Consultation to Join a Multi Academy Trust

Proposal to join Ivy Learning Trust

As a local authority maintained school, Thorley Hill Primary School is unable to fully benefit from the economies of scale available to larger institutions. Whilst the current financial position of Thorley Hill is secure, by becoming part of Ivy we believe our school would benefit from access to a wider range of financial resources, operational specialists, and economies of scale when spending. The Government has been clear in its vision that it wants all schools to be part of a Multi Academy Trust (MAT) as “part of a family of schools”.

The Governing Board has therefore been considering how best to meet this requirement whilst still delivering the high standards of teaching and learning currently on offer. After detailed consideration of a number of different MATs Governors believe that joining the Ivy Learning Trust represents the best opportunity to achieve and continue excellence for Thorley Hill Primary School.

This move will not result in any day-to-day changes in areas such as teaching staff, classes, uniform or length of the school day. What it will do, in addition to the benefits mentioned, is enable us to build upon the School’s successes and good practice, whilst offering financial stability and benefits with regards to procurement of goods and services.

The Governing Board has therefore started the consultation process required to join the Ivy Learning Trust.

Key Dates :

Monday 16th October 2023 Letters sent to staff and parents about the intention to consult about joining Ivy Learning Trust

Thursday 2nd November 2023 (3.30pm) Staff Consultation Meeting

Thursday 2nd November 2023 (7.00pm in the main school hall) Parent Consultation Meeting

Presentation to Stakeholders

complete presentation to stakeholders.pdf

Minutes from the meeting

In addition to Thorley Hill governors and members of the school leadership team, Matthew Kleiner-Mann (CEO) and Roz McLaren (Deputy CEO) of Ivy Learning Trust will be in attendance to provide the opportunity to find out about what joining the Ivy Learning Trust will mean for the school and to ask any questions you may have.

Wednesday 20th December 2023 Deadline for receiving responses to the consultation process

Thursday 18th January 2024 Final vote by the Governing Body to progress to the next stage - involving lawyers to complete the next step of due diligence.

consultation with parents meeting minutes.pdf