MAT Information

Discovery Primary Academy is part of the Four Cs Multi Academy Trust (MAT).

Please click on the logo on the right to visit the Four Cs website.   

 

 

About Us

There comes a time in a major educational institution’s life when the desire to provide a high quality education for all must be matched by actions that encourage all students in the wider locality to achieve their potential.

It was with this thought in mind that the idea of the Four Cs MAT was originated in 2016. Two schools, Arthur Mellows Village College and Fulbridge Academy, both outstanding institutions but not natural partners, came together with a common interest in improving the standards for all students in Peterborough. This, combined with the offer of developing and leading two new free Schools in the Primary and Secondary sector, provided a pathway towards meeting that vision.

The Four Cs MAT, which became a legal entity in March 2017, has provided a framework for much stronger primary / secondary links and has allowed skilled leaders and practitioners from all institutions to come together in a journey that will allow students to flourish during their time within the MAT.

The Trustees and Governors of the institutions are fully committed to valuing the success of every child and providing excellence in the classroom. They are focused on the needs of their communities and the wider needs of Peterborough and believe that this coming together of like-minded educationalists can only be a positive force in the area.

All of our institutions have common values and goals which are interpreted at a local level to meet the individual context and needs. A child who is part of the Four Cs MAT will benefit from a high-quality education and a rounded curriculum that will prepare them for the next stage in their educational life.

At the Four Cs Multi Academy Trust we must ignite the students’ imagination and their active, willing and enthusiastic engagement in their learning.

Our vision is to ensure that every student succeeds; build on what learners already know; make learning vivid and real; make learning an enjoyable experience; and enrich the learning experience that we offer.

Our other schools

	Arthur Mellow Village College
	Fulbridge Academy
	Hampton Vale Primary Academy
	Ken Stimpson Academy
	Manor Drive Primary Academy
	Manor Drive Secondary Academy

The Trust’s approach should enable students to encounter and begin to explore the wealth of human experience through induction into, and active engagement in, the different ways through which humans make sense of their world: through knowledge, intellectual, moral, spiritual, aesthetic, social, emotional and physical experiences. As well as through language, mathematics, science, the humanities, the arts, religion and other ways of knowing and understanding and act upon it.

‘Creative Thinking’ is at the heart of the Trust’s approach to learning. We aspire for the students to explore, negotiate, discover and experiment. We want them to speculate, empathise, reflect, collaborate, cooperate and persevere. Students need to show initiative, and demonstrate leadership, teamwork, flexibility, integrity and imagination.

The Trust wishes to encourage:

Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Constancy.

To facilitate this aspiration, the most important gift we can provide is that of confidence.

Trustees

TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS - FOUR CS MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST (MAT)
For more information on Trustees, please see the Four Cs MAT website
First Name	Surname	Role
John	Dadge	Trustee
David	Briggs	Member
Andrew	Cox	Member
Gary	Dawkins	Trustee and Member
Paulina	Ford	Trustee
John	Holdich	Member
Sarah	Humble	Trustee
Nigel	Jennings	Trustee
Pamela	Kilbey	Trustee
David Gilmour	McLaren	Trustee and Member
Jonathan	Theobalds	Trustee
David	Whiles	Chair of Trustees
Debbie	Sanderson	Clerk

Four Cs MAT Company Account Information - https://www.fourcsmat.org.uk

Further information on the Trustees can be found on the Four Cs Academy Trust website.

Local Governing Committee

Our governors work as a team that we call the Local Governing Committee.

They are responsible for ensuring that the academy provides a safe environment whilst delivering outstanding quality education. Governors also promote effective ways of teaching and learning when setting the school aims and policies. They do this together with the headteacher, who is responsible for the day-to-day management of the academy.

The Local Governing Committee includes governors who are:

• Parent Governors who are elected by parents at the Academy
• Staff Governors who are elected by staff at the Academy
• Community Governors
• The Headteacher is part of the group in an Ex-Officio capacity.

A governor is appointed for a period of four years but may subsequently be eligible for re-appointment or re-election.

Scheme of Delegation

Four Cs MAT Company Information

Members of the Local Governing Committee

First Name	Surname	Role
Kevin	Abbott	Committee Member
Maria	Crutchfield	Vice-Chair of the Local Governing Committee
Debby	Pinfold	Staff Committee Member
Laura	Haywood	Committee Member
Sophie	Michell	Committee Member
Madeleine	Roberts	Chair of the Local Governing Committee
Michelle	Siequien	Headteacher and Committee Member
Paul	Whiteley	Committee Member
Isabel	Clark	Peterborough Clerking Services

Meet or speak to a member of the LGC

If you wish to speak to a member of the LGC please email the Academy office and they will pass your details on. The email for the office is: office@discoveryprimary.com

The Discovery Primary Academy Local Governing Committee Register of Business and Pecuniary Interests can be found in the attachment below.

The LGC is under duty to publish their register of interests on the DPA website. It sets out the relevant business interests of governors and details of any other educational establishments they govern. It also sets out any relationships between governors and members of the academy staff including spouses, partners and relatives.

A Co-Opted Governor is a person appointed by the LGC and who, in the opinion of the LGC, has the skills required to contribute to the effective governance and success of the academy.