Teaching schools

How to write to demonstrate impact

Laura Yeo, 20 November 2017 - Guidance, School-led system, Teaching schools

If you need to supply impact evidence in support of funding or want to showcase the work of your school, these tips will help you to show evidence of impact to a wider audience.

Developing exceptional leaders

Catherine Gilhooly, 7 November 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools

A dynamic professional development programme run by a teaching school alliance helps develop staff into leaders and drives school improvement in a large multi-academy trust in London.

10 tips for teaching schools - how to build a successful alliance

Roger Pope, 26 October 2017 - Leadership development, School-led system, Teaching schools

Roger Pope, NCTL Chair, gives his personal insight into how successful teaching school alliances operate.

What are teaching schools and system leaders?

Peter Clarke, 31 July 2017 - NLE, NLG, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools

A guide to the roles and structures within the school-led system.

I’ve worked at just 1 school… but I’ve found a job for life

Ros Perry, 20 July 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, Teaching schools

We talk to an assistant headteacher about her career path in a primary teaching school and why she’s so passionate about training new teachers starting out in the classroom.

School improvement starts with high quality teacher training

Catherine Gilhooly, 19 July 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools

A north-west teaching school is drawing on the power of a large collaboration of schools to create a successful teacher training operation.

An exciting model of teacher training

Amy Page, 18 July 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, Teaching schools

Amy Page is an assistant headteacher at Studley High, and runs the initial teacher training programme for the Shires Teaching School Alliance in Warwickshire.

Becoming a new teaching school

Lee Gray, 18 July 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, Teaching schools

We met Lee Gray the headteacher at Studley High at the induction for new teaching schools last year. We caught up with Lee later in the autumn term to find out more about his plans. You can watch a video …

Unlocking the power of collaboration

Catherine Gilhooly, 4 July 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE, Teaching schools

Six Lincolnshire teaching school alliances unlocked the power of collaboration when they agreed to work closely together. We visited Kyra Teaching School Alliance to find out more.

Headteachers leading beyond their own school gates

Roger Pope, 27 June 2017 - CPD, Leadership development, NLE, School-led system, Teaching schools

Roger Pope Chair of NCTL looks at the changing nature of school leadership.

Welcome to new teaching schools and national leaders of education

Roger Pope, 16 June 2017 - National support school, NLE, School-led system, Teaching schools

I’d like to congratulate the latest group of new teaching schools and national leaders of education, who have taken up the challenge of taking responsibility for improving not just their own schools, but others as well. They join over 750 …

Putting research at the heart of your school

Peter Clarke, 30 March 2017 - 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?

Peter Clarke, 30 March 2017 - 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).

Schools taking control of the narrative

Roger Pope, 4 January 2017 - Leadership development, NLE, School-led system, Teaching schools

NCTL chair Roger Pope travels to schools from the south west to the north east to see what a school-led system can accomplish.

What is the role of the Teaching Schools Council?

Peter Clarke, 8 September 2016 - School-led system, Teaching schools

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 do teaching school alliances work?

Catherine Gilhooly, 25 May 2016 - CPD, Leadership development, School-led system, Teaching schools

Teaching school alliances are leading the development of a school-led system, but how does that work in practice? How are they improving children’s lives? What can they offer your professional development?