GLT Successes to Date
GLT was formed in September 2015 and to date has achieved the following:
- Strong student outcomes at both of the original schools
- Growth to three schools in April 2018 when Carshalton High School for Girls joined
- Continued recruitment of excellent staff
- The Headteachers have been freed from the business functions of the school to allow more of a focus on school performance
- Effective sharing and benchmarking of school data has enabled better evaluation of performance
- Centralisation of support functions has resulted in significant cost savings
- A Trust-wide improvement strategy focussed on collaboration and support between schools including Executive team support, a cross-Trust dept. review programme and support for underperforming departments
- Effective staff development including a Trust-wide teacher development programme, annual GLT staff conference, and a sharing of expertise and resources
- Increased student opportunities through subject collaboration, joint careers events, Higher Education programme, competitions and student leadership training
- A strong Trust Board and governance model that allows specialisation at committee level including Local Governing Bodies (LGBs)
- A financially secure Trust able to support and manage further growth of the Trust
WHERE NEXT FOR GLT?
We aim to:
- Grow, but in a manageable way - 5 schools in the Trust by 2020
- Remain as an all-girls Trust that has a clear identity
- Include non-selective schools in the Trust to further strengthen the model
- Retain financial stability as the Trust grows by achieving cost economies of scale