About US

Our Trust
Amethyst Academies Trust was founded in 2014 and we are proud that we have the highest of ambitions for everyone that we work with that include our children and young people, families, our workforce and external partners.
Since creating our MAT, our growth and developments have been underpinned by the resonance of our core values.
Our Vision and Values
The vision for Amethyst is that we are constantly “Investing in all of our children and young people” in order for them to be the best that they can be. This vision is what we aspire to and is as relatable to every employee and partner of our Trust as it is to our children, young adults and their families.
In order to achieve our vision, we have the following mission statement:
- The very best outcomes for learners and their families are at the heart of our core purpose
- Our staff team and partners share a collective passion and motivation to be the best they can for our learners and their families.
- Our Trust is ambitious and relentless in ensuring the highest expectations and best outcomes for all.
Our values have remained at the heart of all we do.
We have a clear and steadfast belief in lifelong learning and improving outcomes for all. To actualise this, we know our staff and partners are the best resource that we have and it is our privilege to be involved with such courageous, committed and child centred individuals. It is with and through them that we will make our vision a reality and enable everyone to thrive and be the best they can be.
At the Amethyst Academies Trust, we cherish the differences between each of our schools and partners.
School Improvement
We are in no doubt that School improvement is the core business of our Trust as it is with all outstanding Trusts. As the responsible maintaining authority for our academies, Amethyst Academies Trust has a duty to ensure that all of our schools are in a state of continual improvement. We deliver this through our belief that local leadership and governance can best determine a school’s improvement priorities, within a wider accountability framework that ensures this is being executed successfully and at the required pace.
To achieve the Trust’s improvement and growth strategy, capacity is developed ahead of schools joining our family so that the Trust is able to provide support at the earliest opportunity and is able to provide the right support to ensure rapid and sustained improvement.

Three to Thrive
To actualise our vision “enabling everyone to thrive and be the best they can be” we have carefully agreed our three headline strategic priorities for school improvement that we expect to see constantly tested and challenged in all our academies.
These “three to thrive” fall under the one of the Trust’s overarching strategic business objective of “Increasing the quality of provision in our education system to improve outcomes for all ”, and are as follows:
Three to Thrive
All of our academies are continually improving the quality of their educational offer
Three to Thrive
All our children and young people are responsible citizens who actively contribute to society
Three to Thrive
All of our children and young people enjoy their learning, thrive and realise their full potential
We ensure that all students thrive year on year, regardless of their starting point and that they realise their full potential.
Leaders with Vision
Our leadership team focus on providing an outstanding education for all learners across our schools from early years to post 16.

Nicola Licata
CEO

Ben Dumayne
Headteacher of Moreton School

Sarah Wilkinson
Headteacher of Penn Hall School

Mat Winzor
Headteacher of Aldersley High School

Helen Masters
Acting Headteacher of Tettenhall Wood School
our journey
Take a tour of our journey as we grow and flourish.
History
