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2 May 2026

Tag: teaching school hubs

Richard Gill, chair, Teaching School Hubs Council

Richard Gill, chair of the Teaching School Hubs Council, tells Jess Staufenberg how he went from standing in the orchestra pit at pantomimes to helping lead teacher development across the country “This is special, you know,” Richard Gill grins with an endearing, cheeky-chappy smile. “I’ve refused interviews, but I’ll do this one!” Schools Week’s good […]

DfE sneaks in £25m saving with teaching school hubs switch

The government has quietly saved £25 million by switching to a system of teaching school hubs, a Schools Week investigation can reveal. Special schools are also being squeezed out in the process. The Department for Education named 81 new teaching school hubs last month. With six already commissioned, it takes the total to 87. Each […]

Revealed: The 77 schools set to run new £65m ‘teaching school hubs’

Seventy-seven schools have been selected to run 81 new teaching school hubs across England, with £65 million in funding made available by government. It takes the total number of hubs to 87. Six initial hubs were announced in January last year with £1.1 million in initial funding, though this represented a scaling-back of the original […]