The Alliance
Our alliance partners offer not only a strong local and respected credence in ITT and school to school support, we also have within the Alliance partners who bring a national reputation and perspective to our delivery of the Teaching School requirements. Our national and international reputation for innovatively using IT to deliver both high standards of pupil achievement and in school to school collaboration, will mean that the Cornerstone teaching school can work with schools locally, but bring in expertise from schools nationally.
The Cornerstone teaching school alliance consists of Schools, Universities and other strategic partners situated both locally and nationally. The alliance collectively provides high quality education and innovative opportunities within schools. Cornerstone alliance members have access to online discussion forums, access to professional learning opportunities and support, discounts on conferences, research and development partnerships and are part of a collaborative network. If you feel that your school / business would benefit from being part of this alliance and have something to offer yourselves. Please complete the contact form below.
We are fortunate to have a Strategic board with a role in setting strategy and monitoring outcomes. Below you will find the names and details of those schools and companies on our strategic board:
Uffculme
Uffculme
Uffculme secondary school is a successful ‘Outstanding’ school in Devon. Inspectors were impressed with all aspects of school life but in particular the way in which the school works as a harmonious learning community. Praise was given to teachers for their commitment to delivering high quality lessons and to the students for their outstanding attitudes to learning. The spiritual, moral, social and cultural provision is particularly strong. Students make outstanding progress and achieve highly whilst behaviour is described as “exemplary”.
St James
St James
St James is a rapidly growing 11-16 school that represents everything that is exciting about comprehensive education. In 2014 the school was one of the highest performing schools in Devon for 5 A*-C including English and Maths and results for English and Maths placed them in the top 5% of similar schools nationally and exceed national expectations in most subjects. In 2015 results exceeded targets for the top 20% of schools nationally with 57% of students achieving 5 A*- C including English and Maths, 32% leaving with 5 A* – B and 13% of all grades awarded being A* and A.Sidmouth
Sidmouth
Sidmouth Church of England Primary School provides a vibrant and exciting learning environment where all children are provided with opportunities to succeed. The life of the school is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve. The school has developed very strong partnerships between home and school and the curriculum aims to give academic success, with an emphasis on social, physical and creative opportunities.
Weston All Saints
Weston All Saints
Sidmouth Church of England Primary School provides a vibrant and exciting learning environment where all children are provided with opportunities to succeed. The life of the school is driven by enthusiasm and a desire to achieve. The school has developed very strong partnerships between home and school and the curriculum aims to give academic success, with an emphasis on social, physical and creative opportunities.
Clyst St Mary
Clyst St Mary
Clyst St Mary Primary School has the following key aims:
- • Enable each child to continually achieve within a successful village school in preparation for independence and lifelong learning.
- • Open windows to the world, offering an all round education which enables each child to achieve the highest possible standards academically, physically, morally and spiritually.
- • Enable children to develop in a healthy, safe and secure environment where everyone is valued.
- • Provide an inspirational curriculum that enables the children to explore, investigate, create and communicate whilst delivering the aims of the Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum.
- • Use the local community as a stepping stone to the wider world.
- • Provide children with the skills, economic understanding and a voice to become confident global citizens.
- • Create a happy, caring school community where good behaviour and manners are expected and celebrated.
- • Enable each child to have the ICT skills to equip them to access all aspects of life in the 21st Century.
National College
National College
We improve the quality of the education and early years workforce and help schools to help each other improve. NCTL works with schools to develop an education system supported locally by partnerships and led by the best headteachers.University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter has broken into the top 100 universities in the world for the first time in the most influential global league table, released today. The University is now ranked 93rd in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, placing it among the very best institutions across the globe. The new ranking marks a significant rise for the University, having leapt from 154th last year, and cements its position as being amongst the top 1 per cent of universities worldwide.South West Grid for Learning
South West Grid for Learning
South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Trust is a not-for-profit charitable trust providing schools and other establishments with safe, secure, managed and supported connectivity and associated services, learning technologies to improve outcomes, and the toolkit for being safer online. The core objectives; value for money, service quality, choice, flexibility and safety ensure that the services we provide are the best possible.
SWGfL are proud to be a world leader in online child safety, a founding member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety as well as an advisor to Governments and the lead partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre
Microsoft
Microsoft
Over the last three decades, Microsoft has consistently transformed the way that people live, work, play and connect through great technology. They are inspired every day by the genuine belief that through their work can change the world for the better. Microsoft are driving advances in cloud computing, developing new ways for people to interact with technology at home, at work and on the move, while transforming education and public services and supporting the UK economy.APi Communications
APi Communications
APi Communications are leading designers and installers of audio visual systems in the wider South West of the UK and beyond. APi take a brief and create a system that matches the client's requirements and deliver it with excellence. Members of PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association and all engineers are DBS checked and approved. APi are comfortable working with newer networked IP based A/V systems as we are with more traditional analogue types. APi work in many sectors: Commercial, education, visitor attractions & business.TME
TME
TME are completely focussed on how ICT can enhance education. They support schools both with site visits and remotely over secure internet links. TME support school staff both whilst at school and at home. They have links with leading manufacturers enabling them to deliver cutting edge solutions whilst incorporating existing legacy equipment wherever possible.GL Assessments
GL Assessments
GL Assessment is a leading provider of integrated assessments, stakeholder surveys, self-evaluation systems and professional development services. For over 30 years, GL Assessment has developed rigorous and high quality assessments for children’s education, mental health and wellbeing. Originally founded by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), with whom we continue to work today, GL Assessment leads literacy, numeracy and ability testing in UK schools and our resources are used in over 100 countries worldwide.
More than3 million pupils in UK primary and secondary schools take GL tests every year and have delivered over7 million online tests to date. The official assessment provider of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)and a Premium Partner of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL).
GL work with a large pool of leading organisations, enabling them to source skills and expertise that are specific to the job in hand in order to create scientifically rigorous assessments that incorporate the very latest thinking and research. Other partners include King’s College London, the University of York, the University of Michigan and the Australian Council for Educational Research.
IRIS Connect
IRIS Connect
IRIS Connect supports self-improving teachers, schools and systems by helping build on your strengths which will improve outcomes for you and your students. We give you the tools to tap into the knowledge, experience and expertise that exists in your school and the wider system, while feeding back into the community.
Our platform and integrated video technology provide powerful professional learning opportunities and enable deeper collaboration within and between schools. With training, technical support and consultancy as standard, we help youachieve scalable and sustainable change through self-improvement.
