The Tapscott Learning Trust Annual Report2022/23
JOINT WELCOME FROM OUR CEO AND CHAIR OF TRUSTEES 03 02 Mission 2022-2023 Our pupils will always be the cornerstone of our Trust and will have an effective voice in the work that we do Safeguarding is non-negotiable and consistently applied in all schools and settings All schools will promote equality and inclusivity for all We will form a platform for other schools with similar visions and ethos to join us for the mutual improvement of outcomes for all pupils and will support other schools by working collaboratively Our schools will offer a broad and balanced curriculum encompassing the arts and sport; as well as offering a vast array of experiences that will allow our pupils to access opportunities that may not always be available to them We will be a beacon employer for teaching professionals at all stages of their career and will ensure that our Training Hub will be at the forefront of training our staff The Trust will be wholly self -sufficient and operationally secure with clear community-led focus Effective governance at all levels offering excellent challenge and strategic support We will provide a consistent experience of high expectations Aims 2022-2023 4 Restructuring of central roles, systems and procedures for financial and operational running have been put in place to ensure effective running of the organisation and are fully compliant 4 We have implemented a joint technology plan focusing on infrastructure, opportunity and accessibility for all 4 All children are learning in successful or rapidly improving schools 4 Safeguarding risks are minimised and support is maximised for children in our settings 4 We continue to provide support to schools and educational settings outside of the Trust and have formed a platform for other schools with similar visions and ethos to join us for the mutual improvement of outcomes for all pupils 4 Effective governance at all levels to offer excellent challenges and strategic support ensuring the best outcomes for our children 4 Compliance with external agencies as well as internally ensuring that our policies are adhered to 4 The Trust has continued to develop its media presence OUR AGREED MISSION AND AIMS Last year we continued the work of the Trust, not only within our own schools, but also with other local schools and organisations further afield, working in partnership to further enhance the opportunities available to more children and to support more families and communities in these very challenging times. The work being done in both our Training and Sports Hubs goes from strength to strength and this has ensured that our staff are being trained to a very high quality, supporting their development and allowing us to retain and recruit an excellent workforce whilst seeing extremely high retention rates. We have been focussing much of our work in providing opportunities for our children and staff to be healthy and happy, which in turn allows us to ensure that we have really strong outcomes for all community members. At the end of August 2023 Maggie Cameron-Ratchford ended her term of office as our Chair of Trustees following four years in the role. During that time, the Trust has been incredibly successful and has further strengthened the work that we have done across our schools. Everyone at the Trust is very grateful to Maggie for the work that she has done and for the support that she has offered to so many of us. We are therefore delighted that Maggie will continue as a Trustee and also a LAB member at Kensington Primary School. We are delighted to present our stakeholder report for the sixth year to give you a flavour of just some of the things that have been achieved at the Trust and by our schools over the past twelve months. We are proud to work closely with all of our communities and firmly believe that ‘by working together, we really are achieving for all’. With very best wishes, Paul Harris CEO Maggie Cameron-Ratchford CHAIR OF TRUSTEES ALL Schools provide breakfast clubs and after school provision Languages spoken 80 2,261 361 pupils members of staff 4 Schools staff retention rate 98% of parents would recommend their school 94%
Our Members oversee the work of the Board of Trustees to ensure that we are delivering and adhering to our agreed mission, vision and aims. The majority of our Members are drawn from our local communities. Our Trustees are responsible for the strategic leadership of the Trust, ensuring that it adheres to our agreed mission, vision and aims as well as being accountable for driving educational standards and financial good health. The Board meets six times a year while its three sub-committees meet once each term. The Local Advisory Boards oversee the running of their school in terms of the curriculum, safeguarding and the budget. They ensure that their school’s leadership team is held to account for academic performance, high quality education, and quality of care. GOVERNANCE 04 Pupil Parliament Strategic Leadership Team CEO Curwen Local Advisory Board Head Teachers’ Group Audit & Risk Kensington Local Advisory Board Senior Operations Team Finance, Operations & Resource Board of Trustees Members North Beckton Local Advisory Board Ranelagh Local Advisory Board Safeguarding, Standards & Curriculum The Trust has appointed Paula Jeffers as the new Chair of Trustees for 2023/24. Paula has been a Trustee and LAB member at Curwen for some years and has been Vice Chair during the last year. She also sits on the Trust’s Audit & Risk Committee and is the link trustee for whistleblowing. Paula Jeffers CHAIR OF TRUSTEES TTLT Governing Body Services provide: An experienced Governance Professional Governance recruitment Induction and training Compliance calendar planning Agenda creation and ensuring all paperwork is circulated at least one week before meetings Clerking services Chairs’ forum Governance support and advice Organising and overseeing staff and parent governor elections EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION TTLT is committed to meeting the needs of everyone within the Trust and to ensuring that everyone is given opportunities in order to achieve their full potential. Our schools hold a variety of inclusion quality marks and awards and TTLT has been accredited by The Autism Education Trust to deliver its schools and early years programmes within Newham with specialist training that is nationally recognised and supported by the Department of Education and the National Autistic Society. During the Spring Term of 2023, the Trust commissioned an EDI staff survey and the results of this were used to determine the focus of the work to be done during the next and future years. Helen Harris EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION OFFICER Soofia Amin Multilingualism We value our pupils’ backgrounds and cultural heritage, while fostering their identity and the rich linguistic repertoire they bring with them. We believe that multilingualism is a strength and hope that all pupils will benefit from first languages in our setting. We want all pupils to feel valued regardless of their starting points and learn in an asset based approach to languages. 05 National Data TTLT 2023 2023 Mainstream Primary Schools EHCP 2.5% 3.8% SENS 13.5% 12.2% Total SEN 16% 16% Governance positions filled Number of Governors, Trustees and Members Meetings held Training sessions held Meeting attendance LABS New Members/ Trustees/Governors inducted Meeting attendance Trust Board 99% 50 36 10 98% 7 92% of children with a EHCP 3.8% of children receiving SEN Support 12.2% of staff feel valued in their workplace 93% of children with SEND 16% believe that their workplace is inclusive of different backgrounds, identities and needs 96% of staff believe that TTLT is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion 98%
07 BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS Roof replacement over the kitchen, dining hall and corridors Electrical updates and improvements of the whole school COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING Children in Need Save the Children Earthquake Appeal (Turkey & Syria) Comic Relief Red Nose Day Monkey World (Pupil Parliament’s nominated charity) TTLT WRAP AROUND CARE Breakfast Club 7:30-8:40 am 20 after school clubs Daily 6 O Clock Club EXTERNAL SUCCESSES ‘Fight for Peace’ involvement - a charity that uses mixed martial arts and counselling to support Year 6 pupils Baseball - children took part in the First Pitch Festival to celebrate the MLB game at the London Stadium. Use of ‘Paint the Change’ - a charity that mixes social action and street art HEALTHY & HAPPY North Beckton’s Time For Us curriculum has been designed specifically for our children and is engaging. As part of the ‘Time For Us’ curriculum, the school also has a specific “Day For Us” - a half termly event in which children learn to self-motivate, keep themselves safe, learn mindfulness, anti-bullying and self-help strategies. North Beckton is a Forest school, utilising the outdoor environment. Children learn how to take risks, keep themselves safe, be resilient and use the environment to promote their own wellbeing. We All Belong HIGHLIGHTS School recognised by Ofsted as Good The school made changes to the way children with SEND are taught and ensured they are integrated into classes with their peers We achieved Above National levels for end of KS2 assessments We continued to develop our whole school curriculum so that it is engaging and ensures that children are highly motivated to learn and make excellent progress AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Healthy Schools Gold Places of Worship Winners School Games Gold North Beckton Primary School, Harrier Way, Beckton, London, E6 5XG of parents say their child is happy 91% GOOD “The school has high expectations for what pupils should achieve. Pupils work hard and concentrate on their learning. They achieve well in their studies and are proud to contribute to the life of the school” of parents say their child feels safe 94% 06 RE, RSHE AND PSHE Claire Clinton is the Director of Religious Education (RE) for Newham schools, running the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE). She is also Director of PSHE at TTLT for Newham schools and works with a team of specialist advisors to deliver this support to schools. 100% of teachers that attended the primary network meetings said the sessions were excellent Since I have been attending the network meetings we have started working in so many smarter ways. It has made me feel more confident in running the school council and I now have a development plan 100% of attended the primary network meetings said that the sessions were Very Good or Excellent Religious Education Support School Council Network The Newham PHSE Partnership Network meetings included masterclasses on Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism with other sessions on Middle Leader Training, the RE syllabus in action and dealing with sensitive issues. Network meetings included training on FGM, wellbeing, examination stress and misogyny Three highly successful one day conferences were held throughout the year and network meetings included training on successful grant writing, recycling in schools and the importance of a school council 461 teachers attended professional development in Religious Education and Collective Worship 134 teachers attended professional development in PSHE/RSHE in 2022/23. 52 Primary Schools (82.5%) 44 Primary Schools (70%) 12 Secondary Schools (63%) were supported 13 Secondary Schools (68%) 25 Primary Schools (40%) 6 Secondary Schools (32%) of parents say pupils are well behaved 91% Executive Head Teacher Shella Lawrenson Head of School Bal Kettory Carnegie Mental Health Gold Award
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS Ranelagh Primary School, Corporation Street, Stratford, London, E15 3DN Be the best you can be Schools across London have been visiting to see our Social Inclusion Model in practice Being part of the First Pitch Festival for London Series Baseball at the London Stadium President of Major League Baseball visited and donated a Baseball Pitch Festival of Voices Recognising our wonderful staff members who have supported each other following the deaths of two of our team HIGHLIGHTS 09 of parents would recommend the school 96% of parents say their child feels safe 94% BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS MLB Baseball Pitch Playground KS2 Improvements COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING Children in Need Save the Children Earthquake Appeal (Turkey & Syria) Comic Relief Red Nose Day Monkey World (Pupil Parliament’s nominated charity) TTLT WRAP AROUND CARE Breakfast Club 7:30-8:40 am Napier Lodge Extended School 3-6pm Wrap around care: at Napier Lodge 7.30am - 6pm 49 after school clubs EXTERNAL SUCCESSES Festival of Voices at Hackney Empire Children attended Newham’s RE conference Pupil Parliament visited the House of Commons HEALTHY & HAPPY We believe that all children, no matter their need, learn from and with each other. The Roots of Ranelagh are academia, computing, creativity and mental & physical healthiness. all of which anchors our children into their educational career. We provide an enquiry based curriculum which is designed so that children can learn using their own questions forcing them actively to challenge themselves and we have teachers who are understanding and positive role models, driven to make each and every child’ the best that they can be.’ The Tapscott Training Hub is here for our community of children and staff across the Trust and also for the external partners that we work with both within our borough and wider afield. We strive to support and develop our workforce, equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills to provide a high-quality education for all our children. We believe in continual reflection of current practice, as well as reviewing research and adapting our approach to being key principles built into each programme. Within our Training Hub we have a number of Ambition Fellows that work across the London Borough of Newham delivering the NPQ for Leading Teaching. This year we have now successfully facilitated and guided four cohorts through their programme and have recently incorporated new facilitators to our team. Thank you both for the support you have given Southwood which have enabled us to move forward as a school . Southwood Primary School 08 TRAINING HUB 35%Internal 65%External Total Training Sessions 128 Total Staff Trained 1183 The Trust knows the strengths and weaknesses of the school well . This helps to ensure that leaders have the resources they need to improve the school and give pupils the best possible quality education. Staff feel well supported. Ofsted | North Beckton Daniel Mansfield DIRECTOR TRAINING HUB Train Tapscott @TrainTapscott | @LearnTapscott Tapscott Learning Trust The Tapscott Learning Trust Additional ECT support through dedicated TTLT sessions Further Development of Teaching and Learning Programme Access to various network groups A dedicated learning walk programme ranging across the year and for various subjects Level 1 and 2 Team Teach Behaviour De-escalation training Level 1 and 2 AET (Autism Education Trust) Training Apprenticeship Teacher Training Dedicated EAL/ Multilingualism Support Access to our R.E Hub Cover Supervisor Development Programme Minibus Driver Training Programmes offered: of parents say their child is happy 98% Executive Head Teacher Shella Lawrenson Head of School Leigh Welburn GOOD “Pupils have good attitudes to learning and behave well in lessons. They feel safe and happy in school“ Places of Worship Winners Leading Parent Partnership Award TFL Active and Safe Travel Street Tag School Games Gold Award Carnegie Mental Health Gold Award
TTLT ANNUAL AWARDS On 30th June 2023 our annual awards ceremony was streamed simultaneously to all classrooms, nominees, parents and specially invited guests and was a great celebration of another successful year. As always, we would like to thank our wonderful sponsors for enabling us to arrange an event that brought excitement and joy to everyone who tuned in. Gerson Spencer Ranelagh Primary Outstanding Contribution to School Life Years 3 to 6 Maryam Akram | Kensington Primary Outstanding Contribution to School Life Nursery to Year 2 Mustafa Obeid | Kensington Primary Outstanding Educational Achievement KS2 Melaniia Samoilovych | North Beckton Primary Outstanding Educational Achievement KS1 Zion Maniche | Rebecca Cheetham Nursery Outstanding Educational Achievement EYFS Alexandru Popovici | Ranelagh Primary Sport Achievement Award Kelvin Oboagye | Curwen Primary Young Achiever Award Hamdha Hanif | North Beckton Primary Creativity Award Muna Ismail Preetha Narayanasam Radia Bensafi Shabana Begum Unsung Heroes Award Sonia Texeria | Curwen Primary Staff Member who most enhances school life Christine Smith | Curwen Primary Lifetime Achievement Award Jason Murray | Active Newham External Provider Award 10 2023 WINNERS PUPIL AWARDS OTHER AWARDS 11
ESTATES AND OPERATIONS 12 The Trust continues to deliver on its commitment to provide and transform outstanding facilities for our children, to ensure that every pupil is provided with a learning environment that is stimulating for them. This is one of our core values. The Trust’s estates and operations management team have invested much time and effort to secure grants and external funding to tackle issues that have gone a long way to ensuring that our schools are great environments for learning, both for our children and staff. Many improvements to our buildings continued this year and these were largely funded following bids to the DfE’s Condition Improvement Fund (CIF). Our CIF building projects included completing the replacement of the large roof areas and an electrical rewiring project at North Beckton Primary School. Other smaller projects were undertaken at the other schools to improve playgrounds and SEND facilities for our children. We have future projects planned for the replacement of boilers at some of our schools to address condition and sustainability issues. Health and Safety and Risk Management The Trust works closely with an external consultant who supports us with the management of Health & Safety across our sites. Our annual general risk assessments have shown continuous improvements which highlights TTLT’s commitment to ensuring the safety of our staff and children at every school. This is coupled with having robust risk management procedures in place that ensure we are continually assessing risk, both internally at school and at Trust level, as well as reviewing external factors that might impact on our schools. £5.5m worth of improvements to our school estates since becoming a Trust Finance Summary Our post Covid recovery continued throughout 2022-23 with our schools moving closer to normality and as a Trust we overcame a number of significant financial challenges. The pressures on budgets have never been so immediate with core funding not matching the increase in costs across key areas such as wages and inflation. With this in mind, we are delighted to report a hugely successful year for the Trust which saw us achieve our operational targets and outcomes whilst continuing to provide our children with an amazing education in thriving environments. Funding for our schools is predominantly received from the Department for Education and the Employment and Skills Funding Agency. We do also receive some funding from the Local Authority and the remaining income is a combination of smaller grants and trading income. FUNDING INCOME The largest part of our funding was spent on staff salaries with teacher’s salaries accounting for 50% and support staff 30% respectively. Other expenditure relates to key areas such as Estates Management, Technology including ICT, Teaching Resources and legislative costs. The average spend per pupil across the Trust in 2022/23 was £8729. The Trust has completed building works following successful capital grant bids over the past two years totalling more than one million pounds across all its sites. With over £100k of contributions from the Trust towards these projects, this has ensured that our buildings remain in good condition and help provide a safe environment for our pupils and staff. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2022-2023 EXPENDITURE CAPITAL WORKS £3,662,169 Local Authority income £736,630 Self generated £15,220,642 DfE/ESFA £717,000 Educational Resources £2,911,542 Other £16,087,500 Sta ng £3,662,169 Local Authority income £736,630 Self generated £15,220,642 DfE/ESFA £717,000 Educational Resources £2,911,542 Other £16,087,500 Sta ng Total received income in 2022-23 was £19,749,536 Total expenditure was £19,736,362 13 Taz Mansuria CHIEF FINANCE AND HR OFFICER
PUPIL PARLIAMENT TARGETS FOR 2022/23 To work in partnership across the Trust To gather the opinions from all the children across the Trust To raise money for charities in fun and interesting ways To celebrate working in partnership PUPIL PARLIAMENT AND PUPIL VOICE At the start of each academic year, each school democratically elects its own school council and children from all age groups are included and meet regularly with their own Local Advisory Board to discuss ideas and the work that they have done. Our Pupil Parliament consists of a group of children who are the Chair and Vice Chair of their own school’s council and this group work together throughout the year, regularly meeting Trustees, for the mutual improvement of outcomes for all pupils as well as to benefit their chosen charity. This year, this group of children were part of the creative team who worked on Newham’s Young People’s Charter to help the borough become the best place for children to grow up in. I have really enjoyed being part of the Pupil Parliament. It has been fun and I feel like we made a difference QUOTE FROM PUPIL 16 A place everyone loves to be AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS HIGHLIGHTS Fundraising £15,000 for our school playground Becoming first Gold Healthy School in Newham Hosting the Secretary of State for Education to showcase our approach to health and happiness Creating new SEND learning and regulation spaces within the school including a bespoke soft-play and sensory room and a new large classroom (Rainbow Room) Inclusion Quality Mark Flagship Status Healthy Schools London Gold Award Carnegie Mental Health Gold Award EAL Quality Mark Gold Award School Games Gold Award Language Friendly School Youth Sports Trust Gold Award BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS New Soft Play Room New Sensory Room New SEND provision New EYFS playground COMMUNITY EVENTS AND FUNDRAISING Children in Need Save the Children Earthquake Appeal (Turkey & Syria) Comic Relief Red Nose Day Poppy Appeal Monkey World (Pupil Parliament’s nominated charity) TTLT WRAP AROUND CARE Breakfast Club 7:30-8:30 am 44 after school clubs including 18 Tutor Clubs (targeted catch up sessions in English, maths, communication and emotional health) Daily 6 O Clock Club EXTERNAL SUCCESSES Mixed Y5/6 TTLT Cricket Champions Y4-6 Girls reached the finals of the TTLT Football World Cup Tournament Y4-6 pupils finished 3rd at the TTLT Gymnastic and Dance Tournaments KPS children represented the school in over 25 other events HEALTHY & HAPPY Kensington’s Curriculum K has health as one of its four key pillars. Our bespoke Physical and Emotional Health curricula, which sits alongside our Health and Science Curriculum ensures children’s health and happiness are at the heart of the school. This is coupled with Culture K and our vision - ‘a place everyone loves to be’. Kensington Primary School, Kensington Avenue, Manor Park, London, E12 6NN of parents believe that the school successfully meets the differing needs of its pupils 93% of parents say their child is happy at school 97% of parents are happy with how their child is learning 95% 17 Executive Head Teacher Ben Levinson OBE Head of School Perry Leeks Outstanding “Leaders and staff create a secure environment in which pupils learn well and are very well prepared for the future“ 4 4 4 4
WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP SPORTS HUB SUCCESS The Sports Hub has capacity for new schools to join - info@ttlt.academy The two main aims of the Sports Hub are: To create opportunities for children to learn, collaborate and compete through school sport To provide high quality support and CPD to empower all staff to deliver outstanding PE lessons 28 13 Competitions/ Festivals Schools participating 2200 pupils taking part Paul Belcher SPORTS HUB DIRECTOR @SportTapscott 75 Staff members supported with PE lessons TTLT’s Sports Hub delivers bespoke support ensuring that schools Physical Education PE, School Sport SS and Physical Activity PE (PESSPA) offer is of a high quality. 18 Kids love it.... keep up the great work RANELAGH PRIMARY Keep up the good work Paul Belcher EARLHAM PRIMARY Forging forces to give children the best start in life The Trust works in partnership with Rebecca Cheetham Nursery offering support in a range of areas such as ICT, H&S, governance and compliance, CPD and SEND. The nursery offers both government funded and flexible paid extended day places to children aged 2, 3 and 4 years old. The accompanying children’s centre offers a range of different activities for families in the community. Preparing children to be ‘Reception Ready’ A broad and balanced curriculum Learning both indoors and outdoors Stay and Play SEND Sessions Forest School During 2022/23 the Trust has also successfully supported other schools in their development and these include schools in the London Borough of Newham, other London boroughs as well as further afield in the East and South East of England. As well as partnering with individual schools, we also work closely with a range of associates including Newham Council, the Department of Education, the Confederation of School Trusts and Place2Be. 19 I am so happy with Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and would strongly recommend this nursery to other parents. I have never felt so at ease knowing that my daughter is safe and happy PARENT COMMENT Head Teacher Rohan Allen Outstanding “The school is an oasis of calm, purposeful learning“ Rebecca Cheetham Nursery & Children’s Centre, Marcus Street, Stratford, London E15 3JT
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