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- 10/06/25
Greater Essex Music Hub - Summer Term update
Across the Greater Essex Music Hub we work in partnership with schools and arts organisations to provide Continuing Professional Development to fulfil the aims of the National Plan for Music Education. From early years, primary and secondary right through to post 16 we work together with s...Read Full Story - 06/06/25
Essex Research School’s Leadership Series: Effective Professional Development
Essex Research School continues with their professional development (PD) leadership series focusing on strategies for leaders in designing and implementing effective PD to improve outcomes for all learners. The series aims to provide practical guidance and evidence-based strategies for schoo...Read Full Story - 05/06/25
The MaternityTeacher PaternityTeacher Project - Cradle to Classroom Programme 2025-26
As part of a regional partnership in the East of England, Saffron Teaching School Hub is proud to be supporting The MTPT Project’s Cradle to Classroom programme of parental transition support throughout the academic year 2025-26. The programme allows teachers, leaders and support staff work...Read Full Story - 09/05/25
NPQ launch events – connecting colleagues, developing networks and sharing aspirations
In May, Saffron Teaching School Hub hosted launch events for our new cohort of National Professional Qualifications. The purpose of these events is 3-fold: to connect committed colleagues from across our Hub region, introduce our team of fantastic facilitators and share our collective inten...Read Full Story - 08/05/25
Saffron Early Career Programme - Summer Term conferences
It has been a fantastic start to the summer term for our Early Career Programme, with a range of ECT and mentor conferences taking place in April and May across the Hub region. There were high levels of engagement throughout as we built on the prior knowledge of our delegates, with the...Read Full Story - 02/05/25
Congratulations to our NPQ Specialist programme members!
Congratulations to our NPQ Specialist programme members from Cohort 3b who received their assessment results this week and have successfully completed their NPQ - we’re so proud of you!Read Full Story - 28/04/25
NPQ SENCO Conference – Impacting Practice across Essex
Saffron Teaching School Hub recently held its inaugural NPQ SENCO Conference – bringing 40 aspiring and current SENCOs together for a day of professional development, dialogue and discourse. Hosted by Saffron Walden County High School, and expertly facilitated by Phil Heath, Emma Carvalho a...Read Full Story - 31/03/25
Eastern Region ITT into ECT Conference: Stepping Up
Calling all Initial Teacher Trainees! The Eastern Region Teaching School Hubs are excited to announce this year's ITT into ECT Conference, set to take place on Thursday 22 May 2025 from 4:30pm to 6pm. This online event is designed specifically for trainee...Read Full Story - 28/03/25
Essex Research School - Early Years webinar and Instructional Coaching webinar series
Essex Research School is running two free professional development events in June: Early Years webinar on 3 June; Instructional Coaching webinar series starting on 5 June. See below for full details of these events and how to sign up.Read Full Story - 11/03/25
Last call for NPQ applications
Recruitment for our April 2025 cohort of NPQ programmes is under way - there are just a few places remaining on our programmes.Read Full Story - 07/03/25
Saffron Appropriate Body
Saffron Appropriate Body is responsible for ensuring that all ECTs receive their statutory induction entitlement and quality assuring the induction and assessment provided by schools to ECTs. What does this look like in practice?Read Full Story - 07/03/25
Saffron Early Career Programme – Spring Term update
March brings to a close the Spring Conference offer for ECTs and their mentors on the Saffron Early Career Programme. This term has had a focus on Modules 3 & 4, which has developed our delegates' knowledge of examples, questioning and assessment. While our ECT2s continue to develop this thr...Read Full Story