Thinking Schools Academy Trust

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Thinking Schools Academy Trust
Founded27 August 2010
Type Multi-academy Trust
Registration no.07359755
Location
  • The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR
Website www.tsatrust.org.uk
UID 5049

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a multi-academy trust serving a family of schools mainly in the Medway authority.

Contents

The Trust bases its philosophy on the work of Bob Burden and the University of Exeter Postgraduate School of Education. [1] 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 ]

Thinking tools

Children are taught to discuss their learning, this is done by using Thinking Tools and Strategies. These include:

Accreditation

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:

Associated Schools

These schools are all in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust: [4]

Secondary

Primary

Other

Academies under construction

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. [7]

Management issues

In April 2016 the Chief Executive Officer of the Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Rochester Grammar School's [8] former headteacher, Denise Shepherd was suspended due to allegations of snooping on staff emails, bullying staff and doctoring parts of an external inspection report. [9] Shepherd has since resigned. [10]

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References

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  2. "Curriculum · Holcombe Grammar School". www.holcombegrammar.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Habits of Mind" (PDF). www.holcombegrammar.org.uk/. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. 1 2 Thinking Schools Academy Trust. "Our Academies · Thinking Schools Academy Trust". www.tsatrust.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. "Cabinet minutes". Medway Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  7. 1 2 "- Manor Farm- School Development". www.manorfarmdevelopment.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  8. "RGS website: Our Trust". 20 March 2019.
  9. "Academy chief 'snooped on teachers' emails'".
  10. Dickens, John. "Accounts Watch: Academy trust chief gets £85,000 severance pay-out". Schools Week. Retrieved 6 June 2017.