Welcome from the CEO
Thank you for your interest in Fairfax Multi Academy Trust (FMAT).
Our Trust was established in 2014 by a dedicated group of individuals committed to “enriching the lives and transforming the futures” of students. The Trust currently has four academies, serving over 4000 students aged 4-18yrs and employs approximately 450 members staff.
Mindful that approximately 50% of our students are from disadvantaged backgrounds, our vision is that every child within the Trust, regardless of their background, will attend an Academy that offers high-quality education and pastoral care. Inclusivity is at the heart of our organisation, and we seek only dedicated leaders, teachers and support staff who are relentless in their ambition for a holistic approach to continual school improvement, because we know this is key to transforming the futures of our students.
Collaboration is also a key factor to our success. Our academies have the freedom to make decisions that work best for their communities, whilst benefiting from the professional support of centralised business, training and educational experts, which ultimately benefits our students, staff, and the wider community. Together, we create an environment where every child has the opportunity to achieve their ambitions.
Our Academies are proud to have several quality marks assigned to them, including Leading Parent Partnership, Careers Mark, School Mental Health Aware and a SEND Inclusion Award.
As a Trust, our efforts have recently been recognised on a national scale by the DfE who reported attendance in our secondary schools was fourth most improved of all Trusts in the country last year with one school being the sixth most improved in the country. In addition Trust National Comparison Data confirmed that our Trust ranks eleventh in the country for academic progress improvements and one school now has the best performing sixth form in Sutton Coldfield for Progress/Value Added. In relation to our development and support of Early Career Teachers, an expert from Star Teaching School Hub Network has also praised our Trust for their work with Early Career Teachers. Clearly, FMAT is a Trust with strong forward momentum!
This is why when you embark on a career with FMAT, you have a real opportunity to work with integrity and make a positive impact on the next generation.
SIMON JONES | CEO
Our Mission
Our mission is to “enrich the lives and transform the futures” of every one of our students. We achieve this by ensuring our students access a broad and wide-ranging curriculum while being supported in a structured, kind and caring environment.
Our students have access to a variety of extra-curricular opportunities because we place great emphasis on their personal development.
Our Vision
Our vision is that every child within the Trust, regardless of their background, will attend an Academy that offers high-quality education.
- Every child is recogonised as an individual and has access to first-class pastoral care because we want them to be happy.
- Every child benefits from a wide range of enriching opportunities because we place great emphasis on their personal development.
- Every child benefits from dedicated leaders, teachers and staff who are relentless in their ambition to improve the quality of teaching in our academies because we know excellent teaching is key to transforming the futures of our students.
Our Values
Our mission and vision are underpinned by our values which guide all our activities every single day in order to support all our students to achieve their full potential, regardless of background.
Excellence
We strive for the highest quality to ensure excellent outcomes and personal achievements.
Dedication
We believe there is dignity in hard work and effort.
Ambition
We aim to be the best that we can be, in all that we do.
Integrity
We believe in openness, honesty and have a real sense of moral purpose.
Tradition
We believe in good manners, kindness and respect.
Our Trust
Fairfax Multi-Academy Trust comprises of four Academies and a Central Team.
The Central Team provide vital support to the Trust in the key areas of finance, human resources, communication and marketing and executive leadership.
Each centralised function provides invaluable support to senior leaders across the Trust allowing them to focus on providing the very best education to transform the futures of all our students.
Members of Staff
Our Trusts employs approximately 450 staff across four academies and the Central Office.
Academies
Our Trust is a family of schools situated across the West Midlands. Being part of a family of schools is of great benefit to our students, community and staff.
