Transform Trust delivers school improvement through strong systems and trusted relationships – bespoke, values-led support that raises standards and celebrates identity.

Transform aims to provide a high quality, innovative and inclusive education for primary aged children in the East Midlands. We enable all schools to flourish in environments where children and adults can build their intellectual curiosity, creativity and character.  Transform Trust schools are organised into geographical partnership groups across Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Derby City and Derbyshire. This structure ensures the Trust has intimate knowledge of every school, stakeholder voice is heard and ensures Trust strategy is translated into local action.

The school Partnership groups (North, Central, South and Derby) are designed as networked communities of practice. School leaders work together on agreed priorities, learn from one another’s expertise, moderate practice and actively shape partnership projects. The identity and context of each school in the Trust is celebrated and recognised. We believe we are ‘united but uniquely different’. This is reflected in individual curriculums designed to meet school context and underpinned by Trust Curriculum Principles.

With a dedicated Partnership Lead (an experienced Executive Leader), there is structured and timely challenge and support for all schools. Termly Standards Meetings enable a review of shared data, articulation of progress against school priorities, identification of risk/need and informed brokerage of Trust and peer support. A defining feature of Transform’s School Improvement Strategy is to build sustainable capacity and secure excellence by tailoring support to the school’s context, phase, community and journey.

Schools in Transform benefit from:

• A holistic approach to the development of the whole child, including an exhaustive wider enrichment offer
• A research informed approach to teaching and learning
• Strong systems and clear frameworks
• Shared and targeted professional learning opportunities
• Access to expert leaders and Associates
• Opportunity to use technology to adapt and enhance learning to meet the needs of all pupils
• Opportunity to moderate standards and collaborate within Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
• Visits to other Trust schools and shared INSET provision
• A culture of self-evaluation and contextual intelligence
• Peer review and quality assurance