With effect from July 2023, Newlands Junior School joined a collaboration with;

John T. Rice Infant and Nursery School,

Farmilo Primary School,

Intake Farm Primary School 

Northfield Primary School,

Nettleworth Infants

and Crescent Primary School

The purpose of the collaboration is to:

Increase teacher skill, knowledge and expertise by increasing networking and the sharing of good practice opportunities

Develop and implement a peer to peer quality assurance process

Strengthen Governance

Identify and utilise economies of scale

Staff, including middays, teaching assistants, office staff, site staff, teachers and senior leaders meet regularly to share ideas, network and develop collaboration projects. This unique CPD provides our staff with good quality training and the opportunities to work closely with colleagues. This professional development benefits the whole school community providing experiences and learning                           opportunities for the young people we teach at Newlands Junior School.                                                                                                            

The collaboration is designed to share and strengthen practice across our schools. It is not intended to affect the unique characteristics of our school or the way that we operate on a day to day basis.

In 2023-4 Newlands carried out a deep dive on DT which was also very beneficial to our teaching and learning. Two schools carried out a deep dive of science at Newlands which identified key strengths and areas to work on. 

We also carried out audits of the curriculum across schools.

In 2024-5 the collaboration will be focusing on safeguarding, attendnace and personal education.

If you would like to know any more about our collaboration work, please do not hesitate to get in touch.