On this page you will find out about the work of the Central Learning Partnership (CLP), who we are, why we came to be a partnership and our current & future plans.

Families and children within CLP neighbourhood areas are disproportionately affected in some way by income deprivation.

The CLP was set up in order to support these children and their families in our school settings and is a dynamic and forward thinking group of 18 member educational establishments in the Central area of the City of Nottingham within the East Midlands region.

CLP schools are mainly primary but there is also 1 nursery school, 1 secondary school and 2 city secondary academies within its membership.

Click here to see a full list of ‘The Schools’.

The foundation for our work is to assist other initiatives looking to reduce the impacts of social deprivation on families and complements the Nottingham City Children & Young People's Partnership Children’s Plan.

We are doing this by delivering planned and discrete family & community support and by accessing the hardest to reach families with the greatest need.

The CLP was formerly funded as part of the Nottingham City School Partnership (for Education & Improvement). Since then, the CLP has developed its own innovative style and approach to sustaining its close and effective work.

The direction and focus of the CLP work continues to develop further and will be delivered in 3 key ‘strands’. Click here to see more information on the work of ‘The Strands’.

By working in partnership this way, the CLP is helping to raise standards and improve outcomes for all children and young people by:

• Providing a shared vision for staff and students at our partner schools
• Engaging additional partners to support our families
• Creating a sustainable and long-term partnership
• Providing continuity of care and education across all stages of transition
• Providing enrichment opportunities across all schools in the partnership and by;
• Developing network groups to support teaching and learning

And we’ll know if we are making a difference by measuring and evaluating the positive destinations that children and families reach as a result of our work. Click here to see more information on ‘The Success’.

If you require any further information or would just simply like to give us your view on our work, please contact: 

clp@nottinghamcity.gov.uk