The leaflet will give organisations a brief introduction to new school competitions and the role of the proposers.
Schools may begin the trust school process at any time in the school year; therefore this plan has assumed that each term is of equal in length.
Examples of universities working with trusts and the opportunities that arise.
The Local Authorities’ guide to trust schools gives an overview
of what trust schools are, how to become a trust school and the
benefits of trust status.
The handbook will give trust partners important information on
the role of a trustee. The handbook is available to download as
pdf, or a free copy can be ordered from the consortium
office.
Please email contact@trustandfoundationschools.org.uk
with your name, organisation address and the name of the trust you
support.
A presentation to support the induction of new trustees.
The trust schools toolkit outlines the process that schools need to go through to acquire a trust - please download the new revised DCSF version (June 2009).
Further support is offered in the Guide to becoming a trust school:
The guidance note offers schools support in developing an effective approach to business involvement in a trust school. It focuses on five key areas to consider when researching and talking to business partners. A checklist is provided to ensure all key points are considered.
The following memorandum of understanding can be used as a template when starting discussions with potential partners:
An overview flyer to explain to business the benefits of being involved with a trust school:
This leaflet explains the benefits to universities and higher education institutes of becoming part of a trust.
The following are example legal documents and guidance on the process of setting up a trust.
An overview of changing character for National Challenge Trusts / Federations / Co-operative trusts.
The following documents contain general information that will be of use in the setting up and running of a trust and trust school:
Showcase is the trust and foundation schools newsletter allowing you to read about creative and innovative practices in established and emerging trust schools.
The consortium have recently undertaken a progress review of the programme by interviewing the first 120 open trust schools and measuring the impact that the trust schools model has made on them.