Tania Cox - Director of Training and Learning

Tania is the trust Director of Training and Learning for Blackdown Education Partnership and she works with schools across the trust as well as schools across the Southwest, linked with her SWIFT Teaching Hub Partnership roles; Appropriate Body Service for ECTs, Early Career Framework Facilitator, Initial Teacher Training Campus Lead and course facilitator, and Membership Services Lead for CPD.

After gaining a degree in Environmental Science, followed by a PGCE, she has over 20 years of primary teaching experience, having worked across all primary key stages in a range of teaching and leadership roles, including a recent headship of a primary school with First Federation Trust in Devon. She has also recently successfully completed a Masters Degree in Education Leadership & Management (MSc) in 2023.

Tania has always been passionate about supporting staff at all phases of their careers to progress in a way that supports their interests and bespoke career pathways, and has always been involved in supporting trainees, early career teachers and mentors, and draws on this experience to support her current role to oversee trainee and ECT induction and development.

The driving factor behind Tania’s work is knowing that the support and investment in staff at all stages, but particularly in the early stages of colleague’s careers, enables staff to thrive, grow as expert practitioners and ultimately benefit the children in our schools.