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Our Teaching School Hub

Swindon & Wiltshire Teaching School Hub is a designated centre of excellence committed to providing high quality training and development to all teachers and leaders across the region.

We are building a network of partners so that all teachers will be able to access the very best training and support whatever stage of their career they are at – from ITT right through to the new suite of leadership NPQs, through to the golden thread of teacher and leader development. We deliver the Early Careers Framework, National Professional Qualifications as well as other evidence informed CPD alongside access to the well-established networks and curriculum hubs across our region.

Swindon Academy is an all-through academy with provision for students from age 2 to 18. Swindon Academy, which is part of United Learning, is working together with the Teaching School Hub to support the development of teachers and leaders across all phases and stages of their career.

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Nominated as the Teaching School Hub for Swindon and Wiltshire, Glenmoor Academy has extensive experience in providing professional development opportunities to teachers and leaders at all stages of their careers. Having been awarded Teaching School Hub status out of area, we are extremely passionate about the opportunities to extend our skill set and experiences to work with teachers and leaders further afield.

Our motivation to be a Teaching School Hub is born out a desire for teachers and leaders to have equity of access to excellent development opportunities. We know that this is not the case for all teachers and leaders, and we wish to use what we have learnt about raising standards in an area of deprivation, combined with existing expertise and successful delivery models, to ensure equity of provision.

Meet The Team

Danielle Fisher

Director

Danielle Fisher is the Director of the Swindon and Wiltshire Teaching School Hub and Vice Principal at Glenmoor and Winton Academies.

Over the past five years, Danielle has led initial teacher training at Glenmoor and Winton Academies and worked as a Visiting Professional Mentor for United Teaching.

Before taking on the role of Director of the Swindon and Wiltshire Teaching School Hub, Danielle led on teaching and learning at Glenmoor and Winton Academies.

Natalie McKay

Deputy Director

Natalie McKay is Deputy Director of the Swindon and Wiltshire Teaching School Hub and has worked as the Initial Teacher Training Lead at Glenmoor and Winton Academies for the past 3 years.

This role has involved working with a wide range of trainees, early career teachers and numerous teacher training providers in the South West and nationally.

Natalie also works as a Regional Training Centre lead for United Teaching and a Subject Knowledge Coach for another SCITT provider.

Mel Marshall

Deputy Director

Mel Marshall is Deputy Director of the Swindon and Wiltshire Teaching School Hub and works at Glenmoor and Winton Academy.

Over the past few years Mel has worked as a Geography Advisor for United Learning supporting and working with a wide range of schools.

Throughout her career she has been involved in teacher training as a mentor and delivering sessions for trainees and has previously been a Head of Faculty.

As a Group, we have always advocated for shared working to drive continuous improvement, and this sits at the heart of our own approach to professional development. It is gratifying, therefore, to see Glenmoor Academy named as a teaching school hub and to be able to build on their existing expertise, alongside broader colleagues and partners, for the benefit of all children and young people in their region.
- Sir Jon Coles - United Learning CEO -

About Us

Our Teaching School Hub

Our story

Meet The Team

Danielle Fisher

Director

Natalie McKay

Deputy Director

Mel Marshall

Deputy Director

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