Exmouth Community College joins Tedd Wragg Trust

Academy trust takes over another school

Exmouth Community College has joined the Ted Wragg Trust. They will be joining schools in Exeter, East Devon, Crediton and Plymouth as part of the Trust that now serves over 15,500 students within Devon. 

Exmouth Community College, will formally join the Trust later this term, will mark the week with a themed assembly, followed by Personal Development sessions focused on mindfulness and the power of positive affirmations. Students will explore how they could incorporate these tools into their own lives to help maintain mental wellbeing. The school will also host a Wellbeing Fayre to provide additional support and resources for both students and families in the following week.

The college has been working closely with the Devon based trust for some time including all staff taking part in the Trust’s annual Investment Week in November 2024, which saw 1,800 attendees from across the Trust come together for training and development with over 11,000 hours of CPD completed across the week.  

Colleagues have also begun to join professional networks from subject level networks to Coaching Networks to a Senior Mental Health Leads Network and most recently collaborated on marking Children’s Mental Health Week by delivering a themed assembly, personal development sessions focused on mindfulness and a Wellbeing Fayre. 

Last year, the school's governing body voted unanimously to become part of the Ted Wragg Trust following thorough exploration and community consultation. The School Leadership Team are confident that the Trust’s values-based vision for education aligns closely with the school’s own principles, and that joining will offer a wide range of benefits and opportunities for the school. 

 Tom Inman, Headteacher at Exmouth Community College said:  “We are completely committed to serving our wonderful local community by giving our families a really strong Secondary school.

"We are delighted to be joining the Ted Wragg Trust because we know it will provide the expertise, support and resources to enable us to do that. With neighbouring schools already part of the Ted Wragg Trust family, this was a natural step for ECC and we are really excited about what the future will bring.” 

Moira Marder, CEO of the Ted Wragg Multi-Academy Trust said:  “We are delighted to welcome everyone at Exmouth Community College to our Ted Wragg Trust family of schools. Exmouth is a school deeply rooted in its community and I am really excited by our partnership being formalised. Everyone at the Trust looks forward to supporting Tom and his team to deliver their vision for the school.

"We hope students, families and staff will see the benefits of being part of a larger group of schools and we look forward to helping the staff achieve their goals so that students can achieve their dreams.”