Kirkland Avenue, Woking, Surrey, GU21 3RG. 

office@beaufort.surrey.sch.uk

Tel. 01483 474986 

Activities w/c Monday 25th September. Monday-Year 4 Bikeability level 1. Tuesday-Year 4 Bikeability level 1. Wednesday-Year 4 Bikeability level 1. Parents/Carers invited in to classrooms to order Christmas cards. Friday-Yr4 Residential Assembly 9am.

The Swan Trust

We are proud and excited to be part of The SWAN Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), consisting of six local schools who believe that school to school support and collaboration will bring about improvements in the quality of learning for children in our area.  For The SWAN Trusts statutory documents please visit The SWAN Trust website https://swantrust.co.uk/

 

Our vision is to develop a successful partnership of schools that work together to celebrate success and to create opportunities for our children and staff that raise aspirations and inspire excellence for all.

 

Who are our partner schools in the Trust? 

Please click on the logo to see the website for each school

Beaufort Primary School
The Oaktree School
The Hermitage School
Kingfield Primary School
Barnsbury Primary School
The Horsell Village Infant School

We continue to work closely together as part
of the wider Woking Schools Learning Partnership (WSLP) of 33 schools.  We have worked more closely as a smaller
group of five schools since 2012 and became an Umbrella Trust in 2013.  We chose to formalise this relationship on 1st
September 2019 as part of our long-term commitment to work together and, most
importantly, our shared values and ethos. 
This has also enabled us to expand, and we welcomed the sixth school,
Kingfield Primary School, into our Trust on 1st October 2020.

 

How does it work?


The SWAN Trust (MAT) was registered formally with the Department for Education
(DfE) on 1st September 2019.  Our
aim is that our six schools, who share a child centred ethos, will continue
to work effectively together to enhance the education of all the children in
our care.

 

At the beginning of each school year, we share
our school data, when available, and develop a shared improvement plan, which
links to each of our School Development Plans. This action plan highlights the
priorities for the Trust for the academic year and shows how we plan to using
each school’s strength to support one another.

 

Priorities for 2023/24:

1.      
To
improve child outcomes, teaching, learning and assessment across The SWAN Trust,
focusing on gaps that have arisen.

2.      
To
raise standards in leadership across The SWAN Trust.

3.      
To
further develop systems of rigorous evaluation between schools.

4.      
To
establish systems and structures across the Trust to enable us to become more
efficient and effective.

5.      
To
continue to develop effective collaboration at all levels, including for staff
and children.

 

Each year, we will engage in a range of
activities to bring about school improvement linked to the annual priorities.
These may include:

·        
Shared
training and INSET days.

·        
Sharing
of best practice using each schools’ strengths.

·        
Action
research in other schools investigating practice and impact for pupils.

·        
Peer
coaching and support for staff at all levels.

·        
Leadership
training including development of good governance practice.

·        
Initiatives
which raise the quality of teaching and learning.

·        
Moderation
of teacher judgements for pupil attainment and progress.

·        
Early
Years development.

·        
Support
for actioning of new government initiatives.

·        
Investigation
into commissioning of a range of services, contracts and purchases as a group
to provide better value for money.

 

We
will keep you updated of further developments through our newsletters. Over
time, we hope to develop the range of activities we participate in, if you have
any ideas for shared community events, please do let us know!

 

The
SWAN Trust Members

The NGA (National Governance
Association) describe Members as the ‘guardians’ of the governance of the Trust. 

They are tasked with the role of
ensuring the purpose of the Trust is being met.

Ian Girdler

(also Chair of Trust)

Michael Wood

(Chair of Members)

Tina Nowell

Beryl Hunwicks

David Pugh

 

The
SWAN Trust Trustees

The role of the Trustee is to be
legally responsible and accountable for the performance of all academies
within

the Trust, to follow company and
charity law.

Ian Girdler

(Chair of Trust)

Carol Cheesman

Margaret Garner

Dermot Main

Kate   Charles

Alistair Smith

Bruce Penson

Elaine Cooper (CEO)

 

The
SWAN Trust Office Team

The SWAN Trust central offices are based


at Beaufort Primary School.

Elaine Cooper

CEO (5 days a week)

Chief Executive Officer

ceo@swantrust.co.uk

Shanna Hall

CFO (4 days a week)

Chief Financial Officer

cfo@swantrust.co.uk

Nicky Dicken

Admin Support

(3 days a week)

admin@swantrust.co.uk

Nicky Oehl

HR Support

(3 days a week)

HR@swantrust.co.uk

Nazia Iqbal

HR Support

(5 days a week)

HR@swantrust.co.uk

 

 

 

The SWAN Trustee Board

The Constitution and Membership of the
Trust Board

Governance is regulated by law, in
particular the “School Governance (Roles, Procedures and Allowance) (England)
Regulations” of 2013. Trustees are required to publish information about their board
and Trustees, and also to declare any financial or other interest that could
potentially lead to a conflict of interest.

Our Trust Board consists of seven
Trustees and one coopted Trustee.  Trustees are appointed to provide a
broad and balanced group who have a wide range of skills.  Whenever possible Trustees are recruited for
the skills and commitment they can bring that enhance the role of Trust Board.

The attendance record in the table
below covers the twelve-month period September 2022 to August 2023, so this
shows last years attendance.  It includes
those whose term of office has expired or who have resigned and left in the
last twelve months, all are listed in the table below.

The table provides the following
information:

 

 

  • Trustee
    name
  • Start
    and finish date of the Trustee’s term of office
  • Attendance at Trustee meetings
    over the last twelve months and attendance record expressed as a
    percentage (%)

 

 

 

The SWAN Trust Board Meetings for the Academic Year 2022/2023

Name

19/10/2022

24/11/2022

19/01/2023

23/03/2023

11/05/2023

13/06/2023 Trustee Day

06/07/2023

%

Start of term of office

Start of term of office

Ian Girdler (Chair)

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

10/07/2023

09/07/2027

Elaine Cooper

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

01/09/06

Ex officio

Kate Charles

ü

X

ü

ü

X

ü

ü

67

10/07/2023

09/07/2027

Carol Cheesman

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

10/07/2023

09/07/2027

Margaret Garner

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

10/07/2023

09/07/2027

Joanne MacDonald

ü

ü

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

34

10/07/2019

31/12/2022

Dermot Main

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

12/03/2020

11/03/2024

Alistair Smith*

X

ü

X

ü

X

ü

X

34

10/07/2023

09/07/2027

Bruce Penson

Co opted

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

ü

100

01/10/2021

30/09/2025

 

 *Due to pre-agreed work arrangements, it was recognised that Alistair Smiths attendance would be low this year.

 

Trustee Day, 13th June 2023, was not a minuted day and so does not count towards attendance.