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2022-07-31-accounts

The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers

Annual Report and Accounts

31 July 2022

Charity Registration Number 1176171

Contents

Reports
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees’ report 2
Independent examiner’s report 7
Accounts
Statement of financial activities 8
Balance sheet 9
Principal accounting policies 10
Notes to the accounts 13

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Legal and administrative information

Trustees Mr Kim Francis
Mr Patrick Garton
Mrs Claire Harnden
Mr Ian Charles Hollingsworth
Mr David John Maynard
Mrs Alison O’Dornan (appointed 09/03/2022)
Mr Andrew Ogden
Mrs Helen Ostell (resigned 11/10/2021)
Mr David Parker
Mrs Anna Richards
Mr Stuart Graham Russell
Mrs Sidikat Taiwo (appointed 09/03/2022)
Mrs Kay Truscott-Howell (resigned 11/10/2021)
Executive team Mrs Emma Hollis (Executive Director)
Miss Alison Hobson (Executive Officer)
Mrs Jayne Hoskins (Communications Manager)
Mr James Coleman (Head of Operations and
Training)
Registered office The Priory Centre
63 Newnham Avenue
Bedford
MK41 9QJ
Registered number 1176171
Independent examiner Hugh Swainson
Buzzacott LLP
130 Wood Street
London
EC2V 6DL
Bankers Barclays Bank UK
1 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HP

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Trustees’ report 31 July 2022

The trustees present their report along with the accounts of the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (the charity) for the year ended 31 July 2022. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on pages 10 to 12 therein and comply with the charity's trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Structure, governance and management

Organisational structure

The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (NASBTT) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The entity was incorporated on 7 December 2017. It is governed by its memorandum and articles of association which were adopted on 7 December 2017. This replaced an earlier construct of NASBTT which was an unincorporated membership organisation. The assets of this earlier version of NASBTT were transferred to the new construct which was duly registered with the Charity Commission under charity number 1176171. Although the legal form of the organisation has changed the activities remain consistent with the previous entity.

Key management

The Trustees consider that they, together with the Executive Director, Head of Operations and Training, Executive Officer and Communications Manager, comprise the key management of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running and operating the charity on a day to day basis.

None of the Trustees receive remuneration in connection with their duties as trustees.

Appointment of trustees

The NASBTT Trustees (“the appointing body”) may appoint further NASBTT Trustees. Any appointment must be made at a meeting held according to the ordinary practice of the appointing body and is for a standard term of three years. Any person who retires as a NASBTT Trustee by rotation or by giving notice to NASBTT is eligible for re-appointment.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the trustees are required to:

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Statement of trustees' responsibilities (continued)

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Risk management

The trustees have examined the major risks which the charity faces and confirm that systems are in place to mitigate its exposure to those risks.

The principal risks identified by the trustees are:

Objectives and activities

The primary object of the charity, as stated in its governing document, is the advancement of education of pupils/children in schools through the raising of standards and development of high quality learning and teaching by promoting programmes of initial training, education and professional development of teachers. It also aims to achieve the representation, support and development of schools-driven teacher training, facilitating co-operation and communication between member institutions and providing a forum for sharing information and evidence-based research.

NASBTT represents the interests of schools-led initial teacher training (ITT) provision in relation to the development, implementation and influencing of national policy to the extent this is permissible within the legal framework for a charity in England and Wales. It supports those with responsibility for the overall management of schools-led ITT Provision in schools and other institutions.

Public benefit

In setting the charity’s objectives and planning its activities, the trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

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Achievements and performance

The Executive Director continued to develop relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including education ministers and key personnel at the Department for Education, Ofsted, UCET, the Chartered College of Teaching, the Institute for Apprenticeships and the Teaching School Hubs Council. These relationships support advocacy for and on behalf of our members’ interests and directly shape education policy in response to ever changing circumstances.

The context in which the sector is working continues to be challenging in light of government policy especially in relation to the ITT Market Review and the associated accreditation process. NASBTT has worked closely with the Department for Education in an effort to shape the policy to ensure high quality ITT continues to be delivered without risking sufficiency of supply or the quality of education for the children and young people in our schools. We have also supported our members to prepare for the new quality requirements which will come into force in September 2024 through a series of workshops, guidance and support.

In light of the significant changes introduced by the publication of the new quality requirements for September 2024, the Board of Trustees have approved a considerable investment in the development of our suite of teacher educator programmes. These programmes will meet the expectations set out by the new quality requirements and the growing importance of teacher educators and mentors going forward. We have identified four key ways in which we will widen our offer to meet the needs of our membership: the development of a partnership with the Teacher Development Trust to write and deliver an ITT-specific version of their National Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) (launching September 2022); plans to completely re-design and relaunch the existing suite of Teacher Educator Programmes, in line with the new quality requirements (launching September 2023); the development of a suite of materials exemplifying and demystifying the existing evidence bases and available research around teacher development (launching September 2023); an exciting collaboration with the Chartered College of Teaching to offer a supported pathway for teacher educators through CCT courses (launching September 2022).

NASBTT continued to offer subject knowledge support for trainees through NASBTT Networks Live , previously NASBTT’s Trainee Subject Networks . 98 sessions were offered across all National Curriculum subjects in both primary and secondary phases, as well as sessions on, for example, behaviour from Tom Bennett, formative assessment from Dylan Wiliam, well-being from Sinead McBrearty and Special Educational Needs from nasen. Over 9,000 individuals from membership organisations had access to NASBTT Networks Live and members reported a demonstrable impact on trainee progress and attainment.

In the 2021-2022 academic year, there were 71 days of events (2021: 68 days) to support the members which were attended by 2,556 delegates in total (2021: 2,510 delegates). Member engagement with at least one event was excellent at 91%. Two series of workshops were held to support providers with their accreditation submissions. The Annual Conference continued to be held online offering three days of professional development for Members. NASBTT continued to offer professional development for school-based trainers through its Teacher Educator Programmes and Administrator Training Programmes .

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Achievements and performance (continued)

In order to further support curriculum development, NASBTT continued its work with the 26 Subject Specialist Associate Consultants who brought a wealth of experience and expertise to the team with the introduction of the Teacher Educator Subject Networks .

The launch of the Video Resource Bank , offering a suite of full-length videos of ‘live’ lessons across a range of subjects and phases to support the professional development of trainees, mentors and subject specialists in ITT and ECT provision, was exceptionally well received. 55 providers registered to take advantage of this new service.

Financial review

In the year ended 31 July 2022 the total income of NASBTT had increased by £129,784 to £619,757 (2021: £489,973). This is primarily due to an increase of £40,933 in membership fee income, an increase in meetings and workshops of £45,595 and £48,121 in new income for this year from ENIC subscriptions and the Video Resource Bank .

Expenditure has increased by £107,697 to £536,763 (2021: £429,066). This increase corresponds to the increase in charitable activities in the year. Overall, the surplus for the year amounted to £82,994 (2021: surplus of £60,907). This leaves the NASBTT with funds carried forward of £336,082 (2021: £253,088).

Reserves policy

The charity held free reserves of £336,082 at the balance sheet date. The trustees have put in place a formal working capital policy that is in line with the future strategic direction of the charity. The policy states that:

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Reserves policy (continued)

This policy will also be developed into a specific reserves policy as the charity continues to grow however for the current time - due to typically low levels of other current assets and liabilities - the charity believe it is reasonable to operate a working capital based policy. The trustees deem that the charity had sufficient funds at 31 July 2022 to enable it to maintain its current level of charitable activities.

Future plans

The trustees expect the work of the charity to continue to develop in the near future and are developing a strategic direction to ensure that the charitable aims of the organisation continue to be delivered, including through the significant investment we are making in the development of mentor training materials.

The outcomes of the Market Review will impact finances and activities in the next two years and the trustees have plans in place to mitigate against any future losses to the charity.

Approved by order of the Trustees

Anna Richards

Date: 24 May 2023

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Independent Examiner’s report 31 July 2022

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of National Association of School Based Teacher Trainers

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers (the charity) for the year ended 31 July 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Hugh Swainson, ACA Buzzacott LLP Chartered Accountants 130 Wood Street London EC2V 6DL

Date: 24 May 2023

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Statement of financial activities Year ended 31 July 2022

Notes 2022
Total
Funds
£		 2021
Total
Funds
£
Income from:
Charitable activities
1
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
2
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net income and net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Funds brought forward at 1 August 2021
Funds carried forward at 31 July 2022		 614,427
5,330		 483,438
6,535
619,757 489,973
46,334
490,429		 31,443
397,623
536,763 429,066
82,994
253,088		 60,907
192,181
336,082 253,088

All income and expenditure for the current and prior financial period related to unrestricted funds.

All of the above amounts resulted from the charity’s continuing activities during the above two financial periods.

The notes on pages 13 to 16 form part of these accounts.

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Balance Sheet 31 July 2022

Notes 2022
£		 2021
£
Current assets:
Debtors
6
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Liabilities:
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
7
Total net assets
The funds of the charity:
Unrestricted funds
. General funds
8
Total funds		 20,486
372,913		 7,682
303,642
393,399 311,324
(57,317) (58,236)
336,082 253,088
336,082 253,088
336,082 253,088

The notes on pages 13 to 16 form part of these accounts.

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Anna Richards

Approved by the trustees on: 24 May 2023

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Principal accounting policies 31 July 2022

Basis of preparation

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are laid out below.

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared for the year to 31 July 2022.

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items initially recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (‘Charities SORP FRS 102’), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

The accounts are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest pound.

Critical accounting estimates and areas of judgement

Preparation of the accounts requires the trustees and management to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the accounts where judgements and estimates have been made include:

Assessment of going concern

The trustees have assessed whether the use of the going concern assumption is appropriate in preparing these accounts. The trustees have made this assessment in respect to a period of one year from the date of approval of these accounts. In making this assessment, they have given consideration to the impact of Covid-19 on the operations and finances of the charity.

The trustees have discussed the impact of the economic downturn and potential future uncertainty. The charity has sufficient levels of cash reserves to meet existing commitments and have forecast that the residual cash reserves combined with the level of income from subscriptions and virtual events will be sufficient to that the membership can continue to be supported. Due to the relatively low amount of fixed costs, the charity is able to exercise a significant degree of control over its expenditure. The trustees will continue to keep income and expenditure under review. Whilst there will undoubtedly be challenges ahead, the trustees do not expect material concerns to arise over the charity’s financial position.

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Principal accounting policies 31 July 2022

Income

All income is recognised when the following three factors are met:

  1. entitlement – control over the right to the economic benefit has passed to the charity;

  2. probable – it is more likely than not that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity; and

  3. measurement - when the monetary value of the income can be measured reliably.

Income comprises membership fees which are recognised when receivable, and fees for conferences, meetings and workshops recognised based on the date of the event to which the income relates.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Expenditure comprises direct costs and support costs. All expenses, including support costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings. The classification between activities is as follows:

Support and governance costs

Support costs represent indirect charitable expenditure. In order to carry out the primary purposes of the charity it is necessary to provide support in the form of administrative procedures and accounting, these costs are shown as governance costs.

Debtors

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid.

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition.

Creditors

Creditors are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt.

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Statement of cash flows

The charity is exempt from the requirement to prepare such a statement under Section 1A of FRS 102 as it is a small reporting entity.

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2022

1 Income from charitable activities

2022
£		 2021
£
Membership fees
Conferences, meetings and workshops
Management Support Partner Programme
NASBTT Learn
Elevate My Maths
ENIC subscriptions
Essential guides
Video Resource Bank
2022 total funds		 288,687
226,269
2,870
40,449
2,863
21,396
5,168
26,725		 247,754
180,674
275
50,885
3,850
—
—
—
614,427 483,438

2 Expenditure on raising funds

2022
£		 2021
£
Staff costs (note 5)
Marketing and publicity
Support costs (note 4)
2022 total funds		 13,081
29,246
4,007		 9,500
18,500
3,443
46,334 31,443

3 Expenditure on charitable activities

Development
& education
£


Teacher
programmes
£


Meetings &
conferences
£
2022
£
Staff costs (note 5)
Production and running costs
Travel, transport and allowances
Admin and marketing
Venue hire and event costs
Support costs (note 4)
Total unrestricted funds		 192,958
126,907
—
1,480
300		 33,441
9,026
—
13,277
—		 22,135
2,967
25
1,000
10,771		 248,534
138,900
25
15,757
11,071
321,645
59,115		 55,744
10,245		 36,898
6,782		 414,287
76,142
380,760 65,989 43,680 490,429
Development
& education
£


Teacher
programmes
£


Meetings &
conferences
£
2021
£
Staff costs (note 5)
Production and running costs
Travel, transport and allowances
Admin and marketing
Venue hire and event costs
Support costs (note 4)
Total unrestricted funds		 152,210
104,823
—
5,104
18,010		 25,437
18,281
—
3,069
29		 2,845
872
25
40
1,455		 180,492
123,976
25
8,213
19,494
280,147
55,173		 46,816
9,220		 5,236
1,031		 332,199
65,424
335,320 55,036 6,267 397,623

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2022

4 Support costs

Support costs are allocated to areas within charitable activities based on direct cost expenditure.

2022
£		 2021
£
Support costs
. Hospitality
. IT, website and communications
. Office expenses
. Training and recruitment
. Travel, transport and allowances
. Consultancy
. Sundry
. Subscriptions
Governance costs
. Independent examination
. Accountancy and advisory
. Legal and professional
. Board expenses
2022 total funds		 367
15,408
14,745
7,518
3,023
17,376
3,787
500
1,840
5,500
7,180
2,905		 —
9,796
21,878
971
598
7,385
5,913
8,683
1,750
2,165
9,121
610
80,149 68,868

Support costs have been allocated on a 5% basis to raising funds, as the main source of income is subscription fees. There are no significant fundraising drives during the year, so the majority of the cost relates to administration time.

5 Staff costs

Staff costs
2022
£		 2021
£
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension contributions		 208,824
18,766
34,026		 151,297
16,015
27,356
261,615 194,668

The average number of employees during the year was 5 (2021: 4).

The number of employees who earned between the amounts stated below (including taxable benefits but excluding employer pension and national insurance contributions) during the year were:

2022
£		 2021
£
£60,001 - £70,000
£70,001 - £80,000		 —
1		 1
—

Key management personnel are the trustees and the members of the Executive Team. In 2022, there were 4 members of the Executive Team. (2021: 3).

The total remuneration (including taxable benefits and employer's pension and national insurance contributions) paid to the key management personnel of the charity in the year was £240,828 (2021: £171,124).

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2022

No trustee received remuneration for their role as trustee. During the year out of pocket travel and subsistence expenses amounting to £3,260 were reimbursed to eleven trustees (2021: 108 was reimbursed to one trustee).

One trustee worked as a NASBTT consultant during the year and received payments of £3,850 (2021: £2,232 to one trustee). In addition, NASBTT reimbursed the employing schools of one trustee for days spent advising NASBTT on a basis that is at cost to the school. In 2022 total reimbursed payments to schools amounted to £275 (2021: £2,250 relating to one trustee). A full list of these transactions is included in note 9 to these financial statements.

6 Debtors

Debtors
2022
£		 2021
£
Trade debtors
Other debtors		 17,624
2,862		 7,682
—
20,486 7,682

7 Current liabilities

Current liabilities
2022
£		 2021
£
Amounts falling due within one year:
. Accruals and deferred income
. Trade creditors
. VAT payable		 50,585
6,732
—		 33,396
22,223
2,617
57,317 58,236

8 Funds

At 1
August
2021
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 At 31
July
2022
£
General Fund
Total unrestricted funds		 253,088 619,757 (536,763) 336,082
253,088 619,757 (536,763) 336,082

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2022

9 Related party transactions

Transactions took place with related parties as described in note 5 to the accounts. Full details of the payments made to trustees or their providers for time spent working as NASBTT consultants in each financial year is provided below. No further transactions with related parties took place during the period.

2022
£		 2021
£
Kim Francis
Patrick Garton
Helen Ostell		 3,850
275
—		 2,232
—
2,500
4,125 4,732

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