Our aim

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust works to give practical support to the transformation of secondary education in England by building and enabling a world-class network of innovative, high-performing secondary schools in partnership with business and the wider community.

Our principles

The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust is committed to a philosophy of 'by schools, for schools'.

This means:

• ensuring that student achievement and raising standards are at the heart of all that the organisation does
  
• ensuring that headteachers and schools drive the strategic direction of the organisation’s work
  
• commissioning headteachers and schools to design and deliver the organisation’s programmes, activities, research and development
  
• inspiring, challenging and motivating headteachers and schools to raise standards, and to provide mutual support and challenge
  
• validating and accrediting practice and measuring outcomes.

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Objectives

• Developing the specialist schools and academies system
• Developing specialisms and subjects
• Building and embedding capacity in schools to raise achievement
• Developing partnerships with businesses and the community
• Developing leadership and fostering innovation
• Developing our organisation

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Our values

Our values are an important part of how we go about our work. We take pride in having a culture that reflects our approach to our own staff and also to all with whom we work.

Our values are to:

• develop and support all our staff to contribute effectively to our aims and to succeed in their roles
• be open, discuss our progress and take responsibility for our actions, and aim to fully involve all those with an interest in our work
• maintain high standards of honesty and professionalism, and promote equal opportunities in all areas of our work
• make good use of our resources and get value for money

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