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- 14/07/26
Greater Essex Music Hub - Curriculum Conference 2026
It was a fantastic day at the Greater Essex Music Hub Curriculum Conference at Hylands House on Thursday 9 July, attended by music educators from a wide range of schools across Essex, Southend and Thurrock. Delegates explored a wide range of workshops covering everything from storytelling...Read Full Story - 13/07/26
Specialist NPQs - scholarship funding for PP50 schools
If you're a PP50 school, you are eligible for scholarship funding for all NPQ programmes, including the Specialist NPQs. Find out more about Specialist NPQ programmes with Saffron Teaching School Hub, check your eligibility, and apply now for Cohort 6 starting in Autumn 2026: Specia...Read Full Story - 10/07/26
National Year of Reading - Autumn Term 2026 programme of activity
Autumn Term 2026 activity for the National Year of Reading has arrived! The final term of the National Year of Reading is here, and it’s not too late to Go All In. Focusing on the termly theme ‘in the community,’ the autumn term aims to take reading beyond teaching spaces...Read Full Story - 09/07/26
Excellence in Reception Teaching
The new Excellence in Reception Teaching course forms part of the DfE's wider, evidence-based 'golden thread' of teacher CPD. This funded national professional development (NPD) course is for current reception teachers or teachers looking to move into reception. The programme wi...Read Full Story - 22/06/26
Essex Research School update – 22 June 2026
Latest updates from the Essex Research School – including Updated Clips from the Classroom and More Than a Score – Rethinking Assessment in Primary Maths.Read Full Story - 16/06/26
Early Career Training Programme - Summer Term update
This term has seen another highly successful series of Early Career Training Programme events across the region, bringing together ECTs and mentors for high-quality professional development that continues to make a real difference in classrooms. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, with the va...Read Full Story - 16/06/26
Leadership Growth for All: NPQ Cohort 6 Funding Announcement
There's something genuinely exciting about a funding offer that doesn't just open doors – it flings them wide open. That's exactly what the DfE has done with the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for Cohort 6, starting in November 2026. There is real depth in thi...Read Full Story - 15/06/26
Essex Research School update – 15 June 2026
Latest updates from the Essex Research School – including Not Just the Answer: Why Mathematical Talk Matters, Meet the Team, and More Than a Score – Rethinking Assessment in Primary Maths.Read Full Story - 12/06/26
Building a Culture of Growth: Supporting Early Career Teachers
Tony Towler is an established Induction Tutor and Lead on Teaching & Learning and Assessment. Here, Tony shares his experience as an Induction Tutor and the key aspects to ensuring a successful induction for ECTs that is embedded within the school culture.Read Full Story - 11/06/26
ITaPs in action at RA Butler Primary School
Intensive Training and Practice (ITaP) is a central component of the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) framework. It is designed to bridge the gap between theory and classroom practice by focusing on specific aspects of teaching through structured observation, expert input, reflection and deliberate pr...Read Full Story - 10/06/26
Stepping Up: Supporting the Journey from ITT into ECT
Saffron Teaching School Hub was proud to be part of this year’s Stepping Up: ITT into ECT annual conference in May, delivered as part of the Eastern Region Teaching School Hubs' programme for Initial Teacher Training. Bringing together over 100 participants from across the region...Read Full Story - 08/06/26
Essex Research School update – 8 June 2026
Latest updates from the Essex Research School – including High Quality Teaching & Inclusion by Design and More Than a Score - Rethinking Assessment in Primary Maths.Read Full Story
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