About SSELP

Sheffield South East Learning Partnership

SSELP is a partnership that enables schools to collaborate at all levels, whatever their status or
background, for the benefit of the pupils and the local community.

Enhancing the life- chances of every child in the partnership has been our aim since the 1990s and
SSELP has demonstrated that so much more can be offered and achieved by working collaboratively
and by being ambitious and innovative. Close working, based on mutual trust, is truly embedded
through SSELP’s priorities and the sharing of good practice.

SSELP has a high profile within the city and beyond, works with national organisations and leading
educational figures and has been recognised with national awards.

Inspiring Learning

Improving Speech and Language in Early Years.
Employing additional Speech and Language Therapists
Working in partnership with the Open University to promote pleasure in reading.
Enabling children from every school to study the same novel and meet the author.
Working with Grimm and Co to build a theatre structure in each school in rotation and employ a resident artist to promote children’s writing skills
Running a Maths network and Maths conference for subject leaders
Organising an inter-school tables quiz for pupils
Working with Music in the Round and Concerteenies to enhance children’s musical experience.
Organising a KS2 Singing Festival and an inter-school choir
Working in partnership with Sheffield Museums and Galleries to organise bespoke workshops for pupils and professional development for staff.
Organising an art exhibition, displaying work from all schools in a city centre location.
Improving transition from primary to secondary schools.
Working with secondary colleagues to extend career development to primary schools
Working in partnership with UNICEF to enable schools to achieve the Rights Respecting Schools Award
Running moderation networks for every year group.
Developing leadership through an annual conference, an in-depth subject leadership development programme, professional development through a deputy heads network, an assessment network and school to school reviews.
Supporting SEND provision through embedding a Trauma informed approach, running monthly panels to provide support and allocate funds for high-needs pupils, and allocating Educational Psychology sessions to schools.
Organising a bespoke programme on the Strategic Leadership of Pupil Premium
Running a Living Well strategy, focussing on mental and physical health, and on supporting families with the cost-of-living crisis.
Encouraging pupils to take part in shared activities eg a swimming festival, inter-school sports, music events, a joint newspaper.
Evaluating the programme and reporting to governors at an AGM