Together we grow great schools
At OAK Multi Academy Trust, we believe that great schools are built through excellent teaching, strong leadership, inclusion and a commitment to continuous improvement. Our vision, Together we grow great schools, reflects our belief that schools achieve more when they work together, share expertise and learn from one another.
We are a family of five schools, each with its own identity, strengths and community. We value that individuality while recognising the opportunities that come from working as a trust. There is no lead school within OAK. Every school contributes to our collective development and benefits from the experience and expertise of others.
Ambition and inclusion
We want every child and young person in our schools to receive an excellent education, achieve well and develop the knowledge, confidence and skills they need for the future.
We believe that high expectations and inclusion belong together. Children have different strengths, experiences and needs, and our responsibility is to ensure that these differences do not become barriers to opportunity or achievement.
Developing a genuinely inclusive trust has been an important part of OAK’s journey. We have made significant progress in strengthening our expertise, provision and outcomes for children with additional needs and those facing disadvantage. We are proud of that progress, while recognising that there is much more we want to achieve.
Our ambition is for inclusion to be evident not simply in specialist provision, but in the everyday experience of children and young people across all our schools.
Growing together
We believe that sustained school improvement comes from investing in people, developing expertise and creating a culture in which colleagues can support and challenge one another.
Our schools work collaboratively to strengthen teaching, develop leaders and share effective practice. We combine high expectations with professional trust, recognising that improvement is most effective when colleagues take collective responsibility for it.
We also recognise that our responsibility extends beyond our own schools. We want OAK to contribute positively to the wider education system, working with other schools, trusts and partners wherever we can make a difference.
We are ambitious about OAK’s future, but our growth will always be guided by our values, the needs of children and the belief that working together should make every school stronger.
Our values
Opportunity | Achievement | Kindness
These three values underpin our decisions, relationships and ambitions for the children, colleagues and communities we serve.