THE CONSULTATION HAS NOW ENDED 

Consultation on a proposal to join Equals Trust and convert to academy status - January 2024

The governing body is considering its options to continue to ensure an excellent education for their pupils while protecting its role as a school at the heart of its community and retaining its unique qualities and strengths. This is against the backdrop of a fast changing and increasingly challenging educational landscape and an uncertain local picture. As a result, we have taken the decision to join Equals Trust. We are an inclusive school where every member of the community is valued. We feel that the values of Equals Trust very much align with ours. We feel that within their family we will be best placed to strive for excellence and realise our ambitions for our children to flourish.

We believe our pupils and staff would benefit from the greater opportunities that formal partnership, through the Trust, would bring, which include:

• extending learning opportunities and activities for pupils
• enriching the curriculum through partnership working and shared resources
• enabling the sharing of excellent practice in teaching and learning
• enhancing the professional development of teaching and support staff
• securing cost and resource efficiencies through joint commissioning of services

We are now consulting with staff, parents, carers, pupils and the community. The consultation period will run between 12^th January 2024 and 26^th February 2024. Meetings to explore and discuss will be held on:

• Thursday 8^th February 2024, 2.30-3.30pm in the school hall (parents and community)
• Thursday 8^th February 2024, 6-7pm in the school hall (parents and community)
• Thursday 8th February 2024, 3.45-4.45pm at the school (staff only)

Please email consultation@suttonbonington.notts.sch.uk to confirm your attendance.

The governing body will then consider a report on the academy consultation before making a final decision on whether to proceed with the proposal. If the governing body agree to proceed, the plan is for the school to convert during the summer term ready for September.

The documents below provide further information about the proposal - please feel free to download a copy. 

If you have any feedback on the proposal that you would like to share with the governing body then please do so by emailing consultation@suttonbonington.notts.sch.uk on or before the close of consultation on Monday 26^th February 2024.