Our Vision and Values
Excellence for and from all
We are a community of schools committed to overcoming inequality, empowering our staff, and ensuring every student - regardless of their starting point - belongs, achieves and thrives.
Our Core Values
Excellence
We do what we do, we do well! Delivering our very best in all we do, holding ourselves accounatable for results.
Inclusivity
We have a culture of warmth and belonging; where everyone is valued & welcome
Respect
We treat everyone the way we would wish to be treated - fairly, professionaly and with empathy, courtesy and consideration
Transparency
Our aim to improve pupil achievemnet and ensure a high quality education - therefore we hold each to account
Accountability
We are open and honest - so our direction and decisions demonstrate integrity to our stakeholders
Who We Are
DET is made up of our schools and communities. We exist because of, and to serve, our schools.
The Trust Board is not the Trust: they protect our values and steer our direction. The Central Team is not the Trust: they provide expertise and support for our headteachers and staff teams. DET’s aims and aspirations are enshrined in and enabled by the work of our schools. Collectively, we are the Trust.
How We Work
The Central Team provides expert and dedicated support for leadership, education, Ofsted, finance, governance, HR, site/estates, IT and pensions. We lead networks across schools to provide advice and guidance, bringing colleagues together to discuss: safeguarding, SEND, Early Years, the curriculum. We support school to school reviews of key areas, identified by leaders. We provide professional development opportunities through initial teacher training, CPD events, QA reviews, school to school support work. We support local governing boards to develop their practice and provide challenge as critical friends knowing that we’re on the same side and want the same outcome: a brilliant school for our students and great conditions for staff.
We work very closely with headteachers to ensure that we understand what makes the school tick and where additional support might be required. The better the headteacher, the better the school. We are in school regularly so that we can hear from staff, students and the wider community directly and triangulate what we know about our schools.
If we do our jobs well, we’ll enable leaders and staff to do what they need to do better. The Trust’s values, as set out in the document below, are aligned with the schools’ values: we work with partners who share our view of what education needs to be.
What does being part of our Trust mean for leaders and staff?
The bottom line is that someone who knows about and understands the challenges (and joys!) of leading a school has got your back: leaders, teachers, support staff, governors and trustees. Working in partnership towards a common aim: excellence for - and from - everyone.
