Cranmer Education Trust serves the communities of Oldham, Rochdale and Greater Manchester with a mission to transform the life chances of children and young people through excellent education and outstanding schools.
Our ethos is collaborative and relationships are strong. Trust and school leaders work together to develop the principles and frameworks for continuous improvement, based on our shared values. Our school improvement team taps into the expertise in our schools to develop models of provision and guides for implementation which support each other at different stages of development. We continue to grow. Every school adds to the collective capacity and makes us all stronger together. We welcome interest from schools that share our values and ambitions for all our community.
Joining our Trust
Staff training and professional development are at the core of the CET; you cannot build great schools without great teaching and great support services. We run school-centred Initial Teacher Training through Manchester Nexus, training on average 60 new teachers a year, both primary and secondary, in both our trust schools and the wider area partnership including our strategic partner and primary specialist, Ashdene School in South Manchester. We also run the East Manchester Teaching School Hub, providing Appropriate Body services, Early Career Training and the full suite of National Professional Qualifications. As the Kinder Languages Hub, we continue to work with schools on languages teaching. Through the Cranmer Institute we train and provide specialist SLEs and bespoke CPD, working with other trusts, Local Authorities, and the Greater Manchester Learning Partnership.
Teacher Training & Development
