Pennine Lancashire SCITT

Alder Grange School and Sixth Form

Alder Grange School and Sixth Form has been a lead school with Edge Hill’s ITT provision for some years. It is habitually engaged in:

  • PGCE training
  • School Direct students
  • Offering short term placements, work experience and role sampling
  • Lead school on Tomorrow’s Teachers project.

Find out more about Alder Grange, its role in the partnership, or gaining school experience from;

Executive Lead, Russell Milnes: rmilnes@aldergrange.lancs.sch.uk

 

The Hollins

The Hollins has immense experience with ITT, education research and curriculum development. This was recognised most recently when the school was designated a National Teaching School, playing a leading role in the East Lancashire Teaching School Alliance.

Find out more about The Hollins, its role in the partnership, or gaining school experience from;

School Lead, Chris Watson; watsonc@thehollins.com

Ribblesdale School

Ribblesdale School has a long-standing engagement in ITTE:

  • Experience with a variety of HEI partners;
  • Regular provider of School Experience and pre-application advice;
  • Providing training places across the curriculum;
  • Numerous, very experienced subject mentors/coaches;
  • A well-equipped school in a semi-rural area serving a geographical setting different from others in the SCITT partnership, offering valuable contrasting experiences.

Find out more about Ribblesdale School, its role in the partnership, or gaining school experience from;

School Lead, Caroline Fletcher; cafletcher@ribblesdale.org

Marsden Heights Community College

Marsden Heights has a long established partnership with Edge Hill and other HEI providers and hosts:

  • PGCE students
  • TeachFirst trainees
  • Undergraduate placements
  • School Experience and pre-application advice

Find out more about Marsden Heights, its role in the partnership, or gaining school experience from;

School Lead, Sara Pinder; spinder@marsdenheights.lancs.sch.uk

Together, these experiences have established in all of the schools:

  • A strong focus on the quality of teaching and learning and of leadership development across all subject areas;
  • A culture of commitment to the highest quality of ITT;
  • A culture in which ITT and CPD are inextricably linked;
  • Large numbers of experienced and successful Subject Coaches and Expert Practitioners, several of whom are SLEs, who can contribute effectively to the entire range of subject areas and specialisms offered by the Pennine Lancashire SCITT;