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This is a significant achievement for our community. The prestigious MAT Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding achievements, innovation and educational impact. 

Our Ethos

The recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to our ethos: 

‘One Community. Many Ideas. Everyone’s Future’. 

This vision drives us to deliver high quality education across our schools. To nurture inclusive environments and ensure every child, student and member of staff can thrive. It also reflects the culture we have built together. Where staff are supported to grow and our children and students achieve and flourish. As a result, our Trust plays a positive and meaningful role in the wider community. This award acknowledges the tangible difference our staff make every day.

Curiosity, Exploration and Discovery

We have a distinctive approach to cultural capital. Our children and students learn through museums and the wider world. We work collaboratively with museum partners to inspire creativity and critical thinking. Through these experiences our students grow into confident and resilient young people who are ready for their future.

To find out more about Museum Learning click here.

What Is Museum Learning - The Arbib Education Trust

High Expectations for Every Student

We set high expectations and support every child and student. We work together as a community and use inclusive practice. Our goal is simple: better outcomes for our children and students. We believe there should be no limits to their ambition, social mobility, or success.

Supporting Every Learner

At the heart of this recognition is a relentless focus on ensuring every day at school counts. Behind the scenes, staff across our Trust work hard to support children, families and colleagues. They build strong partnerships and create the right conditions for every learner to succeed.

Inclusion and Belonging

Inclusion and belonging are central to our work. We make sure every child and staff member feels welcome and valued in our schools.  This is underpinned by a strong focus on staff wellbeing and our bespoke flexible working scheme.

Attendance and Engagement

Attendance is a key priority across our schools. We build strong relationships with families and provide dedicated pastoral support. We also create a culture where children want to come to school.  Attendance across our Trust is consistently above the national average. Our primary schools and disadvantaged pupils perform among the strongest in the local area.

Reflecting this success, The Langley Academy is now a Lead Attendance and Behaviour Hub. This recognises our work to improve attendance, behaviour and inclusion in schools across the sector.

About the MAT Excellence Awards

The MAT Excellence Awards are hosted by Optimus Education. They recognise exceptional leadership, strong outcomes and meaningful contributions that shape lives. As a shortlisted MAT we join a select group of trusts who demonstrate impact and ambition at a high level.

Looking Ahead

This shortlisting recognises the dedication, care and teamwork that make our community special. We look forward to celebrating alongside other outstanding trusts and school leaders.

"We are incredibly proud to be shortlisted for Small MAT of the Year. This recognition reflects our shared purpose, the dedication and expertise of our staff and the strength of our community. What sets our Trust apart is not only what we do, but how we do it: through collaboration, integrity and a relentless focus on making every school day count for our children and students."

Rhodri Bryant, Executive Principal