Latest news
Welcome to our news page, where we share the latest announcements, stories, and insights from S.P.A and the world of Partnerships.
Our CEO, Joe Spence, recently wrote for Prep School Magazine about the School Partnerships Alliance's purpose and vision. Pages 16-17.
In our June newsletter, we close the year by highlighting our Summer Forum in Eastbourne, showcasing our panels at the Festival of Education, discussing the creation of an Oxford Learning Partnership and thanking everyone who has worked with us in 2025/26.
Margaret Hunnaball, our Director of Programmes & Research, write for the ISC about the power of school sports partnerships. Drawing on both professional and personal interest, she discusses the potential for sports partnerships to change and save lives.
Our Summer Forum at Eastbourne College was a chance for partnership professionals, from all sectors, to come together and discuss the latest thinking and developments in the partnerships, and wider education, world.
Our May newsletter shares details of our upcoming forum in Eastbourne, CPD with Margaret and an update on our sports research. We also share news of our members - The Allergy Team - and the new guidance on allergies in schools.
In the Spring edition of The Independent Schools Christian Alliance newsletter, Joe Spence discusses school partnerships and the role of third parties in the partnerships equation.
We held our annual conference on 6th November 2025, hosted by our friends at Magdelen College School, Oxford. The room was packed, and buzzing with ideas - and passion - for meaningful cross-sector partnerships.
January's newsletter contains an overview of sports partnerships and how they create opportunity, belonging and skills, news of Joe's South Coast tour, and updates on training, events and much more.
November's newsletter covers a wide range of topics including our Innovation Hub 2 report, a view on Headteacher wellbeing and our annual conference roundup.
This publication focusses on Science partnerships between state and independent schools demonstrating how partnerships have the power to impact pupils, staff, families and communities.
An exploration of existing school partnerships within the wider context of good partnering practice, to understand how they deliver extraordinary outcomes for young people.
