TET is one of the biggest Free School Trusts with 12 schools either open or in pre-opening. TET is one of the biggest Free School Trusts with 12 schools either open or in pre-opening. 3.2 To make a request in writing please send it to: Freedom of Information, Tauheedul Education Trust, Shadsworth Road, Blackburn BB1 2HT. in the password field to request a password verification link. An academy trust that runs ten Muslim faith-based schools is set to take over three non-faith community secondaries in the north, Schools Week can reveal. All six of the secondary schools have secured funding agreements from the Secretary of State in less than two years with the majority of the projects in planning or on site. @SmallHeathLA Registered in England and Wales. ), © 2020 NASUWT all rights reserved. Muntz Street, Small Heath Governors at Highfield said TET was the “clear and outstanding” sponsor choice from three options on the table. NASUWT, Rose Hill, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8RS CF23 8RD The trust has insisted it has “no plan at any stage to implement a faith ethos”, but concerns have been raised locally in the town where only 0.7 per cent of the population is Muslim. “We are a successful national provider of primary and secondary schools, free schools, sponsored and converter academies, and of faith and non-faith schools, and felt the time was right for the name of the trust to reflect the breadth of the education we offer,” said a spokesperson. Services surround the identification of sites, assistance with applications to the Department for Education, project managaement and project delivery, procurement of contractors and consultants, securing funding and overall delivery of the Trust’s education estate. Staff benefit from an extensive range of nationally accredited training provided by Star Institute. PSBP2 is a central government funded programme to replace and renew the schools in the worst condition in the country. One school – Tauheedul Islam Girls High – topped the Schools Week’s GCSE league table of disadvantaged pupils’ performance in January this year. Birmingham B10 9RX, 0121 464 7997 TLP are advising a client in relation to the Priority Schools Build Programme 2 (“PSBP2”). 7423341. Tauheedul Education Trust has changed its name to Star Academies from this month, almost six years since its first school opened in September 2012. The trust was forced to insist it had “no plan” to do so. Fifteen of Star Academies’ 23 schools have a Muslim religious character – five primaries and ten secondaries. Registered in England and Wales. Star Academies also has three new schools in the pipeline, in Bradford, Birmingham and Manchester. The chain also has eight non-faith schools – three primaries and five secondaries. We detected you haven’t selected to personalise the site. A spokesperson for the Department for Education said the trust is an “expert schools sponsor with an excellent track record of running high-performing schools”. Cardiff Gate Business Park Members requiring professional support out of hours should contact their Local Association Secretary or National Executive Member.