Welcome to SPT

11th February 2025

Dear Parent/Carer,

Mill Water School joining The Special Partnership Trust

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Guy Chappell and I am the CEO of The Special Partnership Trust. We are very much looking forward to working with Mill Water and are very excited about the possibilities and opportunities this new partnership offers.

I wanted to take this opportunity to:

Who or what is The Special Partnership Trust?

The Special Partnership Trust is an equitable partnership of schools and specialist provisions that are ambitious for excellence in learning and support. We constantly seek to improve our offer to young people and their families through collaboration, challenge and cooperation across the partnership. Ofsted has judged all the schools within the partnership as being good or outstanding, but we are always aware of the need to continue to develop best practice across the partnership and with mainstream and other specialist providers. The partnership works proactively with the Local Authority and multi-agency teams to provide a wide range of flexible specialist learning opportunities across the region. Advantages of The Special Partnership Trust are:

    • A clear focus on specialist education for pupils with Special Educational Needs.
    • An ability to shape the direction and delivery of special education with a strong collective voice.
    • A collective responsibility to ensure that every school within the Trust thrives.
    • Schools feel less isolated and more flexible and adaptable in a constant changing landscape.
    • In the best possible position to help to deliver an enhancement to the SEN provision in the region.
    • Expand and deliver the sharing and building of best practice and support networks for those working with learners in special schools to improve the quality of special education.
    • Exploit the power of combined resources to develop more effective ways of working, including staff capacity, governance, finance, research and pedagogy.

How will you be involved?

As outlined the Trust as an organisation is very much a partnership. To understand the school and the requirements we are keen to seek your views, comments and to answer any and all of your questions.

Therefore we will organise a combination of face to face sessions, surveys or Zoom/TEAMS meetings over the next few weeks.

Please do not hesitate to contact me using the contact details below if you have any questions, queries, or concerns.

Myself and the Trust team are looking forward to meeting with you.

Yours sincerely

Guy Chappell
CEO

Special Partnership Trust: A charitable company limited by guarantee
Registered in England and Wales: Company Number: 7724160
Registered Address: Pencalenick School, St Clement, Truro, TR1 1TE. Tel: 01872 520385
www.specialpartnership.org