Senior Leadership Team

At Trinity Academy Bradford our vision is simple, yet clear - to provide our students with an outstanding education and experiences that will give them the platform to go on to achieve their potential and beyond. Our core values of Empathy, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility run through everything that we do. Our staff are committed to getting the basics right and as a consequence students benefit from an educational environment focused on meeting the needs of everyone. Our goal is to help to develop well rounded individuals who understand that personal development is just as important as academic achievement.

Central to achieving our vision is a drive to deliver outstanding teaching, highly effective pastoral support and a balanced and rich curriculum. Creating a learning environment that students can thrive in regardless of their starting point is essential to us achieving our goals. We have the highest of expectations of our students and also set the highest of standards regarding student conduct and behaviour. When students understand the value of high expectations and personal standards, they will succeed both in their academic and personal development.

As well as creating an environment that is conducive to outstanding learning, we are committed to offering a wide range of experiences that broaden students’ horizons. There is an extensive range of co-curricular activities on offer to students and our intention is that these will grow further so that there is something every student can be involved in.

At the heart of our academy are our ‘Culture Pillars’ – Accepting Excellence; Highly Professional Environment; Positive Student Awareness; Reflective Practice and Safeguarding. Staff work hard to ensure that they meet these on a daily basis with the purpose of delivering the very best educational experience for our students.

Since opening in February 2021, Trinity Academy Bradford’s staff and students have risen to the challenges they have been set and are already turning our vision into a reality.

Tom Taylor
Principal

Securing excellence in teaching, learning and achievement should lie at the heart of every school’s priorities. Here at Trinity, we don’t stand still. We continue to focus on how we can hone and develop our craft for the benefit of our students, supporting the academy’s ethos of ongoing professional development and reflection, immersing ourselves in the fast-paced, dynamic nature of education.

My role involves strategically leading a team of outstanding practitioners to ensure that staff are supported in their delivery of ‘Quality First’ teaching, providing varied opportunities for continual professional development for staff at all levels. This includes bespoke, enhanced workshops for trainee teachers and those who are in their early stages of the profession.

I am proud to work with a team of dedicated practitioners who strive to ensure that all students have access to 'world-class' provision, day-in, day-out. Through this drive and passion, we ensure that all lessons are consistently delivered to the highest standard possible, fostering and developing a positive climate for learning which ultimately leads to strong outcomes for our students, opening doors to bright futures.

One of my key responsibilities is to ensure that all our students have access to a broad, balanced and rich curriculum. This ensures that our students have the appropriate knowledge and skillset which opens doors to further opportunities and success in their next steps.
Working alongside our talented middle leadership team, we aim to shape the content and sequencing of the experience for all students both in and outside the classroom, in addition to making key connections to relevant real-life examples, next step opportunities and careers.
I ensure that the progress of students is monitored closely and work with a wider team to facilitate appropriate interventions to support all learners.
Another of my key responsibilities is Curriculum for Life – an initiative ensuring that students have appropriate knowledge of topics beyond the National Curriculum, such as online safety and relationships, sex and health education. This encourages students to develop wider skills to ensure they can make informed decisions essential for life beyond Trinity Academy Bradford.

My role as Vice Principal for Student Support provides me with the responsibility for ensuring the academy upholds the highest of standards through relentless support and challenge.
In leading the Pastoral team, I take great care and pride in the academy's ability to effectively support such a diverse and exciting school community.
We have a team of highly skilled and experienced wider Pastoral staff, including Year Managers, Wellbeing Officers, Attendance, and a Safeguarding team, they all make a vital contribution to building a safe and secure environment in which our students can thrive.
The wider teams effectively collaborate in all aspects of work to ensure that students are safe and supported so that they can attend on time every day, giving them the best possible chance of academic success, and therefore improved life chances in the future.

We want Trinity Academy Bradford students to leave us at the end of Year 11 prepared in every way for the world that waits for them. Our mission is ‘Actions that open doors, consistency that keeps them open’ and our ethos is ‘Every Individual; Every Opportunity’, and these underpin our Personal Development curriculum.

My role is to lead Personal Development. We provide our students with a rich range of opportunities to expand their experiences outside the classroom, involving co-curricular opportunities; our Phase journey, our careers programme, guest speakers and trips and much more.

We believe that all students should have an equal and fair access to education. Part of my role is for ensuring that we use our Pupil Premium funding to ensure that all students, including our disadvantaged students, make rapid progress and that any barriers to learning are removed to them.
Finally, I support our Phase One Leader to ensure that our Transition package from Year 6 – Year 7 ensures that all students are confident about making the big step to secondary school, and that each of them is ‘Trinity Ready’.

We believe our students deserve to receive a high-quality, ambitious curriculum that is fully inclusive and supports every individual to achieve their full potential and beyond.

Data plays a pivotal role in driving student progress and measuring the impact of our curriculum. In my role, I am responsible for Raising Attainment and Progress (RAP) processes to support teaching staff in removing barriers to learning and implementing strategies to close achievement gaps and boost student performance. I also lead on Masters of Recall, promoting evidence-based practices to enhance memory retention and retrieval skills in students.

In addition, I oversee the ongoing development of our Curriculum for Life (C4L), which equips all students with key skills and knowledge that will support them throughout their lives. My work is underpinned by a commitment to student voice, actively seeking and incorporating student feedback to shape teaching practices, curriculum design, and school improvement initiatives.