Future Schools Trust

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Who We Are

Future Schools Trust (FST) is a multi-academy trust which supports 1 primary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 nursery in Maidstone, Kent.

Our vision is to create a cohesive and aspirational community which enables every child and member of staff to exceed their expectations. We aspire to have relentless ambition for young people.

Future Schools Trust is proud to serve its community.  Our 0-18 provision enables our families, young people and staff to benefit from a genuine sense of belonging to a special community with their best interest at the heart of every decision we take.  We are passionate that schools are stronger when they work together whilst being proud and protective of the unique identity of each of our schools. 

FST Key Facts

  • We educate 2603 pupils
  • 51% of FST school places are full in the Reception 2024 intake, with 98% of school places filled by parents selecting the school as their first choice
  • 95% of FST Secondary school places were full in year 7 intake. 87% of these places were first choice.
  • We employ 360 staff in total. Retention is strong and FST benefits include
  • Competitive salaries for both teaching and support staff.
  • Exclusive access to a range of benefits and discounts specifically curated for our staff.
  • Childcare Voucher Scheme.
  • Retail, Health & Leisure Offers through Kent Rewards.
  • Levelling Up Premium Payments.
  • Annual Leave: For support staff annual leave starts at 27 days a year plus Bank Holidays and increases after 5 years’ service
  • Cycle to work scheme: We offer a cycle to work scheme, this tax beneficial scheme encourages employees to cycle to work or take advantage of the scheme to purchase a bicycle for leisure.
  • Discount at all school community events
  • Access to a variety of professional development courses offered by the Trust’s CPD leads, The National College and National Online Safety platforms.
  • Educational sponsorship available (application required).
  • Support for career progression, including the flexibility to move between schools.
  • Round-the-clock access to a free Employee Assistance Programme with the specialist Education Support charity, providing confidential advice, guidance, and counselling.
  • Personal resilience and well-being courses.
  • Trust wide and school specific wellbeing campaigns.
  • Optional Benenden Private Healthcare Scheme
  • Exceptional school buildings equipped with state of the art facilities across our schools, fostering positive working environments.
  • Tiger Cubs, our term time only Day Nursery, for children aged 3 months to 4 years, with discounts for staff.
  • Free or discounted gym access (Core & Village Gym).
  • Complimentary on site parking at every location.
  • There are high quality systems across all schools for pupil attendance, staff records and pupil tracking and a financial oversight
  • We have a strong Board of Trustees which sets out clear delegation principles, defining responsibilities retained by the Board and those delegated to the Chief Executive, Local Advisory  Boards and headteachers
  • All schools and the Board are supported by the Central Team, providing support for governance, estate management, legal, finance, school improvement, HR, IT and marketing
  • We have attracted over £7m of capital investment in areas of basic need for new secondary school places and won a Condition Improvement Fund bid of £355K
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