Forest Learning Alliance (FLA) is a career stage CPD provider for educationalists and support staff covering all phases and settings. We work with an Alliance of schools, and other educational professionals across Berkshire and the South of England.

We are an Education Development Trust official Delivery Partner for:

• National Professional Qualifications
• Early Career Framework.

The below maps out our career-stage CPD offer:

The Forest Learning Alliance vision is for all to be inspired to achieve.

Click here for the lead school website.

Uplands Primary School and Nursery continues to be the lead school for the Forest Learning Alliance. The lead school steers the Alliance in shaping School Direct, routes into teaching, and career stage professional development

• DfE Designated National Teaching School 2013 to 2021
• DfE Nationally Accredited provider for National Professional Qualifications; NPQML, NPQSL, NPQH 2017-2022
• DfE RSHE train-the-trainer primary provider 2020-2022
• Sport England Secondary Teacher Training provider 2019-2021
• DfE Secondary STEM Internship provider 2019
• DfE Building System Leadership Capacity (Isle of Wight) 2017-2019
• DfE Strategic School Improvement Fund programme provider 2018

The Forest Learning Alliance (FLA) has a strategic board that consists of representatives from schools, universities, and local authority.

This board controls the governance of the Forest Learning Alliance.

FLA is governed by Uplands Primary School and Nursery Board of Governors. They are a diverse group of people, all volunteers, with a common interest in the FLA and its lead school and nursery, its staffing, professional development offer, and schools within its Alliance. Each Governor brings different strengths and skills to the Governing Board, but all have a commitment to helping the FLA and lead school.

The Governing Board committee meets at least 3 times each year. Currently meetings are held on a Tuesday at 7pm.

Governors focus on three core functions:

1. Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
2. Holding FLA Leadership to account for the performance of the professional development provision, and the management of its delivery partners
3. Overseeing the financial performance of the FLA.

To help steer these core functions, there are strategic partnerships that feed into the governance and planning of FLA services.

We are compliant with Data Protection requirements for the secure handling and protection of personal data. Our most recent Cyber Essentials Certificate can be viewed here: