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Horncastle Education Trust - BGU partnership
Horncastle Education Trust is proud to work in partnership with Bishop Grosseteste University (BGU) to deliver their Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme. At Horncastle Education Trust, you can expect a warm and supportive environment, where colleagues are eager to share their expertise and guide you as you embark on your educational journey. Their schools cover the full range from nursery to sixth form, and include both town and rural settings. Horncastle Education Trust take great pride in their students and the dedicated staff who go above and beyond to create memorable experiences, helping students reach their full potential. Explore their Continuing Professional Learning and Development (CPLD) opportunities and discover more about each of the schools within the trust. Horncastle Trust provide comprehensive support and guidance along with tailored training to prepare individuals for their teaching career. The Trust has extensive experience of working with Initial Teacher Trainees over a number of years providing bespoke in-school support to allow trainees to develop their classroom practice. -
Nishi Bremner
Nishi is a Senior Lecturer in Primary & Early Years Initial Teacher Education and ITaP Coordinator at Bishop Grosseteste University, having joined the institution in September 2024. She brings over 25 years of successful teaching experience across diverse educational settings, including inner city schools in London, village schools, and international schools in Spain, before settling in Lincolnshire in 2011.Beginning her career after completing a PGCE in London, Nishi progressed through various teaching roles and year groups, ultimately serving as Deputy Head Teacher and Head of Academy at a school in a deprived area of Lincolnshire. Her extensive classroom experience provides a strong foundation for her current role in teacher education.Coaching and mentoring are central to Nishi's professional passion. She served as ECT Lead for 10 years, successfully supporting and mentoring Early Career Teachers in school settings. This commitment to developing new educators led to collaborative work with the EoETTC and SCITT programmes as a School Based Mentor and Quality Assurance Mentor. Her expertise in clinical practice, coaching and mentoring aligns seamlessly with her ITaP coordinator responsibilities.Nishi has also contributed to academic scholarship, co-authoring a chapter on supporting vulnerable children in the Early Years alongside BGU colleagues. Her areas of specialism include EYFS, Mathematics, Assessment and Science, with interests in English as an Additional Language (EAL) and supporting children and families from disadvantaged backgrounds.Through her experience and ongoing commitment to mentoring trainees, Nishi continues to champion the development of high-quality teaching practice and the support of newly qualified educators entering the profession. -
Student teachers visit UK Parliament to explore parts of primary national curriculum
The intention of the trip was to develop our students understanding of teaching Fundamental British Values. -
Partner school of BGU features in local and national press for commitment to providing a safe place for pupils
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy, who work in collaboration with student teachers at BGU, appeared on BBC Breakfast News. -
EDI Week 2025
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Week at BGU is an annual event aimed at raising awareness and promoting understanding of the importance of equal rights and opportunities in education. -
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Week 2025: In review
Purposed to be a collaborative effort to support trainee teachers’ professional commitment to equality in education. -
British Science Week at BGU!
A ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. -
BGU academic meets with Ofsted to ‘further understanding’ regarding flexi-schooling
Last month Associate Professor Clare Lawrence from our Secondary PGCE team met with members of Ofsted including Head of Research and Evaluation Richard Shiner, to share insights into the provision of Flexischooling. Clare shared her ongoing research, including two recent research articles (Lawrence, 2025; Griffin et al., 2024) to discuss this provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Flexischooling is a formal, shared education arrangement made between parents and schools where the child receives a blend of part-time school and part-time home education, together making up the child’s full-time education. Such an arrangement can only be requested by parents, with the final decision regarding it resting with the headteacher. It may be requested to meet specific and individual needs in children that may be perceived by parents as not being fully served by mainstream education. Ofsted became interested in flexischooling after Chief Inspector Martyn Oliver suggested that they did have a “proper handle” on the practice. “I was delighted to share my research on this important subject with members of Ofsted”, Clare reported. “It is a tremendous opportunity to share our BGU research findings together with those by academics from the Netherlands and Germany and focus and community groups such as The Relationships Foundation and Beyond the Flex with Ofsted, and to come together to better understand the reasons behind parents’ desire for this shared education”. Clare has offered to continue to work with the Ofsted team to further their developing understanding of this approach. -
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