News@Kimberley
Founded 1925
April 2015 Issue 43#
A record of the life of the school,
its duties and pleasure, its work and play;
a chronicle of endeavour
and achievement
Head’s Lines
School seeks worthy partners
in bid to join a Multi-Academy Trust
At the time we became an academy, it was clear
that the overwhelming majority of Nottinghamshire
schools were going to do the same thing. The
Local Authority were scaling back their resources
and our Governors wanted to ensure a secure
future for this school. We have been steadfast
in the commitments made at that time and also
derived benefit from academy status. As promised, we have not used our autonomy to erode
conditions of service, distance ourselves from
the Leisure Centre or change the holiday
pattern. However, the political and educational
landscapes are constantly shifting and it is clear
the Department for Education want to see all
stand-alone academies like ours joining MultiAcademy Trusts. My duty is to ensure the school
remains strong and well situated to deliver the best
service possible for this community. Governors
have considered the potential benefits of joining
a group of academies and they resolved to do so
at their recent Full Governing Body meeting. The
next step for them is to consider which trust to join;
one that can offer us all the benefits of partnership
within a like-minded structure, whilst also retaining
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the much prized autonomy to continue to develop
within our own community and influence the
development of any Trust we might join. There are
many groups established or emerging and many
of these do not share our ethos and would not be
considered as suitable partners. However, others
offer us exciting possibilities to enhance the work
we do without losing any of the features we have
become well known for. This decision will be taken
at their meeting on 13th May.
Governors are opening a consultation period from
now until 1st May and would welcome your views
on what we should be looking to gain from this
new phase in our evolution and what you would
consider to be unwelcome in any new partnership.
You can contribute to the consultation by writing
to the school (envelopes marked “consultation for the attention of the Chair of Governors” or
by email to [email protected] with
“consultation” in the subject line. The Governors
and I look forward to hearing from you.
Kimberley • Nottingham • NG16 2NJ
www.kimberleyschool.co.uk
Chris Teal - Headteacher
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0115 938 7000