Collaborative Partnerships

Collaborative Partnerships & System Leadership

We are delighted to share that Stanley Grove Primary and Nursery Academy has been designated as a Lead Setting for the Accomplish Early Years Stronger Practice Hub.

Stronger Practice Hubs bring together early years expertise and research informed practice to support settings and practitioners in providing the very best experiences and outcomes for young children. As a Lead Setting, Stanley Grove has been recognised for the strength of its early years provision and will play an important role in sharing effective practice, supporting professional development and working collaboratively with other early years settings. We are incredibly proud to contribute to the Accomplish Early Years Stronger Practice Hub and to help strengthen early years practice across the wider community, while continuing to learn, develop and provide high-quality education and care for our own children and families.

Read Write Inc. – National Filmed School

In 2025, Stanley Grove was selected as one of only three schools nationally to become a Read Write Inc. Filmed School - a significant recognition of the exceptional quality of our early reading provision. As a result, our practice is captured and shared as a benchmark of excellence, supporting schools across the country and internationally to strengthen their phonics and early literacy teaching. Our work contributes directly to raising standards well beyond our own setting.

 

Sharing Practice with Others – Sector-Wide Impact

Stanley Grove is a highly outward-facing school with a substantial and sustained commitment to system leadership. We regularly welcome a large number of schools from across the region and nationally to observe and learn from our practice.

Our offer extends beyond single visits: we provide structured, high-quality professional development, curriculum exemplification and leadership support. Our broad, ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum- particularly our recognised strength in the arts and pupil leadership serves as a model for others.

This extensive outreach reflects the exceptional level our team work at to support others: our work is not only impactful within our own school but is widely disseminated, highly influential and improving practice at scale.

 

Jerry Clay English Hub – Driving Regional Improvement

We are proud to play a key role within the Jerry Clay English Hub. Members of our staff team are recognised specialists and accredited auditors, working directly with schools across the region to improve the teaching of early reading.

Through coaching, training and quality assurance, we support schools to implement evidence-informed approaches with fidelity- ensuring that more children, beyond Stanley Grove, become confident and fluent readers.

 

Outwood Together – Strong Local Partnerships

We are deeply committed to collaboration within our local community. Through Outwood Together, we work in close partnership with seven local schools to strengthen provision and ensure consistently high outcomes for all children.

This partnership enables meaningful collaboration between leaders and staff, supports shared professional development and ensures high-quality transition into Key Stage 3. Our locality-driven approach ensures that collective responsibility leads to improved outcomes for every child in our community.