Our Partnership

Our partnership is united by a shared moral purpose: to improve schools in our region.

Great schools need great teachers, leaders and support staff, which is why our offer is focused on improving the recruitment, retention and development of the school workforce. We know that the economic future prosperity of our communities is inextricably linked to children’s aspirations and the quality of education.

Our strategic and operational partners include several multi-academy trusts, local authority schools, faith schools, local authorities, curriculum hubs, teaching school hubs, other Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers, the Research Schools Network, the Education Endowment Foundation, UCL Centre for Leadership, Best Practice Network.

We partner with Frog, digital experts and educationalists, whose interactive, intuitive platform enables our Subject Knowledge Enhancement participants to access learning anytime, anywhere and through any device. Mosaic provides a bespoke, comprehensive platform for our ITT trainees and their mentors.

Exchange Teacher Training has developed our trainee and mentor curriculum in partnership with Evidence Based Education, using the Model for Great Teaching – the most recent, full-scale evidence review of what makes great teaching – to underpin the content, sequencing, and delivery of our ITT programmes. It is our hope that the key messages about what elements of teaching should be prioritised, and how, are shared and strengthened by the next generation of teachers and their highly skilled mentors.

A robust leadership and governance structure enables us to not only meet key performance indicators, but also ensures a truly high-quality offer for all participants and schools.