| Partners | Partner Information |
| Partner Primary Schools: Hetton Lyons Hetton Primary Eppleton Academy Easington Lane East Rainton | Our partnerships with our primary colleagues form the bedrock of our work to unite the local community and provide the best education service for the children and young people in our area. Our partner primaries have a representative on our governing board, and our Senior Leadership Team serve as governors in the primaries. Our transition work is developing all the time and will soon be enhanced by our Hetton Honours project. |
| Other primaries | Children come to Hetton from a wide range of other primary schools outside of our main partners. We work hard at liaison with these schools to ensure the best transition possible for the children. |
| Sports Academy Partners | Through our Cricket Academy, we collaborate with Durham Cricket Board, Hetton Lyons Cricket Club and Eppleton Cricket Club. In the Football Academy, we work with Sunderland Foundation of Light. In the Rugby Academy we collaborate with Rigor Coaching and Houghton Rugby Club |
| DfE ONE Vision project | In 2019, we volunteered to be part of the One North East Vision project. Through the Department for Education, we are a lead school in using this project to develop our school rapidly for the benefit of all our students. |
| The Gorse Academies Trust (TGAT): The Morley Academy, Leeds | As part of the ONE Vision project, we work closely with TGAT and in particular The Morley Academy, an outstanding school in Leeds. By collaborating with their principal, a National Leader of Education, we have developed a plan that provides support for all areas of the school. |
| Outwood Academy City (OAC), Sheffield | As part of the ONE Vision project, we also work with a ‘DfE Similar School’ in OAC. This allows colleagues to share best practice and see it in action. |
| Together for Children, Sunderland | As the only remaining LA Maintained school in Sunderland, we work with Together for Children, as they seek to improve all children’s services in the city. We collaborate on finance, governor services and HR etc. |
| Sunderland Headteacher’s Group | The secondary schools in Sunderland meet monthly to discuss a wide range of issues and get consensus on city-wide decisions. This group forms a vital tool in sharing best practice and providing leadership support. |
| Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) | We meet with the EEF regularly and use their research to ensure that we use strong evidenced-based approaches when developing strategies of school improvement. |
| Shotton Hall Research School (SHRS) | We work with to aid professional development and with their initial teacher-training (ITT) programme. |
| Post-16 colleges | In order to provide the best possible independent advice for our students around post-16 education, we work with nine post-16 providers. |
| Universities | We have strong links with local universities at Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle. We also work with Oxford and Cambridge universities on aspiration programmes. |
| Schools North East (SNE) | We are a SNE partner school and our Headteacher sits on the SNE Headteacher Advisory Board. A member of our SLT is an EduNorth Advocate. |
| Schools Forum (Sunderland) | Our Headteacher sits on the Sunderland Schools Forum, helping to make authority-wide decisions on educational finance. |
| Subject Leader networks | All our Faculty and Subject Leaders are part of subject networks in the local area or region. |
| National Governors Association (NGA) | Our governors are part of the NGA and take regular training updates to stay current on governance issues and develop their knowledge and understanding |
