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The Fosse Way School Trust

Addressing the Every Child Matters agenda, raising standards and transition issues for children with special needs.

This single school trust opened in September 2008.  The school is situated near Bath and draws pupils from a range of backgrounds, both urban and rural, across Bath and north-east Somerset, as well as six other local authorities. It is comparatively small with 145 pupils currently on role.

Partners: Bristol University, National Autistic Society South West and an Independent Community member.

The school has a long working relationship with Bristol University and The National Autistic Society (NAS).  For example, the University has carried out a lot of research at the school spending a considerable amount of time with pupils and staff and giving valuable feedback to the school on their research to further improve the work of the school. Their involvement had also given access to other University departments. The Independent member was someone who could contribute to the vision and focus of the trust and its development.

Examples of trust impact include:

• The formalisation of the relationship with NAS has now resulted in support and training for the co-ordinator in how to get funding and give her the skills she needs to develop her role.
• Consultant led training in Applied Behaviour Analysis has impacted positively on Behaviour Management throughout the school. The school and Bangor University is now in the process of developing a Masters programme in Aspergers and Autism
• Pupil observation in the classroom with critical friend solutions now takes place on a regular basis. This has varied the school’s approach to behaviour management and is making positive changes to classroom practice.
• Pupils’ ability to enjoy and achieve much more is derived from the Extended Services agenda in the provision of additional activities and programmes during the holiday periods.

Plans for the future include developing cohesive collaborative outreach activities with NAS in providing training opportunities and support mechanisms for parents, in particular for parents and pupils in mainstream schools to improve outcomes for young people...  The trust also wants to go beyond the county boundaries (at present the school covers six). The Trust is now looking at providing all CPD for the school and it becoming a commissioning Trust. The school considers the trust as a vehicle for improvement - “It offers an additional dimension to the school and enables us to take a more holistic view of our pupils and families”.  David Gregory, Headteacher at Fosse Way School.