Farlingaye and Kesgrave Teaching School Alliance

The context…

A brief history of…

July 2011 Designation in cohort 1

October 2011 Founding alliance meeting

2011 – 2012 Design and development year

2012 – 2013 Our first ‘real’ year

The original alliance•Farlingaye High School•Kesgrave High School•St. Albans High School•Claydon High school•Northgate High School•Copleston High School•Samuel Ward Academy•Kyson Primary School•Gorseland Primary School•Suffolk LA•University of Cambridge•University of East Anglia•Anglia Ruskin University•SNITT

How does it work?

Project Leads

Action Plan for 2012-13

Action Plan for 2013 - 2014

In focus: Teaching and Learning

• Teaching and Learning network established

• Teaching and Learning CPD based events

• CPD programme for 2012 -2013

• R&D

In focus: SLEs

In focus: ITT

• Changing landscape

• UEA

• SNITT

In focus: Primary

• Working with primary schools

• Project Lead

• Workshop based events

The mechanics

• Teaching Schools link• Teaching School Co-

ordinator• Termly strategy

meetings• Regular email contact• Event opportunities• Contribution to direction• Project Leads• Website

Discussion

• What might be your role as a member of the alliance?

• What are the benefits of a larger alliance?

• How might it work?