We serve children and young people of all faiths and denominations and none. Our schools are communities that bring together young people from different social, cultural and faith backgrounds to build a cohesive, integrated, respectful community for all. We work collaboratively, we commit, we share, we invest and we learn to build a system that enables all children and young people, and those who serve them, to thrive. We are committed to the development of all staff throughout their careers.
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Our true passion lies in supporting each school within our family to thrive. We work hand-in-hand with our schools to ensure every child receives the best possible education in exceptional learning environments. Following much collective effort, expert guidance, and a shared vision from conception to completion, we are incredibly proud of The Brian Clarke CofE Academy - our 'built from the ground up' town centre secondary school in Oldham. A new school which has "Luceat lux vestra - let your light shine" as its motto. We want to transform all our schools to make them be the best they can be for young people, and their communities, and the people who work in them, so that everyone can become the best possible version of themselves.
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Cranmer Education Trust is growing and we are building collaborative communities of improvement as we grow to enable great futures for children and young people. We empower teachers and school leaders to spend more of their time focussed on the thing that counts - the education of children. We share good practice, we offer teachers high-quality professional development career pathways and a school improvement framework underpinned by trust leadership communities and collaborative teams.
Our schools embrace the full age range from Rising-3s to Sixth Form. We welcome schools from all phases so that we can continuously improve our offer, particularly on transitions between key stages.
Our schools benefit from improvement through our school improvement TLC (trust leadership community). The SI TLC is a deliberately focused team, people who are experts from across our schools. Working together with the Head of School Improvement, they are able to flex capacity and work alongside headteachers to provide targeted support. A suitcase of great practice is implemented through TLC leaders, a live, evolving bank of high-quality teaching, leadership and curriculum practice.
School Improvement
Safeguarding underpins everything we do to ensure our pupils are not only safe, but able to thrive, learn and succeed. To achieve this consistently, our approach to safeguarding is not left to individual interpretation but is aligned, coherent, and robust across every school. The safeguarding TLC, attended by designated safeguarding leads from each school, has been established with a clear vision: to create a unified culture of safeguarding excellence across the trust. This alignment builds collective confidence and ensures that every child, regardless of the school they attend, experiences the same high standards of care and protection.
Safeguarding Policy
Through our nationally accredited programmes – the Manchester Nexus SCITT, East Manchester Teaching School Hub, and Cranmer Institute – we equip educators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to thrive in the classroom. Together, we can create a thriving educational landscape where every child has the opportunity to learn and grow.
Teacher training development
Become a teacher
Number of participants who have completed our ITT programme with Manchester Nexus SCITT.
The number of Individuals from our 24 partnered schools and MATs chose to work with East Manchester Teaching School Hub last year.
Early Career Teachers have completed a 2 year ECT package with us in partnership with University College London since 2021.
