
Learners First Schools Partnership
Connecting People, Promoting Excellence.
A teaching school partnership supporting improvement through teacher and leadership development.


Welcome To Learners First

NPQ’s
DFE accredited National Professional Qualifications for middle, senior, headteachers & executive leaders.

Early Career Development
A professional development programme designed to reflect the challenges teachers face in the early stages of their careers.

English Hub
Supporting schools to improve the teaching of phonics, early language and reading - new 2020/21 CPD offer now available.

School to School Support
Share and develop outstanding, innovative practice with support of National and Specialist Leaders of Education.

Governance
Supporting confident, strategic leadership and robust accountability, oversight and assurance for educational and financial performance in schools and trusts.

News
Leadership digests, insights, updates and examples of emerging practice from within and beyond the schools sector.


Learners First Subscription offer – 2020/21
As well as extending the number of teaching and learning and early career development opportunities for teachers, the 2020-21 offer will see an increased number of professional development and networking opportunities for MAT leaders, both at a leadership and governance level, following successful pilots in 2019-20. Further, there will be a greater focus on accredited professional development opportunities and enquiry based research opportunities working alongside experts in the field.
Looking For More Info?
For Further Enquiries Please Email
teachingschool@learnersfirst.org

Learners First Bulletins
The Learners First Bulletin for school, academy and MAT leaders is a fortnightly publication aimed at providing a short leadership digest and forum through which key insights, updates and examples of emerging practice from within and beyond the sector can be shared with school leaders. We hope you will find it useful in helping to consider and navigate the current landscape and, the best we can, collectively prepare for the future. As always we would very much appreciate your feedback as well as any suggestions you would like to see included in future editions.

National English Hubs
Following the announcement from the Secretary of State for Education, Learners First is delighted and extremely proud that one of the lead Teaching Schools within the alliance has been accredited as one of only 32 new national English Hubs! English Hubs will have a particular focus on improving early language and literacy teaching, including in reception. The Hubs have been chosen by the Department for Education (DfE) through a competitive process against strict criteria and were required to demonstrate a proven track record of excellent phonics teaching and pupil outcomes over a sustained period of time.
The English Hubs have been tasked with sharing best practice and teaching techniques with the aim of building networks of excellent phonics teaching in every region. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with other schools and leaders to a play a key role in shaping this work and contributing to the development of the local and national English Hub network.


School Direct - Initial Teacher Training
Interested In A Career In Teaching?
Teaching is a hugely fulfilling career and Learners First Schools Partnership has an amazing track record of recruiting, developing and employing high quality trainee teachers across South Yorkshire. As a trainee you could be eligible for a bursary of up to £30,000 and there may be opportunities for you to earn while you train through the salaried routes.
You could be on your way to an exciting career in teaching sooner than you think with fantastic training and enhanced employment opportunities with Learners First Schools Partnership. We are currently recruiting the future generation of outstanding trainee teachers to our early years, primary and secondary programmes and would welcome a conversation if you would like to find out more or how to apply.
If you have the drive, passion and commitment, we have the professionals and programme to support you on your journey to becoming an outstanding teacher!
Contact Claire Garbutt for further information: cgarbutt@learnersfirst.org or 01709-267021

Find Postgraduate Teacher
Training
Courses In England

A service to help graduates find the most relevant postgraduate teacher training courses.
Use this service if you’re a graduate and you plan to train to teach in a state primary or secondary school in England. You can search courses by location, provider and subject.
When you’ve chosen a course or courses, you’ll be redirected to UCAS to complete your application.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-postgraduate-teacher-training-courses-in-england
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