Careers at Furness Education Trust - Cumbria, United Kingdom, LA13 9BB

Message from the CEO

The current education landscape has never provided headteachers, governing bodies and trusts with greater a challenge. It is now more important than ever that schools work in partnership to enable the very best educational opportunities and services. By working together as a wider family of schools, we can share a joint approach to supporting our students, their families and our staff. The Trust is about us working collaboratively to provide the best education for the children of Furness. We are proud of the work we do, of our students’ accomplishments academically and personally, and of the incredible young people they become under our care. As a Trust, we place the needs of all our young people at the centre of everything that we do and we couldn’t be more proud of the service we provide for Barrow-in-Furness with the education we offer. It is my pleasure to be part of a thriving school community which fosters a culture that enables young people to develop and grow.

Mr Simon Laheney, CEO of Furness Education Trust

Our Schools

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Furness Academy

Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BB

Lindal and Marton Primary School

Ulverston, LA12 0NB

Newton Primary School

Barrow-in-Furness,LA13 0LT

Parkside Academy

Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BY

Victoria Academy

Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 5NE

Walney School

Barrow-in-furness, LA14 3JT

Yarlside Academy

Barrow-in-furness, LA13 0LH

Values and Ethos

At Furness Education Trust, we understand that every parent wants the best for their child. So do we – and we believe a great way to achieve this is by our schools working together as part of our Trust to deliver our aims, whilst embodying our values.

Our approach must be led by our shared values, creating a sense of Trust identity and shared responsibility for what happens in our own school and in all the other schools in the Trust; to discover and nurture the potential of every child; to feel as responsible for giving children in all Trust schools outstanding educational opportunities.

Furness Education Trust Values

Collaboration – working together for the benefit of all our children across the Trust
Integrity – sharing our challenges so that we can trust and support each other to improve
Aspiration – creating aspiration for both staff and students, encouraging high expectations and improving life chances for all children regardless of their background
Excellence – delivering excellence in all areas, providing the best for our students and community

Furness Education Trust Aims

To deliver a seamless education built on collaboration by working together as a family of like-minded schools underpinned by our moral purpose to drive educational excellence. Through high aspiration, outstanding achievement and lifelong learning skills for all of our students, we will deliver seamless educational excellence.

To place the needs of all our young people at the heart of everything that we do.

For Furness Education Trust to have a sustained impact upon school improvement in each member school.

To remain innovative, forward thinking and deliver strategies that are research-based and provide exceptional outcomes for our students.

Become a FET Academy

We are proud of the support, education and services we provide to those in our Trust and to the wider Furness community.

Collaboration is at the heart of Furness Education Trust, providing shared specialist knowledge and expertise, delivering excellence in all areas and recognising that children have different starting points, but all deserve a nurturing, stable and robust approach to education.

The benefits of becoming part of the Furness Education Trust include the following:

Robust, trust wide, CPD programme, delivering educational innovation
A strong leadership team driving school improvement and development, whilst maintaining individual school identity
Expertise and knowledge in delivering excellent education and services
World class facilities across our sites
Developed curriculum to minimise impact of transition, led by subject specific curriculum directors