Citywide Alliance Schools Training

Partner Code: CAST     East Sussex     https://www.castcpd.co.uk/

CAST (‘Citywide Alliance Schools Training’) is a company, driven by principles not profit, supporting the sustainable delivery of affordable, high quality, continuing professional development (‘CPD’) and leadership development to school leaders, teachers and support staff across all phases, at all stages in their career – helping to ensure that children receive quality first teaching and the best possible start in life.

CAST continues the work of the Citywide Alliance and their success in helping to raise standards in schools across Sussex and was formed following cessation of operations from their office base at Westdene Primary School, Brighton in the Spring term of 2017. Westdene was one of the first 100 schools nationally to be designated Teaching School status in 2011 and whilst making the decision to de-designate in 2015, continued to work in collaboration and partnership with others with the CPD provision continuing as the ‘Citywide Alliance’ - coordinating the service across Brighton and Hove.

Working in partnership with schools and Teaching Schools across Sussex – including Robsack Wood Primary Academy in Hastings and having an office base at Newick Teaching School, East Sussex, CAST offers a variety of training and professional development opportunities, covering a wide range of curriculum and leadership development across East Sussex as well as continuing the provision in Brighton - extending the reach further across Sussex.

Courses and programmes are run from a variety of venues including Brighton, Newick and Hastings and wherever possible, other venues across Sussex.

CAST will be running NPQML and NPQSL groups in Spring 2020 at the following venues:

Brighton & Hove:

Withdean Training Centre

Tongdean Lane

Brighton

East Sussex

BN1 5JD

Newick:

Newick Teaching School

Allington Road

Newick,

East Sussex

BN8 4NB