Vision, Values & Ethos

About Us

Established in 2011, Hamwic Education Trust is one of the largest multi-academy trusts in the South of England. We have a growing number of schools and partnerships spread across Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and East Dorset.

At Hamwic Trust we are passionate about delivering education and believe that every local school should be good enough for its community. To achieve this aim we put the child at the centre of everything that we do. This concept is the driving force behind our ethos, vision and values – and also our decision-making.

A key strategy to ensure we do the best by our pupils is our ‘one team approach’. Investing in our staff through a strong development programme and a combined common purpose is what underpins our drive for school improvement. Leaders, teachers and support staff at both school and trust level work together as one team to deliver the Hamwic vision.

Vision & Values

All Hamwic pupils receive a high quality, enriching, learning experience in a safe and inclusive environment, which promotes excellence through a broad curriculum that prepares them for their future and opens doors to a diverse array of opportunities.

‘All about the child’

We put the child at the heart of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘what about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the centre of our decision-making.

Vision Aims

  • All pupils and adults within Hamwic flourish as individuals and together
  • All pupils make exceptional progress
  • All schools are rated at least good by Ofsted across all areas
  • High levels of attendance and engagement for both pupils and adults
  • All schools and the Trust are financially secure
  • Governance is purposeful at all levels and contributes to the success of pupils and adults

Ethos

  • The Trust and schools work in partnership collaboratively. We succeed together (one team)
  • We take a collective responsibility for delivering excellence for all our schools
  • We celebrate individuality – not corporate education
  • We don’t believe in a standardised approach to education
  • Our schools help shape the Trust and what we offer
  • Our strength is our people, who we value and develop
  • We are a learning organisation committed to improving ourselves and others

Sam's Entitlement

  • Keep me safe and well
  • Know and respect me as an individual
  • Help me be present in every way
  • Teach me well and give me great opportunities
  • Inspire me
  • Prepare me for my future
  • Allow me to be successful
  • Enable me to be a good citizen

Our Approach

At Hamwic Education Trust we aim to innovate the way that our schools are run, and we provide the right expertise and services to support them. Central to all of this is the child and their needs to grow and develop for the future. Find out more about our vision and values.

The benefits of joining as an academy school:

  • Utilisation of local expertise
  • CPD and training opportunities for staff across the multi-academy trust
  • Highly trained staff including an experienced advisory team, national and specialist leaders of education working with schools to raise standards, monitor progress and attainment for individual schools and across all phases
  • Provision of managed services to support school business functions including finance, HR, H&S and IT solutions
  • Qualified staff ensuring statutory compliance requirements are met
  • Maximising best value by using economies of scale in the procurement process
  • Implementation of proven governance structures
  • Experienced academy conversion team
  • A collective responsibility for academic excellence in the community
  • Procurement of shared services providing lower costs for schools within the MAT