Excelsior Academy Staff Benefits

The Community Schools Trust does a lot to help its staff. Listed below are some of the benefits common to all schools within the trust. 

• Implement an extra week off at Christmas by restructuring the school day
• Remove performance management and implement automatic pay progression for all staff other than headteachers and the educational central team
• Remove retrospective marking and replace it with live marking

The Excelsior Academy also offers many additional benefits and initiatives as follows:

• Free lunch all week offered to staff who do just two duties per week
• Half termly staff breakfasts
• End of term social events
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Eye Care vouchers
• Techscheme - save up to 12% off tech products
• ​Childcare salary sacrifice scheme
• Access to onsite gym 
• Teachers’ and LGPS pension contribution 
• Attendance prizes 
• Star of the half term prizes 
• Employee counselling service
• Regular thank you cards for staff that go above and beyond
• Cross trust professional development opportunities