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2023-07-31-accounts

The National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers

Annual Report and Accounts

31 July 2023

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

National Association of School-Based Teacher Trainers

Legal and administrative information

Trustees Mr Kim Francis
Mr Patrick Garton
Mrs Claire Harnden
Mr Ian Charles Hollingsworth (resigned
18/10/2023)
Mr David John Maynard (resigned 18/10/2023)
Mrs Alison O’Dornan
Mr Andrew Ogden
Mr David Parker
Mrs Anna Richards
Mr Stuart Graham Russell
Mrs Sidikat Taiwo
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 2023

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 2023. 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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Trustees’ report 31 July 2023

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 leading to significant changes to the sector coming into force from September 2024. 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 continued to support our members to prepare for the new quality requirements 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, NASBTT has developed a suite of Mentor Development Modules following the Board of Trustees’ approval of a considerable investment in this project. 30 modules have been developed and are available to ITT organisations as synchronous and asynchronous materials from September 2023; the full suite of 60 modules will be available for September 2024. In respect of this project, NASBTT is pleased to have been recognised as a Chartered Status CPD Partner of The Chartered College of Teaching. 2022-2023 also saw NASBTT’s first delivery of the ITT-specific version of the National Professional Qualification in Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) with the Teacher Development Trust where learning is contextualised for those working in the ITT sector; the NPQLTD is a recommended qualification for Lead Mentors working within ITT partnerships as per the quality requirements for September 2024. To support providers in developing trainees’ subject knowledge, NASBTT invested in developing a suite of video resources for trainees to be available from September 2023: trainees, and their mentors, can access videos on key areas through the lens of the particular subject.

During 2022-2023, NASBTT continued to offer subject knowledge support for trainees through NASBTT Networks Live . 96 sessions were offered across all National Curriculum subjects in both the primary and secondary phases, as well as sessions on, for example, behaviour from Paul Dix, formative assessment from Dylan Wiliam, well-being from Sinead McBrearty (Education Support), Special Educational Needs, Phonics, EAL, Diversity and PSHE. Over 5,000 trainees from membership organisations had access to NASBTT Networks Live and members reported a demonstrable impact on trainee progress and attainment.

In the 2022-2023 academic year, there were 48 days of events to support the members which were attended by 1,856 delegates in total. Member engagement with at least one event was excellent at 79%. 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 ; these programmes allowed for a return to face-to-face delivery and networking opportunities with members which had not been possible since before the pandemic.

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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. 71 providers registered to take advantage of this new service.

Financial review

In the year ended 31 July 2023 the total income of NASBTT had decreased by £65,368 to £554,389 (2022: £619,757). This is primarily due to an decrease of £51,228 in membership fee income.

Expenditure has increased by £137,324 to £674,087 (2022: £536,763). This increase corresponds to the increase in charitable activities in the year. Overall, the deficit for the year amounted to £118,214 (2022: surplus of £82,994). This leaves the NASBTT with funds carried forward of £217,716 (2022: £336,082).

Reserves policy

The charity held free reserves of £217,716 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 2023 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.

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: 4 October 2023

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Independent Examiner’s report 31 July 2023

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 2023.

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: 6 October 2023

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Statement of financial activities Year ended 31 July 2023

Notes 2023
Total
Funds
£		 2022
Total
Funds
£
Income from:
Charitable activities
1
Other income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
2
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure) income and net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Funds brought forward at 1 August 2022
Funds carried forward at 31 July 2023		 544,038
11,683		 614,427
5,330
555,721 619,757
50,698
623,389		 46,334
490,429
674,087 536,763
(118,366)
336,082		 82,994
253,088
217,716 336,082

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 2023

Notes 2023
£		 2022
£
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		 17,149
249,475		 20,486
372,913
266,624 393,399
(48,908) (57,317)
217,716 336,082
217,716 336,082
217,716 336,082

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

Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Anna Richards, Trustee

Approved by the trustees on: 4 October 2023

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Principal accounting policies 31 July 2023

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 2023.

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 the risks to which the Association is exposed to.

The trustees have discussed the impact of cost inflation and potential future uncertainty with respect to budgeting within this environment. 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 events will be sufficient to support the membership. 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 2023

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 2023

1 Income from charitable activities

2023
£		 2022
£
Membership fees
Conferences, meetings and workshops
Management Support Partner Programme
NASBTT Learn
Elevate My Maths
ENIC subscriptions
Essential guides
Video Resource Bank
2023 total funds		 237,459
209,660
2,495
31,666
2,329
19,229
6,439
34,913		 288,687
226,269
2,870
40,449
2,863
21,396
5,168
26,725
544,038 614,427

2 Expenditure on raising funds

2023
£		 2022
£
Staff costs (note 5)
Marketing and publicity
Support costs (note 4)
2023 total funds		 17,444
29,563
3,691		 13,081
29,246
4,007
50,698 46,334

3 Expenditure on charitable activities

Development
& education
£


Teacher
programmes
£


Meetings &
conferences
£
2023
£
Staff costs (note 5)
Production and running costs
Admin and marketing
Venue hire and event costs
Support costs (note 4)
Total unrestricted funds		 154,044
101,874
1,220
—		 173,567
101,063
15,099
—		 3,830
2,564
—
—		 331,441
205,501
16,319
—
257,138
32,593		 289,729
36,724		 6,394
811		 553,261
70,128
289,731 326,453 7,205 623,389
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

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2023

4 Support costs

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

2023
£		 2022
£
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		 175
10,556
27,108
1,917
4,623
2,348
7,295
1,045
2,020
6,467
6,161
4,104		 367
15,408
14,745
7,518
3,023
17,376
3,787
500
—
1,840
5,500
7,180
2,905
73,819 80,149

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
2023
£		 2022
£
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension contributions		 281,334
25,841
41,710		 208,824
18,766
34,026
348,885 261,615

The average number of employees during the year was 7 (2022: 5).

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:

2023
£		 2022
£
£70,001 - £80,000 1 1

Key management personnel are the trustees and the members of the Executive Team. In 2023, there were 4 members of the Executive Team (2022: 4).

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 £251,594 (2022: £240,828).

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2023

No trustee received remuneration for their role as trustee. During the year out of pocket travel and subsistence expenses amounting to £1,152 were reimbursed to two trustees (2022: £1,859 was reimbursed to five trustee).

One trustee worked as a NASBTT consultant during the year and received payments of £5,101 (2022: £3,850 to one trustee).

In addition, in 2022 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 relating to one trustee, no such payments were made in 2023. A full list of these transactions is included in note 9 to these financial statements.

6 Debtors

Debtors
2023
£		 2022
£
Trade debtors
Other debtors		 17,149
—		 17,624
2,862
17,149 20,486

7 Current liabilities

Current liabilities
2023
£		 2022
£
Amounts falling due within one year:
. Accruals and deferred income
. Trade creditors
. VAT payable		 45,695
2,890
323		 50,585
6,732
—
48,908 57,317

8 Funds

At 1
August
2022
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 At 31
July
2023
£
General Fund
Total unrestricted funds		 336,082 555,721 (674,087) 217,716
336,082 555,721 (674,087) 217,716

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Notes to the accounts 31 July 2023

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.

2023
£		 2022
£
Kim Francis
Patrick Garton		 5,101
—		 3,850
275
5,101 4,125

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