The adult Ethos Group provides a wider community perspective on the development and impact of our Christian vision. It brings together parents, members of the local community, governors, trustees and staff from Kenn and across Ivy Education Trust.

The group provides support, reflection and constructive challenge around the school’s Christian distinctiveness and its priorities for improvement. It considers how effectively our Christian vision is lived out across school life, including Collective Worship, RE, spirituality, relationships, inclusion, wellbeing, pupil voice and the wider curriculum.

The group also has a monitoring role, contributing to the school’s self-evaluation and helping leaders to consider the impact of actions identified within the Kenn SEF and School Improvement Plan. This provides an additional opportunity to test leaders’ evaluation, identify strengths and areas for development, and ensure that the school’s Christian vision continues to shape decision-making and improvement.

The adult Ethos Group complements, rather than replaces, the formal role of the Local Governing Body and Trust governance structures. It provides an additional forum through which the voices of pupils’ families, the school, church and wider community can contribute to the ongoing development of Kenn.

Together, the two groups ensure that our Christian vision is shaped, experienced, monitored and developed with the participation of pupils and the wider community.

Our aim is that the vision is not simply displayed or spoken about, but is evident in the decisions we make, the relationships we build and the opportunities we provide, enabling all members of the Kenn community to flourish.