Our Collaborations
Looking Outwards and Moving Forwards
Doncaster Teaching School Alliance
We are part of the Doncaster Teaching School Alliance and the Research School Network
Partners in Learning is an inclusive teaching school alliance working with over 100 schools from all phases. Our vision is to create a sustainable, inclusive and productive partnership utilising the expertise from across the alliance which will lead to the improvement of teaching and learning and improved outcomes for pupils across all schools within the Teaching School Alliance. Partners in Learning Primary Teaching School Alliance was designated in April 2013 and Partners in Learning Secondary Teaching School Alliance was designated in July 2015, together Partners in Learning works with over 100 schools from Doncaster and beyond.
Partners in Learning seeks to create a sustainable, inclusive and productive partnership utilising the expertise from across the alliance and beyond which will lead to the improvement and development of high quality leadership, teaching and learning and improved outcomes for children across all our schools.
Doncaster is part of a Social Mobility Opportunity Area project led by Partners in Learning – this means we can access CPD for staff and make use of research led approaches to teaching.
Teach First
In collaboration with Teach First, we are currently developing leadership in school, ensuring that guidance is being provided to ensure our staff members are receiving quality and relevant CPD.
All staff have worked with Teach First to develop vocabulary in school.
Teach First also provide supervision to some staff members, this is to ensure mental wellbeing is being addressed.
Wider Opportunities at Key Stage Two
The Music Service provides whole class instrumental tuition, taking advantage of the special funding provided by the Government to work in this specialised way. Projects including String, Woodwind, Guitar, Brass and Samba lessons. At New Village we focus upon mastering the guitar! Pupils in Year 4 have a weekly lesson of around one hour in which they begin to learn to play an instrument, free of charge, as well as developing their basic musical skills and singing ability. No music teaching is charged at New Village.
We liaise with local church societies
To broaden our pupils’ experiences and to give all the children at New Village a chance to consider different faiths we liaise with lo9cal church societies who work and present their ideas in school