Teaching schools and system leadership: June 2021
Updated 2 July 2021
Applies to England
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Overview
This publication provides updated figures on system leaders currently working within the school system in England. There is variation between reports due to the natural churn of the system, changes to eligibility and staff turnover.
Designation rounds for national leaders of education (NLEs) and teaching schools closed in May 2018, and designation rounds for national leaders of governance (NLGs) closed in May 2017. There will be no further NLE designation rounds until the Department for Education (DfE) has implemented the recommendations of the NLE advisory group (published in February 2020). The teaching schools programme will end in August 2021 and there will be no further designations to this programme. The current NLG designations will end in August 2021.
We confirmed in February 2021 that 87 schools have been selected as teaching school hubs (TSH), forming centres of excellence for teacher and leadership training and development, focusing mainly on the Department’s ‘golden thread’ of Initial Teacher Training (ITT), the Early Career Framework (ECF) and National Professional Qualifications (NPQs).
On Thursday 20th May, we announced that the National Governance Association (NGA) will be awarded a contract to deliver the reformed National Leaders of Governance (NLG) programme for up to 4 years. On Wednesday 30th June NGA opened the application process for new NLGs. The application round will close at 9am on Thursday 29th July 2021. We are keen to attract high calibre trustees and governance professionals to apply for this exciting role. Further information about the role and application round can be found on the NGA website.
Applications will be assessed over the summer and DfE will confirm designations by the end of September 2021.
As at 1 June 2021, across England there were:
- 87 Teaching School Hubs – no change from 1 March 2021
- 599 Teaching School Alliances - a decrease of 2 from 1 March 2021
- 731 Teaching Schools - a decrease of 2 from 1 March 2021
- 978 National Leaders of Education - a decrease of 9 from 1 March 2021
- 313 National Leaders of Governance - a decrease of 5 from 1 March 2021
Number of teaching school hubs by RSC area
| RSC area | Number of TSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| East of England & North East London | 10 | ||
| East Midlands & Humber | 12 | ||
| Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 14 | ||
| North | 6 | ||
| North West London & South Central England | 10 | ||
| South East & South London | 13 | ||
| South West | 11 | ||
| West Midlands | 11 | ||
| Total | 87 |
(Source: DfE Management Information)
Teaching schools and teaching school alliances
As at 1 June 2021, there were 599 teaching school alliances across England and 731 teaching schools. The number of teaching school alliances decreased by 2 and the number of teaching schools decreased by 2 from March 2021. Around 82% of teaching school alliances had one teaching school although a few had as many as 5 or 6.
Teaching schools were present in all 8 English RSC areas, and in 147 out of 150 local authorities: City of London and Isles of Scilly are excluded from the analysis as each has only one maintained school.
Number of teaching schools by RSC area
| RSC area | Number of teaching schools | Change from March 2021 | Percentage of all teaching schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands & Humber | 82 | 0 | 11.2% |
| East of England & North East London | 94 | 0 | 12.9% |
| Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 123 | 0 | 16.8% |
| North | 62 | 0 | 8.5% |
| South Central & North West London | 88 | 0 | 12.0% |
| South East & South London | 110 | -1 | 15.0% |
| South West | 80 | 0 | 10.9% |
| West Midlands | 92 | -1 | 12.6% |
| Total | 731 | -2 |
(Source: DfE Management Information. Please note that as the percentages are rounded, the total value will not always be 100%)
National leaders of education (NLEs)
As at 1 June 2021, there were 979 National Leaders of Education, a decrease of 8 from 1 March 2021.
The majority of NLEs belong to different schools and only 27 schools have 2 or more NLEs. NLEs were present in 148 of 150 local authorities.
Number of NLEs by RSC area
| RSC area | Number of NLEs | Change from March 2021 | Percentage of all NLEs |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands & Humber | 139 | -2 | 14.2% |
| East of England & North East London | 82 | -1 | 8.4% |
| Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 184 | -2 | 18.8% |
| North | 87 | 0 | 8.9% |
| South Central & North West London | 109 | -1 | 11.1% |
| South East & South London | 150 | 0 | 15.3% |
| South West | 95 | -1 | 9.7% |
| West Midlands | 131 | -2 | 13.4% |
| Not applicable | 1 | 0 | 0.1% |
| Total | 978 | -9 |
(Source: DfE Management Information. Please note that as the percentages are rounded, the total value will not always be 100%)
Not applicable refers to NLEs who are currently in between schools or alternatively have a BFPO address.
National leaders of governance (NLGs)
There were 313 NLGs as at 1 June 2021. This was a decrease of 5 from March 2021. A total of 116 local authorities had at least one NLG.
Number of NLGs by RSC area
| RSC area | Number of NLGs | Change from March 2021 | Percentage of all NLGs |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Midlands & Humber | 58 | -2 | 18.5% |
| East of England & North East London | 27 | 0 | 8.6% |
| Lancashire & West Yorkshire | 61 | -1 | 19.5% |
| North | 22 | 0 | 7.0% |
| South Central & North West London | 41 | 0 | 13.1% |
| South East & South London | 53 | 0 | 16.9% |
| South West | 28 | -1 | 8.9% |
| West Midlands | 23 | -1 | 7.3% |
| Not applicable | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 313 | -5 |
(Source: DfE Management Information. Please note that as the percentages are rounded, the total value will not always be 100%)
Not applicable refers to NLGs who are currently in between schools or alternatively have a BFPO address.