Become a BPET School
Our vision is to provide a broad educational offer to our pupils delivering the very best educational practices from the independent and the state sectors. As an outcome, we aim for all BPET pupils to develop as all-rounders, confident and independent.
As a family of schools, we have grown to be 12 primary schools across London and Berkshire. All schools are judged as Good by Ofsted, with 36% of our schools graded as Outstanding (compared to 16% nationally). We are proud that our model of education provision is having a positive effect on the pupils and the communities we serve.
We are an aspirational organisation and are keen to expand to 24 schools over the next few year. We want to develop geographic clusters of schools, creating hubs who are able to respond to the needs of their specific communities.
Therefore, we highly value the educational autonomy which each school enjoys, and we believe that leaders, teachers and staff should enjoy a sense of independence as much as the feeling of being part of a supportive multi-academy trust. All our schools work to embed their chosen values in their curriculum, alongside the overarching BPET’s vision that every child should Learn, Enjoy, Succeed. You can read more about our educational approach as outlined by our Director of Education in this interview: How far is too far?
Our core focus is training and supporting the best teachers in their role, with a comprehensive CPD and Collaboration offer, with an annual BPET Conference to share best practice.
To drive this model, the BPET Central Team offers a range of support programmes, efficiencies and challenge for schools. This is funded through a 5% management charge. For this, schools receive the following support:
If you are interested to have a conversation with our Chief Executive about your school joining BPET, request a call via Claire Kevin at info@bpet.co.uk.
I am proud to be part of BPET, a forward thinking and ambitious trust. The uniqueness of every school within BPET is celebrated and encouraged. For me, the commitment to educational autonomy for each school is key: we can develop a curriculum that meets the needs of our school community and do so with the full support of the trust’s Central Team.
BPET staff are empowered as professionals to follow their passions, develop their skills and challenge themselves. I have been offered a wealth of high quality CPD and, as BPET has grown, there have been numerous opportunities to get involved across the trust. The talent pool across BPET is very strong, staff at all levels have a network of colleagues to share practice and shape the vision of education for our pupils. I feel like each member of staff is seen, known and valued as an individual. I truly feel like I work as part of a big family!
Michelle Robertson – Headteacher, Braywick Court School
How to join us: step by step
Joining a multi-academy trust presents several steps. However, there are no formal stages as the process can vary greatly depending on the school's individual circumstances. We have created a rough guide below describing the main check points to go through when converting to academy status.
Discovery phase
If your school's governors are thinking of joining BPET, you should investigate if our vision and what we stand for align with your school's values. This is important as it will define the direction of work we will all strives towards, and if we can work well together.
At this point, we offer a phone call with our Chief Executive, which you can book via info@bpet.co.uk, and a visit to one or two BPET schools in order for you to have an understanding of both day-to-day operations as well as wider strategic aims and objectives.
Presentation to governing body
Following the discovery phase, BPET will present our work and structure to your school's governing body, so that they can meet members of our senior management team and ask any questions they may have.
Due diligence checks
Following the meeting with your governing body, the school will be able to check BPET's financial position, education performance, Ofsted reports and other top level information they might be interested in.
BPET will also carry out high-level due diligence checks on your educational attainment, financial position, the structure of your operations and HR polices in order to audit the areas that align and the ones which need strengthening.
Formal application
If all the conditions above are satisfactory and agreed, the next step is for your school to formally apply to the Department for Education to join us.
After sign-off
Once the Department for Education has agreed to the conversion, in-depth due diligence will take place, followed by the signing of the supplementary funding agreement, which formalises your entry into our family of schools. You'll be enrolled into our IT systems, such as Arbor, and financial systems such as Planergy, Xero, Tucasi and payroll.
Welcome to BPET!
