ISC Celebrating Partnerships Event at the House of Lords

November 7th 2024

Whole School ISSP

A partnership between St Peter’s School, York, Burton Green Primary School and Clifton Green Primary School was highlighted in a House of Lords event celebrating thousands of successful collaborative projects taking place between state and independent schools across the UK. The event brought together MPs, peers, and representatives from across the education sector.

The ‘Celebrating Partnerships’ event, hosted by Lord Lucas on Tuesday 5 November, recognised the many ways in which schools from different sectors collaborate to create educational opportunities for all pupils and staff involved. These include academic support programmes; careers advice and higher education workshops; teacher development initiatives; music and arts projects; and sporting partnerships.

Guests were presented with copies of the ISC’s 2024 Celebrating Partnerships report, which showcases just a few examples of the many meaningful partnerships that exist today. The report features St Peter’s School, which collaborates with Burton Green and Clifton Green Primary School to share resources, music programmes and extracurricular activities for the benefit of children and young people.

Speakers at the event included Lord Lucas; Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council (ISC); Oliver Blond, current chief executive of the School Partnerships Alliance (S.P.A.) and Dr Joe Spence, incoming CEO of the S.P.A. After the event, Jeremy Walker, headmaster of St Peter’s School, York, said:

“It is a pleasure to celebrate the inspiring initiatives featured in this year’s Celebrating Partnerships report, which demonstrate the power of working together to achieve key educational aims. We hope these mutually beneficial partnerships continue to thrive, reaching even greater numbers of children and young people.”