Training school (United Kingdom)

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A training school was a type of specialist school in England [1] that specialised in adult education and teacher training. [2] [3] [4] They provided exceptional facilities for in-service and work experience training for teachers. There were around 230 training schools. [5]

They were described "As centres of excellence for training, Training Schools act as experts in adult learning and the transfer of skills, and provide a venue for high quality professional development." [4]

Initially, there was a requirement that a training school had to have High Performing Specialist Schools status. This requirement was removed in February 2010 to enable special schools to become training schools. [6]

Training School designation is no longer in use, it was superseded in England by Specialist Teaching Schools, [7] many working with other schools and strategic partners to form a Teaching School Alliance. The first cohort of 100 Teaching Schools across 97 Teaching School Alliances were designated for the beginning of the 2011–2012 academic year. [8] Teaching Schools are themselves losing designation from 31 August 2021, with their role passing to regional Teaching School Hubs, of which there will be 87 across England. [9]

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