What's Happening

We are now recruiting for our GTP course starting in January 2009 and our SCITT and GTP courses starting in September 2009. If you would like further information please contact the Titan office. We will be running 3 Taster days this year for potential applicants to learn more about the course and visit some of the schools involved in our programme.

Taster Days are 21st October and 21st January. Please call 0121 212 4567 as soon as possible to book a place on your preferred day.

Please note we still have vacancies on our teacher training courses in Maths, Science and Primary.

The Titan Partnership is a local and geographically based partnership of schools, colleges and the University in the north-west area of Birmingham. To join the Titan Partnership your organisation must be involved in education in the north-west area of Birmingham. All members pay an annual contribution to be a member organisation. Membership is based on an academic year.

The benefits of membership:

• Access to a diverse and unique partnership of schools
• Access to Titan’s Payroll Service
• Access to Titan’s Initial Teacher Training programmes
• Access to Titan’s CPD opportunities and Titan CPD framework
• Involvement and advice with work-related learning activities
• Access to Titan Confidential – support for Head teachers and senior managers
• Access to Titan’s Middle Leaders programme
• Numerous staff development opportunities through the annual conference, subject support meetings, Collegiate development, VLEs
• Weekly Head teachers updates from national organisations
• Advice on financial issues
• Links to and advice from non-educational partners
• Access to management training from outside of education
• Support with Gifted and Talented activities
• Links to other organisations, e.g. NCSL, DCSF
• The advantages of being associated with an educational charity

If you are interested in joining the Titan Partnership of want to know more about our activities, please contact the Titan office.

The Titan CPD conference this year was focussing on Education in the 21st Century. Our keynote speaker was Mick Waters and a number of workshops took place on topics such as Community Cohesion, Teaching the Diplomas and 14-19 Curriculum.

Resources from the day will be available to download shortly.

Titan works closely with Aston Science Park - the ideal business location www.astonsciencepark.co.uk. Business accommodation ranges from fully serviced incubation units for start-up companies to individual premises where more established companies can enjoy the kudos associated with the prestigious business location.