Owlcotes Multi-Academy Trust

Welcome to the Owlcotes LinkedIn page. We are a Multi-Academy Trust established in 2018 initially based in West Leeds. We work together, sharing a common purpose of providing an excellent education for all pupils across the Trust and improving outcomes for them. At Owlcotes MAT, we aim for all schools in the Trust to be inclusive, high achieving schools with their own identity sharing a strong common purpose to provide an excellent education for all pupils. We aim to inspire innovation, creativity and aspiration through an enriched curriculum with a focus on improving outcomes and life chances for children in the local area. The Trust has grown in its first 2 years and now comprises of 4 primary schools, with approximately 1500 pupils. Two of these schools are sponsored academies which are undergoing rapid improvement. OMAT is an outward facing trust and has links with the Noctua Teaching School. Owlcotes' CEO is Lesley West, Headteacher of Pudsey Primrose Hill Primary School. This is an outstanding school and Lesley has a proven track record of working collaboratively with other schools as part of her role as a National Leader of Education. The key values of Owlcotes MAT are: To build a strong network of academies, working collaboratively to provide excellent teaching and learning and curriculum opportunities. To maintain and establish excellent schools in local communities so that all schools within the trust are good or better according to Ofsted criteria. To keep learning, attainment and progress at the heart of each school. Developing a shared accountability for the outcomes of all children within the trust. To focus on making teaching as good as it can be, sharing best practice through a range of CPD opportunities. To develop people by attracting and retaining excellent staff, offering promotion within the trusts so that quality staff are retained. Finally, to ensure good value for money, making the most effective use of resources and staffing.