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

26
Jun

Bristol teacher wins major prize at national awards

An important prize has been awarded to a teacher at a school in Bristol at the Tes Schools Awards, one of the biggest nights in the UK education calendar which was held on Friday 23rd June at the Grosvenor House Hotel, on London’s Park Lane.

 Sally Goodridge from Summerhill Primary Academy in Bristol has won Primary Curriculum Leader of the Year for her incredible work integrating PE into the school way of life.

Dubbed the ‘Oscars of Education’, the Tes Schools Awards is now in its landmark 15th year. It celebrates the extraordinary commitment, quality and innovation shown by teachers and support staff across the UK.

Sally has used her passion for sport to rejuvenate the PE curriculum at Summerhill, where staff PE surveys showed that teachers lacked confidence in delivering the PE curriculum.

After taking over leadership of the subject, she created a bespoke learning package for all staff and used Sport Premium funding to bring expert sports coaches into school to co-teach and mentor teachers in PE.

Sally’s enthusiasm for her subject is spreading throughout the school. She launched a Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds approach across PE, PSHE and Personal Development, including a new active uniforms policy so that children are ready for physical activity at any point during the school day. The policy has helped Summerhill get an outstanding judgement from Ofsted for personal development.

Sally’s fresh approach to PE has seen participation in lunchtime and after school sports clubs expand markedly, with a big boost in the numbers of disadvantaged pupils taking part.

Now Sally is working on developing leadership outside the school and is sharing her expertise with PE leads across Summerhill’s parent trust.

Judge Amanda Wilson said: “This is an excellent example of how the impact is so much greater when something is truly threaded throughout a school. The way Sally has engaged the whole school community in these activities and evidenced their impact so well, is really impressive.”

Sally Goodridge from Summerhill Primary Academy said: “I’m totally blown away to have won this award! The work we’ve managed to carry out at the school is testament to the support we’ve had from the senior leadership team, as well as the trust we are a part of.”

Tes editor and chief judge of the Tes Schools Awards Jon Severs said: “With these awards we honour the education community, who we’ve served for nearly 113 years. This year has seen some incredibly high-quality entries.

“These awards showcase just how vital our education professionals are to every facet of this country. Teachers, leaders and support staff all play such an important role in schools: this is our chance to say thank you for all that they do.”

 

20
Jun

Hundreds enjoy Broadoak’s centenary Festival of Culture

 

Hundreds of Weston families joined a showcase of all that is great about their town at a unique festival held as part of Broadoak Academy’s centenary celebrations.

The school teamed up with a host of community groups and partner organisations for its Festival of Culture, a one-day celebration of the town’s talent and diversity.

The event ran from 11am-3pm at the Windwhistle Road campus on Saturday, and offered a wide range of displays, talks and hands-on activities for visitorn to try.

That included sports tasters with Weston Rugby Club and Uphill Juniors Football Club, while Cornish Gig Rowers who added a maritime flavour to festivities.

More artistic visitors were able to try some hands-on craft activities courtesy of Weston Artspace and an Afghan kite-making workshop.

Youngsters were able to engage with a team from Avon and Somerset Constabulary, while there was also a wide range of groups focused on promoting equality and diversity – values at the core of the Broadoak ethos, and supported by its parent trust the Cabot Learning Federation.

Those groups included North Somerset LSBTQ+ Forum, the Race Equality Network, the Multi-Cultural Friendship Society, Weston Polish Association, the Muslim/Mosque & Bangladeshi Community, the Hindu/South Asian Community Group and SARI.

Visitors – which included Weston Mayor Ciaran Cronnelly – were also able to enjoy music and dance performances, a wide range of international cuisine and even inflatables for youngsters.

It was a day of fun and excitement which celebrate all that is special about Weston – as well as Broadoak’s place within it over the past 100 years.

Danny McGilloway, Principal at Broadoak Academy, said: “The day was a huge success. It was heart-warming to see how the community came together to celebrate and enjoy the rich diversity Weston-super-Mare has to offer.

“It has only served to strengthen my pride in this town and the people who live here. Our community shares a wonderful spirit of cultural richness and love for each other, and our Festival of Culture proved that.”

15
Jun

Students shine at national Maths Challenge

 

More than one hundred budding maths champions from Years 7 and 8 at Hanham Woods Academy have earned a series of medals in the national Junior Maths Challenge.

Hanham Woods’ 125 students enjoyed a won 9 golds, 24 silvers and 35 bronzes. Top performer in Year 7 was Hayden Champion and top performer in Year 8 was Harrison Price.

Josh Hocking, Head of Maths at Hanham Woods, had the tough task of selecting students for the one-hour maths challenge in the academy’s main hall.

The Junior Mathematical Challenge is a 60-minute, multiple-choice challenge. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. The problems on the Junior Mathematical Challenge are designed to make students think. Most are accessible, yet can still challenge those with more experience.

The UK Mathematics Trust was founded in 1996 and its charitable aim is to advance the education of young people in the subject.

The charity does this by working with hundreds of volunteers across the UK to organise competitions which promote problem-solving and teamwork and other mathematical enrichment activities.

Josh said: “The challenge is an excellent enrichment opportunity to stretch our mathematicians beyond their day-to-day curriculum. The Maths Team and I are absolutely delighted to see our students achieve the best results in the school’s history for the second year in a row.”

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