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Dear Colleagues,

We hope are you are all well as we approach the end of another busy half-term. Please see below important messages from the Hub Team.

Teaching School Hub Vacancy:

Due to expansion, Exceed Teaching School Hub is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic Deputy Director of Exceed Teaching School Hub. To apply or find out more details please visit:

https://www.exceedacademiestrust.co.uk/jobs

Appropriate Body Reforms:

Recent outcomes and updates about ECT Appropriate Body reforms outline that as of September 2024 Local Authorities will cease to operate as ABs by September 2024 and cannot register any new starters from September 2023.

Consequently, as of September 2024 Teaching School Hubs will become the main provider of AB services. Any schools who access AB services through a local authority will need to ensure that from September 2023 they register all new ECTs with a Teaching school Hub Appropriate Body.  Exceed Teaching School Hub is established and in its second year of providing this service at scale and are  currently working closely with the local authority to ensure that schools that choose to access our service going forward encounter a smooth transition and are very well-supported.

Early Career Teacher Programme:

Following DfE updates we have been informed that significant improvements are being made to digital services that school leaders use to register ECTs. These will aim to ensure the registration process is simplified with schools being able to make amendments and changes themselves. Once modifications to the portal are confirmed we will provide updates and training for all Induction Leads accordingly.

NPQs:

We are delighted to have 189 teachers on-boarded to access NPQs for our February 2023 cohort, Conferences for all 7 programmes commence this month.

As always if you have any queries don't hesitate to email tshub@exceedacademiestrust.co.uk

Emma

Emma Dobson

Director of Exceed Teaching School Hub

* Date subject to consultation

** Conditions apply. Subject to availability.

Exceed Teaching School Hub, led by Copthorne Primary School and Exceed Academies Trust, has a leading role in signposting and delivering teacher development support to all 215 Bradford schools and our partners in other regions wishing to access support from Exceed Teaching School Hub.

The Hub helps to fulfil one of Exceed Academies Trust's ethical goals: to contribute to system-wide improvements in education.

Designated by the Department for Education (DfE) in February 2020, Exceed Teaching School Hub’s core functions support schools and trusts to invest in their workforce to grow, recruit, develop and retain the very best teachers, support staff and leaders. We will achieve this through a place-based approach to signposting and delivering high-quality progressive teacher development programmes that complement the internal support provided by schools and trusts. Our vision acknowledges teacher and leadership development are two of the most important forms of school improvement. We will achieve this by enhancing partnership working with schools, trusts and high-quality providers; improving the communication of opportunities with the workforce; introducing new professional learning opportunities; supporting teachers and leaders to make informed choices when selecting continuous professional development (CPD) and support, and ensuring that no school is left behind.

Find out more about our vision, strategies and priorities here.