All lead partner schools are outstanding teaching school alliances and trusts in their own right and have a proven commitment and track record of developing effective leadership. The NPQ programmes are central to our approach to school improvement, allowing us to develop leadership capacity, identify talent and build effective networks.
Affinity Teaching School Alliance
Designated in 2012, Affinity Teaching School Alliance (ATSA), headed up by Kibworth Primary School, works across Leicestershire, Leicester City, Northamptonshire and Rutland and has 62 primary school partners. They lead several successful initiatives including designation as a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) in February 2014 and their work developing system leaders. They currently work with 16 NLE/LLE headteachers and 40 Specialist Leaders of Eduction (SLEs).
Kibworth Primary School is also the lead school in the Discovery Schools Academy Trust (DSAT). Affinity is an Inspiring Leaders partner at Director level.
www.affinitytsa.co.ukFlying High Teaching School Alliance
Flying High Teaching School Alliance is a partnership of over 50 schools working together in collaboration to a shared ethos and a committment to improve outcomes for children. Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, a cohort one Teaching School based in south Nottingham, is the lead school in the alliance. The alliance has developed a comprehensive CPD programme and has delivered a range of leadership programmes, both locally and nationally. Flying High Trust was established in 2012 and has now grown to 21 schools across Nottinghamshire.
The TSA is the lead partner for Inspiring Leaders, it sits at Director level and is where the central team are currently based.
www.flyinghighpartnership.co.ukEBOR
Ebor Academy Trust is a mixed multi-academy trust comprising of small village and large urban schools across York and north east Yorkshire. They are also a founding member of the Ebor Teaching Schools Alliance. Ebor celebrate the uniqueness of each individual setting and shares skills and resources across the group. Ebor is a family of schools with a sense of responsibility for each other, building caring, strong, professional relationships. Ebor's vision is to provide great outcomes for schools’ pupils, staff and wider leadership teams, including governance. They are ambitious for their constituent schools, creating an environment where there is a desire to learn. Their pupils develop the ability to communicate effectively, collaborate with others and think critically and creatively.
Ebor Academy Trust sits at Director board level.
www.ebor.academyRedhill Teaching School Alliance
The Redhill Academy is a large, mixed secondary school in the residential district of Arnold, north Nottingham. It caters for students across the 11-18 age and ability ranges and currently has 1340 students on roll, including a post 16 of 200. Redhill became an academy in December 2010 and have since been designated by the DfE as a National Support School. Principal, Andrew Burns, is a National Leader of Education. In April 2012 Redhill became a National Teaching School and currently lead an alliance of over 20 other schools.
The Redhill Trust is an active academy sponsor, currently sponsoring another local secondary school. Redhill is a partner at Director level for Inspiring Leaders.
www.redhilltsa.org.uk
Transform Teaching School Alliance
Transform TSA has been a teaching school since May 2012 and in that time has grown to include 53 schools with a diverse membership of primary and special schools in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. The TSA now offers over 40 development programmes, as well as bespoke school support. Transform has sought to create a unique partnership whose values are grounded in trust, investing in staff, giving all partners an equal voice in defining our aims and programmes, and ultimately improving outcomes for children.
Transform TSA is a partner at delivery level.
www.transformteachingschool.co.uk/
Djanogly Learning Trust

4Derbyshire Alliance
4Derbyshire Alliance is proud to lead an alliance of over 35 schools; nursery, infant, primary, secondary and special which span the length and breadth of Derbyshire, offering schools the opportunity to become part of a school led self-improving system. We have one vision in mind, which is to offer successful outcomes for all through empowerment and collaboration.
4Derbyshire is a delivery partner for Inspiring Leaders.
www.4derbyshiretsa.com
The Wolds Teaching School Alliance
The Wolds Associate Research School works closely with two other existing successful Research Schools in the region to offer high quality research-informed professional development work for teachers across Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Wolds are a delivery partner of Inspiring Leaders.
www.woldsteachingalliance.org.uk/
Alfreton Nursery Teaching School Alliance
www.alfreton-teachingschool.co.uk/