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  • 597

    NPQ Registrations

  • 1457

    Early Career Teachers & Mentors

  • 354

    ITT Associate Teachers

School-led, Transformative,
Excellence in Partnership

Who we are

STEP is the designated Teaching School Hub serving Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Our mission is to collaborate with the Department for Education (DfE) to streamline support for teacher recruitment and retention, ultimately raising standards and enhancing school performance across the region.

 

Working closely with schools in our locality, STEP provides:

  • Initial Teacher Training programmes
  • Delivery of the Early Career Framework (ECF) / Early Career Teacher Entitlement (ECTE) for both new teachers and their mentors
  • Appropriate body services
  • A comprehensive suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for current and aspiring leaders

STEP is proud to be an inclusive partnership representing all educational phases and settings, including Special and Alternative Provisions, throughout Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Our core partners include:

  • 3-18 Inspiring Futures
  • The Alliance of Leading Learning (ALL)
  • Shropshire Primary Partnership (SPP)
  • Severn Training and Schools Alliance (STSA)

We are committed to offering a seamless ‘golden thread’ of teacher development, starting with initial teacher training, progressing through the Early Career Framework, and continuing with ongoing professional development via our extensive range of NPQs for specialist and leadership growth. Our aim is to cultivate the expertise required to support a self-improving educational system, empowering learners, leaders and schools to achieve sustained progress.

With a wealth of local knowledge and strong partnerships, STEP remains at the forefront of educational improvement. We continually build upon our collective expertise to deliver impactful programmes that make a tangible difference for children and young people across the region.

STEP is guided by a clear vision, effective leadership and a spirit of collaboration. We believe that, through openness and partnership, every teacher and pupil in Shropshire and Telford can benefit from the Teaching School Hub initiative.

Our approach is to:

  • Foster openness, transparency and collaborative working within a Professional Learning Community, delivering high-quality, innovative programmes for school improvement and leadership development
  • Engage and secure the commitment of our wider communities by building and sustaining effective partnerships

Our vision is to work together to become a driving force for consistent and rapid school improvement, inspired by our commitment to ensuring that teaching standards continue to rise in schools throughout Shropshire and Telford.

 

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