Page | 55 Appendix 3 - Our Unique selling points as a Church of England Trust • We are a trust with clarity about our mission and vision, with our strong Christian ethos underpinning everything we do • Our strategic plan seamlessly sits within individual school plans • There is clear accountability that enables discussions to take place from the Trust Board Chair to the CEO, the Trust Board Chair to Chair(s) of any local governing bodies, the CEO to Principals and Principals to their team members that improves standards • The Trust has a common understanding of what outstanding performance is and has a strong, bespoke Professional Development program to support staff across all our schools • Our local governing bodies are effective at quality assuring standards at their school and the CEO, and the Shared Service Team are subject to the same scrutiny • The Trust continuously supports and challenges its schools to be able to serve the community and ensure all children live life in its fullness • The Trust’s school improvement strategy is built around an emerging pool of talented teachers and leaders who know the impact of their work and can name it and describe it • The Board risk is managed well and there is a clear relationship between risk and mitigation • The Trust has a talent management plan that has matured and now includes staff at all levels across the Trust • Senior leaders are encouraged to support in more than one Trust academy and middle leaders and the best teachers are deployed across the Trust to sustain and deepen impact • The Trust is a key part of the regional system leadership capacity to improve standards for all and works to support and challenges new and experienced schools • Our Shared Services Team are available to offer tailored one to one advice in their key areas of expertise to schools • ODBST are proud to have signed up to the Department for Education’s Staff Well-Being Charter and established a well-being ambassador group to enhance staff well-being across the Trust. We have open channels of communication and encourage well-being suggestions from our staff • ODBST run a comprehensive and accessible CPD program throughout the academic year; this includes tailored Subject Leader sessions and evening-based Governor training. We are passionate about the development of the staff and volunteers in our schools.
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