Governance

We have both been involved with one of the schools for a long time and recognise the strengths and any weaknesses in the school we know best.

The children still have the same teachers and support on a daily basis but with staff from either school working alongside on a specific area of the curriculum to support and widen expertise across the schools.  Children may visit the other school to play a match against a team; some have been on a joint trip to Ghyll Head and others are going on a trip to a farm. The experiences of the children have widened. The staff also support each other in many ways.

The Federation has already been seen to be positive as All Saints achieved Good in our recent Ofsted inspection in 2022 due to the hard work of all the staff. The introduction of Read, Write Inc was eased due to the expertise of the staff at Armitage already using the scheme.  At the last Ofsted inspection in 2019, Armitage achieved a judgement of Outstanding.

With Parent Café now running at both schools we hope to bring together more activities for parents and carers to become involved with together as we are one community, wanting the best for our children.

The Federation gives us more flexibility and opportunity to provide all the children with the best education that we can provide and with your support and input much can be achieved.

If you have any questions or queries, please do not hesitate to contact either school or ourselves.

Committees 

Personnel & Resources

Anne Unwin (Chair), Philip Geldard, Sue Kilroy, Ben Mottershead, Gaynor Stubbs, Rana Shahzad

Curriculum & Pupil Progress

Anne Unwin, Rev, Rana Shahzad, Lydia Wicaksono, Tracey Reed-Morrison, Gaynor Stubbs

Performance Management & Pay Committee

Philip Geldard, Anne Unwin, Sue Kilroy (reserve Lydia Wicaksono)

Hearings Committee

Aneesa Rahman, Ben Mottershead, Anne Unwin (Chair)

Appeals Committee

Philip Geldard, Rana Shahzad, Sue Kilroy