MERCHANTS' ACADEMY TRUST Competitors

The Avanti Way: Reimagining the purpose of education. Our purpose is simple, yet profound: To inspire spiritually compassionate changemakers. The idea for Avanti began in 2003 and our first school was opened in 2008. Our vision was for a family of schools based upon our core principles of educational excellence, character formation, and spiritual insight. We now have close to 5,500 students and 700 members of staff across our family of 12 schools. Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, personal and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

About AET Our network of 57 primary, secondary and special schools in England support each other to deliver our mission of providing an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. We employ over 4,000 people across the country, each committed to ensuring that every child receives their entitlement to an excellent education. We have a dedicated recruitment team to place teachers and support staff within schools they will thrive in and encourage career development opportunities. Every decision we make is with students’ learning and interests at the forefront of our minds. Our schools dedicate focused time on formal academic learning with plenty of support for students’ wellbeing - as well as making sure there is time for some fun, too! Initial Teacher Training Our Initial Teacher Training programme allows prospective teachers to gain their PGCE and QTS alongside acquiring valuable experience working within a classroom. For a full list of our career opportunities, please visit our website. Project H - Changing education beyond AET Project H is our online community designed to find solutions to address the big challenges in the education sector. Project H shares resources, ideas and insights from staff across our schools and the trust. Find out more on our Life page. Our Benefits: We offer the full suite of Early Career and NPQ programmes as well as our CPD offer which provides opportunities for both teaching and leadership development. For our full list of benefits, including a great pension, discounted gym membership, salary advances and a travel and leisure scheme, visit our website.

Star Academies is a mixed Multi-Academy Trust that runs a diverse network of primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation, committed to enhancing social mobility. All our efforts are geared towards raising the aspirations of children and young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to improve their life chances and help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Star Academies is one of the country’s leading education providers, and our schools promote excellence in everything they do. In every school, the entire staff team – working in partnership with parents and the local community – is committed to nurturing today’s young people and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders. Our schools work together as Star Partnerships in five cluster areas – Lancashire, Greater Manchester, West Yorkshire, the Midlands and London. Schools within the Partnerships collaborate to share expertise and maximise opportunities and experiences for our pupils. Star Academies employs the very best staff and invests heavily in their continuing professional development. Staff benefit from an extensive range of nationally accredited training provided by Star Institute.