Our Trust
Horton Kirby Church of England School joined as a member of Aletheia Academies Trust in 2017.
Aletheia Trust’s Vision
Aletheia schools are motivated by our vision and values to serve our communities by improving the life chances of local children. Aletheia schools welcome those of all faiths and none and are proud of the inclusive nature and diversity of each cohort of children. Our schools seek to embody the experience of community and collaboration, where talents are shared, where the emphasis is on what can be contributed and where each is given according to need.
At the heart of the Aletheia vision is the belief in educational and individual excellence and the belief that Aletheia is called to serve our local communities, now and for the future. We will do this by providing safe places where children, young people and adults develop and thrive intellectually, socially, physically, culturally, spiritually and emotionally.
Aletheia Trust’s Objectives
Aletheia is committed to sustaining high-quality schools, and supporting schools in need of specific improvement in some of the more challenging wards in Kent. Our focus is to provide school improvement services that draw on the wealth of practice from across our trust, broaden the expertise available to schools through flexible working arrangements and increase our capacity to quickly respond to the needs of individual schools. Pedagogical excellence is at the heart of all we do with a sustained focus on collaborative and mastery learning.
Belonging to a local Trust offers greater opportunities for influence than single schools can achieve: working together the Trust aims to be greater than the sum of its constituent schools. We see the growth of Aletheia as an opportunity for schools, leaders and governors to step forward as co-shapers of a school-led and self-improving system in our area. The trust offers our distinctive ethos, the strength of leadership and commitment to working collaboratively to ensure all our schools are outstanding.
For more information regarding the Trust, please visit aletheiatrust.org.uk
Why Horton Kirby Joined Aletheia Academies Trust
Horton Kirby was previously with an educational trust, however, with staff growing resistant towards specific strategies, it came to a unanimous decision to leave the Trust in search of something that aligned more with Horton Kirby’s values and prospects. Aletheia Academies Trust was selected due to preexisting, positive working relationships with other members within the Trust.
By becoming a part of an established, local Trust with five other schools and further potential additions, it added confirmation that Horton Kirby would become involved in a wider family network which has enabled the academy to connect with like-minded individuals whose main objective is to put the education of pupils in the forefront and improve life chances for local children.
Trust Contact Information
Company Number: 07801612
Address: Saint George’s CofE School,
Meadow Road, Gravesend, DA11 7LS
Documentation
The following documents can be found on the Trust Website;