The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) is a leading body for secondary education.The SSAT seeks to give more young people access to a good secondary education by building networks, sharing practice and supporting schools. The SSAT's way of working is based on the principle 'by schools for schools.' The SSAT is at the heart of a growing network of schools including primary, secondary, special schools and academies. We believe it represents the largest network of its kind in the world. Our mission: The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust works to give practical support to the transformation of secondary education in England by building and enabling a world-class network of innovative, high-performing secondary schools in partnership with business and the wider community. Our principles: The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust is committed to a philosophy of 'by schools, for schools'. This means: ensuring that student achievement and raising standards are at the heart of all that the organisation does; ensuring that headteachers and schools drive the strategic direction of the organisation’s work; commissioning headteachers and schools to design and deliver the organisation’s programmes, activities, research and development; inspiring, challenging and motivating headteachers and schools to raise standards, and to provide mutual support and challenge; validating and accrediting practice and measuring outcomes.