People Strategy

This holistic approach reflects our commitment to attracting, retaining, and nurturing passionate, skilled staff, while fostering a relational, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels connected, valued, and able to thrive.

Welcoming Talented People

At the heart of our People Strategy is a commitment to attracting and welcoming talented individuals who share our values and vision.

At our Trust, we believe that every person brings unique strengths and perspectives, and we strive to create an environment where everyone feels valued, welcomed, and connected from the very first interaction, building the foundations of strong and respectful relationships.

Easy Application Process

Our welcoming recruitment portal makes it easy to explore opportunities within our Trust. We are dedicated to continually improving our recruitment process to ensure it reflects our values and provides an inclusive, fair, and transparent experience for all.

Supportive Induction

Our new starters are welcomed through a comprehensive and thoughtfully designed induction programme that ensures they feel prepared, supported, and connected from day one.

Every induction includes key elements to help staff feel confident in their role and aligned with our Trust values. While the specific content and pace of induction will vary depending on the role, all colleagues can expect:

A structured introduction to the Trust and their academy, including our vision, values, relational culture and expectations
Role-specific training, ensuring staff understand the systems, processes, and key responsibilities relevant to their position
Safeguarding, health & safety and mandatory training, ensuring compliance and confidence in key aspects of the role
Opportunities to connect with teams, ask questions, and start building strong relationships within the Trust community

This supportive and relational approach ensures all staff regardless of their role, has the foundation they need to thrive, grow, and make a meaningful contribution.

All of our induction materials can be found on our staff intranet.

Generous Benefits

We are committed to ensuring our benefits and policies meet the needs of our staff to create a caring, supportive and modern workplace.

Retaining Talented People

At our Trust, everyone has the opportunity to grow and succeed. We empower our staff to excel within a culture of trust, collaboration, and high support, ensuring that together we provide the best possible outcomes for our children and families.

Our Wellbeing Commitment

We take the wellbeing of our staff seriously, recognising they are our greatest asset. At our Trust, we are committed to fostering a culture of fairness, trust, kindness, respect, and inclusion.

We are committed to providing a healthy working environment and improving the quality of the working lives for all staff.  The integration of wellbeing in all work activities and practices creates a positive environment for staff to work in.

We are extremely proud that our academies have been successful in achieving the Wellbeing Award for Schools (WAS).

We also offer personal support through our confidential Staff Counselling Service and have Mental Health First Aiders available across the Trust to provide guidance and care when needed.

Workload

We are committed to ensuring workloads are fair and manageable, and our leaders foster a culture of support, balance, and wellbeing.

Relational Culture Charter

A positive culture where trusting relationships are at the core of our everyday practice, creating a community where everyone can thrive.

Annual Staff Survey

Employee voice matters to us. Each year, we survey our staff to understand what’s working well and where we can improve. Feedback is carefully reviewed at both Trust and academy levels so we can listen, respond, and continually enhance the working environment for our staff.

Developing Talented People

We are a learning organisation where everyone can achieve their full potential. Through a culture rooted in strong relationships, shared learning, and mutual respect, we empower our staff to be their best so they can provide exceptional support to our children and families.

Investing in Our Talented People

We are a learning organisation where everyone can reach their full potential. We provide professional development, mentoring, and coaching to help everyone grow, thrive, and make a real difference for our children and families.

Many of our leaders began their careers within the Trust, reflecting our commitment to nurturing talent and supporting staff to take on new challenges and leadership opportunities. We are creating early career pathways through apprenticeships, work experience, placements and internships, giving young people and new staff the chance to learn and develop.

Our Learning Development and Research Hub

Our Learning, Development and Research Hub aims to bring together our exceptional expertise with a Trust wide research-informed CPD that allows our staff to access flexibly.

We will also provide updates about the research we are undertaking in our academies around the necessary adaptations to cognitive science informed pedagogies needed for children with SEND and SEMH.

We are carrying out action research in two of our academies on effective deployment of teaching assistants. This work across the course of the year shows collaborative working with both teachers and the teaching assistants in order to improve pupil outcomes. Furthermore, we are running a series of SEND pedagogy sessions at another one of our academies to upskill teachers in research-informed pedagogies. Finally, we are curating a library of brilliant CPD resources that leaders can assign to staff, personalising their professional development.

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