Every school and academy is valued for its children and families, community, staff and governors. Each has something of worth to offer beyond its own boundaries. Each, at some point in time, will need and benefit from support and encouragement from beyond its own environment.
Schools and academies work together in many ways both formally and informally.
The Education Team seeks to identify strong partnerships of mutual benefit to those involved. It provides a variety of opportunities to bring colleagues together to share practice, explore different possibilities and discuss current challenges and developments in education.
Formal partnerships
Brokering school to school support through Teaching School Alliances and local authorities.
Creating leadership capacity through federation and collaboration.
Identifying the right multi-academy trust to support schools in crisis through the Academy Strategy.
Partnership strength
Professional development and networks programme details the opportunities for colleagues to meet and develop strong partnerships through mutual interest and need.
These include
- Governors and Senior Leaders' briefings
- Area training on a variey of Church School effectiveness
- School Business Manager workshops
- Succession Planning Group
- Senior Leaders' Annual Conference
Details of dates for Partnership Groups and other partnership opportunities can be found on the Professional Development and Networks page
New for 2018-19:
Middle Leadership Development Days
RE Networks
Partnership Groups
These continue to flourish and include
- Headteachers Partnership Group
- Deputy Headteachers Partnership Group
- CEOs Group
- TSA Group: Lead NLE, strategic leads for CPD and school-to-school support from all church school Teaching School Alliances
If you feel you could contribute to your episcopal area and the Education Team by joining one of the Partnership Groups please contact the Education Team.