West Sussex Teaching School Hub

GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

Our Schools

GLF Schools

West Sussex Schools

Facilitator Bio - David Higginbottom

Facilitates: NPQLTD

With 12 years teaching experience, as a Geography teacher in the secondary and post-16 sector and with teaching experience in the primary sector, David is the Deputy Director of HISP Teaching School Hub.

He has been a Sixth Form Coordinator for Geography, a pastoral tutor, an accredited Lead Practitioner and an Assistant Head for Professional Learning across a MAT located on the South Coast. David has worked with trainee and early career teachers for most of his career, coaching and mentoring PGCE trainees, ECTs, school leaders and facilitating training for School Direct and SCITT trainees, ECTs and NPQ programme cohorts.

David has presented at numerous national teaching and learning conferences and has delivered evidence informed CPD to colleagues within multiple school settings. 

David Higginbottom

 

“Facilitating ECF and NPQ training is the part of my role that I enjoy the most. It is a true privilege to be part of someone else’s development journey, and I gain just as much from programme participants as they do from engaging with the training.”