Nishkam Schools Multi-Academy Trust (NSMAT) is a pioneering group of academy schools with a Sikh ethos, multi-faith, virtues-led approach to education. We are inspired by the inter-religious legacy of the Sikh faith. We believe that our approach to education should be more than simply a means to acquiring factual knowledge. It should engage pupils more fully to what it might be to be of the highest of human virtue and engage in the question of the purpose of life and beyond.
NSMAT has grown since the first wave of free schools in 2011; we now have the privilege of educating more than 3000 students across 5 schools in the West Midlands, West London and Derbyshire. Three nurseries also in West Midlands and Leeds.
Nishkam Schools are Sikh ethos multi-faith schools which take a distinctive approach compared to many traditional faith schools.
The Sikh dharam (faith or religious responsibility) is emphatic in respecting all faiths and not seeking converts, maximising our contribution towards a cohesive society. It has a unique multi-faith, virtues-led approach and the Schools reflect this by positively nurturing children of all faiths and those of no particular belief. Worshipping collectively and within specific faith groups is an innovative characteristic of the Schools, as children learn from faith, not just about faith.