School to School Support

School improvement is a collaborative endeavour and to support this the Alliance has a number of Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs), Local Leaders of Education (LLEs) and have links to Bristol’s National Leaders of Education (NLEs) who are available to support in school. This may be in class coaching, subject leader joint support and planning; INSET or staff meeting support amongst a range of activities.

We also have links to a National Leader of Governance (NLG) too who is available to support schools and their governing bodies.

A number of SLEs have been appointed to the Teaching School from both Primary and Special schools across the city. Each have been accredited by the National Teaching Council: their profiles and areas of expertise can be found in the links below.

If you would like a teacher who has been designated as a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE), an experienced headteacher who has been designated as a Local Leader of Education (LLE) or a National Leader of Education (NLE) to support in your school please contact Mike Eatwell, manager of the teaching school to discuss your needs by emailing him at: mike.eatwell@bristol-schools.uk

We are now recruiting new Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs) to add to our growing team!

We have now opened our recruitment window for additional Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs) to add capacity to our talented team. SLEs support teachers, subject leaders and whole school teams in Bristol schools and increasingly further afield and help to run our training courses across the city. It is a fantastic development opportunity for those who are designated as you will develop your skills whilst supporting others and bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge back to your own school.

We would particularly welcome those with specialisms in maths, phonics, SEND (including highly experienced SENCOs), those with experience in rapidly improving the quality of teaching and learning and those able to support the development of middle leaders. However, we would consider applications from teachers with other specific specialisms which could be used to support schools city wide.

Through the selection process you will need to demonstrate that you are an outstanding practitioner in a chosen specialist field, and that you have already supported school(s) beyond your own. As you will be working with senior leaders and heads in schools, you will need to be part of your own school’s leadership team. You will also need excellent interpersonal, organisational and negotiation skills and a drive to support improving the outcomes of children beyond your school. You will need the support of your headteacher and some time across the year so you can be released to work in other schools. Some SLEs typically work for half a dozen days across the year, and some work up to two days per week in the role: all of this is negotiated with your capacity prior to deployment, Schools are reimbursed for your time away, as well as your planning and preparation time. There is full training and mentoring as part of the role, with an update session in the autumn term, and joint SLE update and CPD training sessions annually.

If you, or a member of your team are interested in applying to become an SLE, you will need to ensure you meet the criteria for the role and complete the application form which can be found here: SLE application form
Some guidance on completing the form is here: Guidance on completing the SLE application form

For further national information about the role of an SLE, visit the DfE pages here: SLE guidance for potential applicants

The closing date is Monday 11th March 2019 at 4.00pm, with the shortlisting and selection process taking place a few weeks later. Please email the completed form with your headteacher reference to bptsa@bristol-schools.uk

To view our Specialist Leaders of Eduction (SLEs) please click here

To view our Local Leaders of Eduction (LLEs) please click here

To view Bristol's National Leader of Governance (NLG) please click here

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