DEEP consists of 10 primary schools and one secondary school and was formed from a pre-existing local delivery group. Geographically, the schools are spread over south Uttlesford and range in size and diversity. Several small and medium rural schools make up the majority of the group along with two town schools based in Dunmow.
DEEP was one of the first School Led Improvement Partnerships to be created in 2016 although many of the schools had been working together for over a decade.
There are four main priorities DEEP work to improve and embed across their partnership:
- To develop a closer working relationship between the schools with the aim of improving outcomes and wellbeing for all locality children.
- To build capacity for increasing the rate of school improvement through joint review within the group in order to challenge, question and inspire each other in a professional, honest and open relationship.
- To improve CPD by targeting specific, identified needs to improve progress and attainment in all the schools.
- To improve Year 6-7 transition and plan a future strategy to improve nursery reception transition.
DEEP have also launched a new teacher training programme which provides a platform where we can train and retain staff in Dunmow, developing excellent practitioners for our community.