1. Update March 2018 Governance and delivery structure
Website live –
Director and administrator in post March 2018
Karen Vaughan – Director
My Truong – Administrator
ITT – partnership work with Exceed SCITT, Leeds SCITT and YSEP
CPD offer
School to school support update

2. Teaching School Executive Group
Shanidar Teaching School Alliance governance and delivery structure
Lead School
Southfield
Contract with NCTL
Upload performance data to Data Hub
Track progress on KPIs
Teaching School Executive Group (monthly)
Set main strategic priorities
Agree TSA 3 year plan and monitor KPIs
Approve budget and expenditure
Operational direction of TSA
Appoint staff
Broker NLE and SLE StSS
Receive reports from three strand leads
Strategic Partners
Teaching School Strategic Board
(termly: Oct, March, July)
Headteacher strategic partners
Forum for strategy delivery, feedback and consultation
Operational delivery
CPD needs for DAP schools on TT, RQT, NQT, M&H, NPQs designed and delivered through the DAP Deputies Group.
ITT development, design, quality assurance, recruitment and placements organised and delivered with input from the DAP Deputies Group.
StSS Strand delivery group organises the processes for StSS and manages SSIF and other funded projects
Teaching School Executive Group
Teaching School Strategic Board
ITT strand
Delivery
CPD strand
Delivery
StSS strand Delivery
M&H
NPQs
NLEs, LLE, SLEs practitioners
Exceed SCITT
Leeds SCITT
RQT
mentors group
Team Teach
NQT
Dotted line denotes currently in development
R & D Projects

3. Initial Teacher Training
Aim: To provide a programme of school-led Initial Teacher Training with a focus on inclusion and SEND across mainstream and specialist settings.
Led by our strategic partner Chellow Heights School. The School Direct Programme, in partnership with Leeds Trinity University, a school based training route to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) for primary and early years. This route is appropriate for teachers wanting to work in special schools.
We are working with the Exceed SCITT and Leeds Trinity University to provide a route to primary QTS with a focus on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Social Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH) and inclusion. This is currently in development and will be available for applicants to apply in September 2018 to start in September This route is appropriate for teachers wanting to work in mainstream primary schools but with expertise in SEND and SEMH.
We are working with the Leeds SCITT, based at Leeds Trinity University to provide a route to secondary QTS with a focus on SEND and inclusion. Applicants interested in this route will be offered enrichment days and short placements in one of our Bradford secondary special schools and PRUs.

4. Joint Professional Development
Team Teach network
Moving and Handling network
Contact: Rob Cameron
NQT network
Contact: Viki Potter
Common Training Day – Friday 19th October 2018
SEND reviews / Outreach work
Leadership development (NPQML)
Contact: Beth Cargill
JPD general enquiries
Contact: My Truong

5. Shanidar TSA School to School Support
10 SLEs with expertise in SEND / SEMH
Another SLE recruitment round in June / July to expand our StSS capacity
SSIF bid round 3 – improving behaviour and attendance for Primary Schools with two or more of:
Fixed term exclusions in past 2 years
High persistent absence / low attendance
Behaviour on the school action plan
High percentage of PP / SEND / vulnerable students