Welcome to the Summer 1 edition of the Saffron Teaching School (TS) Hub newsletter. This is the first edition - we will be publishing every half term with regular news and information. If you have questions, you can always contact us and also visit the Saffron TS Hub website. We have a great team and we love to hear from school leaders, teachers and staff with questions.
One of the key themes mentioned in the Schools White Paper is the delivery of the ‘Golden Thread’ through the TS Hubs. As schools, we are all now planning for September 2022. This edition highlights important updates for schools in Braintree, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford around the ECF, NPQs, Appropriate Body services and ITT.
Doug Brechin, Director, Saffron Teaching School Hub
Early Career Framework - Expression of Interest for September 2022
For information about funding, registration and the Saffron ECF programme visit the ECF page on our website here.
Registration for September 2022
The DfE registration portal for September 2022 starters opens in May. In the meantime, schools should complete the Saffron TS Hub 'Expression of Interest' form by clicking on the button below. We will update schools when the DfE portal formally opens.
Saffron TS Hub is recruiting for NPQ facilitators and coaches for our NPQ programmes in the Autumn term. For more information about the role and to apply click here.
The DfE will open the NPQ application portal in May 2022 for autumn cohorts. In the meantime, you can register your school's interest via the Saffron TS Hub NPQ ‘Expression of Interest’ form.
Since September 2021, Saffron TS Hub has been a designated Appropriate Body within Braintree, Chelmsford, Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford.
In delivering this service, we are delighted to be working in partnership with PLN. Due to DfE reform of AB services, PLN is no longer the named...
Saffron TS Hub would like to take this opportunity to thank our local schools for their continued commitment to Initial Teacher Training. We have been so impressed with schools’ engagement and support for ITT during the last two turbulent years - trainees have been welcomed in schools and...
“Upon returning to the classroom after partial school closures, staff reported that a significant proportion of children were demonstrating noticeably poorer interpersonal skills than they had prior to partial school closures. Specifically, children were increasingly struggling...
In my previous post, I mentioned how 'low stakes testing' (LST) could be used as a strategy for improving memory and recall in the classroom. Low stakes testing is "that students be given the opportunity to try (a task), make mistakes, and to learn from those mistakes with little o...
A Schools Guide to Implementation - Gathering and interpreting data to identify priorities
This tool aims to support schools in using data to confidently identify their school development priorities.
Download here: https://t.co/tFmdWaxjrXhttps://t.co/jUSofKFYP1
For information about funding, registration and the Saffron ECF programme visit the ECF page on our website 
