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Co-operative values and principles:self-responsibility, self-help, equality, solidarity, democracy, equity,

honesty, openness, social responsibility and caring for others

Trustees Report 2013-2014

Clyst Hydon Primary School, Cullompton Community College, St Andrew’s Primary School, Willowbank Primary School, Uplowman C of E (VC) Primary School, Bicton College, Devon County Council, The Co-operative College.



Culm Co-operative Learning Partnership was launched September 1st 2013 with the aim of working together to ensure high quality learning experiences for young people of all ages to raise aspirations, create opportunities and contribute fully to the life of the community.

We are:Clyst Hydon Primary School, Cullompton Community College, St Andrew’s Primary School, Willowbank Primary School, Uplowman C of E (VC) Primary School, Bicton College, Devon County Council, The Co-operative College

During 2013-2014 we established the legal framework for the partnership and our values

Our values and vision for the Partnership

Through our partnership we want to work better together in order to: Improve opportunities for success Create communities where all citizens are equally valued Learn from, and with, each other Provide more varied opportunities for pupils Unlock potential through collaboration Increase parent and community involvement Develop mutually supportive networks and reduce isolation and duplication Enhance dialogue and understanding between different phases of education and so

improve progression and continuity for pupils Prepare pupils for their lives as healthy, creative, skilled and aspirational citizens Encourage pupils and adults to be outward looking and forward looking, embracing

innovation, initiatives and new approaches Remain part of the maintained sector and part of the Devon family of schools

Together the schools educate 1, 1670 students. In 2013 student representatives from each of the schools met to discuss the opportunities that partnership could bring and produced an inspiring range of ideas for working co-operatively together including:

School trips togetherTeacher and pupil exchangesShared lessons

Science DayClyst Hydon Primary School, Cullompton Community College, St Andrew’s Primary School, Willowbank Primary School, Uplowman C of E (VC) Primary School, Bicton College, Devon County Council, The Co-operative College.



Drama ProductionBig piece of Art Work Sports Day event/Sports together/Football Tournament/ Running/Relay/Egg and Spoon raceStory Writing/Big Schools’ Write/ Spelling/Write a letterPuzzle Challenge, Maths Challenge/ Times tablesMixed Cook-off/Bakery eventChess/Scrabble CompetitionBowling Game/Pancake RaceInternet Buddy, Email, Texting, Video message (Skype)Talk to them over the internet, links to WebsitesPen-pals

We wanted to create a new identity to represent our partnership values and held a student logo design competition. Staff, students, parents and Governors, shortlisted a range of designs to be worked up by a professional graphic designer and chose the ‘Circle of Friends’ design as the most representative of our collaboration. These are the shortlisted designs.

The public launch of CCLP was 1st May 2014 with a gathering on the Cullompton CCA fields with kind permission of the CCA fields committee. To mark our joint commitment to working ‘stronger together’ pupils from age 6 to 14 scattered handfuls of wild flower seedballs each containing 200 seeds of various species of popular wild flowers which will make a magnificent annual display and wildlife habitat by jubilee wood. Niamh Tapper, year 9 pupil from Cullompton Community College addressed the gathering at the launch,

“These seeds will grow into flowers which will be a symbol of the blossoming of our work together”

The schools also scattered the wildflower seeds at their own sites so each has a reminder of the value of their partnership.




CCLP Seedball Launch, 1st May 2014

Culm Co-operative Learning Partnership Action PlanThe Trust board of CCLP devised a clear Action Plan for shared work and school improvement with 5 priorities:

1. Monitor, Evaluate and Review the impact of what we do to inform joint improvement planningThis means we will share our data, self-evaluation, and development plans to determine the areas we most need to develop.

2. Raise Standards of Achievement for all pupils and groupsThis means we will work together to raise standards of attainment and ensure that all pupils make progress in their learning.

3. Share good practice in Teaching and LearningThis means we will learn from each other by making it possible for teachers to develop and share good practice from each other’s settings, for example, in writing and maths.

4. Develop a membership Strategy to Engage Members with the Trust.This means we will recruit and expand our membership based on the co-operative principles.

5. Effective financial management and a sustainable funding strategyThis means we will contribute to a central fund to support shared projects




Highlights since 1st September 2013:

Statutory duties completed except Land and Asset transfer which are ongoing Appointed a Company Secretary Logo design competition Joint work in mathematics: primary school pairs are engaged in the ‘multiplicative

reasoning’ project and in the secondary school a teacher and TA are engaged in ‘success@arithmetic’ – programmes focus on KS2- KS3 transitions

Gifted and Talented maths days at CCC for primary and Secondary pupils Gifted and Talented Science day based on ‘The Power of Water’ CCLP hosted a Devon Primary Schools Network Evening on 10th November Devon Schools meeting with the Director of Education in Devon to promote Co-

operative Trust partnership work 26th November

Forthcoming events 2014-2015

Joint writing project and shared authors, Joint Music and song-writing event commissioning Alan Boxer and Chris Speyer, Joint School Council events leading to a shared event at CCC followed by participation in

the wider greater Devon Co-operative Schools Student Voice event in March 2015.

CCLP Budget

Each school in the Trust has made a contribution to a central shared fund, which is held at CCC, based on £2 per pupil. Total expenditure is £97 with a remaining balance of £5,863.

Large CCLP posters were designed for each Trust School reception costing £28 each. Membership cards at 8p per card to come out of the CCLP budget. Joint Music/song writing project commissioned at a cost of £1000

Annual Return Submission

The Company Secretary has filed the Annual Return online at Company’s House.

Members Forum

We will design a Newsletter to publicise the CCLP including Membership information and forms to enable people to join. To make progress with the membership each school will encourage staff, pupils, parents, carers to become members.

The other 2 categories for membership are Community and Organisations. We will write to various companies and organisations, for example, those in school visitor books to ask if they would be interested in becoming members.




AGM 11th February 2015

The main CCLP Event will be the AGM in February to help members understand what being part of a Co-operative Trust means and the benefits that can accrue by working in partnership. The AGM will fulfil the statutory requirements and most of all be a shared event to remember.

CCLP ‘Stronger Together.’


Working together in our schools

Sharing Sports




Working with our communities

Being Creative

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