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Brownmead Primary Academy Parent Session
Wednesday 1st October
We are committed to;
 Quality education
 Maximising pupil progress
 Inspirational teaching and learning
 Innovative ways of working
 Developing and supporting pupils and
parents
 Making a positive contribution to
community improvement and interschool links
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On 1st November Brownmead Junior and
Infant School will become:
Brownmead Primary Academy
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Academies are state-funded schools that are not
accountable to the Local Authority
The sponsor becomes the accountable body for
the school and replaces the Local Authority
Academies have greater autonomy in terms of
curriculum and finance
Currently the local authority take approximately
8% of our budget, whilst our sponsor will take 4%
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The political landscape in terms of running schools
has changed
The Department for Education require all schools
who fall into ‘Special Measures’ to become a
sponsored academy. Brownmead went into
special measures in June 2013
The ‘Trojan Horse’ investigation into Birmingham
schools delayed the announcement for our
conversion.
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Surplus money from Grant will fund school
priorities and maintain provision.
Continue to be subject to Ofsted inspections
Continue to be accountable to the sponsor
School ethos will remain – school will continue
to look & feel the same
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Land and property would be owned by the multi
academy trust. This will be in the form of a 125
year lease from the council.
Governors appointed in similar way
Staff pay, terms and conditions remain the same
Continue to work with other schools and wider
community
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WHA have been working with Brownmead
since September 2013.
They have supported the leadership and
teaching within the school.
Our ethos is very similar.
We have remained in control of the selection
of our sponsor, whilst for some schools this
has been taken away and they have had a
sponsor forced upon them.
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Losing our family ethos – in fact this will be
strengthened by WHA
Changing our admissions policy
That we wont continue to serve the community of
Shard End
Sweeping changes to the curriculum
Changing SEN support
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Improved finances to meet school’s needs
Maintain and improve buildings and
resources
Retention and recruitment of best teachers
Targeted support and reasonably sized
teaching groups
Improved results
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There are clear advantages
◦ Finance
◦ Greater self governance
◦ Maintain name, ethos, culture within school
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There are risks
◦ Greater responsibility and liability