Investing in our Academies

Creating the environment our children deserve.

The Trust has a national reputation for its exceptional financial management. Each year we make a substantial investment in our buildings, this year in the region of £14m was spent to enhance the learning environment for pupils and staff. The Trust’s lean structure allows us to spend more in schools and less on administration and offices. Our CEO and CFOO have worked closely with the DfE and ministers to model Trust finance. In 2021/22, the Trust’s external auditors once again issued clean, true, fair and regularity opinions.

New Dining Area for increased student capacity: Goole

• Every year, every pupil and student are gifted three books to encourage reading for pleasure. In addition, every KS2 pupil is provided with their own tablet.

• Recently, the Trust has facilitated new extensions and refurbishments for multiple academies to accomodate growing student numbers and replacing outdated facilities.

• Curriculum resources and materials including visual displays and wall art are available to every academy with bespoke designs subject to their locality.

• Trust-wide healthy menus are being developed across academies, lowering food costs while improving food quality for students.

• Hanson Academy joined the Trust in July 2022 and by September 2022 we had invested £1m to upgrade IT systems.

Inspiring professional learning in Barnsley, Doncaster, Selby & Wakefield.

Our Teaching School Hub is investing in our staff to deliver the education our children deserve. We are led by a valuesdriven partnership united by a common goal: to improve the lives of children and young people in our communities through high-quality education. During 2022, we also became the designated Science Learning Partnership for South and East Yorkshire, and begun national delivery of Subject Knowledge Enhancements.