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The Teacher Learning Academy (TLA)

Information on the Teacher Learning Academy (TLA), which stimulates learning experiences and encourages teachers to share knowledge and ideas that are effective for them, their pupils and the education profession.

Training and development agency (TDA)

Information about the Training and development agency (TDA), which helps to secure the supply of the school workforce, supporting in-service school workforce training and developing and supporting wider school workforce modernisation. The TDA also supports schools in their development of extended services, as the key driver of the Government’s Every Child Matters (ECM) agenda.

The General Teaching Council for England (GTC)

Information about the General Teaching Council for England (GTC), which maintains a register of qualified teachers, enables the teaching profession to regulate itself and provides advice to Government and other agencies on key issues affecting the quality of teaching and learning.

Whole school – Improving the use of data

Introduction to the programme providing guidance, advice and examples to those involved in using data to evaluate and improve school performance. Effective use of data on pupil performance is an essential part of the school improvement process and is one of the key levers for change.

Introduction, foreword and contents page

This beginning section will provide you with an overview and introduction, along with a contents page for the whole booklet.
National Challenge Adviser contacts

This section provides the contact details for the SSIA, dSSIA and DCSF contact for the region.
Achievements, standards and provision

Support in core subject areas with personalised tuition and assistance in recruitment of staff are some of the offers that can be found in this section.
Pupil development and well being

This section offers initiatives aimed at helping raise pupils' aspirations and support pupil development.
Leadership and management

Leadership support activities and access to management programmes can be found in this content, with a FAQ section to help understand the different programmes.
Structural change

This provides an overview of the different structural solutions available to National Challenge schools.

Secondary

The Teacher Learning Academy (TLA)

Training and development agency (TDA)

The General Teaching Council for England (GTC)

Whole school – Improving the use of data

Key Stage 4 network meeting for school senior leaders

Secondary Intervention: Next steps

Key Stage 3 issues: Whole school improvement

Secondary headlines - spring 2009

Key Stage 3 issues: Leadership

Support for schools: options for National Challenge Advisers

Introduction, foreword and contents page

National Challenge Adviser contacts

Achievements, standards and provision

Pupil development and well being

Leadership and management

Structural change

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