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Founded | 27 August 2010 [1] |
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Type | Multi-academy trust |
Registration no. | 07359755 |
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Website | www |
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The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust serving a family of schools mainly in the Medway authority.
The Trust bases its philosophy on the work of Bob Burden and the University of Exeter Postgraduate School of Education. [2] The schools teaching and learning is based on cognitive development and sees its duty as teaching children how to think rather than memorising content.[ citation needed ]
Children are taught to discuss their learning, this is done by using Thinking Tools and Strategies. These include:
It is an objective of the trust that all its schools will receive Thinking School accreditation. It is a whole school process that starts with the planning:
These schools are all in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust: [5]
The Grade I listed Manor Farm Barn will be extended to provide a wedding/conference facility. Conversion and extension of a former cattle barn will provide overnight accommodation. [8]
In April 2016 the Chief Executive Officer of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Rochester Grammar School's [9] former headteacher, Denise Shepherd was suspended due to allegations of snooping on staff emails, bullying staff and doctoring parts of an external inspection report. [10] Shepherd has since resigned. [11]