Tykes Teaching 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 TA 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 TA, 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 TA 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 TA.
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 through Tykes TA 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 TA over the last 3 years. We have a 100% pass rate!
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Barnsley Schools have connected with Tykes TA 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 TA over the last 3 years.
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School to School Support
View our individual system leader pen portraits.
Chloe Redfearn
Specialist Leader of Education
Chloe is an experienced and outstanding practitioner who has worked across KS2 at Hoyland Common Primary School who is now the Assistant Head. Her previous experience has been mainly focused on delivering staff CPD across school and in particular the development and mentoring of NQTs. In addition more...to this, she has also supported teaching and learning in other schools across the Barnsley area as an outstanding practitioner and SLE. At Hoyland Common Primary School, Chloe holds the role of TLR for curriculum innovation and the development of teaching and learning. Chloe facilitates sessions on the Tykes TSA NQT & RQT programmes and designed and delivers our Subject Leadership programme.
Matthew Harris
National Leader of Education
Matthew is currently the Head Teacher at Burton Road Primary School. Having supported other schools as an LLE, Matthew has a strengthened understanding of teaching and learning and use of success criteria, along with maths and effective use of pupil premium. He is now a designated National Leader more...for Education. Matt has led on the design and deliver of CPD for Head teachers and Senior Leaders across Barnsley for the last 2 years.
Filippa England
Specialist Leader of Education
Filippa is an outstanding practitioner who is currently Learning and Achievement Leader across the Every Child Matters Academy Trust.
Her specialities are in teaching and learning, engaging disadvantaged pupils, and using assessment techniques and data to track pupils and plan for progression. more...With a wealth of experience teaching in KS2, Filippa is particularly interested in encouraging children to become active learners and has implemented changes which help children become more reflective and take ownership of their learning. Filippa is part of Tykes TSA's Initial Teacher Training operational group supporting the recruitment and quality assurance of our Schools Direct Trainees. She is also a facilitator on the Education Development Trust's Early Careers Framework.
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.
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.
Jo Upton
Specialist Leader of Education
Jo is an experienced practitioner and Deputy Head Teacher at Gooseacre Primary Academy. She has experience of teaching throughout the full primary phase, in particular demonstrating outstanding practise in Years 2 and 6. She has supported schools with the teaching and development of the maths curriculum more...and supporting newly qualified teachers. Jo is particularly interested in cooperative learning, and strategies to maximise pupil engagement and participation.
Katie Rose
Specialist Leader of Education
Katie is an experienced KS2 practitioner and was the literacy leader at Shawlands Primary School. She has implemented whole school changes to the writing curriculum to embed SPaG objectives, ensure cross curricular links and consistency of pitch, expectations and challenge. The subject is now more...one of the strengths of the school and standards and progress have continued to rise over the past few years. Katie has outstanding subject knowledge and has worked with a variety of schools to deliver CPD to staff of all levels. She loves being involved in research and development opportunities and is currently working within her own setting to investigate the benefits of whole class guided reading. Katie has recently moved to Summerfields Primary Academy.
Anna Silverwood
Specialist Leader of Education
Anna is an experienced and outstanding FS2 Leader at Summer Lane Primary School. She has had experience of working in both KS1 and the Early Years Foundation Stage. At Summer Lane, Anna has developed both the indoor and outdoor areas and has developed the planning in FS2 to inspire and excite the children more...to learn. This has had an impact on the teaching and learning within the school. Anna has a love for developing early writing and early reading within the early years and has supported others to promote this love of learning within the classroom.
Anna has also mentored NQTs over the past four years and has mentored school direct trainees.
Rebecca Paddock
Specialist Leader of Education
Rebecca is an outstanding teacher with experience of working across foundation stage, KS1 and KS2. She has supported schools, developing systems to support attainment and progress. Rebecca has experience of developing EYFS environments to ensure that they are purposeful and meet the needs of pupils. more...She is now Head Teacher at Worsbrough Common Primary school, where she is leading a large team of staff to develop a consistent approach to teaching and learning and whole school improvement.
Alistair Budd
Local Leader of Education
Alistair is Principal at Upperwood Academy and has supported many schools within Barnsley and further a field. His strengths are supporting schools in their deployment of staff and assisting schools in developing clear systems for teaching and learning to ensure a high quality provision is experienced more...by all pupils. Alistair is the Strategic Lead for Tykes TSA's Initial Teacher Training Programme. He is also a Pupil Premium Reviewer.
