Trust Dividend

Our Trust Dividend reflects the collaboration, support and challenge that make our family of schools stronger together.
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Trust Dividend

How we support your school

The Trust Dividend refers to the educational, operational, and financial advantages that schools receive from being part of our MAT. These benefits are not just about cost savings, but also about improved outcomes for pupils, staff development, and community impact. We aim to achieve this through:

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    Financial Efficiency

    • Our MAT will gradually reduce operating costs through economies of scale e.g., shared procurement, centralised payroll, or IT systems
    • We will save money by streamlining operations and renegotiating contracts.
    • These savings can then be reinvested into frontline education, such as hiring more teachers or investing in digital learning tools.
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    Educational Improvement

    • We will use our collective expertise to raise standards across all schools, through precise self-evaluation and targeting our resources to areas requiring further development.
    • We will develop our staff by making effective use of our scale and establishing a range of opportunities for joint working.
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    Shared Leadership and Governance

    • Our MAT will offer strategic leadership and governance structures that will support school improvement.
    • We are building capacity in our central team focusing on compliance, finance, and HR. Our aim is to free up headteachers to focus on teaching and learning.
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    Staff Development and Retention

    • Our MAT can offer career progression pathways, shared CPD, and peer networks that help retain and grow talent.
    • Our Staff will benefit from being part of a larger professional community.
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    Innovation and Resilience

    Our MAT is building a commercial and digital strategy in order to improve sustainability

The Trust Dividend is the return on investment that schools receive from being part of our MAT—measured in better outcomes, smarter spending, and stronger communities. We aim to transform the MAT from a bureaucratic structure into a vehicle for equity and excellence in education.