Wellsway Multi Academy Trust is a partnership of schools which span the Bristol - Keynsham - Bath area that are now working together to provide a high quality educational experience for all students in their care.
The Executive Leadership Team has corporate responsibility for the overall formulation and implementation of strategies and policies approved by the Board of Trustees. It comprises of the Chief Executive, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Education, Executive Primary Lead, Strategic Lead for SEND, and the Principals/Headteachers from each academy.
Andrea is the founding Chief Executive of the Trust, which was set up by the governing body of Wellsway School in 2014. She has extensive educational experience, which includes 16 year’s successful headship experience in three secondary schools. Andrea is a National Leader of Education and holds an Honorary Doctorate, awarded by Bath Spa University in 2018 for services to education. She plays a full role as a system leader in the wider local area where she is Chair of the West of England Active Partnership, WESPORT, and a governor at Bristol Grammar School and City of Bristol College.
Joined the Trust in August 2014 following a twenty year career in the hospitality industry. Formerly general manager at Accor Hotels for 10 years and previously at Disney and Marriott Hotels. Significant experience in financial strategy, estates management, human resources and marketing.
Tim Howes leads the Trust’s business services team, responsible for delivering shared services to all academies.
With 14 years headship experience in two secondary schools and executive leadership experience in other schools and specialist settings, Gary has significant experience in school leadership and in raising achievement. Gary has been involved in training headteachers internationally including in Africa and the Middle East.
Stephen has 25 years of experience in leading schools as a headteacher, executive headteacher and director of education. During this time he led nine schools from an inadequate judgement to good or outstanding within a three year period. This experience was gained at schools in areas of high deprivation and resulted in rapid raising of outcomes for all pupils.
Margaret is a recently retired Director of Education with extensive experience working in local government, schools, colleges and universities to raise standards and improve the education outcomes for children and young people. She has led a wide range of education services including school improvement, schools finance, schools’ admissions and capital planning, looked after children and the music service.
Margaret has also been an Ofsted inspector, has worked with a wide range of schools to strengthen school leadership, improve teaching and learning and develop and promote effective inclusion and equalities policies to achieving a more diverse workforce.
Margaret is committed to working with schools to address all forms of inequality and social injustice.
With 15 years experience of headship she has recently retired as head teacher of Three Ways School, an outstanding special school. Julie was also the head teacher of St Nicholas Special School in Wiltshire.
With wide experience of special needs over many years she holds the following qualifications, M.ed in Autism, B.ed in SEND and a BA in Psychology. Julie was awarded an MBE in 2019 for services to children and young people with special educational needs.
The governance structure at Wellsway Multi Academy Trust.
The board of trustees – the board is responsible for setting high standards and levels of student achievement and for monitoring performance and ensuring accountability. It is tasked with driving continuous improvement through regular review planning and evaluation activities. It also manages corporate communication and stakeholder engagement. Once strategies have been agreed, the board delegates most operational activity to the executive leadership team.
There are four trust standing committees which have duties to support the board of trustees in these responsibilities, to focus on the delivery of the vision against the trust’s standards and engage with stakeholders internally and externally to ensure that their needs are being met, as follows:
The committee’s core functions cover all financial services and estates management. It has a critical role in overseeing budget formulation, monitoring, and treasury management. Its financial functions extend into value for money and procurement. It also has a wider brief covering asset and facilities management.
This committee has a number of core functions that include internal controls, external and internal audit, fraud, risk management and health and safety. The committee also receives and considers in detail the statutory accounts for the trust and recommends them to the board of trustees for approval prior to presentation to trust members at the AGM. It also recommends the appointment of the external auditors to the board of trustees for subsequent approval by the trust members at the AGM.
This committee’s role is to oversee all matters relating to strategies and policies for human resources and organisational development. It also has a wider brief in monitoring key performance indicators such as staff turnover and absence and promoting and monitoring staff wellbeing. The committee has a remuneration sub committee to review a framework for the remuneration, benefits and incentives of the executive team.
This committee's core functions are in relation to the overall performance, attainment and achievement of the Trust's academies. It has a wider brief to include curriculum, governance effectiveness and monitoring of high performing and disadvantaged groups.
The Board has also established committees known as Academy Governance Committees for each academy within the Trust. Their role is to oversee all matters relating to students’ learning and wellbeing. The core functions of an AGC cover all factors which relate to, and underpin, good teaching and learning. It has a critical role in monitoring the progress and impact of personalised learning interventions to ensure high standards and student outcomes in line with the Trust’s vision and strategy.
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NLG are highly experienced individuals who give their knowledge, skills and enthusiasm to a range of different schools. They are designated by the Department for Education. Malcolm Broad, vice-chair of the Wellsway Multi Academy Trust (WMAT) is a NLG and is able to offer support to schools across the west country. In addition the WMAT has three LLG: they are Graham Shaw, Tim Spratt and Chris Trout. Graham and Tim are also trustees of the WMAT and Chris is the chair of governors at IKB. All three can be deployed to support schools in the local area, both within the WMAT and beyond.