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Two schools in a trust ‘merger’
FUTURE Schools Trust (FST), which runs two of the town’s biggest secondary schools, has mergedwith another organisation. DownsMail has learned that FST,
the umbrella for Cornwallis and New Line Learning academies, has become part of a large chain based in Richmond, Surrey. The trustwill nowtradeunder the
name EveryChild,EveryDayTrust (ECEDT).Education observers claim the merger is an acquisition and an acknowledgement that FST was al- legedly failing. FSTexplained: “In an increasingly
challenging educational landscape, Future Schools Trust has been look- ing at the benefits of joiningwith an- othermulti-academy trust. “We believe this routewould pro-
vide the best opportunity to enable us to share good practice and to fur- ther improve standards across the board, as well as giving us more powerwhen it comes to negotiating services and ensuring better value.” It is not known if the December 2017 departure of FST chief execu-
tive Joshua Coleman – who arrived on a one-year deal inAugust 2016 – was linked to themerger plan. Cornwallis is rated as a good
school by Ofsted while New Line Learning requires improvement. However,NLLwaspraisedrecently for progress. FST,which also includes theTiger
Primary School, becomes part of the ECEDTon September
1.The schools will run normally although parents and students have been warned of “some short-termupheaval”. Headteacherswill continue to run
their schools butwill forma leader- ship group to develop trust-wide collaboration. Kent education expert Peter Read
said: “Future Schools Trust was, frankly,
failing.This sounds less like amerger andmore of an acquisition. “We have seen in other parts of the country that a perfectly good school becomes amulti-academy trust, ac- quires more schools, and proceeds tomuck all of themup.” DownsMail approachedFSTfor a comment but it declined.
Golfers round up £10k for charity Formermen’s captain David Jenner, ladies’ captain Adrienne Dixon and
veterans’ captain Kevin Burston present their cheque to AmberWoodward
GOLFERS in Bearsted raisedmore than £10,000 for the Alzheimer’s Soci- ety aftermaking themtheir charity of the year. David Jenner, who was the club’s men’s captain in 2017, nominated
the charity during his tenure and thanks to a number of fundraising events, the final tally raised came in at £10,718.39. David said: “It’s great to think thatwe have raised funds to help support
people to live well with dementia and to fund research to one day find a cure for dementia.” Alheimer’s Society fundraiser, AmberWoodward, added: “It’s great that
David and BearstedGolf Club have given their time to support Alzheimer’s Society. “Dementia can happen to anyone and there is currently no cure. But
with the right support, people can live well with dementia. “As a charity, we rely on the generosity of individuals like those in this
club to help us continue our vital work so that Alzheimer's Society can continue leading the fight against dementia.”
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