About Us
Atlas Multi-Academy Trust and Alban Academies Trust were both established 5 years ago as cross-phase academy trusts with a broad offer of education provision from nursery, infants and junior, secondary single sex and mixed education settings. Geographically close to each other, both trusts contain very well-established schools and have a collectively strong tradition of supporting schools within Hertfordshire and the surrounding areas.
The merger establishes a new, larger and stronger trust with increased capacity to continue school improvement and manage further growth. This remains a clear directive from the DfE and their vision for system delivery. Both ATLAS and the AAT have a close alignment of vision and values and that allows for a smooth transition into the larger Trust.
What are the benefits of merging?
Strategic school improvement is at the heart of both trusts and each trust has specific expertise. The merger provides increased capacity for school improvement and widens the scope of work with an increased pool of staff to carry out school improvement work
Staffing expertise, shared at all levels will strengthen strategic leadership and rapidly enhance positive outcomes within the trust and beyond
Both current trusts will benefit from working with a wider range of colleagues, enhancing professional development opportunities and strengthening recruitment and retention of high-quality staff
Members and Trustees expertise would widen and provide the opportunity to build on existing governance skills
Financial planning and greater economies of scale particularly through commercial contracts, will ensure long term benefits to trust growth and school improvement by making scarce resources go further
The creation of one larger trust will enable further growth, ensuring greater capacity for existing schools and potential new schoolsÂ
The DfE improvement journey through larger multi-academy trusts continues with a mandate to further drive standards and effect change. The merger responds well to this mandate building on existing expertise