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21/01/26

🎾Huge congratulations to Iris, who had an incredible week at the Tennis Europe Bar‑Le‑Duc U14 tournament in France! She reached the semi‑finals in doubles and the last 16 in singles against some of Europe’s top young players. Amazing work, Iris — we’re so proud of you! 🌟

18/12/25

🎶 Barton Manor School Choir brought festive magic to Harbledown Lodge Care Home! Carols like Silent Night & Deck the Halls filled the room with joy, plus a fun 12 Days of Christmas twist! 🎄  

17/12/25

Students from BMS and BCGS joined Rosie Duffield MP for a Q&A on issues shaping Canterbury: Housing, Transport, Environment & Public Safety. Great to see young voices leading the conversation! Read more:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…     

10/12/25

Winter Showcase 2025 was a huge success! 🎭🎶 Over 50 talented students shared an unforgettable evening of music, drama & dance with friends and family. Congratulations to all who performed – you were amazing! See the highlights:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

06/12/25

🎄 THANK YOU! 🎄 Our Christmas Fayre raised an amazing £1,115.66 for Our School's charities:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n… Thank you all!  

03/12/25

🎄 Year 7 students have brought the festive magic to life by decorating our School’s Christmas tree! The refectory is looking amazing thanks to their creativity and holiday spirit.  

01/12/25

Our Student Leadership Team held its first Leadership Conference on Friday! Students explored their roles, wrote pledges, tackled scenarios and created action plans to drive our School’s vision forward 💡 See more: bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

28/11/25

🚨 We’re recruiting! BCAT needs a Non-Executive Director/Trustee + Local Governors for our schools. Bring your expertise, challenge and support to help shape the future of education. 📩 Apply today and make a difference in local education  bartoncourtacademytrust.org/…

27/11/25

🎄Our School Christmas Raffle is less than a week away! 🎟Tickets: £1 per strip (Reception) 🎁Prizes include activity & gift vouchers! 💝Donations still welcome Proceeds go to    & House charities         

26/11/25

📢 Our Careers Newsletter is Live! From Year 7, we’re helping students prepare for the world of work! · Enterprise projects · Workshops & guest speakers · Dedicated focus days See what’s happening now in our latest newsletter 👉 bartonmanor.org/255/careers-…

19/11/25

🏀 First basketball fixture of the year and what a start! Our Year 10 Boys smashed it with a 40-19 win against Herne Bay High School! 👏Well done, team – on to the next!

18/11/25

🎨 Our KS3 Art & GCSE Art/Photography students joined exciting workshops with  on Cultural Capital Day 2! 👉 See their incredible work:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

14/11/25

Year 9 students took History beyond the classroom on Cultural Capital Day 2 at the Imperial War Museum. Powerful stories, fascinating artefacts and striking exhibits made for an unforgettable experience!

29/10/25

See what the talented poets at Barton Manor School in Canterbury have achieved:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

27/10/25

See what the talented poets at Barton Manor School in Canterbury have achieved:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

15/10/25

Our uniform suppliers, Monkhouse, have 20% off everything from Monday 27 October - Sunday 9 November 2025 (midnight). Don't miss out!

03/10/25

Don't miss out on our Open Evening and Mornings next week. Find out more at:  bartonmanor.org/1813/open-ev…

01/10/25

Do you have a child starting in September 2026? Come along to our Open Evenings and Mornings; please book for the Headteacher talks via our website:  bartonmanor.org/1813/open-ev…

11/07/25

Barton Manor Hosts Inaugural Trust Eco Challenge... find out more at:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

13/06/25

Another first for BMS... students complete their first bronze expedition. See the pictures:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

13/06/25

Excellent Barton Manor School First Ofsted Report. Find out more at:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

16/05/25

Our uniform suppliers have a special offer from Monday 19 May - don't miss out!

05/05/25

Could your child be BMS' next Young Musician of the Year! Find out more:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

05/05/25

BMS students have embraced the Duke of Edinburgh Award for the first time. See what they got up to:  bartonmanor.org/238/latest-n…

26/11/24

The Charles Dickens School is looking for a Cover Supervisor to join the team in Broadstairs. This role would suit someone who wants to support teaching & learning in a school. Find out more:  bartoncourtacademytrust.org/…

Finance Director/Trustee - BCAT Board

Type of Position:Governing Body
Subject:Board of Directors
Salary:Voluntary
Start Date:ASAP
Closing Date: Monday 20 February 2023 @ 9am

The Barton Court Academy Trust seeks to appoint a financial Trustee to join the BCAT Trust Board.

The Trust

Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT) is a multi-academy Trust which was established in 2017.

It currently consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School, an 11-18 years, mixed selective school in the heart of Canterbury, rated “Good” with many outstanding features by Ofsted in February 2020, and The Charles Dickens School, an 11-16 years mixed non-selective school in Broadstairs, which came out of special measures and is rated “Requires Improvement” by Ofsted in June 2019 and is a rapidly improving school.

The Trust has also just opened Barton Manor Free School, an 11–18 years non-selective mixed school to Y7 in the heart of Canterbury on the former Chaucer School site.

The Role

We are now looking for a Director/Trustee to Chair our Finance committee. Potential candidates will be experienced accountants/auditors capable of offering support, scrutiny and challenge to the Trust Finance Manager and the executive leadership team.

If you feel this role is one that you could contribute to, then please send your CV and a brief personal statement giving information about your skills to clerk@bartoncourt.org

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance and as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

The Barton Court Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.