GKA recently supported 4 clients in preparing applications to the DfE for Development Improvement Funds and in March 2018 each client was notified they had been successful. Congratulations to PROSPER Learning Trust, Ethos Academy Trust, Venn Academy Trust and Humber Education Trust. If GKA can help you in any aspects of preparing bids whether for school improvement, capital or new school projects, please get in touch!
GKA are pleased to announce they have been appointed to facilitate and project manage the creation of an exciting new Multi Academy Trust across Calderdale & Kirklees. The trust will be called The Together Learning Trust and is consisting initially of 5 schools (Primary and Secondary). GKA will project manage the overall delivery of the MAT ready to open in January 2019.
Joining or Forming a MAT? Find out all you need to know at the Stone King Conference on 10 May 2018 at the Carlton Park Hotel. Guess speakers include Gail Khan from Gail Khan Associates, Jonathan Davis from Saffrey Champness Accountants and Roger Inman of Stone King LLP. For more information and to book your place, please click on this link https://t.co/wZuEtoV5qO
Gail Khan Associates have worked alongside Venn Academy Trust to secure its first Free School project into pre-opening. Euler Academy will be a 5-11 Alternative Provision school in Hull catering for children with Social Emotional Mental Health issues and will offer schools and pupils an alternate option to support their needs ensuring they remain in mainstream education. Gail Khan Associates were instrumental in the bid process providing content and quality assurance that enabled the bid to be successful.
Humber Education Trust is a new MAT in Hull which opened in September 2017. Gail Khan Associates were appointed project managers to the project and have successfully ensured that as at the 1 November, 6 of the 12 schools are in the new MAT. Gail Khan Associates supported all aspects of the conversions and set up including facilitating stakeholder consultation, managing governance and legal discussions and ensuring communications were clear and timely.
Gail Khan Associates were appointed as the overall project managers in the creation of Dales Academies Trust in North Yorkshire and Teesside in Spring 2017. The Trust supported by two Church of England Diocese (York & Leeds) is working together to support a mix of 12 Primary and Secondary schools becoming academies and joining a new and exciting Trust. The Trust formed in November 2017 with six schools joining on day one and all remaining schools will be in the…
Gail Khan was delighted to speak to an audience of Primary School Business Managers at Bradford City Football Club. Gail talked to a full audience about what is involved in securing Academy status and sharing experiences of what lessons can be learned along the way. There was a lively discussion around key questions for Business Managers when moving forward.
New appointment! This month Gail Khan Associates were given the role to project manage the formation of a new Multi-Academy Trust in Bradford District called Bronte Academy Trust. Initially comprising of three primary schools Gail and her associate team will work with the schools to prepare the MAT for opening in July 2016.
Gail Khan Associates are delighted to be appointed to manage the transition of four new schools in South Kirklees to form a new MAT and become Academies in 2016. We are really excited about this project and are looking forward to working closely with such a committed team and to establishing these new academies.