A TEACHING hub for Warrington, Wigan and Halton schools has secured £1million of government funding.

Generate Teaching Hub – part of Warrington Primary Academy Trust – has secured a government funding commitment of more than £1 million to continue its work for the next four years.

The organisation, which has run training and support for teachers and leaders in all 292 schools across Warrington, Halton and Wigan since 2021, has been awarded a £260,000 a year contract by the DfE to extend its work until 2028.

Generate was formed in 2021 and, along with 86 other teaching school hubs across England, has been operating as a local centre of excellence for teacher professional development.

Bernard Clarke, director of Generate Teaching Hub, said: “We are delighted that we have been awarded the continuation of the contract by the Department for Education for another four years. It’s an endorsement of the great work we have done since we were set up three years ago.

“Generate has played a vital role in building a coherent community of practice across the area since 2021 – a role that is making a huge difference to the quality of teaching and leadership in all of our schools.

“That work means that teachers and leaders are better supported and better trained – and that leads directly to better schools for every child across Warrington, Halton and Wigan.”