Proud to be part of the University of Chichester Academy Trust
Kingsham Primary School is a proud member of the University of Chichester Academy Trust. As an academy, Kingsham Primary School is a state-funded school working with other like-minded schools and the University of Chichester to provide an exceptional education experience for our pupils. We remain guided by the national education framework but have greater freedom to make choices and share expertise and opportunities. We support the Vision of the Trust ‘for all young people to be inspired by an excellent education that raises their aspirations and enriches their lives’ and it’s mission ‘to create a vibrant inclusive and aspirational family of academies, transforming life chances for pupils through excellent teaching and learning.
Our links to the University of Chichester
The University of Chichester Academy Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) and aims to develop a family of c30 academies based on geographical groups in the region. Being part of the Trust provides Kingsham Primary School with exciting opportunities to share expertise and resources with other academies as well as to access support from the University and from Trust professional staff.
Kingsham Primary School benefits greatly from a continuing programme of curriculum support and enhancement provided by the Trust and expert colleagues from the University of Chichester. The University’s Institute of Education has a distinguished history of teacher training that goes back over 150 years and is noted for its professional learning programmes for teachers and high quality education research. We provide teacher placements for trainee teachers and students enhance our curriculum offer by supporting art, PE, and music projects among other things.
Academy Governance
The University of Chichester Academy Trust is a single organisation with a Board of Directors: its members are company directors and charity trustees and the Trust makes no profit.
The Board delegates day-to-day running of each academy to the Local Governing Body (LGB) which reports back to the Board. The level of delegation may be different for each academy. Enquiries about Kingsham Primary governance should be made in the first instance to the Chair of the LGB, Mrs Suzanna Troy: stroy@kingshamprimary.org.uk
Please see the University of Chichester Academy Trust website (link below) for more information on the charities Trustees and Members and the Trust annual reports and accounts including:
- The structure and remit of the members, board of trustees, its committees and LGBs, and the full names of the chair of each
- Current memorandum of association
- Articles of association
- Funding agreement
- Annual accounts
- Annual report
- Register of interests for the accounting officer
https://www.unicat.org.uk/about-us/the-trust-team
https://www.unicat.org.uk/about-us/governance-1
Contact the Academy Trust
The University of Chichester Academy Trust welcomes your enquiries and comments.
Company number: 8595545 Registered in England and Wales.
The University of Chichester Academy Trust
Arran House
Upper Bognor Road
Bognor Regis
West Sussex
PO21 1HR
Please get in touch with us at:
T: 01243 816 444
Or visit the Trust website by clicking the image below.
