that has a target Ofsted rating of Outstanding for all its academies.
made up from a group of schools in close geographical proximity and is not remote from the academies it serves.
where each school has an agreed level of autonomy based on the school's performance and the level of support it requires.
where schools work together to deliver value for money services by sharing and optimising resources across the group.
where individual academies will have more resources to direct towards teaching and learning than would be possible as an individual academy.