Southend Education Trust is a partnership of 55 schools and the Local Authority in Southend. The Trust is a large social enterprise company with charitable status formed to achieve our vision for Southend to be a “Learning Town”.

Southend Education Trust was set up in April 2004 as The SCOLLAR Trust but changed its name in April 2009 when it merged with the organisation known as Southend Education Trust. Since its set up in 2004 the company has grown in size and taken on the role as the organisation that supports and facilitates collaborative work across schools in the Borough. It has a trading company, Scollar Associates that works across the whole of the Eastern region and beyond generating income to support the Trust’s activities in Southend.

This business plan has been agreed by the Board of Trustees and covers the period from April 2009 to March 2010. It outlines how the new merged organisation plans to develop over the next year.

The company has grant income, reserves and existing contracts that cover all the planned activities outlined to April 2011, but needs to secure new contracts, SLA’s, grants and/or sponsorship of at least £1-2 million a year from April 2011 to ensure its sustainability beyond then.