Seaford Learning Trust

Benefits for Children:

• A supported and co-ordinated education from the start of reception for children within the trust
• Increased subject specialism at primary school benefiting from secondary input
• A curriculum rooted in our locality and local cultural capital that develops into the Seaford–wide curriculum
• Clear pathways from primary through to secondary, early careers and further education
• A curriculum in which every subject builds on what has gone before
• Increased access to specialist support e.g. SEND support, counselling
• Opportunity for older children to act as role models and share their work and understanding of how to become more effective learners
• Increased enrichment opportunities and access to specialist facilities e.g. sports, music and science; the development of the Seaford Enrichment Entitlement

Benefits for Staff:

• An opportunity to identify and share most effective practice
• Centralisation of some resources increasing access (e.g. minibus, technology)
• A broader CPD offer and more varied opportunities for career progression (e.g. cross–phase)
• Different pathways into leadership and improved recruitment and retention
• Access to specialist support which is deployed cross-phase (e.g. Intensive Family Support Practitioner)
• Terms and conditions matched to East Sussex and protection of continuous service

Benefits for Parents and Carers:

• Guaranteed progression for their children into Seaford Head School
• Support from the “all-through” team of staff for the entirety of their child’s education supporting a seamless transition through each key stage
• Increased access to shared resources (e.g. counselling, IFSP)
• All the schools will maintain their current identity and ethos and continue to function as approachable “family–friendly” schools
• The opportunity to serve on the governing board at member/ trustee/ local level or to serve on the expanded PTA/ Parent Council groups

Benefits for Schools:

• Schools with their own strong identity underpinned by shared values
• Schools with an expertly taught broad and balanced all–through curriculum which gives students skills and knowledge that they need to thrive in life
• Schools which benefit from high quality central services that support exceptional teaching
• Schools that are safe and happy environments which enable students and staff to thrive and succeed
• Schools with governance, leadership and management which is robust at all levels, ensuring that the trust is fully accountable to its stakeholders