Have values that encourage collaboration and get buy in from the start
Revisit your values
Make sure they encourage collaboration. It seems obvious, but if you want to embed collaboration throughout your trust make sure your values point in that right direction.
Russell explains that the trust bases its values on the Nolan Principles of Public Life and uses these to encourage collaboration. For example, upholding:
- Openness and honesty to get principals talking about their weaknesses and school-specific challenges. The idea is that other principals can step in and offer help
- Accountability and measuring all senior leaders up to the same standards - to create a flat structure across the trust where all schools are treated as equals
Be upfront with your schools
For example, the trust
