
Join the Trust
Eastern Education Group Trust is currently comprised of One Sixth Form College (Ofsted Outstanding), Abbeygate Sixth Form College (Ofsted Outstanding), Exning Primary School, and SENDAT across the East of England. Together with West Suffolk College (Ofsted Outstanding), we form Eastern Education Group, serving over 15,000 students across East Anglia.
We are growing, and we welcome enquiries from other providers who are interested in joining the Trust. Whether primary, secondary, special or alternative provision, if you have a passion for delivering outstanding education and you want to join a collective of visionary providers, we want to hear from you.
If you feel your vision and values align with ours, then please get in touch with our Group Partnership Director, to discuss this further. We will work with you to explore whether Eastern Education Group is the right fit for your school, and if so, we will support you throughout the onboarding process, ensuring there are no disruptions to students or staff as you settle into the EEG family.
At Eastern Education Group, we understand the challenges faced by schools. Our core offer is designed to provide comprehensive support across key areas, ensuring that school leaders can focus on what truly matters: nurturing ambitious minds and fostering a dynamic and inclusive learning environment.
All of our schools benefit from additional support with experienced education leaders and specialists, in addition to professional services in everything from HR, finance, and estates management to IT, marketing and data protection.
Universal Core Offer
Our Vision and Values
- Vision: Deliver a world-class, inspirational life-long learning journey that drives prosperity and wellbeing for all in our communities.
- Values: Education transforms lives and should be accessible to all. Emphasis on inclusivity, kindness, cooperation, resilience, honesty, respect, concentration, and perseverance.
The Universal Core Offer
- Finances
- Large Trust Backing: Financial sustainability through resource sharing.
- Finance Pooling: Pooled budgeting system.
- School Business Manager Support: Tailored training and support.
- Central Team Support: Experienced financial guidance and strategic direction.
- Human Resources
- Experienced HR Team: Professional smooth operations and staff satisfaction.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Tailored to attract and retain top talent.
- Policies Support: Expert guidance in policy development and implementation.
- Genuine Support: Dedicated to the well-being and success of your school
- Professional Development
- High-Quality CPD: Evidence-based CPD offer for impactful teaching.
- Minimum Standards: Comprehensive CPD programs on key areas.
- Succession Opportunities: Career growth pathways and succession planning.
- SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Support
- Dedicated SENCo Support: Specialised guidance from our SENCo experts.
- Professional Development: Upskill your SENCo and staff in supporting parents and collaborating with professionals.
- HTN Support and guidance: Maximise your funding to best support learners.
- Specialised CPD: Around SEND with TA/HLTA courses/networking opportunities
- Access to Specialist Support: Including EPs, SALTs, OTs, FSPs, and central bank of assessment materials and guidance
- Provision Mapping Software: Streamlined SENCO workload and record-keeping.
- Safeguarding
- Policy and Procedure Sharing: Sharing robust and consistent best practices.
- Primary Support DSL: Dedicated Designated Safeguarding Primary Lead guidance
- Comprehensive Training: Bespoke safeguarding training to strengthen practices.
- Collaborative Learning: Sharing experiences and ideas for continuous improvement.
- Safeguarding Audit: Work with DSL to carry out system health checks and upgrades
- Estates
- Efficient Systems: Proven ticketing system and RAG rating for estate management
- App-based Management: Simplified estate management through user-friendly app.
- Communications
- Dedicated Support Team: Assistance to ensure excellent parent and/or student communication and a positive, outward facing image.
- Parent/Student/Family Engagement: Effective strategies for strong and welcoming relationships
- New Teacher Training, Recruitment, and Retention:
- ITT/Apprenticeship Pathway: Growing our own teachers within our education group.
- ECT Mentorship Program: Two-year tailored support and mentorship for ECTs.
- Professional Development Opportunities: Workshops, training sessions, and networking events
- Curriculum:
- Ambitious Learning Intent: Clear learning intent embedded throughout
- Resilience and Love for Learning: Cultivating through learning experiences
- Individualised Learning: Integrated personalised support and differentiation
- Collaborative Planning: Curriculum planning, structured to build on prior learning which not only reduces workload but brings together diverse skills of different teachers
- Comprehensive Subject Offerings: Broad, holistic and enriching curriculum
- Focused Planning and Assessment: Adaptive planning and clear progression
- Enrichment/Outdoor Learning: Develop impactful, real-life experiences for learners
We welcome dialogue with head teachers and/or chairs of governing boards about their schools, their priorities and their needs. Please contact Angela Whatley (Group Partnership Director) or James Clark (Regional Director – Primaries) for further information.