Named after the educationalist Ted Wragg, our Trust is rooted in a belief he articulated powerfully throughout his work: education is about people, not structures. These ideas continue to shape who we are and how we lead. 

We believe in the power of local schools working together to be the best they can be and want everyone to have the opportunity to go to their local school and receive an excellent education. 

We strongly believe in supporting our leaders (your headteachers) to lead in their local context – and this is what really enables excellence. 

At the heart of our strategy is a simple but ambitious guiding goal: children will love coming to school. This sits alongside an equally important commitment that our teams love coming to work and our communities love our schools. We believe love and belonging are not soft outcomes, but the foundations of sustained excellence.

How we will succeed

Our long-term goals are anchored in what we know ultimately makes us successful. We want our children to live lives of opportunity and we want communities that value working together to make the world a better place.  

The Ted Wragg Advantage 

At the Ted Wragg Trust we measure what matters. The Ted Wragg Advantage is the ambitious goals that will ensure belonging and brilliance for all of our children, ensuring every child succeeds. They will help us know if we’ve been successful in our long term mission to transform lives and strengthen communities to make the world a better place.