A Teaching school is an Ofsted-graded outstanding school that works with other partners to provide high-quality training and development to school staff. They are part of the

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's plan to give schools in

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a central role in raising standards by developing a self-improving and sustainable school-led system.Teaching Schools
/ref> They were first introduced by the coalition government in 2010, in a

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entitled ''"The Importance of Teaching"''.About Teaching Schools
/ref> The intention was to replace the university-based teacher training programmes with a workplace-based school-centred and led approach which devolves responsibility for development and management of education to the schools.

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