Hounslow Education Partnership

School-Led Improvement Primary (SLIP)
2026-11-03 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Alexandra Primary School, Denbigh Rd, Hounslow TW3 4DU, UK, Denbigh Road, United Kingdom
The School-Led Improvement Primary (SLIP) is a strategic group of collaborative lead Headteachers.
SLIP works in partnership with the local authority (LA) and meets a number of the LA’s school improvement responsibilities through this school-led model. It provides oversight and direction for the Hounslow school improvement strategy and maintains an overview of school performance via Peer Challenge, including for schools causing concern.
The group meets half-termly across the year.
The purpose of the meetings are to:

review the progress and outcomes of all schools and confirm a borough-wide picture of quality and standards
review strengths and vulnerabilities
set and review the Hounslow Primary Performance Challenge
review action plans for schools causing concern and recommendations for LA interventions
review school-to-school support and joint practice development opportunities
review and discuss priorities for the LA and to agree the support to be commissioned or brokered for schools.

Special School Partnership Meetings
2026-11-03 14:00 - 16:00 | tbc
Attended by Special school Headteachers, these meetings are the driving force of HEP’s work and set the strategic direction of HEP activity.

Primary Subject Leader Networks
2026-11-09 16:00 - 2026-11-12 17:30 | Online
The Primary Subject Leader networks take place each term and are led by experienced subject specialists.
How it works:

HEP will run a network week each term.
Meetings will run on one of four days, allowing leaders overseeing multiple subjects the option to attend one or more of the sessions.
Meetings will be online from 4-5:30pm, however, Subject Leaders will be informed of the details directly, if a meeting is in-person.
The full schedule of networks and dates is published on the Subject Leader Padlet.
Your school will automatically sign you up using HEP's live database. This database is updated at the start of each term.
You will receive an email with information about how to prepare and access your meeting one or two weeks before your session.
The Padlet dashboard will continue as the main resource and communication tool for subject networks.

Your contact: n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Secondary Pastoral Leads (SPL)
2026-11-10 08:00 - 09:15 | In-person tbc
This group meets termly to network and share best practice.

Secondary Networks
2026-11-10 16:15 - 17:45 | In person – tbc
HEP's Secondary Networks bring together teachers, leaders and professional services staff from across Hounslow's secondary schools to collaborate, share expertise and strengthen practice.
Networks meet termly and are organised across three areas:
Subject Networks
Bringing together subject specialists to collaborate on curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and disciplinary knowledge.
Operational Networks
Supporting colleagues responsible for the effective operation and administration of schools.
Inclusion & Belonging Networks
Focused on inclusion, safeguarding, attendance, wellbeing, SEND, behaviour and ensuring all young people feel a sense of belonging and can thrive.
Your contact: n.elwahabi@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Get Hounslow Writing – Ambassadors
2026-11-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Writing Ambassador programme for HEP Primary Schools in partnership with St Mary's University, Twickenham

Aimed at KS1 and KS2 teachers who have completed one year of GHW.
Teachers who have completed one year of GHW will automatically become teachers-as-writers Ambassadors for their school.
They will work with the St Mary's team, meeting half -termly for one hour to conduct action research.
The programme will be run by senior lecturers from St Mary's University, Twickenham:

Finola Utton and Jo Head (KS1)
Kerry Assemakis and Karen Fox (KS2)

Research shows that teachers who write, teach writing best. Being a teacher writer is crucial to the development of young writers, fostering a writing for pleasure ethos, and is a core professional responsibility.
Your contact n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Get Hounslow Writing – Ambassadors
2026-11-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Writing Ambassador programme for HEP Primary Schools in partnership with St Mary's University, Twickenham

Aimed at KS1 and KS2 teachers who have completed one year of GHW.
Teachers who have completed one year of GHW will automatically become teachers-as-writers Ambassadors for their school.
They will work with the St Mary's team, meeting half-termly for one hour to conduct action research.
The programme will be run by senior lecturers from St Mary's University, Twickenham:

Finola Utton and Jo Head (KS1)
Kerry Assemakis and Karen Fox (KS2)

Research shows that teachers who write, teach writing best. Being a teacher writer is crucial to the development of young writers, fostering a writing for pleasure ethos, and is a core professional responsibility.
Your contact n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Get Hounslow Reading – Story Talk
2026-11-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Online training for EYFS and KS1 leaders, teachers and practitioners
Led by expert Ambassadors, Christine Lovett and Kathryn Sikora from Alexandra Primary School and supported by Story Talk creator, Charlotte Raby
Story Talk (formerly Contingent Talk with a book) is an early years language programme designed to:

develop vocabulary
improve understanding of the world
develop empathy
develop a love of reading
ensure future academic success.

Click the link below to register.
Story Talk registration
For more information, contact n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Get Hounslow Writing
2026-11-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Online
A Writing for Pleasure Project for HEP Primary Schools in partnership with St Mary's University, Twickenham
Aimed at KS1 and KS2 teachers.
The project
This project is aimed at growing a team of expert, engaged teachers to develop the ‘will’ to be a writer.
Research shows that teachers who write, teach writing best. Being a teacher writer is crucial to the development of young writers, fostering a writing for pleasure ethos and is a core professional responsibility.
The programme is led by senior lecturers from St Mary's University, Twickenham:

Finola Utton and Jo Head (KS1)
Kerry Assemakis and Karen Fox (KS2)

Book your place here
Your contact n.standing@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Secondary Partnership Meeting
2026-11-19 08:00 - 10:30 | Grasshoppers Rugby Football Club, Syon Lane, Isleworth, TW7 5PN
Partnership meetings and the associated working groups, led by headteachers, are the driving force of HEP’s work and set the strategic direction of HEP activity.

Secondary Leaders of Teaching and Learning (SLTL)
2026-11-24 08:00 - 10:00 | Online
The Secondary Leaders of Teaching and Learning (SLTL) group provides a forum to:

develop professional relationships between colleagues from different schools facilitating ongoing peer support
discuss the impact of, and responses to, emerging challenges specifically related to teaching and learning (e.g. assessment, targets, QA, recruitment and retention)
facilitate sharing and development of good practice specifically related to teaching and learning (e.g. within school improvement, curriculum development and design, assessment)
develop an efficient and effective consultation and information flow between SLTL, their schools and HEP on programmes such as Subject Networks (SN) and Post-16 Pedagogy in Practice (PPP), which in turn supports middle leaders’ CPD
identify new areas of need; using that to both refine existing programmes and design and develop new initiatives.

For further details, please contact e.pett@hounsloweducationpartnership.co.uk

Primary Partnership Area Meeting
2026-11-26 | tbc
Partnership area meetings and the associated working groups, led by headteachers, are the driving force of HEP’s work and set the strategic direction of HEP activity.
Headteachers will decide the school venue and time.
