Strategic Plan 2024-2027
Our Strategic Plan focuses on four priorities:
- High Quality and Inclusive Education, we want our children to thrive
- Our Colleagues, we want our staff to thrive
- Governance and Leadership, we want our Trust to be well led
- Finance and Operations, we want our Trust to be run effectively and efficiently
Supporting our work in these areas is an overarching principle of working in Civic Partnership with key stakeholders. We will be firmly rooted in our local community, understand their needs and work with local partners such as the local authority and other educational institutions, knowing that we need to work together to support.
All of the above leads to us delivering a Trust Dividend. For each of the four priorities we will judge our progress against the success criteria stated in this plan, but we will also look to an overall, so pupils, staff and parents are unequivocal about the benefits of being part of the Trust.
Civic Partnerships will support our four priorities…
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1. High quality and Inclusive Education | 2. Our Colleagues | 3. Governance and Leadership |
4. Finance and Operations
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which will secure… the Trust Dividend for pupils, parents and staff
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Civic Partnerships
Odyssey Collaborative Trust was set up with a focus specifically on the pupils and families of Derby and the close surrounding areas. Each school has built strong links with local organisations and the Trust encourages these links. Through such relationships we are able to root ourselves in the work and needs of the communities our schools serve. We know there are many challenges in our local communities and the difficulties created by economic problems and a global pandemic have led to myriad problems for the communities we serve. We cannot solve these problems alone and so we will work closely in partnership with others.
What we already do…
- When schools join an academy trust they leave local authority control. We believe strongly that we have a duty to continue to work closely with the local authority for the good of pupils in Derby.
- We work closely with other educational institutions, such as Derby University and other schools and Trusts.
- We support local charities including Aspire Food Hub, the Padley Centre Derbyshire Children’s Holiday Centre, Aquarius (drug and alcohol support for families) and the Bells of St. Mary’s, as well local care homes.
- We engage with cultural organisations such as Derby Book Festival, Hallé Orchestra, Derbion Christmas Choir, the Derby Music Hub.
- We will promote healthy living by working with sports organisations such as Derby Community Trust, Cycle Derby and disadvantaged pupils have taken part in Derby County Football Club’s ‘Tea and a Tour’.
- We will work in partnership with local businesses including Rolls Royce, Severn Trent Water, Birds Bakery and organisations related to businesses such East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and Our Future.
- To encourage understanding of different beliefs, we will work with places of religious workshop such as Churches, Synagogues, Gurdwaras, Mandirs and Mosques as well as organisations such The Open Centre and the Humanist Society.
What we will do more of…
Over the course of this strategic plan we will:
- Work closely with Derby Local Authority and local specialist provision to support the most vulnerable pupils.
- Engage fully with local authority process such as the In Year Fair Access Protocol and align our admissions procedures with local authority schools.
- Engage with local initiatives such as the Primary Education Improvement Area to secure improvements, not just in our own schools, but across Derby.
- Actively look for new schools to join the Trust where this will help us achieve our vision.
Work closely with other educational institutions, such as Derby University to support the training of new teachers and other schools and Trusts to help find solutions to the challenges we all face.