About us

Pioneers Partnership SCITT is a DfE accredited Teacher Training provider.

We have been a leading teacher training provider for Primary and Secondary teachers in Greater Manchester for more than 10 years.

We are part of Great Academies Education Trust which is a Multi Academy Trust with schools in Rochdale and Tameside. Our wider partnership of placement schools includes a large number of primary and secondary schools within the Greater Manchester area.

Our vision is underpinned by a strong moral purpose to serve the pupils of our local partner schools, by improving the life chances of those children, some of whom come from the most disadvantaged wards in the country.

There is a clear commitment from all partners to ensure that trainees realise their potential and are prepared to teach in any school context. Because of this, employment rates on completion of the course are consistently high. A large number of our trainees secure their first teaching positions within our wider partnership of schools

THE PIONEERS PARTNERSHIP TEAM

  • Sarah Swindin, Director of SCITT
  • Gary Miller, SCITT Advisor for Great Academies Education Trust
  • Sophie Iqbal, SCITT Administrator
  • Lesley Ogden, ECT Transition Coordinator
  • Paula Jameson, Lead Mentor for Secondary
  • Victoria Rayment, Lead Mentor for Primary

SCHOOLS CAN ONLY BE AS GOOD AS THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THEM.

At Pioneers Partnership SCITT, we aim to provide the very best in Initial Teacher Training.
We are committed to ensuring that all students have access to outstanding teaching and learning opportunities.

Therefore, as a partnership, we will:
-Recruit trainees with the potential, resilience and drive to become great teachers
-Provide high-quality training by experts designed to meet the individual needs of our trainees and the context they work in
-Prepare our trainees with the skills they need to be great teachers in a variety of contexts
-Collaboratively lead and manage the SCITT so that the needs of each trainee and school are
met.

Our vision is straightforward:
“In Pursuit of Excellence” for our partners, our trainee teachers, and the communities they serve.
We believe that every child deserves a world class education, and our commitment to ensuring this motivates and drives everything that we do.
We ensure that those who begin their careers with us develop to become reflective, inquisitive, and confident practitioners and leaders of the future.

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