We believe in collaboration and working together in supportive, strong, and resilient frameworks. Together, we achieve more than we could individually. As the Trust grows with the security of a strong family, adults can thrive and we believe that what stands out about Cranmer is our commitment to connection through great people, great systems, underpinned by a powerful culture of communities of improvement.
What stands out about Cranmer is our commitment to connection through great people, great systems, underpinned by a powerful culture of communities of improvement. We share a sense of obligation and accountability for the education of the children we serve. We are a family where we collaboratively create the conditions for everyone to thrive.
By fostering growth we foster lasting change. When we talk about growth in our people strategy this means that we’re a growing trust, and we’re bringing new schools in… But it’s equally about the growth of people and growth in terms of their professional development. We talk about “next practice”. You’re not just thinking about the now, you’re thinking about what is next in growth. Real transformation comes from carrying forward.
We learn from one another and we create systems and structures for collaboration, through our TLCs for example (teaching leadership communities) we connect and strengthen solidarity and shared culture. We are a community of professional learners and we embrace the opportunities of social media, websites, and SharePoint to communicate purposefully and intentionally.
In its simplest form, the key to wellbeing is to reduce stress and increase professional resilience. We recognise that staff need to be able to develop professionally, in a role they are interested in and know that they are working with purpose. We are committed to the Edurio staff wellbeing survey and to working strategically as a trust on those issues that arise so that we can create sustainable realistic solutions e.g. to workload.
We are a strong trust with systems and frameworks which give us resilience and a strong infrastructure to give our people the best opportunities, terms and conditions and protection. We are one employer with a long standing and effective relationship with the trade unions and we commit to nationally negotiated pay and conditions for teachers and support staff.
of Cranmer Staff agreed that staff support and relationships thrive in Cranmer schools. With 87% reporting high support, surpassing the national average 81%. We’re enhancing how respected colleagues feel and how comfortable they feel when asking for help.
How comfortable are you with asking for help when you need it?
How respected by your colleagues do you feel?
above benchmark.
11% Difference from Benchmark.
above national average in communication.
above benchmark on Trust values being embedded into our schools culture.
The wellbeing and experience survey is an important part of the whole trust people strategy. The completion rate is significantly high and staff answer fully and honestly. This gives the trust accurate information to understand the challenges and develop a systemic response through culture, policy and ways of working.
As we grow, it is our commitment that we grow our identity together, through relationships, developing belonging and inclusively building who we can be and who we are meant to be within our Cranmer community. We will do this through our leaders, through our strategic meetings, teaching leadership communities, our executive committee, staff development, culture and systems and other collaborative networks.
We celebrate our achievements together and we intentionally create opportunties for healthy competition in showcasing our creativity. Through the annual Cranmer Games, staff and students participate in rounders, football and a quiz. "Cranmer Poets" (where the 2025 theme was ‘belonging’) is another opportunity for showcasing talents, together, as one family.
We are a Trust family united by a single shared purpose; to provide the best possible education for children and young people.
We grow and develop our culture together - a culture of continual improvement and collaborative evidence-informed learning.
Collaborating and supporting each other as mentors, coaches and guides.
We survey staff via Edurio. People are honest and trust that the information they provide, genuinely helps to develop culture.
CET has a long standing and effective relationship with the recognised trade unions, and we consult on all people policies with them.
Our pay and conditions are based on nationally recognised principles and joint employer pay negotiations.
We are committed to strengthening career pathways and develop leadership capacity.
Developing belonging and inclusivity, building who we can be and who we are meant to be in our CET community.
As one employer, we are committed to following the research on wellbeing. 87% of staff recently surveyed reported high staff support and relationships, trust perception, vision and values being embedded and feeling part of the Trust community are significantly higher than national averages. Edurio 2024
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