Q1E is an established, successful multi-academy trust with four south London primary schools.

Quality  -  " The quality of a school cannot exceed the quality of its teachers" (McKinsey)

First  - We put teaching first

Education - A high quality, broad and balanced provision for all children

Trust - A community built on trust, united by our aspirations

Our schools are supportive, forward looking and well resourced. We are able to offer excellent opportunities within and across our schools, which represent a diverse range of contexts, settings and communities.

Across the Q1E Trust, we have a strong, well-planned curriculum. Teachers from our schools review their lesson plans together every week. We strive to meet the needs of all our children – doing ‘Whatever It Takes’ to help children fulfil their potential. Each of our schools also employs specialist teachers for specific subject areas such as PE and MFL so that class teachers can focus on excellent provision in the core and foundation subjects.

We are an outward facing trust and believe in learning from the best schools and systems. We have a strong history of school-to-school support and improvement, including an excellent peer review programme, and strong links with outstanding schools nationally and internationally. There are also opportunities for teachers to take on leadership responsibilities for the right candidate. We foster an open-door policy. Teachers should always feel that they can ask questions and access support whenever they need it.  

Our key document is ‘Quality First Education on a page’. This simple graphic, below, summarises the purpose and drivers of the trust.