Britannia Teaching Schools Alliance

John Collier

Director of Teaching and Learning

Specialist Leader of Education (BTSA)

Eva Cerioni

Director of ITT

School Direct Lead, SLE

& Appropriate Body

Dave Alston

Local Leader of Education &

Associate Facilitator

John Collier is the Director of Teaching and Learning for BTSA. He is also a Specialist Leader of Education, accredited coach and an Expert Adviser for the Teacher Development Trust. You can contact John via email jcollier@btsa.org or by telephone on (01782) 235523​

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Eva Cerioni is our Director of ITT and School Direct programme lead. She is also a Specialist Leader of Education and is responsible for our NQT Appropriate Body. To find out more about our School Direct programme please contact Eva via email ecerioni@btsa.org or by telephone on (01782) 235523 We also host regular information evenings where you can speak to our team. See our website for details of our next meeting.

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David Alston has been a primary Headteacher since 1998 and is currently Executive Principal at The Crescent Academy in Stoke on Trent. David has been seconded to Stoke Local Authority and to BTSA, as a Local Leader of Education, a School Effectiveness Officer, a Consultant Headteacher and Senior Leadership Coach. David is a qualified National College facilitator and has led training for LLEs , NPQML and NPQSL. David works with BTSA, designing and facilitating leadership training packages.