Chair of the
Board of Directors It is a great privilege to introduce the de Ferrers Trust Annual Review. This review will give you the opportunity to learn about how the Trust works towards its key strategic priorities and lives out the Trust’s vision and values. The last academic year has been the most challenging in education history. However, the Trust, its school leaders and all our staff have risen to this unprecedented challenge. They have ensured that the education for our young people, their wellbeing and safety has been at the forefront of each day, regardless of whether school buildings were open or closed. And, for clarity, they were certainly open more often than they were closed. Our core business of teaching and learning continued in the most imaginative and creative ways. It is thanks to the dedication of everyone in the Trust that our students continued to thrive, and our vision was lived out in all our seven schools.
You will read in the review about the people and roles which drive our vision and values and make progress toward our strategic aims, including People and Finance. You will read about how the Trust is governed and how this has developed in our seven local governing bodies. Most importantly, you will also learn about how we safeguard our students, and how we have navigated through the changing landscape of the pandemic. I would like to thank our Chief Executive, Ian, the Trust Central Team, the Board of Directors and our wonderful school leaders who have continued to support and drive our vision to ensure that our young people truly flourish. I look forward to our new academic year. A year when The de Ferrers Trust will ensure that all our children and young people in our care have the opportunity to fulfil their potential through achieving highly regardless of their ability or background. Claire Shaw Chair of the Board of Directors
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