Message from Laura & Dani: PE colleagues we hope you are all keeping well, safe and active during this difficult time. However, we are sure you will all agree, Joe Wicks is doing a great job in our absence! If you ha ...more

There has never been a better time to consider a School Direct route for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) through a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider. The Alliance for Learning SCITT established in 2014 ...more

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I am a parent first (and an education leader second) I'm seeing a huge amount of anxiety about ‘home schooling’. First of all – “home schooling” as a term is a bit misleading. As a teacher at home or a teacher in s ...more

Lisa Fathers Director of Teaching School at Bright Futures Educational Trust and national trainer with Mental Health First Aid England gives some thoughts on how to talk to Children and Young People about the Coronavirus   ...more

We have taken the decision to ‘pause’ our CPD offer until late April when we will reassess. We want schools to be able to concentrate on their core business & understand current staffing challenges. We will re-schedu ...more

To mark International Women’s Day, Bolton Learning Partnership and Alliance for Learning have joined forces to host a lunch, workshop and will be hosting a forthcoming CPD session for women who are aspiring to senior leade ...more

On the 4th March 2020, Christ Church Primary School and Lewis Street Primary School in Salford will receive the prestigious National Nurturing Schools Award in a presentation attended by the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy ...more

In our modern world there appears to be noise everywhere.  Our brains are cluttered by technology and social media notifications while we try to balance work, family life and ‘me time’, often trying to achieve more in l ...more

Blog by Lisa Fathers, Director of Teaching School & Partnerships Love is about social connection, kindness, empathy and as we celebrate Valentine’s Day we reflect on how we can facilitate those things at school level a ...more