Church schools continue to stand at the centre of the Church’s mission to the nation and the

distinctively Christian ethos of a church school underpins everything we do.

Whenever you walk into an academy run by The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust it will be immediately clear that you are walking into a church school. We don’t change the distinctiveness of a school when it joins us. Instead, we add genuine value, we ensure the Christian identity that should run through all Church schools shines brightly, and we ensure that the Church of England’s Vision for Education is being lived everyday.

The trust has a vision of building a better future for all within our academies, who in turn will

positively impact their communities. Specifically, our vision, based on John 10:10, is for “every adult, every child and every academy in our trust to come together in order that we may

pursue life in all its fullness.”

This shared purpose helps us to be unified around clear goals, which are set out in this document and which set everyone in our trust on the path to flourishing.

Our strategic plan 2023-2028

Our Strategic Plan for 2023-2028, available as a download here, focuses on fostering a flourishing community where every child, adult, and academy thrives together. Building on the successes of the previous Strategic Plan (2020-2023), this updated plan provides a vision and roadmap for sustained development and growth across our academies.

Key priorities

The Trust has identified five key stakeholder groups integral to achieving its

objectives:

1. Children. Ensuring pupils flourish academically, emotionally, and spiritually through excellent education, personal development opportunities, and supportive environments

2. Colleagues. Creating a workplace culture that values wellbeing, professional development, and inclusivity while maintaining manageable workloads

3. Governance. Strengthening governance structures to enable effective decision making and leadership, underpinned by clear roles, training, and compliance with statutory requirements

4. Families. Promoting holistic support for children and families, fostering a sense of belonging and community engagement

5. Wider church school community. Sharing best practices and building robust

partnerships to benefit church schools and the wider education sector

Actions

To achieve these objectives, the Trust commits to several actions:

We will support children to flourish by

· Delivering an excellent education

· Creating a culture of continuous improvement that contributes towards an excellent education for all

· Sharing and providing excellent personal development opportunities

· Ensuring our academies are living up to their foundation as church schools

We will support colleagues to flourish by:

· Becoming a great place to work

· Establishing a strong and effective infrastructure

· Providing the right training at the right time in the right place

· Considering workload and wellbeing when making decisions

· Providing an inclusive working environment that fosters a sense of belonging

· Ensuring good working arrangements and career opportunities

We will support everyone involved in governance to flourish by

· Ensuring strong and effective governance at all levels

· Ensuring the role of everyone involved in governance across the trust is clearly identified and communicated

· Ensuring everyone involved in governance has the knowledge and tools to deliver their role

We will support families to flourish by

· Delivering whole child, community and family support

· Working across agencies to deliver proactive community engagement

We will support the wider church school family to flourish by

· Sharing best practice wherever we can

· Facilitating and supporting strong parish and community links

Across all these priorities, we commit to:

· Seeking and acting on feedback

· Communicating clearly

· Providing support in times of need

· Maximising and spending trust income on the areas of most significant need

· Ensuring high quality and inclusive leadership

A document setting out 'Our Christian Foundation' is available as a download from here: Multi Academy Trust Information | The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust (covmat.org)