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CONTENTS About us Meetings & Working Groups Titan Spotlights Cross-Phase Meetings Member Socials Careers Fairs Virtual Careers Fair Employability Programmes Careers Support Raising Aspiration Through Sport SEND Provision Student Awards & Competitions Titan Awards & Charity Dinner Fundraising Member Rewards Talk Education Podcast Teacher Training The Titan Team Membership Fees Programme of Activity Member Portal Member Update

ABOUT TITAN PARTNERSHIP Titan Partnership, an education charity in Birmingham, has been enriching education for over 35 years. It has a rich history of supporting schools, developing staff, and inspiring students through its dedicated membership network that brings together education at all levels across the city. As a community, we have crafted a membership offer that meets the current and future needs of education in Birmingham, continuing with what works and adding more of what matters. Focused spotlight sessions on specific areas such as mental health and wellbeing, child criminal exploitation, artificial intelligence in education, financial planning, T-Levels and apprenticeships run alongside our core membership meetings and working groups. Recognising our unique network of primary and secondary schools, FE colleges, and HE institutions, we are bringing Birmingham education together with cross-phase networking events and member socials to work collaboratively to better Birmingham’s education landscape.

Through our partners and employer links, we will For over a decade, we have brought together our continue to inspire and encourage young people members for an evening of celebration and to find their futures, whatever this may be, with awards at our annual Awards & Charity Dinner, the return of our in-person careers and skills fairs, recognising staff and student achievements and complimented by our nationwide accessed raising money for our charity. This year, we will virtual fair and employability programmes and also be hosting the Titan Expo, providing a great challenges for students and young people. opportunity to meet education-focused businesses and organisations from across Now in its 19th year, the Titan Aston Olympians Birmingham and the UK, bringing everyone Primary sporting event has continued to raise together to continue to transform education in aspirations through sport. We are delighted to our city. announce that we will expand on this with a dedicated SEND day and a secondary- specific As a charity, we are aware of how tight budgets SEND sport challenge. are, so we are again freezing our membership fees for 2024-25. Taking lessons from managing one of the city's successful SEND Developing Local Provision We hope that you can see the added value and Projects, we have crafted a new SEND offer for will join the Titan community this academic year. schools that offers support, training, and resources to continue helping those pupils most in need and, importantly, the SENDCos supporting them. We will continue to offer our monthly student award that recognises young people who have excelled in school. Our student art competitions will continue to encourage creativity. Winners receive prizes and certificates of participation and achievement.

WORKING TOGETHER, MAKING A DIFFERENCE For over three decades, Titan has supported education across Birmingham by leading discussions, providing a space for collaboration, and collectively working together to drive positive change. Our calendar of meetings, working groups, and spotlights ensures that our members feel supported, guided, and heard throughout the academic year. Our adaptability means that we flex with the needs of our members, our city, and education at a national level. We also recognise the importance of creating solid and meaningful relationships, so we are introducing our larger cross-phase networking events and member socials, which will bring education together across Birmingham. Headteacher Meetings Top-level discussion and support for schools across our network. A collaborative, safe space for leaders to focus on the issues that matter. Meetings are held half-termly. Breakfast and refreshments are provided. Senior Leader Meetings Bringing together deputy and assistant headteachers to support each other, create a space for networking and development, and play a key role in pushing forward network objectives.

Careers & Skills Meeting This cross-phase meeting brings together schools, careers leads, FE, HE and businesses to ensure that we collectively support young people to find their futures. Meetings include the latest careers-focused updates, opportunities and guest speakers from careers education and business. Post-16 Working Group This group ensures all young people are supported, regardless of their post-16 pathway. It brings together post- 16 staff from across sixth forms, colleges, and universities. The group provides the latest updates, support, and opportunities. SENDCo Leads Working Group Bringing together SENDCo leads from across Primary and Secondary to share best practice and receive support, training and opportunities to continue supporting SEND young people. Titan also manages the SEND Developing Local Provision for the Aston & Nechells Consortium and works closely with other DLP projects across the city. Recruitment and Retention Working Group This working group brings together leaders in school and Titan’s initial teacher training experts to ensure that we continue to grow a teacher talent pipeline for our schools and create strategies for continued professional development to upskill and retain staff.

TITAN SPOTLIGHTS Join us for our focused Titan Spotlight meetings, which shine a light on a key area of education. These meetings provide our members with the latest updates, support, and information to make a difference to their schools, staff, and students. Spread across the academic year, there is something for everyone to get involved with. Delivered by experts with the opportunity to network and collaborate. • Artificial Intelligence in Education • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion • Progress 8 and Ofsted • Initial Teacher Training • Assessment Only Route • T-Levels & Apprenticeships • Outreach & Mentoring • Mental Health & Wellbeing • Child Criminal Exploitation • Financial Planning & TPS

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BRINGING EDUCATION TOGETHER Utilising our unique position as a cross-phase education network, we will bring together early years, primary and secondary schools, further education, and higher education to combat the issues affecting Birmingham’s education landscape. These networking events will also include influential figures from across various business sectors who want to work with education to enhance the life chances of our young people.

MEMBER SOCIALS We wanted to find a way to bring together our community in a less formal setting and to allow leaders to network and build crucial connections, so throughout the academic year, a number of member socials will take place in venues across Birmingham.

CAREERS FAIRS We know how important it is for young people to have access to, be inspired to start thinking about, their journey into the world of work. That’s why we will be hosting our Primary and Secondary Careers and Skills Fair, which will be jam-packed with employers, organisations, industry leads, FE Colleges, HE universities and apprenticeship providers to help young people choose their path. The Primary fair also has a transition element to support year six pupils with the move to Secondary school.

VIRTUAL CAREERS FAIR Bringing a careers event to your students at any time. Our informative, interactive and inspirational virtual careers fair allows young people to navigate through a virtual careers fair, discover industries, hear from real employers and gain valuable information on what is needed to take that first step on the career ladder. The latest legislation and career information are also available for career leads to use in school.

EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAMMES & CAREERS SUPPORT Working with our employer partners and careers organisations, we are able to offer a suite of employability, enterprise, careers, and skills opportunities for our young people to get involved with, be inspired by, and gain valuable skills that they can then use in school and beyond. Building on our careers and skills fairs, which put employers in front of young people, we will also support the connections between education and business through networking at a careers lead level and through careers talks and visits for students. Our Careers offer will support our member schools with their own careers activities, ensuring that we can utilise our connections to best support you.

CONNECTING EDUCATION & BUSINESS We know schools are keen to provide career enrichment opportunities for their students, both primary and secondary, so we will support schools by connecting with local and national employers, industry figures, and inspirational speakers to continue to inspire them and provide guidance and advice for their journeys. For Careers Leads, we will use our already successful Careers and Skills Group to further connect with businesses and provide additional networking opportunities to help bring education and business closer together, providing that clear path from education to the world of work.

RAISING ASPIRATION THROUGH SPORT Our annual primary school sports event, now in th its 19 year, brings together 500+ year 5 students from across our network of schools to take part in a variety of sports. The aim is to promote teamwork, resilience, and creativity. Students take part in water polo, dodge ball, football, basketball, and a gym challenge to win points and be awarded medals. This year, we are also creating a specific day for SEND pupils, making the event more accessible and our biggest yet! For secondary schools, we will bring together SEND students from across our schools to compete in a day of competitive sports. This event has been carefully crafted to be accessible to students with various special educational needs and provides them with the opportunity to take part in a fun day of sport.

SEND SUPPORT We understand the diverse needs of pupils with special educational requirements and are dedicated to providing comprehensive support tailored to the unique challenges faced by our schools. As part of our new expanded SEND offer, we will provide SEN resources, support, intervention, and supervision through our dedicated SENDCos. We will also be providing a suite of SEND training programmes including Lego Therapy, Talk Boost (EY KS1 and KS2), Colourful Semantics, Attention Autism and Zones of Regulations. Titan manages the Aston & Nechells DLP project, and it's from the lessons learned from this that we know we can provide a valuable and impactful SEND offer to our membership.

TITAN ALL-STAR STUDENT AWARDS & ART COMPETITIONS The importance of recognising and rewarding students who have made progress, made a difference, or overcome adversity has always been at the core of our network. Our Titan All-Star Student Award celebrates a nominated student each month, providing them with a certificate of achievement and a £10 Amazon gift card. Throughout the academic year, we ask students from across the network to get creative and take part in art-based competitions linked to key awareness days in schools to win gift cards and certificates of participation.

TITAN AWARDS & CHARITY DINNER At the end of each academic year, we bring together our members and partners for a night of celebration, recognising our achievements as a network and awarding those staff and students who have made a difference throughout the year. With a three-course meal, entertainment, and a plethora of student and staff awards, this night is one not to be missed. We will make 2025 our biggest event yet.

2025 Award Categories Primary Student of the Year Secondary Student of the Year FEHE Student of the Year Primary Teacher of the Year Secondary Teacher of the Year FEHE Teacher of the Year Support Staff of the Year ITT Trainee of the Year ITT Mentor of the Year ECT of the Year Emerging Leader of the Year Leader of the Year

RAISING MONEY FOR OUR COMMUNITY As a charity, we will continue to raise money for our network to continue offering free or discounted opportunities, events and activities for our members. Following raising over £90,000 to tackle tech poverty by supporting schools and young people with devices, we aim to raise as much money as possible to help our schools with their priorities and needs. During the academic year, we invite you to participate in our fundraising initiatives, events, and challenges to raise awareness, raise money, and make a difference.

MEMBER REWARDS We wanted to find a way to thank all the inspirational and dedicated educators and support staff across our network, so we have partnered with 2,086 organisations, businesses and initiatives across Birmingham to offer discounts and perks just for you. As part of your membership, you will receive 1 free card for the academic year with the option to purchase discounted cards for £10 each. A great way to say thank you to your staff! Our online supplier list also allows schools to quickly access companies and organisations that have agreed to offer a benefit to our network, whether through discounts, sponsorships or donations, helping you to connect with organisations that want to contribute and support education in Birmingham. TALK EDUCATION PODCAST We invite you to showcase your school, be part of a panel discussion or share your education expertise or experiences on the Titan Talks Podcast, giving an authentic voice for education across Birmingham. Listen live on the radio or download for a time that suits you.

TITAN TEACHER TRAINING At Titan Teacher Training, our mission is to equip and empower aspiring teachers with the knowledge, skills, and resilience to excel in the dynamic world of teaching. We do this through our supportive, school-led, and successful teacher training programme, which works with primary and secondary schools across Birmingham and is in partnership with Teach First. Become a Titan ITT partner school by hosting a trainee and helping us create the next generation of outstanding teachers.

ASSESSMENT ONLY The Assessment Only (AO) route, in partnership with Arthur Terry Teaching School Hub, provides a pathway for those who have considerable experience of working in schools but who do not possess Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). If you have unqualified teaching staff, paid or unpaid, who you would like to get qualified, this is the route for you, and Titan members get a 10% discount on fees. Candidates will have a maximum of 12 weeks to complete the assessment. This route is therefore only appropriate for candidates who already have evidence proving they meet the Teachers’ Standards. The AO route is not suitable for candidates who would require more training. 10% Dis c o un t

TEAM TITAN Board of Trustees Daniel Locke-Wheaton Aston University Engineering Academy George Kearney-Bambridge Envision Anna-Marie Mason South & City College Nikki Hutchison Titan Education Trust Jonathan Mortimer Hamstead Hall Academy Fiona Atherton Ladypool Primary School Alex Lofthouse Equitas Trust Jo Tyler CORE Trust

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MEMBERSHIP FEES We recognise the increasing costs education establishments face, so for the fifth year, we are freezing our membership fees to ensure that everyone can join our community and collaborate to transform education across Birmingham. • Some additional activities, other than those included in the Membership Offer may incur an additional charge. Titan members will receive a discount where possible. • Some activities are dependent on sponsorship and employer support, therefore may vary according to the level of support available. • In some instances, it may be necessary for your organisation to pay for travel or other student/staff expenses, however, we will always inform you about this at the earliest opportunity. • All membership fees are exclusive of VAT which will be added to membership invoices when issued. • Fees are based on single academy status / mainstream schools. Please contact us to enquire about membership fees for MATs • Members of Titan will receive a discounted rate for top-up fees at Titan St. George's Academy and Titan Aston Academy (Alternative Provision schools). PRIMARY SCHOOLS

SECONDARY SCHOOLS FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCATION If you choose to purchase a membership package for two academic years, you will receive a 5% discount on your fees with the option to pay monthly.

PROGRAMME OF ACTIVITY Member Meetings Bringing Education Together Primary Headteacher Meeting Networking Events Secondary Headteacher Meeting Member Socials Primary Deputy & Assistant Headteacher Meeting Secondary Deputy & Assistant Headteacher Meeting Events Careers & Skills Group Meeting Titan Aston Olympians Post-16 Group Meeting Titan Aston Olympians (SEND day) SENDCo Leads Meeting Secondary SEND Sport Event Recruitment & Retention Group Meeting Primary Careers & Skills Fair Secondary Careers & Skills Fair Titan Spotlight Sessions Titan Awards & Charity Dinner Artificial Intelligence in Education Assessment Only Awards & Student Activities Child Criminal Exploitation Titan All-Star Monthly Student Award Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Termly Art Competitions Apprenticeships Careers Focused Challenges Initial Teacher Training Graduate Recruitment Progress 8 & Ofsted T-Levels Scan me to view our Mental Health & Wellbeing Staff Activity Calendar Mental Health & Wellbeing Students Financial Planning & TPS Insurance for Schools

MEMBER PORTAL We are constantly evolving how we communicate with our membership and share information and vital documents, so we are delighted to announce the launch of the Titan Member Portal, powered by Governor Hub. The portal will host all meeting and working group files and information, and members will also be able to integrate our activity calendar into their own but only show the meetings or working groups they have opted to participate in, ensuring you never miss a Titan opportunity and always have the information you need. MEMBER UPDATE Our weekly member update provides our membership with relevant member updates, education news, opportunities, events and a space to celebrate our members.