2021-08-31-accounts

Charity Number 1185497

Annual Report

September 2020 – September 2021

Despite the continuing and serious restrictions and disruption caused by school closures and a national lockdown, the partnership has continued to work collaboratively; supporting colleagues in these challenging times and continuing to share good practice and undertake professional development programmes to fulfil the vision, mission and core moral purpose of the Partnership:

Our Vision: Together we support and collaborate to inspire and succeed

Our Mission: To create a collaborative culture in which all children and staff are supported and inspired to succeed.

Our Core Moral Purpose

To improve the life chances of all children and young people To facilitate high quality training and collaborative school to school support To nurture the well-being of children and adults

Partnership Training

The planned core offer of training was delivered virtually. All the programmes were adapted to be delivered as online training to all our groups. Training offered has included NPQSL, Early Career Programme, NQT Programme, Deepening Leadership Programme, Teaching Assistant Programme, Headteachers’ Strategic Leadership and Coaching Pairs. Feedback has been very positive, and attendees speak of the positive impact the training has on their practice in schools.

First aid training and paediatric first aid training has been delivered to significant numbers of staff at a greatly reduced cost thanks to our partnership working with Sevenoaks School and The Knole Academy.

Maintaining and developing working in partnership with other organisations

Our collaborative working with West Heath School had to be put on hold for 2020-21 due to the challenges of the pandemic. Although unable to support the partnership schools with outreach this year, West Heath contributed some art equipment which could be distributed to families during the lockdowns.

Plans are in place for an ambitious range of training and support activities to take place in 2021-22. We are grateful to the West Heath Outreach team for facilitating this.

The on-going relationship with Fegans (now called Spurgeon’s) has been so important to schools this year. The one-to-one therapeutic counselling for three pupils per school has continued through the year; in times of lockdown and when schools have been able to welcome counsellors into the schools. The feedback from schools demonstrates how the counselling is having a positive impact on children’s wellbeing, mental health and learning.

In addition to therapeutic counselling for children, Spurgeon’s also secured funding to employ a parent support work for 3 days a week to work with families of children in partnership schools. This resource has been used by a small number of schools to date, with good outcomes for families.

This collaborative working will continue in 2021-22 with the counselling subsidised by funding secured by Spurgeon’s for use in the Partnership’s schools. This area has been an excellent example of the benefits gained by being a member of the partnership.

Conference

Our annual conference was held in October via four separate webinars. It was attended virtually by over 300 people. Mary Myatt, Rebecca Avery and partnership teachers were the speakers for the event. The focus of the morning session was the curriculum and the afternoon sessions included internet safety and inspirational practice in our partnership schools.

The conference provides a unique opportunity for all schools to access professional development from leaders in Education, which would be completely unviable without membership of the Partnership.

Sharing inspirational practice is being further developed via podcasts on the Partnership website.

Forums

The Forums are an important part of the collaborative work of the Partnership. These are led by teachers and leaders and give opportunities for sharing good practice and organising CPD. The Deputy Headteachers, Early Years and SEND forums have met regularly and undertaken shared CPD events and meetings to share good practice and support one another with current challenges.

Learning Hubs

All learning hubs maintained some contact through this challenging year and met virtually and supported one another as best they could. The learning hubs continue to be an excellent source of support for all headteachers and other leaders. The sharing of key documents throughout the pandemic, such as risk assessments and policies is testament to this support.

Supporting school leaders with focus meetings

A number of additional meetings for headteachers were organised to give an opportunity for colleagues to access support with the current challenges and issues. Meetings with the local MP were arranged to give feedback and raise concerns with central government.

School Effectiveness provision

Despite the challenges of the year, and the almost impossible access to schools by visitors, 30% of schools took up the school effectiveness offer, with most schools using the support for leadership

coaching for subject leaders, senior leaders and headteachers which could be effectively undertaken virtually. The opportunity to have an external consultant and coach provided support for essential areas of CPD during a time when support from the local authority has been limited due to the pandemic. Feedback highlights the positive impact on staff confidence and clarity of next steps in their roles. This helps to build capacity in the schools and supports retention. The quality of this provision is excellent and feedback from staff is highly positive.

Procurement

The Bursars’ Group, ably led by Rachel Harland has continued to support one another, share good practice, and seek out cost savings. Some virtual meetings took place and one face to face event was possible. The Bursars’ Group works effectively together and demonstrates the benefits of collaborative working across different aspects of school leadership in our schools. All partnership schools continue to make significant savings for supply staff, resources and contracts for a range of essential provision.

Sevenoaks School

Our relationship with Sevenoaks School is a strength of the Partnership and benefits the Partnership as a whole, and the schools individually. No on-site meetings were possible during the year and pupils from the partnership schools were not able to use Sevenoaks School facilities until the very end of the summer term. However, Sevenoaks School continued to support the primary schools with excellent outreach support during the pandemic; food boxes, winter clothes etc and some online training opportunities for school staff, including TEAMS training which helped schools to use this platform for meetings and the school’s online offer for pupils. The successful webinar-based conference was facilitated by the Sevenoaks Outreach team. Support for and competitions in STEM continued to be provided, eg STEM imagination week in March.

Sports partnership – Knole Academy

Despite the restrictions on collaboration, schools were able to ‘compete’ through virtual competitions such as ‘The daily mile’, virtual tennis challenge, tri golf and virtual infant sport agility.

Subject leadership support has been on-going and regular communication to schools throughout the pandemic with links to online sports activities for at home learning or school were truly appreciated.

Sevenoaks Laptop Library

A new partnership was instigated due to the necessity for families to have good access to online learning. The Sevenoaks Laptop Library was initiated and has lent computers etc to schools and to individual families. Before contacting the partnership, the library was struggling to reach families in need, but once it started working with the partnership, they were able to successfully support families.

The Partnership Action plan for 2020-2021 has been reviewed and provides evidence that almost all objectives have been well met, despite face to face networking and training being impossible for most of the year.

Sevenoaks Partnership of Primary Schools 1185497

Receipts and payments accounts For the period Period start date To from 9/1/2020

Period end date

9/1/2020 8/31/2021

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Subscritpion Income 39,956 - - 39,956
Training Income 170 - - 170
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
40,126 - - 40,126
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 40,126 - - 40,126
A3 Payments
Consultancy 19,066 - - 19,066
Cost of Admin, Finance, Website 1,285 - - 1,285
Provision of pupil wellbeing/counselling
services 14,430 - - 14,430
Training external consultants/venues 70 - - 70
Other training/events 2,441 - - 2,441
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ 37,292 ] - - 37,292
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 37,292 - - 37,292
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,834 - - 2,834
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 53,423 - - 53,423
Cash funds this year end 56,257 - - 56,257
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Section B Statement	of assets and liabilities	at the end of the period	at the end of the period	at the end of the period
		Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details	funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Amount to carry forward to 21/22 Total cash funds	to nearest £ 56,257 - - 56,257		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK
		Unrestricted		Restricted
		funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details	to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use				- - - - - - - -
		Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details	liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print	Name

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

39,772 3,165 - - - - - - 42,937

42,937

20,150 1,694 19,056 3,974 2,301 - - - - 47,175

47,175 - 4,238 - 57,661 53,423

Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -

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OK
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Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -

Current value (optional)

-

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval

CHARITY COMMISSION, Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES I report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of harty Natne Sevenoaks Partnership of Schools On accounts for the year ended August 2021 Charity no lif any) 1185497 Set out on pages 1and2 (remarter lo In￿0¢ the page nwrbers of additional sheetsi I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above harity (Yhe Trusy) for the year ended 3110812021 Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you afe responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act.) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out rny examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below "} in connection with the examination which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. accounting re¢ords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wtth the accounting records Independent examiner's statsment I have no concems and have corne across na other matters in COnne￿10n with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete Ihe words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 2310612021 Signed. Name: Sarah Louise Walkden Relevant professlonal qualification{s) or body lif any): CSBM Address: 22, Hunters Chase, South Godslone, RH9 8HR IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {see CG32, Independent examination of charity accounts-. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Sw•noakg Partn8Tshlp ol Prfmary ScFM)ots 11&5497 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• ￿rIOd from Per￿ startaalÈ Pe￿￿ end datÈ 311C&?021 ro 01199r2020 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted fvnds Endowment fund5 Totsl fun Lastyear to the rwrgst£ to th• neare5tE tothp nparast £ A1 Receipts Subscrlplon Ir)¢ome Tr￿rIr¥ lfjojme 39.95$ 170 39,772 3,185 170 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 40,126 40,126 41937 A2 Asset and investment 5al8S, Ise8 table). Sub total 40,126 40,126 42,937 A3Pa rnents Consultancy Cosl o'Admin. Finan¢e, Website Provlslon ol PLyryI welL*lwlCo￿nS￿1ln9 5ETrMces Tralnlng extemal consultant$fv￿ueS 0￿er trE1Thi￿eVe￿ts 19,066 1.285 19,066 1,285 20,IS 14430 70 2A41 14,￿0 70 2,441 19,056 3,974 2,X51 Sub total 37292 37,292 47,1TS A4 Asset and investment ￿￿haseS. see tablo Sub total 37.292 37,292 47,175 Net of recelptsl{paymentsJ A6 Transfer5 between funds .A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls yearend 2.834 2,834 4,238 53,423 56,257 53,423 56,257 57.661 53,423 CCXX R18ccounts ISSI 2310612022

Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricte fund5 to ntyartst £ Restricted funds to tb¢arèst£ Endowment fund5 to n¢8r•$t£ Catsgortes Det411¥ B1 Cash funds ArTK)Ulltlo wforward to 21r 562ST Total cash funds 56,257 511 OK Unrestricted funds io nearestE OK Endowrnent funds to nearest£ Restricted funds to nearest£ Detalls B2 Other monetary assets Fund towhlEh Oetalls C05t{op￿0￿@r1 Currentvalu• onal B3 Invostmgnt assots Fund towhkh Gurr8rtvaluè Details Costlopttona 84 Assets retalned for the charitys own use Fund towhich rolatss Arnoutrtdue wh￿￿ due Details B5 Liabilities Slgned by one or trus18e8 on bgham of all th8 trust985 Sign Prlnt Nam8 Date of roval fLL(ffj Lwr.YOL CGXX R2 acD)unts ISSI 2310612022