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

• Cornerstone Academy Trust
• Blackdown Education Partnership
• Education South West
• ​First Federation Trust 
• Learning Academies Partnership SW
• Riviera Education Trust
• Tarka Learning Partnership
• Ted Wragg Multi Academy Trust
• Westcountry Schools Trust (WeST)
• Ventrus Multi Academy Trust

Research School  ​

• Kingsbridge Research School

Local Authorities ​

• Devon LA 
• Plymouth LA 
• Torbay LA ​

Curriculum and Specialist Hubs ​​

• Cornerstone English Hub
• Ilsham English Hub
• CODE Maths Hub
• Jurassic Maths Hub
• ​West Country Computing Hub

​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) 

OTHER PARTNERS​​

• Colyton Foundation 
• Exeter Consortium Schools' Alliance​

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 

• Dartmoor
• Exeter Consortium
• South West TSAs)

2020

Teaching Schools South West V.2

• Kingsbridge Teaching School Hub
• Dartmoor
• Exeter
• Plymouth
• South West Specialist Schools
• South West
• Torbay TSAs

2021

TSSW V.3 becomes SWIFT

• Colyton and Kingsbridge Teaching School Hubs
• 10 former TSAs

Partner Testimonials

Jon Eaton
Director of Kingdbridge Research School

It's great to see that Swift's commitment to careful and sustained implementation informs planning at all levels of the organisation, from its mission statement to the clear guidance it gives to those designing professional development via the Swift 8.

Chris Barnett
Training School Lead

Being a partner of SWIFT has further strengthened our relationship with other Training Schools and MATs in the area. 

​There is a real sense of teamwork between all colleagues and as a partner, it has been fantastic to be a part of such a positive collaboration that continues to develop and grow whilst maintaining a set of clear visions and values to improve educational outcomes for all children and young people.