Academies Enterprise Trust

A Welcome from the CEO

Sandown Bay Academy is a key member of the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), the operational arm of the Greensward Charitable Trust, which is a federation of academies created to provide thousands of students with the best possible education.

The AET aims to provide the opportunity for all young learners to fulfil their real potential, broaden their horizons and become active, prosperous and successful citizens in the world around them. The AET believes that all young people deserve to become world class learners — to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment, with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up to date resources available to them.

The AET is committed to doing everything it can to ensure that young people are able to, in the future, compete on the world stage with the skills, confidence and flair to generate new ideas, new initiatives and thereby make a full contribution to tomorrow's world.

David Triggs
CEO, Academies Enterprise Trust
Principal, Greensward Academy

Mission Statement - “Our duty is to inspire young people to make their best better.”

Vision Statement - “To help students achieve world class learning outcomes by developing world class teachers in a world class community.”

Underpinning the AET vision is the commitment to the five key outcomes of the Every Child Matters agenda. At AET Academies, these will be based upon a set of Values and Beliefs. Through our actions and behaviours we will strive to develop young people who:

• respect themselves and the community, i.e. people, property, the environment, and seek to have a positive impact on society.
• are polite, calm, caring, honest, trustworthy and helpful.
• are responsible, independent and supportive of each other.
• are tolerant, open minded and not prejudiced.
• are determined and have a strong work ethic.
• will be thoughtful and compassionate with the ability to listen and challenge in a considerate fashion.
• have good communication skills.
• offer themselves as good role models for future generations of learners and citizens.
• can demonstrate strong self-belief and confidence and have high aspirations.
• are team players who can work and support others and where necessary are able to take leadership roles.