About Us

"Achieving Excellence by Working Together"

Forest Way Alliance (FWA) comprises approx. 45 primary, secondary and special schools based in and around the North West Leicestershire area.  In partnership with Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School Hub, our member schools and local universities, the Alliance is committed to working with others to improve teaching and learning, including through research.  We take seriously our responsibility to identify and equip teachers and all school staff to be outstanding practitioners at every stage of their career, to provide the best outcomes for pupils.

Our Vision

Forest Way Alliance has a shared moral purpose towards improved attainment for all pupils across the Alliance.
The Alliance are involved in the following areas:
The Headteacher Forum comprises  members from Secondary, Primary and Special Schools sectors of the Alliance.  The primary purpose of the Forum is to evaluate and feedback on the delivery and development of the Alliance’s offer to its members, in collaboration with Leicestershire and Rutland Teaching School Hub.

 What is a teaching school hub?

​The Teaching School Hubs are a network of 87 centres of excellence for teacher training and development, focused on some of the best schools and multi-academy trusts in the country. This programme replaced the previous network of around 750 teaching schools, which ended in August 2021.
Teaching school hubs will provide high-quality professional development to teachers at all stages of their careers.
They will be expected to play a significant role in delivering:
Teaching school hubs will also promote and deliver other high-quality evidence-based professional development to school leaders and teachers.
Forest Way Alliance is part of the
Leicestershire & Truland Teaching School Hub