 17 (£22,021 - £23,836) dependant on experience. The trust offers a generous annual support package and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. The Enquire Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As this post is classified as having access to children or vulnerable adults the successful applicant will have to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS. If you would like to explore your suitability for this role further, or have any questions, please contact Jodie Younger, Director of Finance via the details published on the vacancies section of the Trust's website (enquirelearningtrust.org). The closing date for this position is the 23rdSeptember 2019. However, if we receive a high level of quality applications at an early stage, we reserve the right to close this position early.
Inspections
Welcome Mandy Taylor!
Moorside Primary Academy, part of the Enquire Learning Trust will welcome Mandy Taylor as its new Principal in September. Mandy has been promoted from her previous role as Vice Principal, at Dowson Primary Academy, also part of the Enquire Learning Trust. She beat six other strong candidates to the appointment. Mandy is excited to be given the opportunity to continue to strengthen Moorside following the departure of Phil Dickson. Commenting on her new post, Mandy said “ I have always been passionate and committed, both as a teacher and later as a leader, to ensuring that children in my care receive the absolute best education. I am proud of the work I have done so far in education but was ready for the next challenge and when the opportunity to lead the team at Moorside Primary Academy presented itself, I couldn't resist the opportunity to apply! I feel privileged and excited to be working with the team at Moorside where staff share my drive to make a real difference to children's outcomes and ultimately their life opportunities. All staff pride themselves on striving for excellence and placing children at the heart of everything they do. Our values of pride, collaboration, understanding and respect underpin all our work and reflect our aspirations for the children. Through a combination of support, challenge and high expectations of what they are capable of, children will be guided to be the best they can be and achieve their full potential whilst in our care."