While we cannot know the future, the purpose of the CLF Strategy 2030 is to ensure the CLF is prepared and focused on meeting the challenges of this decade, while also providing hope and opportunities to our learners, our people and our communities; it is against the ideals of this narrative that work of the trust is monitored and its future success judged.

Steve Taylor, CEO - Cabot Learning Federation

Our Core Strategy

Equity Through Education is underpinned by three core strategies central to all trust activity. They guide decisions around development and improvement, while adhering to our commitment to create equity of opportunity, promote inclusion, remove disadvantage and reject discrimination.

  • Through the Lens of Disadvantage

    • Strategic emphasis on delivering excellence for disadvantaged learners even over other groups.
    • Benchmarking our impact through the lens of disadvantaged learners.
    • Developing best practice among CLF People to deliver for disadvantaged learners.
    • Working in tandem with others via CLF Partnerships to support our most disadvantaged families.

  • Investing in People

    • Sector-leading support, learning and professional development.
    • A welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment.
    • Resilient, empowered teams, with leaders at all levels.
    • Meaningful commitment to wellbeing and career progression.
    • High standards and ambitions for learners and their families.

  • Investing in Partnerships

    • Deep and collaborative connections throughout our communities.
    • Clear understanding of community issues and opportunities, and enthusiasm to engage.
    • Strong relationships with learners, parents, carers, volunteers and alumni.
    • Contribute to the educational and social landscape – locally, regionally and nationally.
    • Partner with other civic agencies to be a force for good in our local area

Our Sub-Strategies

Designed as enablers of our core pillars, these seven sub-strategies transcend teams and departments to resonate throughout the CLF. Driven by senior members of staff and reviewed annually, these ambitions will contribute to the sustainable development of the trust.

EDI
Wellbeing
Digital
Voice
Leadership
Operating at Scale
Environment
  • Unwavering commitment to advancing equal opportunities for all, eliminating discrimination, and upholding CLF values of equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • Ensure the Trust remains a place where everyone feels they belong and supported to succeed.
  • Support the drive to diversify the CLF workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.
  • Grow EDI Networks which create safe spaces for children and adults to be themselves.
  • Provide resources to help staff and students positively and proactively manage their wellbeing.
  • Ensure support is signposted and easily available if people are struggling.
  • Further evolve a wellbeing curriculum which aligns with our goal of self-agency.
  • Play an active role in communities which supports equitable access to mental health services for all – particularly those experiencing disadvantage.
  • Enable all staff and pupils to safely and effectively work and learn anytime, anywhere.
  • Be future-seekers, equipped and ready to adopt technology which has ‘crossed the chasm’.
  • Give people the right tools to support their work, and train them to excel.
  • Embrace technology which supports partnership ambitions within the community and across clusters and wider education system.
  • Be a listening organisation which puts its people at the heart of strategic choices.
  • Nurture cohesive and coherent systems which gather and understand stakeholder views.
  • Maintain strong understanding of our trust and its impact through the eyes of our communities.
  • Be a model for CLF students, staff, families and communities to use to enact societal change
  • Utilise Trust experience to develop leadership to meet the challenges of this decade.
  • Raise standards by investing in capacity and expertise across the Trust.
  • Nurture a leadership culture which sustains a high-performing Trust which improves as it grows.
  • Empower leaders to take ownership of improvements which raise standards
  • Deploy the right resource at the right time to deliver maximum impact.
  • Establish efficient and effective systems which add value and support core priorities.
  • Build a scalable model which enables both standardised and empowered future growth.
  • Develop a new financial operating model, shaped by the above outputs, which delivers successful outcomes.
  • A shared commitment to reducing environmental impact which will see all schools hold Eco Schools Green Flag status.
  • An annual environmental conference where green champions can showcase positive action in schools.
  • Deep pupil engagement in environmental matters, supported by the CLF curriculum.
  • Provide data to help schools understand and reduce their impact through behaviour and technical change.

Strategy In Action

09
Dec

CLF Academies in this month’s Voices Newspapers

CLF academies feature in the December edition of the Voices newspapers. Please see below for more details.

To mark their centenary anniversary and further our commitment to supporting the growth, development, and legacy of the Kingswood community, they were delighted to welcome children and their families, King’s Oak alumni, residents, local authority organisations and community businesses to join them for a special afternoon tea.

 

Pupils at Minerva Primary Academy, with the help of staff, have opened their very own Post Office. This brand-new role play area is for pupils to gain experiences of real-life activity and introduce a narrative into their play.

Bristol Metropolitan Academy held a non uniform day and sponsored read for Children in Need.

 

England Rugby wants to take rugby to more state schools and is partnering with multi academy trusts. Schools from two of them, King’s Oak Academy from the Cabot Learning Federation, and Sedgehill Academy from United Learning, played before the England v Argentina test match.

06
Dec

Winterstoke Hundred Academy in the Weston Mercury

Pupils helped to fit the first solar panel to the roof of the new expansion of Winterstoke Hundred Academy in Locking Parklands on Tuesday, in a ceremony marking another important step forward for the upcoming eco-school.

The school expansion, which is funded by Homes England’s Housing Infrastructure Fund, supports North Somerset Council’s commitment to make North Somerset carbon neutral by 2030. The three-storey building is designed to achieve Net Zero carbon in operation, a much-sought BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating for energy efficiency and a 10% biodiversity net gain, which will protect and promote plants and wildlife.

Find out how the Weston Mercury reported this story!

06
Dec

Pupils plant trees with the mayor!

School children from Minerva Primary Academy from Years 4, 5 and 6 went to Hillfields park to plant trees.

It was hard work digging the holes, but the children had help from volunteers including Marvin Rees, the Bristol Mayor!

As Minerva Global citizens, they supported national tree week in their community by planting trees in the park. While the children were there, they learnt about the seedling native trees which are being planted to create a woodland which will become home to lots of wildlife. They also planted some larger trees like a hazel tree and a Tibetan cherry tree.

Jenny Harvey Principal of Minerva Primary Academy said, “It was a fantastic community morning filled with lots of great teamwork. We can’t wait to see the trees grow.”

29
Nov

Broadoak Academy in the Weston Mercury

The BBC visited Broadoak Academy recently as part of their ‘Share your Story’ Tour. BBC Ambassadors shared their true stories with the students in Years 7 to 10 covering something that they have been through and overcome. Students then had the opportunity to ask questions and to find out more about the BBC ambassadors including their story and their careers.

Click here to find out how the Weston Mercury reported this story

This news item also featured in the Weston Mercury newspaper, please see below.

 

24
Nov

CEO Steve Taylor interviewed by Schools Week

Steve Taylor, CEO of the Cabot Learning Federation has been interviewed by a national educational news website, Schools Week. Steve is also Chair of the Queens Street Group and he spoke to Schools Week about the launch of its three-point agenda for the year ahead, and why the Queen Street Group started.

To find out what Steve had to say please click here

23
Nov

Fundraising for BBC Children in Need

Fundraising took place across the Federation for the very worthy cause that is Children in Need. Here is how two of our academies raised money.

Mr Steve O’Callaghan, Principal of Hanham Woods Academy was gunged by students! But it was all in a good cause, staff and students at the academy were raising money for BBC Children in Need. Students bought a raffle ticket for a £1.00 and the lucky winners got to gunge their Principal. Funds were also raised at a tuck shop pop-up at breaktime, £1.00 per bag. In total over £48.00 has been raised so far for this worthy cause, with money still coming in!

 

Bristol Metropolitan Academy have raised an amazing £815 for Children in Need with their non-uniform day. Their librarian, Mrs Harman made a beautiful Pudsey cake and organised their sponsored Big Read which will add to their total amount fundraised so far.

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