The Thinking Schools Academy Trust, Park Crescent, Chatham, ME4 6NR
Website
www.tsatrust.org.uk
UID 5049
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]
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:
Thinking Skills
Reflectional Questioning
Visual Mapping
Collaborative Networking
Developing Dispositions
Structuring the Environment
Associated Schoolsedit
These schools are all in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust:[4]
Maritime Academy, Strood: After many delays, the school is projected to open in 2022. The site off Parsonage Lane and Berwick Way, Strood was purchased in 2020, after Medway Council unwrote the costs of overage.[5][6] The construction consists of an all-through school with a 1150 place secondary school and sixth form with sports hall, parking, playing fields and hard-surfaced courts.[7]
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 issuesedit
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]
Referencesedit
^"Thinking Schools@Exeter". socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/education/thinkingschools/. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^"Curriculum · Holcombe Grammar School". www.holcombegrammar.org.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ ab"Habits of Mind" (PDF). www.holcombegrammar.org.uk/. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
^ abThinking Schools Academy Trust. "Our Academies · Thinking Schools Academy Trust". www.tsatrust.org.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
^"Cabinet minutes". Medway Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^"Plans for new school and 200 homes revealed". Kent Online. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ ab"- Manor Farm- School Development". www.manorfarmdevelopment.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^Dickens, John. "Accounts Watch: Academy trust chief gets £85,000 severance pay-out". Schools Week. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External linksedit
Thinking Schools Trust official website
December 15, 2023
thinking, schools, academy, trust, multi, academy, trust, serving, family, schools, mainly, medway, authority, founded27, august, 2010typemulti, academy, trustregistration, 07359755locationthe, park, crescent, chatham, 6nrwebsitewww, tsatrust, ukuid, 5049the, . The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a multi academy trust serving a family of schools mainly in the Medway authority Thinking Schools Academy TrustFounded27 August 2010TypeMulti academy TrustRegistration no 07359755LocationThe Thinking Schools Academy Trust Park Crescent Chatham ME4 6NRWebsitewww wbr tsatrust wbr org wbr ukUID 5049The 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 Contents 1 Thinking tools 2 Accreditation 3 Associated Schools 3 1 Secondary 3 2 Primary 3 3 Other 4 Academies under construction 5 Management issues 6 References 7 External linksThinking tools editChildren are taught to discuss their learning this is done by using Thinking Tools and Strategies These include Thinking Maps Thinking Hats Thinkers Keys 2 Habits of Mind 3 CoRT Thinking Tools Q matrix SMART targeting Growth mindsets Philosophy for Children 3 Accreditation editIt 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 Thinking Skills Reflectional Questioning Visual Mapping Collaborative Networking Developing Dispositions Structuring the EnvironmentAssociated Schools editThese schools are all in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust 4 Secondary edit Goodwin Academy Deal Holcombe Grammar School Chatham Plymouth High School for Girls The Portsmouth Academy The Rochester Grammar School The Victory Academy ChathamPrimary edit All Faiths Children s Academy Strood Cedar Children s Academy The Gordon Children s Academy Strood Isambard Brunel Junior School Meon Infant School Meon Junior School Moorings Way Infant School New Horizons Children s Academy Newbridge Junior SchoolOther edit New Horizons Teaching School Alliance Thinking Fitness 4 Academies under construction editMaritime Academy Strood After many delays the school is projected to open in 2022 The site off Parsonage Lane and Berwick Way Strood was purchased in 2020 after Medway Council unwrote the costs of overage 5 6 The construction consists of an all through school with a 1150 place secondary school and sixth form with sports hall parking playing fields and hard surfaced courts 7 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 editIn 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 References edit Thinking Schools Exeter socialsciences exeter ac uk education thinkingschools Retrieved 11 December 2020 Curriculum Holcombe Grammar School www holcombegrammar org uk Retrieved 11 December 2020 a b Habits of Mind PDF www holcombegrammar org uk Retrieved 11 December 2020 a b Thinking Schools Academy Trust Our Academies Thinking Schools Academy Trust www tsatrust org uk Retrieved 28 December 2017 Cabinet minutes Medway Council Retrieved 7 March 2021 Plans for new school and 200 homes revealed Kent Online 27 November 2019 Retrieved 7 March 2021 a b Manor Farm School Development www manorfarmdevelopment co uk Retrieved 7 March 2021 RGS website Our Trust 20 March 2019 Academy chief snooped on teachers emails Dickens John Accounts Watch Academy trust chief gets 85 000 severance pay out Schools Week Retrieved 6 June 2017 External links editThinking Schools Trust official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thinking Schools Academy Trust amp oldid 1178705807 Thinking Schools philosophy, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,