​Partners

Our Partners

South West Institute for Teaching is a partnership based on two Teaching School Hubs, schools and Multi Academy Trusts, former Teaching School Alliances, ITT providers, Curriculum and Specialist Hubs and Research Schools. We also partner with national and regional partners, including Leading Schools South West, the National Institute of Teaching and Teach First.

This partnership approach has a multiplier effect, enabling us to be more than the sum of our parts and this principle is reflected in the stylised more than > symbol in our SWIFT logo.

Partners

SWIFT works in partnership with a range of organisations as key strategic partners who ensure that we meet the needs of all schools in all parts of our Teaching School Hub areas.

Teaching School Hubs

Colyton Grammar School
Kingsbridge Community College (Part of Education South West | ESW - see below)

multi academy TRUSTs

Former TEACHING SCHOOL Alliances

Blackdown Education Partnership Training School
Cornerstone Teaching School*
Devon Teaching School Partnership
Exeter Consortium Schools' Alliance*
Plymouth Teachers and School Alliance*
Riviera Training School Alliance
South West Specialist Schools Teaching Alliance
Ventrus Training School Alliance
West Country Training School Alliance *

*Partners above are also ITT School Direct Providers

Initial teacher training

Research School

Kingsbridge Research School

Local Authorities

Devon LA
Plymouth LA
Torbay LA

Curriculum and Specialist Hubs

Regional and National Partners

Chartered College of Teaching
Devon Schools Leadership Service (DSLS)
Leading Schools South West (LSSW)
Teach First
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)

Evolution of SWIFT

As set out in our Core Values, we are collaborative and build mutually supportive partnerships.
Over time we have developed a more mature partnership model which is illustrated on the timeline below.

2017

Stand alone Teaching School Alliances

2018

Teaching School South V.1