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Associate School Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When a school joins our Trust as an Associate School they are welcomed into our Trust and all of the areas that the school would like to choose to participate. Each Associate school is different and therefore each model is different. The package that we provide is bespoke to each individual school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are able to offer Educational and Operational support in every aspect that Northern Lights provides to our schools in our MAT. We support maintained schools in a way that ensures they adhere to their maintained school requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We also see benefits of schools working together that benefit all of the schools involved, your school will bring experience to the Trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are interested in the full list of all that we can offer to Associate schools, then please contact us and we will share this information with you directly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Associate Support Membership<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When a school required more intensive, additional support we work together to implement a school development programme that our Trust and Hub can work together on. We use our experience as a Dfe Teaching School Hub \u2018Centre of Excellence\u2019, a National Support School, NLE, SLE and extensive school support experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you are interested in whether we can support you and your school, then please contact us and we can share the ways that we can provide support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Costs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nAll costs are kept to the minimum to ensure that schools are achieving the best value and are able to afford the membership from their budget. Each package is bespoke, which means the costs are bespoke. These costs can be paid in instalments if that helps with budget management. The exercise is not financially motivated \u2013 we operate the model to support the system in helping schools see the benefits of being part of a Multi Academy Trust. We also benefit from the shared partnership working with other schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How does it work?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe Associate Membership model is for 1 year. We ask that schools make the decision on whether to join the Trust within the year \u2013 this enables the partnership working to develop further and ensures equity for the schools already in the Trust. We do offer a 6 month model that can then be extended, if this suits individual circumstances best. We can also extend the 12 months in exceptional circumstances, but our experience has shown that a 12 month model works best. We hold regular review meetings with our Associate Schools to ensure that the model is working effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what do I do if I am interested?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Associate Membership model is for 1 year. We ask that schools make the decision on whether to join the Trust within the year \u2013 this enables the partnership working to develop further and ensures equity for the schools already in the Trust. We do offer a 6 month model that can then be extended, if this suits individual circumstances best. We can also extend the 12 months in exceptional circumstances, but our experience has shown that a 12 month model works best. We hold regular review meetings with our Associate Schools to ensure that the model is working effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n