Page | 59 d. Agreed Growth Plan 1. The Trustee’s plan is for the Trust to grow gradually, acknowledging the need for a balanced portfolio. Growing the Trust is about adding value to our current schools as well as extending our reach to serve more pupils and communities to advance education for public benefit. 2. Such growth will be within the episcopal area of Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes and support the current cluster model and will warmly welcome all phases of schools. We have the experience and expertise in Primary and Secondary sectors. 3. That such growth should consider the balance of schools so that resources and services are not impacted by taking on, for example significant numbers of sponsored academies or very small schools. 4. Officers are empowered to talk to schools seeking information about academization and information about ODBST without approval from Trustees. 5. Information about these contacts will be shared regularly within the ‘pipeline’ report to full board and committees. 6. Minuted permission to move on an application will be confirmed by the production of a ‘project plan’ for each potential school prior to due diligence activities. 7. Post due diligence at Trust Committee Meetings approval will allow Officers to move to an application and associated resource allocation to the project.
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