The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary school is proud to be part of the Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, which was incorporated on the 1st March 2022.

The Trust consists of 13 schools serving the Catholic Diocese of Clifton. Corpus Christi joined the Trust in March 2022 and works closely with all the schools in the Trust.

The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust C/o St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Park Avenue, Bridgwater TA6 7EE 01278 226006

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• Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust

Corpus Christi Catholic Primary school is now consulting on becoming part of The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust with the following schools:

• Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Wincanton
• St Gildas Catholic Primary School, Yeovil
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Bridgwater
• St Joseph’s Catholic Primary and Nursery School, Burnham on Sea
• St Joseph and St Teresa Catholic Primary School, Wells

The consultation runs from 15th October 2021 – 26th November 2021.

Please find below some documents, which will provide information about the Trust, a formal consultation letter with a link to the consultation questionnaire, frequently asked questions and the role of the Diocese. The Stakeholder Consultation Presentation will be uploaded after the presentation has been delivered in the school:

Formal Consultation Letter which includes:

• The Diocesan View
• Consultation Questionnaire
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Online Questionnaire – link/word document
• Stakeholder Presentation

All documents are available as hard copies from the school office. Please speak to the school office if you need support in accessing these documents.

The Dunstan Partnership is a group of Catholic schools in Somerset and North Somerset with the aim of supporting and strengthening Catholic schools through collaboration and sharing of good practice

The purpose of this partnership is to ensure that all schools within the Dunstan Partnership provide high quality Catholic education that serves the need of its community. The principle responsibilities will be to support the Bishop in ensuring that all schools provide a distinctive education based on the theology and philosophy of Catholicism. The overarching aim of the group will be to fulfill the Bishop's Diocesan vision of:

Deepening Prayer, Enabling Communion, Strengthening Mission

Responsibilities also include the monitoring, reviewing and reporting on all matters concerned with raising standards and improving the quality of teaching and learning across the partnership as well as all matters concerned with resources that can be obtained across the partnership to increase our buying power.