The Loughborough Learning Alliance is a dedicated coordination between schools in Loughborough and the surrounding Leicestershire area. Based at Ashmount, this teaching school is following the national trend of improving the attainment of every child by driving significant improvement in the quality of professional practice. It offers training and support through Initial Teacher Training (ITT), opportunities for Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Succession Planning and Talent Management (identifying and developing leadership potential), School to School Support (providing support for other schools), designating and brokering Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs), and engaging in Research and Development activity (R&D). Overall this aims to improve the quality of teaching and leadership within partner schools of which Stonebow is one.

Membership of the Loughborough Learning Alliance includes the following benefits:

• Termly meetings
• Subject leader networks for:- Literacy; Numeracy; SEND/SENCo; EYFS; Site Managers; Any other groups that the alliance feel relevant
• Headteacher working groups and briefing events
• Teachmeet events
• Opportunity to be involved in hosting a School Direct student
• Access to our SLE network
• Access to CPD services for schools led by SLEs, consultants and Headteachers
• Access to discounted Governor training and development
• School to school support
• Access to inclusion provision
• Regular Team Teach training