Chester DBE Launches new Multi-Academy Trust: Chester Diocesan Learning Trust (CDLT)
Saint Paul teaches, ‘the body is not made up of one part but of many.’
Chester Diocesan Learning Trust recognises and nurtures the unique gifts, skills and talents within our whole community.
We will empower adults and children to grow in character and mind,
shaping a better future.
Today marks the founding day of Chester Diocesan Learning Trust(CDLT) the second Diocesan Multi-academy Trust (MAT) founded by Chester DBE.
After two years of prayer, discussions and planning, eight schools chose to join in the creation of this new Diocesan MAT and have been working together over the last 18 months to give the Trust a strong foundation. Today, the 1st October, marks the official opening of Chester Diocesan Learning Trust.
The schools have chosen to come together, to celebrate their unique contexts whilst sharing a vision of collaboration rooted in a church school foundation. CDLT's vision is based on Paul's letter to the Corinthians where he talks about the church being made up of many parts, but being one body. Inspired by this, CDLT will celebrate and develop the individual strengths and talents of its children, staff, leaders and schools, supporting one another towards one ambition, shaping better lives, rooted in a Christian context.
Sue Noakes, in her role as Deputy DDE, has been working with the schools over the past 18 months and is delighted to be acting as the interim CEO of the Trust as it starts its journey.
CDLT has collaboration at its heart. It celebrates the diversity of all its schools whilst being unified in its vision of one body in Christ made up of many parts. The founding schools are marking the start of this new Trust, with a shared act of worship, bringing together Trust Board members, CDLT staff, governors, staff and children to celebrate the start of the Trust and God's love for all who are part of it.
We greatly value the strength of partnership and relationship that the DBE has with every school as part of the Diocesan church school family, and look forward to working with CDLT schools in a new way.
The founding schools of the Chester Diocesan Learning Trust are:
Bebington St Andrew’s CE Primary School (Wirral)
Capenhurst CE Primary School (Cheshire West and Chester)
Davenham CE Primary School (Cheshire West and Chester)
Hoole CE Primary School (Cheshire West and Chester)
Hoylake Holy Trinity CE Primary School (Wirral)
Lostock Gralam CE Primary School (Cheshire West and Chester)
Lower Peover CE Primary School (Cheshire West and Chester)
St Bridget’s CE Primary School, West Kirby (Wirral)
We wish the schools every blessing and unity as they embark on this new chapter.