Formed in 2014, The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a well-established, respected multi academy trust in Leicestershire with a growing partnership of primary and secondary schools.

The Mead Educational Trust exists to improve the life chances of children and young people. At the heart of all we do is a commitment to provide our academies access to a world-class education, excellent school-to-school support and to provide our staff with an employer keen to provide high quality professional development.

Our passionate and dedicated approach to education provides pupils with an exciting, engaging and high quality learning environment, developing our pupils into aspirational, capable and confident young adults and members of the community. We are committed to helping each of our academies to ensure that helps every pupil reach their fullest potential.

At the heart of our Trust is a group of carefully chosen trustees, leaders of education and key leaders within both the wider and business community. The carefully selected guardians of our Trust teamed with the effective business management systems that we operate enables us to keep exceptional education provision at our core.

Our Trustees, Staff and Pupils all work together to make a positive difference

OUR VISION

We exist to improve the life chances of children and young people by having high aspirations supported by shared best practice and challenge. All our academies are on the journey to outstanding and we have experience in and a reputation for effective and sustainable school improvement.

We value cross phase work and have deliberately recruited a mixture of primary and secondary schools in the MAT. All our academies have common values with core operational systems applied locally with adaptations for individual contexts and needs.

Through our SCITT and Teaching School we provide excellent professional development opportunities and actively spot and nurture leadership potential.

OUR VALUES

TMET believes in the 7 Cs:

Challenge: Providing an excellent education by having high aspirations for all young people and giving them confidence in themselves, so they can become the best they can be and contribute actively to society.

Collaboration: Working effectively and harmoniously together across phases and accepting our shared accountability for meeting our aims.

Culture: Respecting and celebrating diversity and enabling students to participate in, and respond to, artistic and cultural experiences.

Community: Building a safe and stimulating environment where caring relationships and kindness are consistently developed and communication is excellent.

Courage: Making sure all decisions are based on clear high moral values and commitment to doing the right thing with compassion and integrity.

Creativity: Providing pioneering, innovative, vibrant and enjoyable learning experiences that are open to all and based on research, so that the curriculum sits at the forefront of education.

Character: Nurturing positive character attributes such as perseverance, resilience, confidence, optimism, tolerance, respect, community spirit, honesty, integrity and dignity.

Help make a positive difference

At The Mead Educational Trust we believe that together we make a positive difference.

We believe our staff to be our greatest asset; their dedication and passion for learning ensures that each of our pupils reaches and fulfils their potential and goes on to make a positive difference. We recognise that the success of our academies largely depends on the quality of our staff and so are committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding individuals. Our continued coaching, mentoring and support for our staff maximises the skills and talents of our team to deliver outstanding teaching and learning.

Our aspirant and committed family of schools provide real opportunities for aspiring teachers, school leaders and support staff.

Abbey Mead Primary Academy

Castle Mead Academy

Orchard Mead Academy

Kestrels Mead Primary Academy

Knighton Mead Primary Academy

North Mead Primary Academy

Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

Rushey Mead Academy

Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy