Sponsors and Governance

The Diocese of St Albans

We are fortunate to receive the financial backing of the Church of England, which has established an Endowment Fund to help provide additional experiences for underprivileged students. All Saints Academy is not an old style church school but a new-style church academy; indeed, our admissions criteria are fully in line with the joint admissions criteria for Central Bedfordshire, but we do have support from the Diocese in developing a Christian ethos across the Academy. This ethos is based on the values, among others, of respect, humility, honesty, integrity, responsibility, forgiveness and hard work.

Our Christian ethos underpins our work and our relationships with each other, and the Sponsors are clear that All Saints Academy is a school for students of all faiths and those of none.

The University of Bedfordshire

As Co-Sponsor of the Academy, the University of Bedfordshire has set out to work with us at four strategic levels:

• Continuing professional development
• Initial teacher training
• Curriculum development
• Governance

We are delighted that the University has chosen to work with us in this way, and especially in terms of developing our specialisms of Science and Business Skills for Work.

As Sponsors, both the Diocese of St Albans and the University of Bedfordshire bring a unique blend of experience, expertise and support to ensure that the students of All Saints Academy get the best opportunities to outperform expectations.