What are teaching schools and system leaders?
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NLE, NLG, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools
A guide to the roles and structures within the school-led system.
Peter Clarke
Peter is Senior Digital Communications Manager at NCTL.
School improvement – what is it like to be a school receiving support?
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CPD, Leadership development, National support school, NLE, School-led system, School-to-school support
In 2013, Our Lady and St Benedict was judged to be requires improvement by Ofsted. At the time, they were operating with 50% supply teachers, struggling to get consistent teaching and the school was run-down. Now the corridors and classrooms …
Putting research at the heart of your school
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R&D practical advice, Research and development, School-led system, Teaching schools
The Mead Academy Trust has put research and development at the very core of their work. They explain why research and development was chosen as a strategic priority and how it has been embedded across the alliance.
How do specialist leaders of education support research in schools?
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Research and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE, Teaching schools
Teacher Tom Nolan explains how he has approached research and development in his role as a specialist leader of education (SLE).
How to write a successful grant application
If you’re interested in applying for grant opportunities, these tips will help you strengthen your application.
What is the role of the Teaching Schools Council?
The Teaching Schools Council (TSC) has elected Andrew Warren as chair to lead their work over the next 2 academic years. We caught up with Andrew to find out a little more about him and the work of the TSC.
How to build an effective team
We've gathered together a collection of videos on building, managing and developing teams, to help you develop the teams you manage and your own leadership skills.
What do national leaders of governance do?
There are around 500 national leaders of governance (NLGs), sharing their expertise with other schools. In this article, a chair explains how one helped her school to an improved Ofsted grade and a newly designated NLG talks about his hopes for the …
Why become a national leader of education?
After having been an executive head and local leader of education (LLE) for over 5 years, Margaret Yates has just become a national leader of education (NLE). She explains why she chose to take on this new role.
Connecting classrooms in Camden
We look at how a teaching school alliance is using specialist leaders of education (SLEs) to share excellent practice through open classrooms.
How are specialist leaders of education (SLEs) being deployed? Part 2
There are over 6000 specialist leaders of education (SLEs), supporting school improvement across England. In the second in our series of posts on their deployments, 4 SLEs with different specialisms describe the work they've been doing.
How are specialist leaders of education (SLEs) being deployed?
There are now over 6000 specialist leaders of education (SLEs), supporting school improvement across England. Here, 5 SLEs with different specialisms describe the work they've been doing.
Great CPD for staff – working as a national support school
Helen Sanderson is a national leader of education (NLE) and the head of Meanwood Church of England Primary School, a national support school.
'It’s all about talent, isn't it?' Growing leaders from within
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Leadership development, School-led system, School-to-school support, Teaching schools
A group of heads discuss how they're developing staff within their schools, from teaching assistants to headteachers.
What do specialist leaders of education do? Jess Hill talks about her role
Jess Hill, a primary literacy SLE in Leeds, tells us about the school-improvement work that she's been doing and how being an SLE has benefited her and her school.
Sharing expertise: SLE Nat Lepla on behaviour
We met recently with Nat Lepla, a specialist leader of education (SLE) in Leeds. Nat works at Burley Park Centre, a KS3 pupil referral unit, and talked to us about his work as a behaviour specialist.
Teaching schools and local authorities working together
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School-led system, School-to-school support, Teaching schools
We look at how teaching school alliances and local authorities are working together to provide school-to-school support.
What teaching schools do: leadership development
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=197pCnMFHLkGary Handforth, executive principal at a primary academy, talks about how his multi-academy trust uses a teaching school to grow leaders from within.
Challenge and support - working with a teaching school
Drew Povey, a headteacher in Manchester, shares how his school has been supported by a neighbouring teaching school.
The work of specialist leaders of education
Specialist leaders of education have a significant role to play in raising standards in our schools. This post looks at how they work to support other leaders.