Tykes Teaching School Alliance will endeavour to continue to help support and lead a sector led system of school improvement with a view to ensure that the children of Barnsley and beyond receive an outstanding education.
We will achieve this by:
Ensuring that all young people within our schools are awarded with the best possible opportunities and support to achieve their full potential.
Creating a collaborative approach to a self-sustaining school led system based on honesty and trust.
Hosting a pathway for teachers and our school community from pre-qualification to system leadership that will provide personalised continuous professional development (CPD) and learning opportunities.
Offering all school-based professionals CPD with a collaborative learning focus and joint practice development.
Providing opportunities, both individually and collectively, for leadership development within the alliance in order to create a sustainable approach to succession planning.
Enabling all staff to enjoy their chosen careers and to grow and develop in a nurturing, caring environment.
Together, Barnsley schools become part of something more…
Our promise to all our trainees is to deliver progressive school direct teacher training with support, guidance and professional development opportunities.
From the outset, dedicated, experienced mentors and staff within our family of schools welcome you and support you as a member of our school community.
Our team is committed to providing the very best training at the start and throughout your teaching year. They will drive, guide and develop you to prepare you to enter into the teaching profession.
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Entry requirements for the courses are a 2:2 degree, along with GCSE maths, English and science (for primary) at grade C/4 or equivalent.
All teachers are expected to be competent in Fundamental English and mathematics. Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers are expected to make an assessment of English and maths knowledge of a trainee before QTS is awarded.
The application window for the September 2021/2022 cohort will open via UCAS on Tuesday 13th October 2020.
Please contact our team to find out more about your training options.
Tykes TSA training is fun, innovative and exciting. Training with us will enable you to fulfil your ambition in becoming a future teacher.
From the amazing things you will experience and the day to day things that you will learn, you will certainly have structure and a supportive ‘family’ around you to progress.
School based learning is bespoke to all our individual trainees. You will have an experienced mentor to encourage and guide you throughout your training. You will also have additional support colleagues within your host school as well as tutors from SHU.
Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs) deliver taught training sessions to ensure trainees are fully equipped to enter the teaching profession. The programme covered is innovative and relevant to the current climate and needs of the local region.
Our family of schools provides many opportunities for sharing excellent practice. Help and support is always at hand whenever you need it.
Nurture
You are safe hands, is our philosophy for all trainees. We foster a nurturing approach to all trainees and provide everything that you need to be the very best that you can be.
Our guiding principle is to support, nurture and grow trainees throughout the alliance.
We champion equality and opportunity for all and we host inclusive working environments for everyone.
At Tykes TSA, we pride ourselves on a holistic support for trainees where the wellbeing of individuals is at the heart of working together. We care.
Grow
Graduating the programme means the award of QTS/PGCE qualifications (60 credits at Masters Level).
Upon graduation, Tykes TSA offers all graduates support to gain employment.
95% of our trainees succeed to secure employment as NQTs before or after graduation.
We are a registered Appropriate Body for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs), therefore we can continue to support you throughout your first year of teaching and beyond.
We provide an extensive portfolio of career pathways that are available to every teacher starting their journey with Tykes TSA.
We promote a breadth of continuous professional development courses, Newly Qualified and Recently Qualified Teacher programmes, Middle and Senior Leader training and National Qualification programmes.
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Initial Teacher Training trainees have gained Qualified Teacher Status Tykes through Tykes TSA over the last 3 years. We have a 100% pass rate!
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Early Careers Teachers have successfully passed their Induction with the support of Tykes TSA over the last 3 years. We have a 100% pass rate!
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Barnsley Schools have connected with Tykes TSA over the last 3 years to access services such as evidenced based CPD and/or bespoke School to School Support.
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Schools across the wider region have utilised the services of Tykes TSA over the last 3 years.
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School to School Support
View our individual system leader pen portraits.
Dawn Bradshaw
Specialist Leader of Education
Dawn is the Head teacher at Gawber Primary School and former Year 6 teacher and Deputy Head teacher. She has extensive knowledge in teaching all pupils especially Year 6. Her areas of expertise include maths (she is a maths specialist teacher) assessment, Year 6 and SPaG.
Jack Huckstepp
Specialist Leader of Education
As a Director of Teaching and Learning, Jack implements change in order to rapidly raise standards and improve progress across HCAT. In his previous role as an Assistant Headteacher and pupil premium lead, Jack worked closely with senior leaders and played a key role in helping to provide a clear vision more...and direction, for all members of staff. In Year 6 he secured substantial improvement from the pupils' starting points. Outcomes in Year 6 increased by 18% in reading, 13% in writing, 20% in SPAG, 17% in maths and 19% combined. In addition to this, whilst driving the pupil premium budget, the number of disadvantaged pupils reaching the expected standard in all 3 areas has increased by 32% over the past year. Jack now leads on the delivery of Taught Training session to Tykes TSA Schools Direct students.
Jenni Wyrill
Specialist Leader of Education
Jenni is an experienced KS2 practitioner and Director of Teaching and Learning where she continues to implement change in order to rapidly raise standards and improve progress across PACT. She has supported schools across Barnsley for many years as an AST and literacy consultant and adores more...developing creative curriculums. Jenni works closely with support staff and supports collaborations in the training, policy writing and planning for effective support staff practice. She also enjoys areas of research alongside working towards her Master of Education.
Rob Smith
Local Leader of Education
Rob is the Head Teacher at Summer Lane Primary School. Over the years, he has developed expertise in developing action plans to support teaching and learning and has a strong interest in assisting schools on the analysis of date. He enjoys working collaboratively to achieve the best possible outcomes more...for schools and children.
Nicola Shipman
National Leader of Education
Nicola is an National Leader of Education and CEO of Steel City Schools Partnership (SCSP). Along with her staff from SCSP, she has worked with staff from over 50 settings. Nicola has a wealth of experience providing school to school support as a National Support School. Along with becoming an Ofsted more...Inspector in 2014, the impact of her experience has helped to improve the outcome of many of the schools that were supported. Nicola has led on the design and deliver of CPD for Head teachers and Senior Leaders across Barnsley for the last 2 years.
Gerry Foster Wilson
National Leader of Education
Gerry is the CEO of Every Child Matters Academy Trust. She is an experienced NLE working with schools in a variety of contexts. Gerry has a track record of school improvement including moving schools in special measures to good. Gerry has worked at both national and local level writing national strategy more...and delivering CPD to ensure that this was successfully developed at both national and local level. She has a wide range of experience of leading multi-agency services to meet locally set targets. Gerry represents Headteacher colleagues at the Trust Executive Group and on the Barnsley Alliance Board. This has enabled her to contribute to both educational and wider service policy. She has 3 years’ experience of working as a lead OFSTED inspector. Gerry is currently working alongside the local authority to offer specialist SEND provision to meet the needs of the borough.
Helen Otley
Local Leader of Education
Helen is the Head Teacher at Keresforth Primary School. She is experienced in supporting, developing and empowering leadership across the school to ensure internal capacity to improve the quality of teaching and learning. She has a strong belief in developing an all-inclusive school and providing more...high quality, first wave teaching to meet the needs of all children and ensuring commitment from all.
Jennifer Hunt
Consultant Headteacher
Jen is an experienced teacher and is now Head Teacher at Hoyland Springwood Primary School. She has supported many schools across Barnsley in various capacities for a number of years; with leaders new to headship, developing quality wave 1 teaching across a school and working 1-1 with teachers and more...leaders to develop their knowledge and expertise.
Rachel Parker
Specialist Leader of Education
Rachel is currently Deputy Head Teacher at Hoyland Springwood Primary School. Her area of SLE specialism is curriculum development and teaching and learning. She has held a range of curriculum leader roles and also has in depth experience in teaching KS2, in particular demonstrating outstanding more...practice in Year 6.
Lee McClure
Local Leader of Education
Lee is currently the Head Teacher at Springvale Primary School after a successful period as Head at Shawlands Primary School guiding the school from Serious Weaknesses to Good in 4 terms. He is an experienced leader supporting the development of a clear and effective overarching school vision, excellent more...communication systems, rich and engaging curriculum opportunities and team teaching opportunities that enhance high-quality CPD for all staff.
