🎟️ 'The new NPQs have changed professional development landscape, but their impact is flatlining' @growing-together.bsky.social lead, Poppy Nobes

I love delivering the NPQs. However, the current course structure leaves many participants without the chance to take the theoretical and make it practical. My debut piece in Schools Week calls upon the DfE to consider this during the evolution of the NPQ frameworks 🌱 #GrowingTogether #NPQs

Today we brought our 2025 SCITT cohort together for their first conference of the course 👩‍🏫 🏫 Why not join our next cohort? 🎉 Applications for our 2026 programme open TOMORROW Secondary subjects in #Salford #Warrington #Darwen #Tottenham #Brighton 🎉 Click here - www.gov.uk/apply-for-te... ✅

🌱 Grow your leadership. Shape the future. We’re proud to deliver NPQs with Teach First - equipping teachers & leaders with skills, confidence & networks to make lasting impact. 📅 Apply by 16 Oct 2025! 👉 lnkd.in/eE7Dwr-u

🌱 Day 5 – Senior Leader View | Behaviour Awareness Week 2025 Culture starts with leadership. Embedding therapeutic practice means staff training, reflection & shared time. 👉 What sustainable change could support staff & pupils? #BehaviourAwarenessWeek #SchoolLeadership #StaffWellbeing

📊 Day 4 – Middle Leader | #BehaviourAwarenessWeek Audit your data. How often are sanctions used vs restorative approaches? Even small shifts influence culture. 👉 What pattern in your data could you address this term? #MiddleLeadership #BehaviourCulture #RestorativePractice

📋 Day 3 – ECT | #BehaviourAwarenessWeek Most disruption happens in the “in-between” moments. Routines & cues make transitions predictable & calm. 👉 Which classroom transition could you refine this week? #ECTSupport #TeachingPractice #BehaviourStrategies

🤝Day 2 – Trainee Teacher| #BehaviourAwarenessWeek Greeting pupils individually shows they are seen & valued. Strong relationships reduce behaviour challenges more than sanctions. 👉How do you show pupils they matter beyond lesson content?

👂 Day 1 – TA Perspective | #BehaviourAwarenessWeek Behaviour = communication. A calm “You look upset, need a break?” can open dialogue & reduce tension. 👉 What small strategies help you show pupils you are listening? #TeachingAssistants #SEND #TraumaInformed #BehaviourMatters

🌟 Behaviour Awareness Week 2025 🌟 We’re joining @GreatMindsTogether to rethink behaviour in schools - not to manage, but to understand. Each day: 👂TAs 🤝Trainees 📋ECTs 📊Middle Leaders 🌱Senior Leaders. Let’s build schools where staff & pupils thrive. #BehaviourAwarenessWeek

Nervous about your NPQ assessment? Here are 5 tips for the 8-day window: 1) Understand the format 2) Plan structure 3) Use NPQ learning 4) Manage time 5) Use support network ✨ You’re more prepared than you think! More: aldridgeeducation.org/News/Prepari... #NPQ #GrowingTogether #Leadership

Wishing all of our school colleagues a happy Summer holiday🏝️ We've had a brilliant year working with you and have been blown away by your commitment to your own learning and to the pupils in your schools 👩‍🏫 We're also taking some leave over, but please email and we'll respond as soon as we can

🎉 Huge congrats to all ECTs finishing your 2-year induction across Aldridge Education! You've shown passion, resilience & heart. Enjoy your break, you've earned it! 🌿☀️ #ECT #ECF #TogetherWeGrow

🎓 We're so proud of our 2024 SCITT cohort! We can't wait to follow your careers as ECTs and beyond, lots of you in your SCITT school 🎉 A massive well done from all of us in the Growing Together team, and a huge thanks to all of your mentors across Aldridge Education 🥳 @teachfirst.bsky.social

📝 Today’s a good day to say it loud: Thank you, teachers. For the patience, the passion, the extra hours, and the belief in us when we needed it most—you matter.💙 #ThankATeacher #Gratitude #EducationMatters

🚨 We are hiring!🚨 Are you passionate about professional development? Do you have experience leading or facilitating on the NPQs? Do you want to have impact on a national scale? Trust Lead for Professional Development (NPQ Lead) could be for you! 🔗 candidates.every.education/Vacancies/De... #joinus

👀Still looking for an ECT Programme?👀 🎯 Tailored Learning lead by subject experts (Like Jodeth!)👇 💪 Structured Support 🧲 Partners w/ @teachfirst.bsky.social 🧡 We put the wellbeing of our ECTs at the heart of our practice. 👇Find out more! 🔗 www.aldridgeeducation.org/ECTP/ youtu.be/3HHiDF35QM8

🎓 Welcome trainees! 🍏 We held some welcome events for our 2025-26 cohort. These great photos show them scripting what to do instructions with enthusiasm! You still have time to apply to join us in Sept 2025. ⏱️ Get your application in by June 30th 💻 www.aldridgeeducation.org/School-Centr...

📣 🌱 This week we hear from Molly at Sudell Primary in Darwen on the #ECT Pathways Blog. An ECT Yr1 making a difference in her #school #community! 🌿 🔗Click below to find out more about Molly's journey 👇 aldridgeeducation.org/News/Growing... #togetherwegrow 🌿

👀 Still looking for a new #ECT programme for Sept? 👀 Join our ECTP today! 😍 Our 2 year induction for ECTs and their mentors! 💪 Structured Support 🧠 Expert Partnership 🎯 Tailored Learning #togetherwegrow To find out more 👇 🔗 youtu.be/op6Zd5g1Z7M

🚀 🌟 Our next NPQ Spotlight is here! 🌟 🚀 Focused on Sarah Carroll, Head of Enterprise and Personal Development at Aldridge Education. She has just completed her @teachfirst.bsky.social NPQH assessment and has loved it! 🔗 aldridgeeducation.org/News/Growing... #TeachFirst #NPQs #NQPH #GrowYourCareer

This week, we got the incredible news about our NPQ specialist course passing grades. We got 100% pass rates in: 🍎 NPQLT 🍎NPQLTD 🍎NPQLL We are thrilled with our participants' hard work, and cannot wait to see what they achieve next! #congratulations #100percent #NPQs #WellDone

Our last Intensive Training and Practice of this academic year is in full swing! SCITT trainees have been focusing on effective scaffolding in the classroom, practicing preparing resources and receiving feedback from their peers. @teachfirst.bsky.social #getintoteaching #changeyourworldandtheirs

We are still buzzing from our 4 NPQ conference events with participants from our specialist and leadership NPQs. We are in our fourth year of running these events and they are always a highlight, bringing together like-minded leaders for a day of hard thinking and impact! #GrowingTogether

Come and visit us today at The Midland Hotel in Manchester (Stand 1) to #getintoteaching. Find out more about our SCITT programme in partnership with @teachfirst.bsky.social. We can support you to start your training from September 2025! #ChangeYourWorld #GrowYourCareer #GrowTheirFutures

We have had some excellent applications for our Teach First April 2025 NPQ cohort. Join us and take your career to the next level!🚀 aldridgeeducation.org/myNPQ/ #NPQs #JoinUs #applynow

🎉To celebrate our first proper proper day on @bsky.app we're sharing our first ever #ECF #blog from Ben a star ECT at PACA in Brighton 🎉 Absolute privilege to see him grow into the professional he is today 🌱 Together We Grow🌿 🔗https://aldridgeeducation.org/News/ECF-Pathways-Ben-Aldridge/

Hello Blue Sky! Welcome to the official account of Growing Together, the professional development arm of Aldridge Education. We run PD for our 9 schools & partner with @teachfirst.bsky.social to increase our impact nationally. Get in touch to find out how we can impact on your team. #education