ABOUT US
Welcome from our Executive Director, Mrs Sophie Cavanagh
It is my pleasure to introduce you to Kingston Educational Trust (KET), an educational charity founded in 2012 by three prominent local civic institutions: Kingston University, Kingston College and the Royal Borough of Kingston. Our heritage has meant that from the outset we benefited from an experienced and knowledgeable leadership base, with a trust board including seasoned educational professionals. In addition, our partnership with our members provides us with genuine differentiation from other local secondary schools with access to a range of opportunities from art exhibitions in the College gallery, school productions in the college theatre, joint projects with Design and Engineering students and university immersion days.
KET initially established The Kingston Academy, a new non-selective free secondary school, serving its local community in north Kingston. The school opened with its first Year 7 intake in September 2015 and the Sixth Form welcomed its first Year 12 students in September 2020.
In January 2022 KET converted to a multi academy trust and was delighted to welcome Fern Hill Primary School, located next door to The Kingston Academy, into the trust.
As a growing trust, we have high aspirations for all and are committed to inclusion across our schools . We are continually looking for the marginal gains that can be achieved by adapting existing practices and have made the most of the power of new technology in the classroom. We maintain an absolute focus on the academic progress and personal development of all of our pupils. Our ability to deliver consistently excellent teaching and a compelling pupil experience in the classroom and beyond is our daily mission. Every detail of the architecture of our schools flows from this central focus on pupil progress and equipping them for the future beyond the school walls. We also set great store on very high standards of behaviour in school and have established orderly, calm and supportive learning environments.
We have been able to capitalise on the operational benefits that larger scale conveys. A combined central services team has been set up to oversee all matters relating to finance, HR, IT, facilities management, catering and administration across the trust. We have been working hard in focusing and streamlining our processes, adopting a consistent approach that can be easily adapted as we continue to grow. We have also centralised purchasing across the two schools, with a view to cultivating very strong supplier relationships and achieving economies in scale.
I very much look forward to making the most of the opportunities that membership of Kingston Educational Trust affords our schools. If you are interested in finding out more about us, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Mrs Sophie Cavanagh
Executive Director
CONTACT US
General Enquiries: Email: info@kingstoneducationaltrust.org
Contacting the Board or the Chair: via Zara Gallagher, Head of Governance and Legal
Email: zgallagher@kingstoneducationaltrust.org
Tel: 0208 465 6200
Post:
Kingston Educational Trust, c/o The Kingston Academy, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT2 5PE
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