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    • About Us

    I am delighted to welcome you to the Aspire Multi-Academy Trust, a family of primary academies in Nottinghamshire. Our aim in these pages is to provide you with a clear overview of Aspire; what matters to us and how we operate. If you want to find out more, please feel free to get in touch.

    Established in 2014, Aspire MAT is currently made up of eight primary school academies, but with a vision to expand in the East Midlands with academies that share our ethos, vision and values.

    Kate Watson - Trust CEO

    ‘Together in Achievement’

    Our Development

    The Aspire MAT was founded in February 2014 with two academies:

    • East Bridgford St. Peters C of E Academy
    • Archbishop Cranmer C of E Academy (Aslockton)

    It expanded to five academies in 2017 to include:

    • Gunthorpe C of E Primary School
    • Kirkby Woodhouse Primary School
    • Sir John Sherbrooke Junior School (Calverton)

    Since then three new academies have joined the MAT:

    • Oak Tree Nursery & School in Mansfield (sponsored academy in 2018)
    • Winthorpe Primary School (in 2020)
    • Langar Primary School (sponsored academy in 2023)

    Our offer

    The Aspire Multi-Academy Trust offers a distinctive model for primary schools wanting to be part of a progressive and innovative MAT with an exciting and expanding future. The main features on offer include:

    • A MAT focussed on primary schools
    • A partnership of equals, sharing a common vision and Christian ethos, and sharing the responsibility for driving the development of the MAT.
    • A MAT that demands the best educational and overall learning experience for the children in its academies, which are held to account to achieve a ‘beyond expectation’ outcome.
    • A leadership team led by an experienced Chief Executive Officer.

    A CEO who is highly skilled in and provides :

    • School improvement.
    • Assessing educational and attainment standards.
    • Staff, team and school leadership and development.
    • Strategic planning.

    A Chief Financial Officer who provides:

    • Strategic finance and business planning support to the CEO and MAT Board.
    • A value-for-money procurement programme for purchasing centralised services to all academies.
    • Accountability for the financial resources of the MAT and its academies.
    • An oversight of financial management and budget setting/control at academy level.
    • Support and guidance for academy-based business and finance managers.

    A highly experienced MAT Board whose members’ professional skills and knowledge cover all aspects of current education, business, employment and legal requirements of a successful and expanding MAT.

    A vision for MAT expansion which provides a unique model and opportunity for progressive and ambitious schools wishing to become an academy.