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Proactively collaborate with and support schools in your area

Adrian Rogers, CEO of Chiltern Learning Trust, shares the trust's approach to building trusting relationships with local schools.

Last reviewed on 30 January 2025
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Contents
  1. How did this approach originally come about?
  2. Build arrangements on trust – avoid using formal service level agreements where possible
  3. Set up collaborative networks in teaching and learning
  4. Be open to sharing your resources and expertise 
  5. This isn't just about growing your trust – it’s the right thing to do
  6. If offering paid services – give them a taster first

Chiltern Learning Trust (CLT) is a medium-sized multi-academy trust (MAT) based in Bedfordshire. Collaboration is 1 of 6 core values for CLT, where it's recognised that "high achievement for all is our shared responsibility." 

Its CEO, Adrian Rogers, told us about their approach to supporting schools in the local area.

How did this approach originally come about?

"This introduced us to a great model when thinking about the trust's growth, providing a nice 'halfway house' for both the trust and the schools themselves. From our perspective, the usual due diligence can only go so