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DfE funded project shows long-lasting positive impact for teaching profession


The Department for Education (DfE) funded Transition to Teach programme, delivered by Cognition Education, reached its successful conclusion in August 2023, after recruiting and mentoring 338 teachers through initial teacher training, qualified teacher status and early employment.


Transition to Teach worked with over 80 School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) and Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers during the project’s 3-year duration, benefiting the learning of 57,570 pupils. An average of almost 90% of newly qualified teachers


who successfully completed the Transition to Teach programme gained employment as teachers. 90% said they were likely to remain in the teaching profession 5 years from now.


The Transition to Teach programme was set up to support eligible career changers into teaching, including those who had taken early retirement or had been made redundant.


338 career changers were recruited to the Transition to Teach programme, each with an average of 12 years of work history and associated transferable skills.


One of the career changers who went through the Transition to Teach programme is Nour Ben Slama, a former business travel consultant working in the travel industry, now working at Birkenhead High School Academy in the Wirral. Nour said her experience with Transition to Teach was a positive one:


“I worked in the travel industry with companies including American Airlines until 2019 before losing my job due to the pandemic. Friends told me that I’d make a good teacher. I got in touch with Transition to Teach and began my PGCE in 2021/22. As I live in Liverpool, I trained to teach secondary French and Spanish with Archbishop Blanch School Direct Partnership in Liverpool, at both an all girls’ school and an all boys’ school. “90% of Transition to Teach trainees saying they’re likely to stay in the profession 5 years from now sounds accurate because I think you only go into teaching if you have a passion for it. You’ve got to be organised, hard-working, approachable, caring and have a good sense of humour. My Transition to Teach experience has been a positive one, and I hope that others are able to benefit from the programme in the future.”


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Appointment of new CEO for GLF Schools


GLF Schools has announced that Julian Drinkall has been appointed as the Trust’s new CEO, following a national recruitment campaign. Julian will replace Jon Chaloner, GLF Schools’ founding CEO, who will be stepping down at the end of the year after leading GLF Schools since its formation in September 2012.


Julian is a proven MAT CEO, having been CEO of AET for 5 years until 2021, during which time he led a major transformation of the organisation. Julian also brings an international track record of working with schools and other organisations in the state, non-profit and private sectors. Julian will take up his post on 11 December. Lynne O’Reilly, Chair of GLF Schools, said, “Whilst naturally we are sad that Jon will be moving on, the Board is delighted that Julian will be taking over as CEO. We had a high level of interest in the role and some excellent candidates, and we are confident that Julian will bring an exceptional level of expertise and skills to the organisation. Thanks to Jon’s work the Trust is in a strong position, and the Board and I look forward to supporting Julian as he builds on that strength to ensure the best possible provision for the 17000+ children in our schools.”


With regard to his appointment, Julian said: “I am delighted and proud to be joining GLF Schools as Chief Executive, and looking forward to getting to know students and staff, parents and carers, and each local community. From the outset I’ve been struck by the incredible work that the whole GLF family is so clearly committed to, and the trust’s values and beliefs are a direct match with my own. Jon and the team have established a strong track record for the trust and I’m really looking forward to building on that impressive legacy, supporting each school to go from strength to strength.”


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September 2023


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