Sharing academic resources

A number of Heads of Department at Withington enjoy links with other local maintained secondary schools, with whom they have meetings and share resources for mutual benefit.

Background

Background and goals

• The Head of French is a member of the Association of Language Learners, an organisation which supports language teachers in maintained and independent schools. 
• The Head of ICT takes part in the Computers at Schools (CAS) online forum, where teachers can share ideas and resources. 
• The Head of Politics meets with the Head of Department at Xaverian College to discuss the new Politics A level specification.

Resources

Withington staff members share teaching resources and their educational expertise. 

Impact

• Withington hosts meetings for the Association of Language Learners, and over 30 teachers from both the maintained and independent sector benefit from the meetings. 
• 100s of teachers benefit from membership to the CAS forum. 
• There are approximately 100 pupils studying Politics at Xaverian College, all of whom benefit from the sharing of resources and information. Withington pupils studying Politics A Level also benefit from this sharing of resources with Xaverian.

Frequency

• Association of Language Learners meets five times a year.
• The CAS forum is in constant, daily use.
• Politics Department meetings occur half-termly.