Newfold is a strategic partner with the North West Learning Partnership.

The North West Learning Partnership gives outstanding schools a leading role in the training and professional development of teachers, support staff and head teachers, as well as contributing to the raising of standards through school-to-school support.

Working in collaboration with a range of primary, secondary, post-16, FE, HEI and a dedicated team of experienced practitioners, we are able to deliver a range of programmes for the training and professional development of staff in schools. 

As a Strategic Partner we:

• Provide support and training for teachers, school leaders, Early Career Teachers (ECTs) and teaching assistants (TAs/LSAs).
• Support the Initial Teacher Training Programme
• Help to support other schools
• Take part in research and development opportunities.
  North West Learning Partnership Please use the links to see more detail in each of these areas and find the booking details of programmes you may be interested in.

In the academic year 2014/15, Newfold trialled a Year 1 mathematics project for the Department for Education (through the St Helens Teaching School Alliance and NCTEM) focusing on the Shanghai/Singaporean approach to mathematical learning.

Our success in increasing the depth of children's mathematical understanding through our tailored approach to the project led to a further opportunity in 2015/16 as a lead school to support the development of teaching and learning Maths Mastery in a number of schools in the Wigan area. This pedagogy is still embedded within our curriculum today.

Click Here for North West Maths Hub 3

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) is a response to what schools have asked for: more control over the way that teachers are trained.

Working with Liverpool Hope University, Newfold is part of the selection and recruitment process for School Direct Applicants.

We provide our trainees with a strong school-centered postgraduate route into teaching, with the added benefit of studying for a Masters level Postgraduate Certificate.

Initial Teacher Training equips our trainees with the experience and skills to become outstanding teachers.

If you are interested in in the ITT path towards teaching, please follow the link to the North West Learning Partnership.

www.northwestlearningpartnership.co.uk/index.php/workstreams/school-direct