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COVENTRY TEACHING SCHOOL COLLABORATIVE: INSPIRING CHANGE IN EDUCATION
Newly/Recently Qualified Teacher
Induction Programme
Statutory Primary Assessment Training
2020 - 2021
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Contents
PAGE
Welcome Page 3
About us - why choose the Coventry Inspiring Change in Education? Page 4
ITT, The Early Career Framework and The Teacher Standards Page 5
Role and Responsibilities Page 6
What is the offer? Page 6
NQT / RQT Professional Development Programme 2020-2021 Page 7 - 12
Coventry Statutory Primary Assessment Briefings and Moderation meetings Page 13 -15
Wider Sources of support: Local and National Link Page 16 -18
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Welcome
A warm welcome to teaching in Coventry, particularly in these difficult times. You are part of an exciting and fulfilling profession. Working alongside your
school, we want to ensure an excellent start to your future career as a teacher, and/or continuing support and CPD for your ongoing career.
Supporting and developing Newly Qualified Teachers in their first year of teaching is hugely important. Our Primary NQT Training Programme has been
developed to reinforce key subject knowledge areas, as well as providing informal links and support throughout the year. The programme provides NQTs
with an opportunity to regularly reflect on their practice, with peers, and to integrate further ideas and approaches to develop their teaching. We also
equally recognise the importance of providing high quality development for teachers further into their career, and this is also reflected in the offer, which
can also be broken down into individual elements of the programme if more suitable.
A series of recommended and more bespoke options are available alongside opportunities for coaching and mentoring. The sessions will be led by senior
staff within Coventry City Council and a collaboration of Coventry Teaching School colleagues who come with a wealth of teaching and leadership
experience.
We look forward to supporting you in this first year of your journey and beyond, and hope that you will continue to develop your career in Coventry in
future years.
With very best wishes.
Kirston Nelson
Director of Education and Skills
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About Us:
The new Coventry Teaching Schools Collaborative works in partnership to provide professional development and support with the aim of inspiring excellent
practice, leading to a positive change in educational outcomes for pupils, which benefits Coventry City as a whole. The collaboration includes: Blue Sky, Castle
Phoenix, The Inclusive Alliance, The Lion, President Kennedy, and The Swan Teaching School Alliances. This partnership approach is part of Coventry’s Education
Improvement Strategy, which aims to develop a school improvement system to raise standards and ensure all Coventry children and young people receive the
best education possible. This training offer has been produced between all the Teaching Schools in Coventry who will also work with a range of strategic and
associate partners.
Why choose the Coventry NQT/RQTs Training Programme?
The benefits of accessing this NQT /RQT programme is a delivery team who have local knowledge, combined with expertise, gained in the delivery of day to day
practice in Coventry Schools. This ensures a professional development offer which is good quality, responsive and highly relevant. Well-being, resilience and
managing workload are a common thread throughout this programme, ensuring that this offer is responsive to needs and based on honest and reciprocal
relationships. This booklet provides a summary of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) packages available to all schools and academies for 2020/21. It
builds on our successes of previous years and has been further developed to address school needs as identified by formal evaluation processes, as well as
discussions with several Coventry Headteachers and the Local Authority.
Our commitment is to:
• Strengthen system leadership in the city to complement established networks and support all schools with their own personal and professional
development priorities.
• Provide a cost-effective way of sharing and developing best practice to support school improvement across the city.
• Support all schools in the continued drive to improve student outcomes. Particularly, Coventry’s priority to narrow the gap with a focus on effective
strategies to improve achievement of underperforming groups
• Promote outstanding practice through schools sharing their strengths and through benefiting from best practice regionally and nationally.
• Focus on high quality teaching and learning approaches for continued and sustained student achievement.
• Support schools’ self-evaluation processes and the application of the Ofsted framework
We look forward to welcoming your staff and working together over the coming year.
This programme is guided by the DfE’s (2018) document, Induction for newly qualified teachers (England) Statutory guidance for appropriate bodies,
headteachers, school staff and governing bodies, revised April 2018. Completion of the core offer and bespoke options, best suited to the age range you are
working with will support effective professional development in conjunction with the Teachers Standards.
Statutory induction is the bridge between initial teacher training and a career in teaching. It combines a personalised programme of development, support and
professional dialogue with monitoring and an assessment of performance against the relevant standards (see para 1.5). The programme should support the newly
qualified teacher (NQT) in demonstrating that their performance against the relevant standards is satisfactory by the end of the period and equip them with the
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tools to be an effective and successful teacher (page 6)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851336/Statutory_Induction_Guidance_2019.pdf
The following principles underpin this programme:
o A clear focus on sustaining well-being and personal resilience
o Collaboration and reflective dialogue are encouraged
o Continuous improvement is important and change in practice is sustained over time
We provide our new teachers with professional development that helps them to become effective and successful teachers who feel excited about their career.
We also seek continuous improvement and have monitoring and evaluation systems in place to act upon participants’ feedback, so we continually improve the
quality of our CPD programmes. This offer links to the new Early Career Framework https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/early-career-framework-
reforms
The Early Career Framework aims to transform the workforce development offer made available to teachers at the start of their career. It is essential that early
career teachers can develop the knowledge, practices and working habits that set them up for a fulfilling and successful career in teaching. The Early Career
Framework (ECF) underpins an entitlement to a fully funded, two-year package of structured training and support for early career teachers linked to the best
available research evidence. The vision for the ECF is to build on high-quality Initial Teacher Training (ITT). The Education Endowment Foundation has
independently reviewed the framework to ensure it draws on the best available evidence and that this evidence has been interpreted with fidelity.
The new ITT framework has been designed to support trainee development in five core areas: behaviour management, pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and
professional behaviours. The Early Career Framework is presented in eight sections, so it works alongside with the eight Teachers’ Standards. While the ECF is
presented around the Teachers’ Standards for clarity, the ECF is not, and should not be used, as an assessment framework. Early career teachers will not be
expected to collect evidence against the ECF, and they will continue to be assessed against the Teachers’ Standards only. This framework will roll out nationally in
September 2021. Each course is linked to the relevant ECM key evidence statements to help develop understanding of this new approach.
ITT Core Content Framework Early Career Framework Teacher Standards
Behaviour Management 1. High Expectations Standard 1: Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
2. Managing Behaviour Standard 7: Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment
Pedagogy 3. How Pupils Learn, Standard 2: Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils
4. Classroom Practice Standard 4: Plan and teach well-structured lessons
5. Adaptive teaching Standard 5: Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils
Curriculum 6. Subject and Curriculum Standard 3: Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge
Assessment 7. Assessment Standard 6: Make accurate and productive use of assessment
Professional Behaviours 8. Professional Behaviours Standard 8: Fulfil wider professional responsibilities
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The Early Career Framework sets out two types of content. Within each area, key evidence statements (“Learn that…”) provides practical guidance on the skills
that early career teachers should be supported to develop and practice statements (“Learn how to…”) which draw on both the best available educational research
and on additional guidance from an Expert Advisory Group and other sector representatives.
Roles and Responsibilities
1. Coventry City Council acts as the ‘appropriate body’
Coventry City council acts as the appropriate body for NQT induction in Primary, Secondary and Special schools in the city. The appointment of an appropriate
body is a statutory requirement for the induction period of newly qualified teachers and an NQT cannot start their induction until the appropriate body has been
agreed. An appropriate body undertakes all the necessary NQT induction verification and administrative processes on behalf of schools. It has the main quality
assurance role within the induction process thus ensuring that NQT induction programmes in Coventry schools are meeting their responsibilities for monitoring,
support and assessment of NQT's throughout their induction period. https://www.coventry.gov.uk/nqts
2. Coventry Teaching Schools Collaborative provides a comprehensive package which includes sessions that:
➢ Are planned systematically and carefully to meet the needs of NQTs/teachers in the early stages of their career
➢ Are provided by very experienced professionals across the Teaching Schools as well as external associates
➢ Are based on best practice and provide value for money
➢ Will help you to make effective use of resources.
➢ Provide opportunities for reflection and feedback, pre-course and gap tasks where possible
What is the offer?
➢ The courses outlined are suitable for teachers at any stage of their career.
➢ There is a 20% discount available on each RECOMMENDED course for NQT’s who are completing their NQT year with Coventry as the appropriate body.
➢ This training programme also provides information regarding Statutory Assessment briefings for the EYFS, Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.
➢ There is a Coaching and Mentoring Offer- ‘building a coaching culture for your school’ which, includes 6 sessions, 2 per term– offered by The Swan
Alliance - Sidney Stringer Academy. This includes:
➢ Introduction to coaching
➢ Building a coaching culture (coaching conversations)
➢ Building a coaching culture. - Questioning and listening.
➢ Coaching models and action steps.
➢ Coaching in action part 1
➢ Coaching in action part 2 (reflection - taking forward)
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Booking onto a Course
o When you have selected your preferred courses please follow the links next to each course to book a place through each teaching school
Course Costs
Professional development offer Statutory training
o £150 whole day o £100 half day (KS1 & KS2 Standardisation and
Moderation Writing meetings)
o £75 half day o £50 half day (KS1 & KS2 Briefings)
o £50 x 2 hours o free of charge - EYFS
Professional Development Programme 2020 – 2021
Recommended
Course Detail Provider Date / Time Venue ECF Link
for NQT’s
1. The NQT welcome event yes Coventry City 22/9/2020 Remote 8
This offers the NQTs with the opportunity of receiving information Council Via Eventbrite
about the support offered in Coventry and meeting with teachers
who have recently completed their NQT induction year and hear
from their experiences. The session will give NQTs all the relevant
information regarding statutory induction and will cover areas such
as: Support available for NQTs in their induction year, what to
expect in their Induction Year, Teachers' Standards, etc. This event
is an informal gathering with the opportunity to meet the Coventry
Teaching School Collaborative Team, LA Officers, HR and union
representatives.
2. Early career wellbeing and managing time yes Blue Sky Autumn term Remote 8
Whilst the early years of a teaching career are undoubtedly 18/11/2020 Joining
rewarding and exciting, we know that the workload also comes with Rerun instructions
challenges for individual wellbeing. Our aim for this course is to sent upon
Spring term
provide time and space for early career teachers to learn techniques booking
and strategies to manage workload, develop supportive 12/12/2021
Blue Sky
relationships and discuss time saving tips.
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3. Great Teaching and Learning every day yes Castle Spring term Caludon Castle 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
During this course, you will have the opportunity to: Phoenix Thursday,
Teaching 11/02/21
o Reflect upon relationships, behaviour and expectations and the Castle Phoenix
School
impact of these. 09:00 – 11:00
o Explore how to support the well-being of children to ensure that half-day session
they thrive and make progress.
o Consider and reflect upon some key principles of ‘great’
teaching and learning.
o Explore a range of effective teaching and learning strategies.
o Think about how to challenge and engage all learners.
4. Difficult Conversations: Achieving positive outcomes from difficult yes Castle Spring term Caludon Castle 8
conversations Phoenix half-day session
Come and learn how to create positive outcomes out of the difficult Teaching – date and time Castle Phoenix
conversations you have. This course is perfect for you if you’re School tbc
unsure of how to best approach a tough conversation - whether
about work-related performance, interpersonal skills or other
challenging topics. From this session, you will know how to start a
conversation, and how the conversation can adjust the complicated
situation, without forming a barrier between you and your
colleague or a parent. You will learn to manage the emotions in the
discussion and ensure your tone of voice signals discussion and not
an interrogation.
5. Developing positive relationships with colleagues and support staff yes Swan Swan Alliance 8
Alliance
6. Getting Behaviour Management Right in the Primary School yes Castle Spring term Caludon Castle 1,2
The course will give you the opportunity to: Phoenix Tuesday
o Consider the foundations of effective behaviour management. 30/03/2021 Castle Phoenix
o Reflect upon their experiences and discover how to develop 13.30pm -
positive relationships with children. 15.30pm
o Understand how schools can establish a values-based approach. (One half day
o Explore a range of effective behaviour management strategies session - either
including day to day techniques and whole school systems such online or face to
face.)
as Attitude to Learning and rewards.
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7. Teaching Pupils with English as an Additional Language (EAL) Yes Swan Swan Alliance 3,4,5
Alliance
8. Effective Assessment to inform Teaching and Learning Yes Blue Sky Spring term Remote 3,4,5,6,7
Joining
Assessment for learning and assessment of learning are two key 02/02/2021
instructions
elements of teaching and learning. This course will explore (One half day sent upon
techniques to utilise in lessons and enable the teacher to session - either booking
understand where children’s understanding lies and where they online or face to
should be aiming the learning for each individual. The course will face.) Blue Sky
also consider the use of data in moving learning forward and
providing timely, appropriate support and challenge.
9. Effective SEN provision Yes Swan 5 x 2-hour Sidney Stringer 3,5,8
This session will provide an overview of the SENCO role and working Alliance sessions
together to meet the needs of the students including: Autumn, Spring Swan Alliance
o Areas of need and how to meet them in a mainstream & Summer term
context dates TBC
o Breaking down the jargon - What do I need to know about
EHCPs and other SEND documentation
o Working effectively with LSAs and other forms of SEND
support
o Supporting students with Speech and Language needs
10. Early development for children with ASD Yes Castlewood half-day session Inclusive 3.5.8
This course facilitates: either online or Alliance
face to face 02476 591501
o Support knowledge of early development and promote
strategies to support development. Sherbourne
o Early intervention and exploration of strategies and Fields
approaches. Contact
11. Understanding Stress and Anxiety in Autism Yes Sara Nelmes Inclusive
o To provide an understanding of stress and anxiety in autism Sherbourne Alliance
Fields 02476 591501
o To investigate the impact of this on behaviour
Sherbourne
Fields
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Contact
12. Develop an understanding of Attachment difficulties in children Yes Sara Nelmes Inclusive
A theoretical and practical session to develop your understanding of Sherbourne Alliance
Attachment difficulties. To gain knowledge of approaches that can Fields 02476 591501
support young people. Take away resources and strategies to Sherbourne
support your students. Fields
Contact
13. How Children and Young People with Autism think Yes Sara Nelmes Inclusive
A theoretical and practical session to develop your understanding of Sherbourne Alliance
how children and young people with Autism think and learn. Fields 02476 591501
Explore how self-awareness, Theory of Mind, Central Coherence and Sherbourne
Executive Functioning differences in your students affects their Fields
access to learning opportunities. Identify supporting strategies and Contact
approaches for the classroom
14. Managing Challenging Behaviours in Autism Yes Sara Nelmes Inclusive
o To develop an understanding of stress and anxiety in Autism Sherbourne Alliance
Fields 02476 591501
o To investigate the impact of triggers on behaviour
Sherbourne
o To consider possible strategies/approaches to develop
Fields
appropriate behaviours
Contact
15. New to EYFS Blue Sky Spring term Remote 3,4,5,6,7
Joining
This course is led by an Early Years SLE and will enable delegates to 21/01/2021
instructions
improve their understanding of the Early Years Framework, (afternoon sent upon
including statutory requirements. Delegates will learn how to plan, session) booking
prepare and assess and how to use the indoor and outdoor
environment to promote curiosity and engagement for all children. Blue Sky
There will be opportunity to learn from other colleagues and share
best practice. If risk assessments allow, delegates will visit the EYFS
learning environment.
16. EYFS - developing practice and learning environments Blue Sky Spring term Remote 3,4,5,6,7
This course is designed for practitioners who have experience of Joining
26/03/2021
early years teaching and wish to develop their practice. instructions
(One half day sent upon
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Delegates will have an opportunity to explore how they can session - either booking
enhance their current provision to broaden learning opportunities online or face to
for their children. Course leaders will support the development of face.) Blue Sky
practice by facilitating the sharing of experiences and knowledge
between experienced practitioners. There will be a focus on using
data and assessment effectively to plan for children’s learning
opportunities and developing effective partnerships between home
and school.
Curriculum Specific Courses
17. Spotlight on Maths (Reasoning, fluency & problem solving) Blue Sky Spring term Remote 3,4,5,6,7
This course is led by Maths SLEs. NQTs will leave with a clear 25/02/2021 Joining
understanding of the 3 strands of the Maths National Curriculum: (One half day instructions
Reasoning, Problem Solving and Fluency. The course will provide session - either sent upon
information about mastery in Maths and how to use the CPA online or face to booking
approach to support learning at all levels. face.) Blue Sky
18. Math's Mastery for NQTs in Secondary schools Yes – Secondary Swan Alliance 3 x half day Sidney Stringer 3,4,5,6,7
Participants who attend will: NQT session Academy
½ day school
o Have opportunities to test concepts, evaluate resources and Swan Alliance
visit to
strategies and develop your own mastery expertise.
experience
o Will have a knowledge and understanding of the “5 big ideas” mastery in the
for teaching Mastery. classroom.
o Will be able to apply their knowledge in their own classrooms ½ day follow up
to improve student outcomes. visit in own
school if desired.
Spring &
Summer term
Dates TBC
19. What Does 'Greater Depth' Look Like in Math's? Secondary Swan Alliance 1.5 days Sidney Stringer 3,4,5,6,7
Participants will: sessions at SSA Academy
o Know what “greater depth” looks like through practical Spring & Swan Alliance
examples based on the mathematics curriculum. Summer term
o Understand how teaching and learning with greater depth Dates TBC
can improve student engagement, satisfaction and
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outcomes.
o Have time to try out ideas and resources and evaluate how
these could be used in your own classroom.
o Be able to feed back to the group your experience and listen
to others do the same.
o Examine your own teaching methodology and develop
further strategies, ideas and resources for your own use.
o Have the opportunity to form a collaborative network with
other course members to share ideas and resources.
20. Spotlight on Grammar and Writing Blue Sky Spring term Remote 2,3,4,5,6
19/01/2021 Joining
This course is led by English SLEs. Delegates will learn and consider
(One half day instructions
strategies to bring English learning to life, including how to teach
session - either sent upon
grammar in a fun and engaging way and think about progression in
online or face to booking
writing. Modelled writing will also be a focus during this course.
face.)
Blue Sky
21. What does an outstanding languages NQT/NQT+1 look like after Swan Alliance 3 x half day Sidney Stringer 3,4,5,6
COVID19? This course will help support NQT/RQT staff feel sessions at SSA – Academy
successful and support their understanding as to what an Autumn &
Spring term. Swan Alliance
outstanding language teacher looks like
Dates TBC
Participants attending these sessions will understand
o How should learning look;
o How to create a research-based teaching pedagogy;
o How to monitor and track progress effectively;
o What do effective interventions look like
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NQT/RQT Professional Development Programme 2020 – 2021 Coaching and Mentoring
Coaching and Mentoring Date / Time Provider Venue Suitable for ECF Link
Coaching and mentoring 6 x ½ day sessions Swan Alliance Sidney Stringer NQT & RQT 8
Full of practical strategies, reflection and methods this course will enable Autumn, Spring & Teaching School Academy
you to make coaching an effective part of your practice with clear Summer term dates Swan Alliance
measurable impact on the quality of teaching and learning. TBC
1. Introduction to coaching
2. Building a coaching culture (coaching conversation)
3. Building a coaching culture. - Questioning and listening.
4. Coaching models and action steps.
5. Coaching in action part 1
6. Coaching in action part 2 (reflection - taking forward)
Coventry Statutory Primary Assessment Briefings and Moderation meetings Early Years 2020 – 2021
EYFS Date / Time Provider Venue Suitable for Link
1 New to Reception teaching 09 November 2020 Coventry City Virtual Teachers new or Book here
13:30 – 15:00 Council returning to
Reception
2 EYFS Briefing about Early Years Moderation 30 March 2021 Coventry City TBC Reception 13:30 – 15:00
More information to follow. 13:30 – 15:00 or Council teachers and EYFS Book here
leads
15:30 – 17:00
15:30 – 17:00
Book here
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Coventry Statutory Primary Assessment Briefings and Moderation meetings Key Stage One 2020 – 2021
Key Stage One Date / Time Provider Venue Suitable for Link
1 New to Year 2 Assessment 21 October 2020 Coventry City Virtual Meeting Teachers new to Book here
13:00 – 15:00 Council Year 2
2 Administering the Year 2 phonics screening check 03 November 2020 Coventry City Virtual Meeting Teachers 13:30 – 15:00
13:30 – 15:00 Council administering the Book here
check for Year 2
children in 15:30-17:00
15:30 – 17:00 Autumn Two
Book here
3 End of KS1 Statutory Assessment Briefing for Year 2 teachers 12 January 2021 Coventry City Virtual Meeting Year 2 teachers, 13:30 – 15:00
Assessment cycle for 2019/20 13:30 – 15:00 Council assessment leads Book here
and KS1 leads
Or
15:30 – 17:00 15:30 – 17:00
Book here
4 KS1 Standardisation and moderation meeting 27 April 2021 Coventry City TBC Year 2 teachers 27 April 21
13:00 -15:30 Council Book here
28 April 2021 28 April 21
13:00 – 15:30 Book here
5 Administering the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 05 May 2021 Coventry City Teachers 13:30 – 15:00
More information to follow. 13:30 – 15:00 or Council administering the Book here
15:30 - 17:00 check for the first 15:30 - 17:00
time Book here
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Coventry Statutory Primary Assessment Briefings and Moderation meetings Key Stage Two 2020 – 2021
Key Stage Two Date / Time Provider Venue Suitable for Link
1 New to Year 6 Assessment 20 October 2020 Coventry City Virtual Meeting Teachers new to Book here
13:00 to 15:00 Council Year 6
2 End of KS2 Statutory Assessment Briefing for Year 6 teachers 13 January 2021 Coventry City Virtual Meeting Year 6 teachers, 13:30 – 15:00
Assessment cycle for 2020/21 13:30 – 15:00 Council Assessment Book here
leads, KS2 leads
Or
15:30 – 17:00 15:30 – 17:00
Book here
3 KS2 Standardisation and moderation Writing meeting 24 March 2021 Coventry City TBC Year 6 teachers 24 March 21
Please bring writing evidence for 2 pupils 13:00 -15:30 Council Book here
25 March 2021 25 March 21
13:00 – 15:30 Book here
4 KS2 Test administration and moderation briefing 31 March 2021 Coventry City TBC Year 6 teachers, 13:30 -15:00
13:30 -15:00 Council Assessment Book here
leads, KS2 leads
Or
15:30 – 17:00 15:30 – 17:00
Book here
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Wider professional development opportunities
1. Local Links
The Teaching Schools across Coventry have well developed professional development programmes. Access to information
and support that can be found at these links
The training that is offered encompasses Leadership development, training for support staff, subject leaders and effective
teaching and learning in everyday practice, please do take a look at each website:
Blue Sky Teaching School Alliance https://blueskytsa.org/
The Blue Sky Teaching School Alliance was established in 2014 and is led by Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School in
Coventry, West Midlands.
Our Teaching School partnership consists of a number of primary and secondary schools in the Coventry area. We
work in collaboration with the other Teaching Schools in Coventry and the Local Authority. We strive for excellence in
teaching and an enjoyment of learning to be at the heart of all that we do. Our aim is to provide high-quality CPD and
specialist support to Coventry schools to enable all Coventry children to achieve their fullest potential.
Castle Phoenix https://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/
Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance is a collaborative partnership of 24 schools across Coventry and
Teaching School Alliance
Warwickshire, plus Coventry LA and the University of Warwick. Together they work to provide the capacity to
deliver outstanding professional and leadership development, school to school support, ITE and research
opportunities.
The President Kennedy https://www.presidentkennedytsa.co.uk/
Teaching School Alliance The President Kennedy Teaching School Alliance is an alliance of partner schools from across Coventry,
Warwickshire, Birmingham and Leicestershire. Our vision and strategic intent are the provision of high-quality
Continuing Professional and Leadership Development, School to School Support and Initial Teacher Training that
secures outstanding outcomes for all students within the alliance and beyond.
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The Inclusive Alliance https://www.inclusivealliance.co.uk/
Two designated Teaching Schools, Castle Wood and Sherbourne Fields Special Schools lead the Inclusive Alliance.
Established in 2016, the Inclusive Alliance comprises of schools and professional partners including The University
of Warwick, The University of Northampton and Achievement for All. The Inclusive Alliance works together to
support a system of school led improvement. We welcome collaboration with schools, both Mainstream and
Special, Early Years Settings, Private, Voluntary and Independent sectors and partners to help improve the quality
of education for children.
The Lion Alliance https://thelionalliance.co.uk/
The Lion Alliance is made up of 20 schools across Coventry. It is committed to providing high quality support and
training for teachers in every stage of their career, from Initial Teacher Training through to developing school
leaders. As a recently appointed Teaching School Alliance, based in Coventry and the West Midlands, we work
closely with schools and partners in The Lion Alliance to:
o Recruit and train new teachers through a supportive ITT program
o Provide support for other schools to bring about school improvement
o Work with schools both within and beyond our Teaching School Alliance to raise standards of teaching
o Identify and develop leadership potential
The Swan Alliance https://www.swanalliance.org.uk/
The Swan Teaching School Alliance is a collaboration of schools in Coventry, led by Sidney Stringer Academy. Our
aim is to provide schools access to high-quality CPD and school to school support, to enable schools to raise
standards. We are passionate about providing the very best support to schools through:
o high quality CPD opportunities for school staff
o tailored school to school support via our bank of NLEs, LLEs and SLEs tailored school to school support via
our NLEs, LLEs and SLEs
o comprehensive and supportive School Direct placements
o active talent management spotting and leadership development
Our partnership consists of primary, secondary and special schools from across Coventry. We provide a wide
variety of CPD opportunities, for teachers and support staff.
Coventry City Council https://www.coventry.gov.uk/info/139/services_for_schools
http://www.coventry.gov.uk/eis
Coventry City Council have many years’ experience in school improvement.
We support the Headteacher recruitment process and ongoing development of teachers at all stages
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of their career.
We act as the appropriate body for NQT induction.
We deliver statutory assessment training in EYFS, KS1 and KS2, to ensure that schools are compliant
with statutory regulations at each key stage.
Our team can offer bespoke support tailored to the needs of each school.
We are available to work with governors on appraisal and recruitment.
National links
Chartered college of teaching
A key element of the Chartered College’s mission is to focus on teachers’ professional development and provide professional learning pathways for career
enhancement. They produce a wide range of research articles and expert perspectives from teachers on various educational issues and approaches.
https://impact.chartered.college/
Standards and Testing Agency (STA)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/standards-and-testing-agency
Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted
Foundation Years
https://foundationyears.org.uk/
Gov.UK: Information for NQT’s
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nqt-support-and-inductions-from-september-2020/information-for-schools-and-newly-qualified-teachers-nqts-
preparing-for-nqt-induction-from-september-2020
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