Why join us
On joining us, you’ll have access to:
- An annual peer review process, evidence based and informed by research to validate your own self-review process.
- School to school support, from system leaders (e.g. SLEs, NLEs) or simply brokered within the partnership.
- Opportunities to propose staff for SLE designations.
- Access to coaching, Action Learning Sets and other peer support programmes, from a network of peer headteachers.
- Information and access to the School Direct pool of developing teachers.
- Ongoing focused professional development for all staff involved through professional dialogue, external facilitators, collaboration with universities and other partners
- A discount on selected professional development programmes and conferences.
We also welcome contributions from our members across the alliance.
Below are examples of how schools can be involved:
ITE - interview panels, observations of potential trainees, mentor training
CPD - developing staff skills and outreach through facilitating programmes e.g. NQT, Outstanding Early Years Teaching
Leadership - undertaking UCL Institute of Education training in order to facilitate NPQML and NPQSL sessions, Coaching and mentoring senior colleagues and aspiring leaders
Want more info or want to meet up with some members to find out their experiences of being part of the Alliance?
Then feel free to contact us to attend an Alliance meeting to network and find out more. Feel free to try before you buy, but we think you’ll join us anyway!
Here’s our full Partner Contract and membership costs.
Membership
All schools that join the Alliance do so as Member Schools.
All schools within our alliance are given the opportunity to engage equally in activities, working groups and with projects and to contribute proactively to the work of the Alliance.
The East London Early Years and Schools Partnership has a differentiated membership offer based on the size of schools and settings.
For the academic year 2018/2019, membership costs are as follows:
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Small settings, including nursery schools |
Requirement to professionally contribute to the work of the Alliance |
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Small and medium schools 0-499 |
£3,000 |
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Large schools 500+ |
£4,000 |
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MATs |
£2,000 per academy |