Burton Co-operative Learning Trust

This is all of the information we have regarding the event

Tuesday 1st November 2011
11:30
Burton Albion - Pirelli Stadium

Photo Call:

1st November will mark the birth of the Burton Co-operative Learning Trust an innovative approach to teaching and learning in Burton Upon Trent

Eight Schools have joined together with local partners to work collaboratively with the aim to provide the highest quality teaching and learning and contribute to achieving the very best outcomes for children and the local community

Trust schools are state-funded local authority schools supported by a charitable trust made up of the schools and partners invited to join the trust by the governing bodies

The eight schools: Eton Park Junior, Fountains Primary & High, Horninglow Primary, John of Rolleston Primary, Lansdowne Infant, Outwoods Primary, Richard Wakefield Primary and William Shrewsbury Primary will form the Trust with partners, the Co-operative Movement, The de Ferrers Academy, Derby University, Burton & South Derbyshire College and the Burton Albion Community Trust

The formation of the Trust formalises an existing approach to collaborative working with the added benefit of wider partnership involvement. As a 'co-operative trust' the parents and carers, staff, pupils and local community organisations are invited to become members of the Trust and contribute to making decisions about how the schools can work as a collective to improve opportunities for children, families and communities

Bernadette Hunter, Head Teacher of William Shrewsbury Primary School, said on behalf of the schools trust: "The launch of our Co-operative Learning Trust is a really exciting educational milestone for schools, children and families in this area

"The closer partnership working between the eight schools will provide a range of innovative opportunities for the 2,600 children in the Trust to work collaboratively with their peers in other schools; for staff to share expertise and professional development and for schools to group together to get best value from services

"Working with external partners will provide opportunities for the whole community to be involved in raising standards and contributing to the best possible outcomes for all the children in the Trust"

Prof. Des Hewitt, Assistant Head of Teacher Education at the University of Derby said:

"This is a fantastic chance for all the members of the local learning community to come together for the benefit of all children. This builds on a very strong existing partnership with schools. In the University of Derby we want to take this further to use new technologies and new approaches to learning to help schools develop an existing curriculum for pupils and adults alike"

That is everything we have currently been told. Once we have more details we will inform you.

Students who have volunteered are:

Seth James
Alex Gilbert
Elliot Bell
Charlie Johnson
Hassan Arshad
Amy Dean
Deborah Aucote
Mike Considine
Lizzie Rice (possibly)
Chloe Deacon (possibly)