Co-operative Trust schools
We’ve found that schools can really benefit from using our values & principles to develop a school ethos. It helps add value to the culture of the school and it develops pupils’ understanding of the world too.
Our Co-operative School Trust model enables schools to set themselves up as co-operatives. They follow co-operative values and use a membership structure to engage parents, carers, pupils, teachers, staff and the local community.
- The first Co-operative Trust School was Reddish Vale Technology College in Stockport, which was established in April 2008
- The Co-operative Trust School model is supported by the Department for Children, Schools and Families which has published a booklet about it – to see a copy, click on the pdf below
- There are now over 100 co-operative schools, which are supported by the secondary co-operative the Schools Co-operative Society which have adopted the co-operative trust model
- The Co-operative College is supporting many more schools in the process of becoming co-operative trusts. For further information please visit the Co-operative College web page or contact trusts@co-op.ac.uk
The former Government department DCSF published a PDF called Co-operative Schools – making a difference. To download, click on the link and choose ‘open’ or ‘save’.
The North Region are engaging with their Co-operative Trust Schools in order to promote our values and principles and the benefits of co-operation. The attached film shows pupils at Bellingham Middle School, part of the North Pennine Learning Partnership Co-operative Trust, taking part in one of our enterprising cookery events with Co-operative Chef, Sarah McAllister.