KYRA is a community for teaching, leadership and school improvement partnerships.
What is KYRA
KYRA is part of Anthem Schools Trust and is the engine room of leadership and professional development for Anthem teachers, leaders and wider workforce nationally. We are also proud to be a thriving partnership of over 70 primary schools across Lincolnshire and a lead partner for the delivery of ECF, NPQ, ITT and CPD, working with Teaching School Hubs, Curriculum Hubs and Centres of Excellence.
Find Out More"we will harness our collective professionalism, expertise, and moral purpose, to ensure no one is left behind, and every school and individual in our partnership thrives – to the benefit of all children"
Ambitions for Children
A Learning Community
Builders of Social Capital
Celebrating Diversity
Quality & Impact
Moral Purpose
To be truly ambitious for children, as an alliance we must ensure the connections we build have children at the centre. The Kyra Kids Council is a unique collaboration across the alliance, ensuring that we always have pupil voice at the heart of our activity, an opportunity for pupils to contribute to school improvement and to experience enriching activities. #ambitiousforchildren
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There are many ways in which you can engage with the Alliance and as it grows and evolves and we collectively respond to school needs as they arise, we frequently see new strands of activity emerging. Information and booking can be found on this page.
This 6-session programme will equip senior leaders with the tools to make changes to policy and practice, impacting positively on teacher workload and wellbeing whilst maintaining the core focus of improving pupil outcomes.
In this interview Maggie Farrar talks about why her work is now focused upon what she describes as leadership development through the lens of mindfulness, and she shares how and why supporting leaders to cultivate a practice of mindfulness is important, especially now during the pandemic.
The KYRA team of practitioners regularly share there recommended reads. If you are looking for the next book to aid your personal development, challenge your thinking or just get lost in, their may be a recommendation here for you.
In this case study Ali Simmons, Headteacher Sturton-by-Stow Primary School share her experience of teacher recruitment during COVID-19.
Kyra is a thriving Teaching School Alliance of over 50 schools in Lincolnshire who are committed to working together to secure the very best outcomes for our children.
