Forward Education Trust is much more than a group of schools. We are a community of people united by a common purpose: improving the lives of children and young people and helping them achieve their full potential. At the heart of our work is a simple mission: empowering children and young people to live their best lives.
Our schools are different in many ways. They serve different communities, support pupils with a wide range of needs, and each has its own unique identity and strengths. What connects us is a shared belief that every child deserves the very best education, care and opportunities, regardless of their starting point or the challenges they may face. Many of the children and young people we serve have complex additional needs, and our colleagues across the Trust demonstrate extraordinary skill, commitment and compassion every day in helping them succeed.
At Forward Education Trust, we often talk about being one team. That isn’t just a phrase; it’s one of the things that makes our Trust special.
Three values sit at the heart of our culture:
Working Together with Purpose – we collaborate with clarity and commitment, building strong partnerships that drive meaningful change and create opportunities for all.
Nurturing Potential – we invest in the growth of every individual, providing the support, skills and encouragement needed to unlock talent and inspire confidence.
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Inspiring Success – we set high expectations and lead with passion, empowering learners and staff to achieve excellence and shape brighter futures.
These values guide how we treat one another, how we support our pupils and how we continue to improve as an organisation. If this appeals to you, you may want to join us.
We work collaboratively. We share ideas, expertise and resources. We celebrate each other’s successes and support one another through challenges. We know that by working together, we can achieve far more than any school could achieve alone.
You will find people across the Trust who are generous with their time, willing to help, and committed to continuous improvement. We encourage curiosity, professional growth and innovation. We believe that when our staff thrive, our pupils thrive too.
As people or organisations start to work with us, they get to see that mission, values and expectations are not statements that sit in a document or on a wall. They shape how we work together every day. Our values define who we are and all of our schools subscribe to those same values.
We acknowledge the individual characteristics of each of our schools and the different needs of every child in school. We encourage a dynamic approach and we want our schools to “shout” about the good things that happen every day, the marvellous achievements of our children and the journey that each and every child is making with the support and care of our teams.
For our students and our staff, we aim to help them to be the best version of themselves that they can be.
If your school or Academy has values consistent with this approach, we would welcome the chance to talk to you about joining our Trust.
Benefits of joining Forward Education Trust
- A family of schools, led by experienced educational and business professionals, co-creating and collaborating, fiercely loyal to each other
- Schools which are independent and inter-dependant
- Values led and authentic leadership providing support in a school’s journey of continuous improvement
- An environment where Headteachers run their schools with the autonomy to make uniqueness come alive
- The schools are the Trust
- A strong central team, supporting schools as a “team around the school”
- Central support includes finance, procurement, estates & facilities, IT and HR
- Opportunities to share resources and ideas
- Opportunities to maximise the value of the funding we receive