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Welcome 7

Coventry Teaching Schools 8-9

School to School Support 10-12

CPD Programmes 13-

Leadership 13-24

NPQML 13

NPQSL 14

Coventry Headteacher Induction Programme 15-16

Steps in to Primary Headship 17-18

Stepping into Middle Leadership- Primary

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Steps into Deputy Headship- Secondary 21-22

Effective Middle Leadership- Secondary 23

Governors 24-33

Cluster and Bespoke Training 24

Effective Challenge and Support 25

Getting to Good and Outstanding 26

Good Governance; Knowing your School 27

Governance Reviews 28

New Governor Induction 29

Effective Monitoring and Evaluation 30

The New Ofsted Inspection Framework 31

Governors Role in Performance Related Pay and Appraisal 32

Safeguarding Just for Governors 33

Leading a school 34-38

Developing a Multi-Academy Trust 34

Making the most of your Pupil Premium 35

From good to outstanding 36-37

Effective coaching 38

Primary 39-

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Primary NQT programme 39-40

EYFS 41-46

Learning in Action! 41

Literacy in the EYFS 42

Leading the way! 43

Using the outdoors throughout the year! 44

Networking in the EYFS 45

Monitoring Phonics in EYFS and KS1: How good is your provision? 46

Every Child a Reader Programmes 47-49

Boosting reading @ Primary

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Talking Partners @ Primary

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Fischer Family Trust Wave 3 Literacy Intervention 49

Literacy 50-56

Getting to grips with grammar 50

Read Write Inc Phonics training 51

KS2 Essentials for English 52

Poetry uncovered 53

Creative Grammar 54

Top tips’ for supporting English 55

Networking for English Leads 56

Mathematics 57-65

Leading and managing mathematics 57

Embedding number and calculation within geometry, measures and statistics in lower KS2

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Embedding number and calculation within geometry, measures and statistics in upper KS2

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Teaching Primary mathematics – KS2

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Supporting the teaching of Primary Mathematics in KS1 61

Supporting the teaching of Primary Mathematics in KS2

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Fingers and Beyond 63

More able mathematicians and the new curriculum 64

Supporting SEND and low attaining learners in Mathematics 65

Every Child a Counter Programmes 66-70

Numbers Count 66

Talk 4 Number 67

Success@Arithmetic 68

1st Class@Number 69

1st Class@Number2 70

Science 71-74

Primary Science Subject Leaders 71

Primary Science Quality Mark 72

Evolution and Inheritance 73

Improving Science Literacy 74

Humanities 75-76

Leading and Managing the primary curriculum for geography 75

Leading and Managing the primary curriculum for history 76

Other 77-79

Primary ICT and Computing 77

Making the most of learning outdoors 78

Teaching PE in primary schools

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Assessment 80-92

Assessment briefings 2015-16 80

Statutory assessments- briefing and update for KS1 81


Training for KS1 statutory assessments- teachers new to year 2 83

Training for KS2 statutory assessments- Teachers new to year 6 84

Building a picture of what children can do in Reception 85

KS1 standardisation and familiarisation with new National Curriculum standards for the end of KS1

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KS2 standardisation and familiarisation with new National Curriculum standards in writing for the end of KS2

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EYFS Profile 2015-16: Statutory standardisation training and moderation of practitioners own assessments

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Phonics: Year 1 screening check- administering the check 90

KS1 Writing moderation meetings 91

KS2 Writing moderation meetings 92

Secondary 93-

Secondary NQT Programme 93-94

Secondary Teaching and Learning 95

Planning an outstanding curriculum 96

English 97-100

Networking for English Leads 97

KS4 and KS5 Essentials 98

Cross-Curricular Grammar 99

Academic Literacy 100

Mathematics 101-107

Teaching Secondary Mathematics 101

Teaching Further Maths GCSE 102

Engaging the disengaged and motivating the unmotivated maths learners 103

Teaching AS Core Maths 104

Teaching Statistics 1 105

Teaching Mechanics 1 106

Teaching Decision 1 107

Science 108-114

Chemistry for non-specialists 108

Biology for non-specialists 109

Physics for non-specialists 110-111

Using Ipads in Science (KS2) 112

Science teaching for NQT/RQT 113

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Improving Science literacy 114

Other 115-116

Developing a Confucius classroom 115

European Computer Driving License 116

SEND, Inclusion and Behaviour for Learning 117-128

Closing the gap 117

Practical approaches for teaching Maths and English skills for pupils with SEN 118

Progress Across P Levels A Practical Guide 119

Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM)- preparing for and securing 120

The inclusive classroom 121

Working therapeutically with children 122

Systems and structures for managing student behaviour 123

Improving Learning Behaviour in primary 124

Behaviour for Learning in the Secondary Classroom 125

ASD Theory and Practice 126

Meeting the needs of students with autism in subject specific areas 127

Making Interventions Effective 128

Safeguarding 129-131

Level 3 Safeguarding training 129

Safer Recruitment in Education 130-131

ICT 132-136

Apple Regional Training Centre at SSA 132-134

Bespoke Digital Learning (using iPads for T&L) 135

3D Printing and Primary Education 136

Additional Programmes 137-

Enhanced Teacher Programme (ETP) 137-138

Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP) 139-141

Effective Teaching Assistant Practice for Outstanding Learning 142-143

Other Partners 144-

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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering 144-145

Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Refresher

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Education Visit Co-ordinator Training Course 147

Education Visit Co-ordinator Re-validation Training Course 148

Governor Responsibilities in respect of Education Visits and Learning Outside the Classroom

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Visit Leader Training Course 150

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Contents

Welcome

An Introduction from Blue Sky, Castle Phoenix, The Swan and Whitley RSA Teaching School Alliances

This is the second CPD booklet that has been produced collaboratively between Coventry’s four Teaching Schools. Together we

see this joint approach with all of our strategic and associate partners, as a crucial contribution to the provision of CPD for all

Coventry schools.

All of our programmes have been carefully evaluated, and have been judged as very successful. They are making a good

contribution to school improvement across the City.

We believe that our partnership approach is part of Coventry’s strategy, along with the school improvement networks, to develop a

self-sustaining, school-led, school to school improvement system to raise standards and ensure all Coventry children and young

people receive the best education possible

This booklet provides a summary of the CPD available to all schools and academies for 2015/2016. It builds on our successes of

this year and has been further developed to address school needs as identified by both formal evaluation processes, as well as

discussions with a number of Coventry Headteachers and the local authority.

Our commitment is, through CPD, to:

● Provide a cost effective way of sharing and developing best practice to support school improvement across the city;

● Support all schools in the continued drive to improve student outcomes;

● Support Coventry’s priority to narrow the gap with particular focus on effective strategies to improve achievement of

underperforming groups in the city;

● Support all schools with their own personal and professional development priorities;

● Promote outstanding practice through schools sharing their strengths and through benefiting from best practice regionally

and nationally;

● Focus on high quality teaching and learning and approaches for continued and sustained improvement of teaching,

learning and student achievement;

● Support schools’ self-evaluation processes and the application of the revised Ofsted framework

Please note that this is preliminary information and that all updated information and additional courses will be found through the

Coventry Schools’ website and each of our Teaching School’s websites.

We look forward to welcoming your staff and working together over the coming year.

Helen Quinn Ann Dudgeon Victoria Shelley

Head of Blue Sky Head of Castle Phoenix Head of The Swan

Teaching School Alliance Teaching School Alliance Teaching School Alliance

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Coventry Teaching Schools

Blue Sky Teaching School Alliance

Head of Teaching School: Helen Quinn Teaching School Project Manager: Linsey Rae Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Brays Lane Coventry CV2 4DW T: 024 7645 3314 F: 024 7643 1886 Email: [email protected] Website: www.blueskytsa.org

Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance

Head of Teaching School: Ann Dudgeon Teaching School Project Manager: Claire Donnelly Caludon Castle School Axholme Road Wyken Coventry CV2 5BD Tel: 024 7644 4822 ext.107 Fax: 024 7663 6282 Email: [email protected] Website: www.castlephoenix.org.uk

The Swan Teaching School Alliance

Head of Teaching School: Victoria Shelley Teaching School Project Manager: Victoria Hastie Sidney Stringer Academy 2, Primrose Hill Street Coventry CV1 5LY Tel: 024 7625 1756 Fax: 024 7655 0940 Email: [email protected] Website: www.swanalliance.org.uk

http://www.blueskytsa.org/

mailto:[email protected]


http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/

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The Whitley RSA Teaching School Alliance Head of Teaching School: Danielle Sloyan Whitley Academy Abbey Road Coventry CV3 4BD Tel: 02476402301 Fax: 02476 639352 Email: [email protected] Website: www. rsaacademiesteachingschool.org.uk

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School to School Support

Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs)

SLE Phase Specialism School Teaching School

Aaron Tighe Secondary ICT Finham Park Swan

Amy Desmond-Williams

Secondary ICT Sidney Stringer Swan

Andrea Blundred

Primary Mathematics Parkgate Swan

Andrea Sherratt Primary Leadership of CPD / Closing the Gap / English

Sacred Heart Blue Sky

Ann Dudgeon Cross phase

Leadership and Management Caludon Castle Castle Phoenix

Ann Rayns Cross phase

Teaching and Learning Caludon Castle Castle Phoenix

Anne-Marie Healey

Primary English / Phonics Corpus Christi Blue Sky

Caroline Waring Secondary Curriculum and Timetabling Caludon Castle Castle Phoenix

Charlotte Tull Primary Science St Osburg Blue Sky

Claire Jones Primary Special Educational Needs Courthouse Green Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Claire Taylor Secondary Science Blue Coat Swan

Claire Turpin Secondary Mathematics Sidney Stringer Swan

Clare Keightley Cross phase

Closing the Gap, English, Inclusion

Caludon Castle Castle Phoenix

Clare Staines Primary Maths St Thomas More Blue Sky

Danielle Kingham

Primary RE / SEN Sacred Heart Blue Sky

Deepika Soni Secondary Science Sidney Stringer Swan

Denise Burrows Secondary CPD Sidney Stringer Swan

Elaine Jenkinson-Bennett

Primary Behaviour LABSS at The Key Swan

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/aaron-tighe/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/ict-2/amy-desmond-williams-2/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/ict-2/amy-desmond-williams-2/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/maths/andrea-blundred/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/maths/andrea-blundred/

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-AnnDudgeon

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Ann-Rayns

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Caroline-Waring

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Claire-Jones

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/science/claire-taylor/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/maths/claire-turpin/

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-ClareKeightley

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/cpd/denise-burrows/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/behaviour/164-2/



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Fiona Halliday-Moore

Primary

Leadership of Curriculum, English, ITT and NQT development, Behaviour and Discipline

Hill Farm Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Hannah Clissold Moseley Leadership of Curriculum / Early Years

Moseley Blue Sky

Heidi Elliott Secondary MFL Cardinal Wiseman Swan

Husham Khan Primary School Business Management Stanton Bridge Swan

Jane Flynn Secondary Inclusion Sidney Stringer Swan

Janette Catton Primary Science Frederick Bird Swan

Jennie Spare Primary Leadership of Curriculum Courthouse Green Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Jenny Gould Primary CPD Hearsall Swan

Jenny Tegerdine

Primary Foundation Stage and Transition to Year 1

Courthouse Green Primary

Castle Phoenix

Jo-Ann Brake Secondary Leadership, CPD and ITT Finham Park Swan

Joanna Aulton Primary Mathematics & ITT Frederick Bird Swan

Kathy Bonehill Early Years Foundation Stage

Early Years Sir Frank Whittle Castle Phoenix

Kay Salisbury Secondary Literacy Sidney Stringer Swan

Kully Mattu Primary Mathematics & Inclusion Parkgate Swan

Laura Stevenson

Primary ITT / NQT Sacred Heart Blue Sky

Leanne Casey Primary Closing the Gap / Maths Sacred Heart Blue Sky

Loren Spencer Secondary Secondary Mathematics Finham Park Swan

Louise Reeves Primary Maths Courthouse Green Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Lynne Burns Primary English Spon Gate Swan

Mark White Secondary SEN

Special Educational Needs, Behaviour and Discipline and Attendance

The Corley Centre Castle Phoenix

Michelle Clemons

Primary Early Years Gosford Park Primary School

Castle Phoenix

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Fiona-Halliday-Moore

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Fiona-Halliday-Moore

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/mfl/181-2/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/school-business-management/husham-khan/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/jane-flynn/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/science/janette-catton/

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Jennie-Spare

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/cpd/jenny-gould/

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Jenny-Tegerdine

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Jenny-Tegerdine

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/jo-ann-brake/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/itt/joanna-aulton/

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Kathy-Bonehill

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/sen-and-inclusion/kully-mattu/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/loren-spencer/

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Louise-Reeves

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/english/lynne-burns-2/

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Mark-White

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Michelle-Clemons

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Michelle-Clemons

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Michelle Porter Primary Mathematics & Assessment Frederick Bird Swan

Mollie Potts Secondary Leadership of Curriculum, English, Phonics

President Kennedy School

Castle Phoenix

Natalie Rock Secondary Leadership of Curriculum, English

President Kennedy Castle Phoenix

Nico DeGroot Secondary PE Sidney Stringer Swan

Rachael Lilley Primary SEN Finham Swan

Rachel Peavoy Primary English Sacred Heart Blue Sky

Rebecca Chandler

Primary Mathematics Frederick Bird Swan

Rebecca Nelson Secondary English, Support for most able pupils

Cardinal Newman School

Castle Phoenix

Rochelle Cocksworth

Primary Languages Walsgrave Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Rosalind Whitworth

Primary PE, Health & Well-being Frederick Bird Swan

Ruth Astley Primary Assessment Hollyfast Primary School

Castle Phoenix

Sian Harris Secondary Special Educational Needs, Behaviour and Discipline

Caludon Castle School Castle Phoenix

Tina Dhillon Primary Primary Science Frederick Bird Swan

Zaynab Bharuchi

Cross phase

Teaching and Learning, CPD Sidney Stringer Swan

Zohra Dhanani Secondary Maths, Leadership of Curriculum

President Kennedy School

Castle Phoenix

Please contact the relevant teaching school alliance to book an SLE or request further information.

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/assessment/michelle-porter/

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Mollie-Potts

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Natalie-Rock

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/pe/nico-degroot/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/sen-and-inclusion/177-2/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/maths/rebecca-chandler/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/maths/rebecca-chandler/

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Rebecca-Nelson

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Rochelle-Cocksworth

http://www.castlephoenix.org.uk/SLE-Rochelle-Cocksworth

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/pe/rosalind-whitworth/

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/pe/rosalind-whitworth/

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Ruth-Astley

https://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Sian-Harris

http://www.swanalliance.org.uk/sle/science/tina-dhillon/

http://castlephoenix.fluencycms.co.uk/SLE-Zohra-Dhanai

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National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML)

“I have learnt a lot about myself and target areas I need to work on” Worcestershire Secondary Leader “The leader was very welcoming and accommodating of our thoughts and questions. She created a sense of calm and self-belief” Coventry Primary Leader Brief Overview: This nationally recognised leadership development programme will

provide the skills; knowledge and increased confidence that you need to lead a high-performing team in a school and to improve classroom practice. You are required to complete two essential modules and one elective module, with a focus on driving successful team performance and improving classroom practice. Each module requires up to 50 hours of blended learning.

Facilitators: Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance and Swan Teaching School Alliance are delivering the NPQML, licensed by drb Ignite.

Who is it suitable for:

Middle leaders with responsibility for leading a team, including key stage/subject/curriculum leaders, heads of department and pastoral leaders in primary, secondary, early years and special schools.

What will you take away with you? e.g. resources, learning points etc.

A nationally recognised middle leadership qualification.

What is the intended impact for you?

Developed leadership knowledge, skills, understanding and attributes, an improved area of school priority planning.

What is the intended impact for your school?

Developed leadership knowledge, skills, understanding and attributes An improved area of school priorities

Duration 6 – 18 months

Contact: Claire Donnelly

Teaching School: Castle Phoenix

Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107

Email: [email protected]

Costs: £690 per person* *Full, half and part scholarships are available subject to numbers on roll

Application Window Open 1 July 2015 – 30 September 2015

Session Dates Time Venue Brief Outline Launch 22/09/15 3.30 – 5.00pm Caludon Castle Launch – Come and find out more

about NPQML

Session 1 18/11/15 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Introduction Session 2 13/01/16 9.30 – 4.00pm Sidney Stringer Managing systems and processes

Session 3 21/04/16 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Leading Teaching

Session 4 07/07/16 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Preparation for Final Assessment

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National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) “Well organised and clear guidance on what we need to be doing” Warwickshire Secondary School Leader “I liked the pace and felt that the practical and visual activities really helped me to understand…Thank you for a very inspirational day” Birmingham Primary Leader Brief Overview: This nationally recognised leadership development programme will provide the

skills, knowledge and confidence you need to be a highly effective senior leader in a school. You are required to complete two essential modules and two elective modules, with a focus on driving successful team performance and improving classroom practice. Each module requires up to 50 hours of blended learning.

Facilitators: Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance and Swan Teaching School Alliance are delivering the NPQSL, licensed by drb Ignite.


Senior leaders with cross-school responsibilities looking for further professional development but not aspiring to headship at this stage in their career. NPQSL is for those individuals who not only have responsibility for leading a team, but are also involved in leading a range of issues that affect the whole school or organisation. It will give you the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to be a highly effective senior leader.

What will you take away with you?

A nationally recognised senior leadership qualification.





Duration 6 – 18 months



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £740 per person* *Full, half and part scholarships are available subject to numbers on roll

Application window open 1 July 2015-30 September 2015

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline

Launch 22/09/15 3.30 – 5.00pm Caludon Castle Launch – Come and find out more about NPQSL

Session 1 21/10/15 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Introduction

Session 2 02/12/15 9.30 – 4.00pm Sidney Stringer Closing the Gap

Session 3 08/03/16 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Succeeding in Senior Leadership

Session 4 15/06/16 9.30 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Preparation for Final Assessment

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Coventry Headteacher Induction Programme Brief Overview: This is a year-long programme in which delegates gain knowledge and

understanding of:

The broad scope of support available to them from Coventry’s Birth – 19 team as they their Headship

The challenges of leadership and how to apply different leadership strategies within a new setting

Finance (includes 5 modules)

Data and governance

How to manage the balance of professional demands with personal well being

Facilitators: Matthew Stoke, Education Improvement Advisor (Children, Learning and Young People, Coventry Local Authority) and Helen Quinn, Headteacher


Newly appointed Headteachers Acting Headteachers Heads of School Temporary Heads of School


Headteacher Induction handbook and relevant paper based materials.


Greater understanding of the role of Headship

Regular networking opportunities with new Headteachers in role

Introduction to a range of advisors/ experienced headteachers and key services to fulfil role effectively

Opportunity for self- reflection


Building knowledge and understanding with regards to key standards of Headship and how to meet them

Support network when new to role

Contact: Linsey Rae

Teaching School: Blue Sky

Tel: 02476 453314


Website link: www.blueskytsa.org

Costs: £500


Session 1 13 Oct 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Strategic planning and a brief outline for safeguarding

Session 2 17 Nov 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart System leadership and data

Session 3 8 Dec 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Safeguarding

Session 4 19 Jan 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Preparing for inspection, learning from inspection School self-evaluation



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Session 5 22 Mar 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Managing change including HR

Session 6 26 Apr 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Leadership including Governance, performance management, accountability and succession planning

Session 7 21 Jun 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Review of year and setting horizons for second year of Headship

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Steps into Primary Headship

Brief Overview: Steps into Primary Headship is a practical, hands-on programme for experienced colleagues who are highly motivated to take their next step into primary headship. This course will develop the knowledge, skills, understanding and attributes necessary to prepare for that next step. There will also be the opportunity to gain the equivalent of up to two days’ experience in another primary setting, to shadow a headteacher and gain greater insight into ‘The Job’.

Facilitators: Delivered by practising primary headteachers of good and outstanding Coventry schools.


Primary senior leaders who are aspiring headteachers


Practical frameworks/strategies/resources for aspects of preparing for headship.


Development through coaching/mentoring

Improved leadership and management

Improved performance management/monitoring and assessment

Be able to better support your head in your existing role

Giving you the confidence to pursue the next step


All of the above



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Website Link: Book your place

Costs: £500


Session 1 Monday 19 October 2015

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Leading Highly Effective Teams

Creating, sharing and implementing vision

Working successfully with Governors

Knowing your team

Your leadership style and impact

Session 2 Tuesday 8 December 2015

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Best Practice in Data Gathering and Use

Understanding a range of practical strategies to use data effectively with a wide range of users and stakeholders


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Session 3 Thursday 14 January 2016

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Overcoming Challenges

Courageous conversations

Colleagues that present us with challenge

Work-life-balance

Ofsted

Performance Management

Session 4 Thursday 10 March 2016

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Leading Your School Role in the Wider Community

Your school in the local community

Building effective relationships

Parents as partners

Session 5 Wednesday 11 May 2016

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle Steps to Securing Your First Headship

Which job? What type of school?

Applying and securing a first headship

Session 6 Tuesday 28 June 2016

1.00 – 4.00pm Caludon Castle You’ve Got Your Headship – What Now? Don’t Panic!

Day one and beyond

Experience

To be arranged individually

Up to two days’ experience in another primary setting, to shadow a headteacher and gain greater insight into ‘The Job’

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Stepping into Middle Leadership- Primary

“It was brilliant to see another school in action. Able to apply skills talked about in session” “It was great today to put theory into practice in terms of focusing on our lesson observation skills and looking at how we can use this tool to take our school forward.” Participants feedback from previous courses Brief Overview: Stepping into Middle Leadership is a nine-month programme that aims

to equip new leaders with the right tools to be highly effective in their schools today. Whether aspiring leaders choose a one-off session or the complete programme, this tailored course will help to develop confidence and leadership skills that will have an immediate impact on day-to-day practice back at school. A new and exciting feature of this programme is to work alongside and network with experience middle leaders.

Facilitators: Rob Darling, Head of School, Walsgrave C of E Primary


Primary School colleagues with an interest in developing their leadership and management skills and understanding. It is particularly relevant for those aspiring to hold or recently promoted to a TLR position. It is also excellent preparation for National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML)


Delegates will gain knowledge and understanding of: ● How to contribute effectively to whole school leadership and

management;

● How effective leadership and management contributes to school

improvement;

● Leadership and management practices in their own settings and

how they could be even more effective.


Through a wider understanding of the role of the Standards Leader, coupled with increased security around judging effective Teaching and Learning, you will have the confidence and skills to have a definite impact in school.


The confidence to apply skills from the classroom to a middle management role.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £450

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1

06/10/15 9.00 – 12.00 Caludon Castle

An Overview of Leadership & Management ● Understanding leadership & management

● Vision and values; ethos and climate

● Different leadership styles

● How strategic planning affects what we do

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Session 2

17/11/15 9.00 – 12.00 Caludon Castle

The Importance of Data and Provision Management ● The Standards Leaders’ ‘Toolkit’

● Understanding different forms of data

● Provision Management – a guide

● Phase development planning

Session 3

19/01/16 9.00 – 12.00 Walsgrave C of E Primary School

Developing Judgements for Evaluating Teaching & Learning ● Identifying strategies to support leaders to carry

out an effective book trawl

● Spotting high quality marking and the impact on

attainment and progress

● Lesson observation LIVE (to help new leaders

identify what we are looking for and why)

● Feeding back

Session 4

08/03/16 9.00 – 12.00 Sowe Valley Primary School

Leading and Shaping New Initiatives ● Gaining confidence to lead new initiatives

successfully ● Delivering high quality CPD ● Sharing good practice: Innovative teaching and

learning examples Session 5

17/05/16 9.00 – 12.00 Caludon Castle

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership ● Leading a team

● Coaching and mentoring

● Difficult conversations

● Identifying your Unique Selling Points (USPs)

Session 6

To be arranged by negotiation with Standards Leader Mentor *Can only take part in this session if participants have been to 3 or more sessions during the course of the year.

Shadowing a Current Standards/ Middle Leader ● A session which consists of between 2 – 3

hours of face-to-face work with a current

effective Standards Leader

● This time will be shaped by the needs of each

individual and may consist of some of the

above

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Steps into Deputy Headship- Secondary

Brief Overview: Steps into Deputy Headship is a practical, hands-on programme for experienced colleagues who are highly motivated to take up a deputy headship. This course emanates from the belief that leadership in schools is about delivering high quality provision for all through focusing on improving the effectiveness of leadership practice. Participants are welcome to either book their place on the whole course or book individual sessions.

Facilitators: Nationally accredited facilitators for National College Licenced Leadership programmes: - Ann Dudgeon, SLE, Head of Teaching School, Associate Headteacher - Caludon Castle School and Ann Rayns, SLE, Deputy Headteacher - Caludon Castle School


Assistant Head Teachers who plan to move to deputy headship within 18 months. For primary, secondary, special educational needs or EYFS colleagues.


● Practical frameworks/strategies/resources for aspects of

leadership and implementation


● Development through coaching/mentoring

● Improved Leadership and management

● Improved performance management/monitoring and assessment


With a focus on school improvement the intended impact will be: ● Improved teaching and learning standards

● Improved outcomes for children and improving attainment

● Increased staff aspirations.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £500 for course or see below for individual costs

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Costs Succeeding in senior leadership

Tuesday 13 October 2015

All Day Caludon Castle School

Provides guidance to help you prepare effectively for senior leadership. Explores the essential legal and accountability components of headship and governance with a focus on how successful leaders operate in practice.

£150

Leading and improving teaching

Monday 7 December 2015


How to develop, improve and sustain high-quality teaching across your school.

£150

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Leading an effective school

Thursday 28 January 2016


The key management systems required in an effective school, particularly teacher performance, pupil behaviour and financial management.

£150

Leading inclusion: achievement for all

Wednesday 2 March 2016

1pm – 4pm Caludon Castle School

How to improve practice and raise expectations so that all pupils, but particularly those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), can fulfil their potential.

£75

Leading staff and effective teams

Thursday 2 June 2016

1pm – 4pm Caludon Castle School

How to work with staff to establish and implement effective professional development that improves teaching and pupil behaviour.

£75

Using data and evidence to improve performance

Friday 8 July 2016

9am - 12pm

Caludon Castle School

How to analyse and interpret a range of quantitative and qualitative data to monitor and evaluate progress, identify strengths and weaknesses and set school improvement priorities.

£75

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Effective Middle Leadership- Secondary

Brief Overview: This course will focus on the pivotal role Middle Leaders play in improving the quality of teaching in a school. It will look at strategies and policies to improve accountability, effectiveness and teaching and learning within your team. The course will support you to drive consistent teacher quality by focusing on curriculum leadership, data analysis to identify pupils’ underperformance, lesson observations, holding staff to account and developing staff. The session(s) will focus on you as a leader and knowing your team, accountability as a leader and within your team and the curriculum as your critical tool.

Facilitators: Zaynab Bharuchi: Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) Denise Burrows: Vice Principal and SLE for CPD Kay Salisbury: Literacy Lead and SLE for Literacy


Middle leaders leading either departments or TLR post holders.


Relevant resources will be emailed after the session. Strategies for effective System Leadership.


Effectiveness of leading and developing a team to get the most out of the people you work with.


Delegates will learn strategies that can be implemented in your school which will enable more effective middle leadership.

Contact: Victoria Hastie

Teaching School: Swan

Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150 for the three sessions or the full day

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 07/10/15 9am-11am SSA You as a leader and knowing your team

Session 2 11/11/15 9am-11am SSA Accountability as a leader and within your team

Session 3 08/12/15 9am-11am SSA The curriculum as your critical tool

All day session

23/10/15 9am-3:30pm SSA All of the above

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Governors – Cluster and Bespoke Training

Brief Overview: Governors will be able to access training through a whole governing body session or as a network of schools. The cost of such sessions will vary depending on the nature of the session and on the number of facilitators required to deliver the training. Whilst we can deliver training and development sessions on any governance related topic, the following is a list of popular themes that governing bodies have accessed over recent years: ● Human Resources issues - recruitment and selection of staff,

discipline and grievance matters, pay and staffing policies

● Monitoring and evaluation and RAISE online – the legal

requirements of the governors' role, the analysis of data and how

governors might engage with the school.

● Preparing for OFSTED

● Roles and responsibilities of governors

● School self evaluation

These sessions would normally be delivered in your school and can be for up to 25 governors. You might therefore find it convenient to link with another school wanting the same training and agree between you the venue. For all of these tailored courses the school(s) would normally be expected to provide the venue, refreshments and equipment (projector, whiteboard, flip chart) and we would provide all the materials and the trainer / facilitator.

Facilitators: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance lead.

Who is it suitable for: Clusters, Networks and Individual Governing Bodies What will you take away with you? e.g. resources, learning points etc.

Relevant information will be circulated after the session


A more effective governing body.





Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: Dependent on scope of work


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Governors – Effective Challenge and Support

Brief Overview: One of the three core functions of governors is to hold the leaders to account for the performance of the school. To equip governors to fulfil this role effectively this session aims to develop governors’ skills in holding leaders to account. It will develop governors’ understanding of what, when, where and how to challenge as well as the importance of supporting school leaders.

Facilitators: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead


All Governors


● An understanding of effective challenge and support

● Examples of good practice

● Tools and pro-formas for recording evidence of challenge


Governors are better equipped to fulfil this core function and contribute to leadership and management.





Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50 per delegate


03/12/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Sidney Stringer Conference Centre

Providing effective challenge and support is one of the three core functions of governors and this session will enable participants to fulfil this role.

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Governors – Getting to Good and Outstanding

Brief Overview: Ofsted have introduced a common inspection framework from September 2015 and this session will highlight the challenges of getting a good or outstanding outcome. The session will share examples of good practice and explore how governors can contribute to a successful inspection outcome.

Facilitator: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead


All Governors


● Effective practices to secure a good outcome for governance.

● Examples of activities and actions to take

● Ofsted materials


To enable governors to understand their contribution to leadership and school improvement.


To assist the school in having a positive outcome for leadership and management at its next inspection.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)




17/11/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm


Hints and tips for governors on providing evidence of effective practices to achieve a good Ofsted outcome.



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Governors – Good Governance; Knowing your School

Brief Overview: To be effective governors need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their school. This session is aimed at increasing governor’s contribution to robust self-evaluation and giving examples of effective practice. Governors will also be given a brief overview of the many external sources of data available to them and how to interpret these.



All Governors


● Effective practice for self-evaluation.

● External data sources and how to interpret them.


To enable governors to contribute effectively to self-evaluation.


To demonstrate a robust self-evaluation process.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)




22/10/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm


Hints and tips for governors on providing evidence of effective practices to achieve a good Ofsted outcome.



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Governors – Governance Reviews

Brief Overview: An Ofsted Inspection could result in the requirement for an external review of governance; equally a governing body could request a pre-emptive governance review to ensure that their governing body is equipped to meet the robust challenge of an Ofsted Inspection. These reviews will be conducted using the National College developed framework and will enable the governing body to identify its strengths and weaknesses but to also develop an action plan to improve upon the areas identified. The review will include a follow up session after six months to assess the impact of the review on improving governance in the school. The process for the review will include; ● an assessment of documentation including minutes, Ofsted Report,

SEF, SIP and headteacher reports;

● discussion with governors, leadership team members, your clerk and

other relevant officers;

● a review of the school website

● a focus on three core areas and the effectiveness of governing body

practice

The outcome will be a report highlighting the strengths and areas for development and an action plan to address these.

Facilitators: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead


All governing bodies judged to require a review and those governing bodies who wish to improve their practice.


● A report detailing areas of strength and areas for development.

● An action plan

● A follow up session to review impact


Improvement in governing body practice


Improvement in governing body practice, strengthening leadership and management.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: Dependent on the scope of the work

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Governors - New Governor Induction

Brief Overview: All new governors should attend this course as soon as possible after appointment. The course is run as three two-hour evening sessions or a whole day course, and is based on nationally produced materials. The aim of the course is to raise awareness of the roles and responsibilities of governing bodies and to consider your own particular role as a governor. The areas covered include:

1. The strategic role of governors, including vision, aims, development planning and self-evaluation. The purpose, powers and duties of governors, and the respective roles of governor and headteacher.

2. The role of 'critical friend', including providing challenge and support, monitoring and evaluating school performance, engaging with the school, understanding data etc.

3. Accountability, including reporting on progress, safeguarding, the headteacher's report, school funding and financial responsibilities, stakeholder engagement and Ofsted inspection, etc.

Facilitator: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead Who is it suitable for:

All new governors or existing governors who have not undertaken induction.


Governors will have; ● a better understanding of their role

● an awareness of the additional resources available to them.

● reference material including questions to ask

● signposting to other relevant training and development opportunities


A firm grasp of the role of being a school governor and how and when it is appropriate to ask questions.


A better informed governing body that is able to strengthen leadership and management and hold the school to account. Governors that are equipped to support and challenge the school to improve.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150 per delegate for a day of training or the three sessions

Session (Choose one)

Date Time Venue Brief Outline

1 19/11/15 9.30– 3.30 Sidney Stringer Governor Induction



4 8/14/23 June 16 9.30– 3.30 Sidney Stringer 3 x 2 hour evening sessions

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Governors - Effective Monitoring and Evaluation

Brief Overview: The Ofsted Framework places an even greater emphasis on the need for governors to fully understand the need to monitor and evaluate the progress the school is making along the school improvement journey. This session aims to improve governors’ understanding of what needs to be monitored, how to monitor and evaluate and to evidence the impact the governing body has on leading school improvement.

Facilitators: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead.


Experienced governors


● Examples of good practice in monitoring

● A deeper understanding of monitoring and evaluating school

improvement


An ability to monitor and evaluate school effectiveness


An improvement in governors gathering first hand evidence of school improvement and their contribution to leadership and management.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 14/10/15 6.30 pm –

8.30 pm Sidney Stringer As above

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Governors - The New Ofsted Inspection Framework

Brief Overview: Ofsted have introduced a common inspection framework from September 2015 and this session will highlight the changes to the previous inspection process and focus on what expectations Ofsted have for governors under the new inspection regime.



All Governors


● An understanding of the changes to the framework impacting on

governance.

● Information on additional resources to access

● A summary of the changes


To enable governors to understand the questions Ofsted will ask and be prepared for an Inspection under the new framework.


To assist the school in having a positive outcome for leadership and management at its next inspection.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)




14/09/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Sidney Stringer The new Ofsted Inspection Framework and implications for governors.



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Governors – Governors’ Role in Performance Related Pay and Appraisal

Brief Overview: The session is aimed at governors involved in making decisions around performance and pay progression, including for the headteacher. It is aimed at developing governors’ understanding of; • responsibilities for Performance Related Pay for teaching staff • preparing for appeals • the opportunities and the challenges posed by the introduction of PRP • effective implementation of a PRP policy This course builds on the NCTL sessions held in the summer 2014.

Facilitator: Dave Wallis, former LA Governance Lead.


All governors involved in making appraisal and pay decisions.


● A better understanding of PRP and appraisal

● Examples of good practice

● Pro-formas for use in recording and reporting outcomes


Greater confidence in undertaking the appraisal of the headteacher and in understanding how PRP can be used as a tool for supporting school improvement.


A robust performance management process linked to school improvement.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 01/10/15 6.30 pm –

8.30 pm Sidney Stringer PRP and appraisal for Governors

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Governors – Safeguarding Just for Governors

Brief Overview: This is a course developed solely for school governors with a focus on the role of governors in safeguarding. The session will provide guidance on how governors discharge their responsibilities for safeguarding, what data they should have access to, how they can support the school and undertake their monitoring responsibilities as well as ensuring they comply with legislation and regulation around safeguarding in schools. This course is a must for named safeguarding governors.

Facilitators: Bill Hedges, LA safeguarding officer


All Chairs, LA Governors and Safeguarding governors


● Deeper understanding of Safeguarding Issues facing schools

● The toolkit for undertaking an audit


● Deeper understanding of Safeguarding Issues facing schools


Fulfilling Child Protection Policy requirements for governors to attend



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)




11/11/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Sidney Stringer Safeguarding Just for Governors

Session 2

02/03/15 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Sidney Stringer Safeguarding Just for Governors Repeat session

Session 3

18/05/16 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Sidney Stringer Safeguarding Just for Governors Repeat session

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Developing a Multi-Academy Trust

Brief Overview: ● Establishing and running a multi-academy trust (MAT) is challenging

and this half-day session is designed to share our experiences.

● Sidney Stringer Academy is the lead school for a small group of

schools across Coventry. Within our Multi-Academy Trust (MAT), we

have two primary schools, two secondary schools and a special

school. Sidney Stringer Academy was judged by Ofsted to be

outstanding on all accounts in April 2013.

● This half day session will share our experiences of establishing and

running a MAT, including how to maintain outstanding in your own

school.

Facilitators: Wendy Tomes, Executive Principal and NLE, Sidney Stringer Academy Finance Officers and the Clerk to the Governors.


Leaders and Governors


Specific topics covered will include: ● Leadership in Academy Trusts including the role of Executive

Principal and Senior Leaders

● Building Capacity

● Governance arrangements

● Monitoring and reporting

● Establishment of common systems

● Implementing finance policy across a MAT


The session has been designed to support senior leaders to lead successful academy trusts. You will: ● Understand the role of Executive Principal

● Help to build your own support network


Greater clarity around the structures and processes involved in establishing and leading a MAT.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: The cost of this session is £100 per person, or £250 for three. Additionally we can also offer a personalised session, focusing on your identified areas of interest for £300.

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session1 20/10/15 9am-1pm Sidney Stringer As above

Session2 03/02/16 9am-1pm Sidney Stringer Repeat session

Session3 03/05/16 9am-1pm Sidney Stringer Repeat session

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Making the most of your Pupil Premium

Brief Overview: Sidney Stringer reached the national finals of the Pupil premium awards in 2015. As a regional finalist the school was one of the TOP 16 schools to win an award. Our Pupil premium students make outstanding progress and are supported by a strong enrichment and support programme. These two days will provide information on: ● Leadership of PPG

● Holding people to account

● Use of data to raise standards

● Providing quality first teaching for PPG

● Co-ordinating the support for students

● Ensuring that LSA’s have the maximum impact

● Attendance and persistent absence systems

● Measuring the impact of PPG spending

● Raising levels of literacy

● Interventions in English and Maths –how to make outstanding progress

● Personalising the curriculum for PPG students

Facilitators: ● Wendy Tomes: Executive Principal Sidney Stringer Multi-Academy Trust

and NLE

● Jane Flynn Pupil premium lead and SLE and Vice Principal

● Claire Turpin Associate Head

● Vicky Shelley Senior Vice Principal

● Kay Salisbury Literacy lead

● Anthony Forde –Assistant Principal

● Steve Edwards and Nula Berry Head of Maths and English.

Who is it suitable for: Senior Leaders


Relevant resources will be emailed after the session.


Will help support the writing of your PPG plan, measuring the impact of the spending and ensuring that there are systems in place to support the progress of PPG students.


As above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £300 for the two days

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 16/11/15 9am-3:30pm SSA As above

Session 2 10/12/15 9am-3:30pm SSA As above

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From good to outstanding

Brief Overview: ● This whole day session will support you to transform your school

from good to outstanding.

● Sidney Stringer became an academy in 2010, after the school was

judged by Ofsted as good. The focus for the academy was then to

move from good to outstanding, which was something we achieved

when Sidney Stringer was judged by Ofsted to be outstanding on all

accounts in April 2013:

● Achievement is outstanding…students make outstanding

progress

● Teaching is strong in all areas

● The monitoring of teaching is rigorous, providing a

particularly accurate basis for staff development and

performance management

● The strength of the curriculum has had a positive impact on

standards and achievement

● Self-evaluation is robust

● The Senior staff have built very effective subject and project

teams at every level

● Students have very positive attitudes towards learning

● Attendance has risen rapidly…result of rigorous monitoring,

very clear systems, high expectations and improved

communication with parents and carers

● The clarity and extent of information provided to the

governing body is exceptional… they provide effective

challenge because of the clarity of the information

This course will focus on: ● Leadership structures

● Teaching and Learning

● Pastoral Support

● Inclusion

● Use of data

● Working with stakeholders

● Behaviour and rewards

● Accountability

● Curriculum

Facilitators: ● Wendy Tomes, Executive Principal and NLE

● Claire Turpin, Associate Head

● Victoria Shelley, Senior Vice Principal


Senior Leaders


Relevant resources to be circulated after the session.

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● An understanding of what it means to be “outstanding” and the

strategies used at Sidney Stringer Academy to enable us to become

and maintain our outstanding status.


● An understanding of what it means to be “outstanding” and the

strategies used at Sidney Stringer Academy to enable us to become

and maintain our outstanding status.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Website link:

Costs: The cost of this session is £150 per person and three people for £375. We can also offer a personalised session for your school leadership team, focusing on your identified areas of interest for £400.


23/09/15 9am-3:30pm

Sidney Stringer Academy

As above

Session 2

20/01/16 9am-3:30pm


Repeat session

Session 3

27/04/16 9am-3:30pm


Repeat session

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Effective coaching

Brief Overview: ● Effective coaching is essential to enhancing the leadership of

Teaching and Learning. Coaching can build knowledge, capacity

and interest. A good coach can foster an environment to elicit deep

reflection and learning.

● This programme is about embedding coaching and creating a culture

where coaching leads to sustainable improvement of teaching and

learning and leadership of teaching and learning for middle leaders

and senior leaders.

● We will explore the IGROW model and how to implement it in your

setting to secure outstanding practice. This model is intended to be

used when a skill based issue is identified and you require a

behaviour change or performance improvement.

Facilitators: ● Victoria Shelley, Senior Vice Principa- SSA

● Zaynab Bharuchi, Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning)- SSA

Who is it suitable for: Senior Leaders




● Full of practical strategies, reflection and methods this course will

enable you to make coaching an effective part of your practice with

clear measurable impact on the quality of teaching and learning.

● This course will support you to improve your capacity to reflect on

your current practice and apply this learning to shape your future

work with students and your colleagues.


● Coaches will work with teams in your school to review new learning,

which in turn will result in colleagues holding each other accountable

for improved teaching and learning.

● Coaching will enable effective conversations to be held, which lead

to pedagogical and behavioural change.

● This focus develops professional learning and leadership skills in

leaders and teachers alike.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)



Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 21/10/15 9am-3:30pm SSA As above

Session 2 09/03/16 9am-3:30pm SSA Repeat session


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Primary NQT Programme

Brief Overview: The programme will support NQTs continue to improve teaching and learning in their classrooms. This course provides a range of skills and understanding suitable for all sectors and supporting colleagues in completing their induction year.

● This course is designed to support NQTs and consists of seven

sessions through-out the year delivered by colleagues from the primary sector.

● Between sessions the NQTs will be encouraged to meet with other NQTs from their School Improvement Network

● Elements of some sessions will have a subject specific focus

Facilitators: All three Teaching School Alliances, in partnership with Coventry LA, are delighted to offer a Newly Qualified Teacher Programme for secondary practitioners. It is delivered by our outstanding team of facilitators who are SLEs, senior leaders and practitioners responsible for teaching and learning.

Who is it suitable for: Primary Newly Qualified Teachers.


Developed resources and strategies.


● Support NQTs to consolidate their skills and move to consistently good or better teaching

● Empower teachers to transform the lives of children


● Improved teaching and learning

● Additional capacity to support the development of NQTs



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Website Link:

Costs: £350

Booking Key Stage Date Time Venue Brief Outline Book your place

All 15/09/15 3:30-5.00pm Sidney Stringer Academy

FREE NQT Launch Event



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Session Key Stage Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1

FS & KS1 23/09/15 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Planning for engagement & progression

Session 1

KS2 24/09/15 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Planning for engagement & progression

Session 2

FS & KS1 21/10/15 1-3:30pm Sidney Stringer Academy

Relationships with others

Session 2

KS2 19/10/15 1-3:30pm Sidney Stringer Academy


Session 3

FS & KS1 03/11/15 9am-12pm Sidney Stringer Academy

Behaviour for Learning

Session 3

KS2 04/11/15 9am-12pm Sidney Stringer Academy


Session 4

FS & KS1 21/01/16 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Understanding Assessment

Session 4

KS2 19/01/16 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Understanding Assessment

Session 5

FS & KS1 15/03/16 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Challenge & differentiation

Session 5

KS2 16/03/16 9am-12pm Sacred Heart Challenge & differentiation

Session 6

FS & KS1 26/05/16 9am-1pm Sidney Stringer Academy

Reflection/ Appraisal/ progression Celebration lunch

Session 6

KS2 25/05/16 9am-1pm Sidney Stringer Academy

Reflection/ Appraisal/ progression Celebration lunch

Optional extra for those NQTs with an interest in SEN:

04/02/16 9am-12pm

Tiverton School An introduction to the theory of assessment and setting “next steps” in learning, followed by time spent on focussed observation in classes.

Facilitators: Mandy Hatton and Carolyn Claridge


Ideas for effective target setting and assessment for pupils working below age- related expectations and with PMLD


Greater knowledge of setting effective next steps in learning for pupils working below age related expectations; also in recording evidence of progress and making good assessment judgements.


Pupils’ learning will be well targeted and assessments will be focussed

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EYFS Learning in action!

Brief Overview: ● Opportunity to see the children in the classroom areas and

outdoor environment

● Opportunity to see the differentiated skills and challenges across

Prime and Specific areas

● Opportunity in the afternoon to share good practice including

planning and resources

Facilitators: Zoe Convey, Outstanding Practitioner, Sacred Heart Elaine Cakebread, EYFS Leader of Learning Sacred Heart


Teachers Reception Practitioners need to bring an iPad


● Practical ideas to bring learning to life

● Ways to differentiate in a Reception setting in a manageable way

● Resources from practitioners attending course and provided by

facilitators


● Networking opportunity with other practitioners on the course

● Opportunity to reflect on own practice and enhance with ideas

shared

● Opportunity to review planning and gather ideas to extend further


● Opportunity to develop ideas for the EYFS environment to

ensure all children, are catered for and challenged through

activities developed.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314


Costs: £150 per session

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 15/11/15 9am – 3pm Cedar Lodge ● Morning in the

classrooms seeing

learning in action

● Afternoon in Cedar Lodge

as a group networking

through a led session

Session 2 2/3/16 9am – 3pm Cedar Lodge ● As above This is a repeat session

Session 3 20/4/16 9am – 3pm Cedar Lodge ● As above This is a repeat session


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Literacy in the EYFS

Brief Overview: ● Opportunity to see a base time/ guided activity

● Overview of phonics, reading and writing in the EYFS and in all

areas of the curriculum

● Opportunity to reflect on home school links

Facilitators: Donna Igoe, Outstanding Practitioner, Sacred Heart Andrea Sherratt, English SLE, Blue Sky


Teachers in Reception


● Practical ideas to bring learning to life

● Ways to plan for Communication and Language/ Literacy in a

Reception setting

● Resources from practitioners attending course and provided by

facilitators


● Networking opportunity with other practitioners on the course

● Opportunity to reflect on own practice and enhance EYFS setting

with ideas shared


● Opportunity to develop ideas for the EYFS environment to meet

the requirement of the EYFS curriculum

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314




Session 1 18.11.15 9 – 12pm Cedar Lodge ● Opportunity to see a base time/

guided activity

● Overview of phonics, reading

and writing in the EYFS and in

all areas of the curriculum

● Opportunity to reflect on home

school links

Session 2 9.3.15 9 – 12pm Cedar Lodge ● As above This is a repeat session

Session 3 27.4.16 9 – 12pm Cedar Lodge ● As above This is a repeat session


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EYFS – Leading the way!

Brief Overview: ● Effective team building skills

● Leading and managing a team effectively

● Data analysis and monitoring (including Baseline/ Datawatch and

Raise online awareness)

● Developing a vision for EYFS (including curriculum, relationships

with parents and preschools, transition)

● Developing a policy

● Developing leadership and management skills – eg managing a

conversation

Facilitators: Jenny Tegardine, EYFS SLE Elaine Cakebread , Outstanding Practitioner, Sacred Heart


New Phase Leaders in EYFS


● Practical ideas to develop role as EYFS leader

● Policy ideas from the group

● Practical ideas for developing home school links and curriculum

innovation


● Networking opportunities with other Phase Leaders

● Greater understanding of how to lead and manage others

● Greater understanding of how to implement your vision


● A leader who has a greater understanding of their role

● A leader who can create and implement their vision for EYFS

and how this fits into the wider school improvement plan

● A leader more confident to lead and manage a team

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 14.10.15 9 – 12pm Cedar Lodge As above


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EYFS - Using the outdoors throughout the year!

Brief Overview: ● Mirroring the learning inside the classroom in the outdoors

● Making outdoor provision relevant, practical and fun

● Opportunity to see how to develop skills in three different

settings and seasons

Facilitators: A range of school practitioners and SLEs Hannah Clissold SLE Kathy Bonehill SLE Zoe Convey/ Elaine Cakebread Outstanding Practitioners, Sacred Heart


● Teachers in Nursery or Reception


● Practical ideas to develop outdoor setting

● Creative ideas from the group as part of the networking

opportunity

● Practical ideas for bringing curriculum to life


● Networking opportunity

● Ideas to inspire and enhance own setting

● Ideas to create a vision for the outdoors and consider ways to

change through the seasons matching the progressive skills of

children in the EYFS


● Ideas to develop outdoor area further

● Signposting to other outdoor areas following networking

opportunities

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314


Costs: £75 per session or £150 to attend all three

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 4.11.15 1pm – 4pm Moseley

Hannah Clissold Despite being late Autumn – find out practical ways in which we can develop opportunities for children to explore outdoors!

Session 2 24.02.16 Morning Sir Frank Whittle

Kathy Bonehill

Session 3 4.5.16 Morning Sacred Heart

Zoe Convey


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Networking in the EYFS

Brief Overview: ● Termly twilight sessions to bring together EYFS leads/

teachers from all schools

● Opportunity to reflect on latest developments in EYFS,

legislation, Ofsted, ways to bring learning to life and build

links/ transition with pre-school/ Year 1

● Leads to other CPD/ conferences/ practitioners beyond that

have been successfully received by6 school

● Opportunity to share good practice beyond the networks that

exist

● Opportunity for new teachers to meet colleagues in EYFS in

other schools

Facilitators: Paul Madia EYFS SLEs

Who is it suitable for: Leaders in Early Years or experienced teachers What will you take away with you? e.g. resources, learning points etc.

● Good practice from across the city

● Links/ resources/


● Develop links and conversations with other practitioners

● Ability to compare and contrast experiences

● Opportunity to get updates


● Opportunity to network and share ideas

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314


Website link:


Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 15.10.15 3.30–

5pm Cedar Lodge ● EYFS update

● Safeguarding

● Ofsted update

● Enrichment

● Planning

● Sharing the magic

Session 2 4.2.16 3.30– 5pm

Cedar Lodge ● EYFS update

● Safeguarding

● Ofsted update

● How is your baseline?

● Share results

● Enrichment

● Planning


Session 3 5.5.16 3.30 – 5pm

Cedar Lodge ● EYFS update

● Safeguarding

● Ofsted update

● Enrichment


● Transition


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Monitoring Phonics in EYFS and KS1

How good is your provision?

Brief Overview: This is integrated training for practitioners. The day will be a training session with timetabled activities in the classroom to see learning in action. During the morning, delegates will explore and reflect on phonics in the EYFS and KS1 and what makes effective provision. In the afternoon, practitioners will reflect on their own provision. Throughout the day there will be opportunity to see learning in action and explore: ● Scaffolds that support phonics

● Visual targets

● How phonics links into reading and a seamless link between the two

● Look at application of phonics into writing and how you can assess

children independently applying

There will be a school perspective on how to approach phonics effectively and how this could translate into different settings.

Facilitators: Sarah Bentley, Independent Consultant


● EYFS practitioners

● KS1 practitioners

● Phonic/ English leads


● Greater focus for monitoring Phonic provision

● Greater understanding of teaching phonics effectively and how to

monitor pupil outcomes in practical terms

● Resources

● Practical ideas


● Opportunity to reflect on practice

● Opportunity to consider alternative and extended ways to own provision

● Opportunity to network with other practitioners


● Strategies to improve independence of phonic skills applied in reading

and writing

● Higher quality provision for teaching of phonics

● Opportunity to reflect, review and improve provision

Contact: Linsey Rae

Teaching School: Blue Sky Teaching School

Tel: 024 76 453314


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 5.11.15 9am – 3pm Cedar Lodge As above



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Boosting reading @ Primary

Brief Overview: The programme - boostingreading@primary - is a targeted one-to-one intervention, designed to be delivered over a 10 week period. It is designed to improve the way children read, enabling them to be independent problem solvers who read with enjoyment and understanding.

Facilitators: Andrea Sherratt SLE – Every Child a Reader Teacher Leader, Sacred Heart Primary School


Experienced TAs, Support Assistants, and Learning Mentors


● Lesson observations, information on the reading process, the use of questioning, praising and prompting skills, running record assessment and record keeping

● Training and resource file


● This course equips trainees to deliver a targeted, individual, ten week intervention;

● The course is designed to improve the teaching of reading, enabling readers to become independent problem solvers who read with understanding and enjoyment ;


● An average of 1yr 2mths progress in reading in 10weeks

(Statistics from Education works)

● Development of skilled practitioners with an increased

understanding of theory and practice of how pupils learn to read

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314



Costs: £175pp

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 12.11.15 9:15 – 3:30 Sacred Heart

Primary School Part 1

Session 2 19.11.15 9:15 – 3:30 Sacred Heart Primary School

Part 2



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Talking Partners @ Primary

Brief Overview: This programme - talkingpartners@primary is designed to improve the way children communicate across the curriculum, enabling them to be independent and skilful speakers and listeners. This programme is a targeted, time-limited (10 weeks) intervention that can be used with small groups from nursery to year 6. The course provides opportunities to practise and rehearse target language through a range of focused activities, pupils develop their independent skills to become good communicators.



Experienced TAs accompanied by a class teacher as appointed school coordinator.


● This course is designed to improve the communication skills of children who may fall into the following categories; lack of skills and confidence as speakers and/or listeners, EAL learners, emotional literacy needs, SEND, SEBD (mild), gifted and talented;

● There will be a training and planning resource pack included.


● This course equips trainees to deliver a structured oral language programme to raise levels of achievement by improving speaking and listening skills for groups of children.


● Support for children to become independent learners

● Accelerated progress in both speaking and listening, making

classroom learning more accessible

● Improvement on children’s literacy skills, supporting learning

across the curriculum

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314



Costs: £250pp

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 26.11.15 9:15 – 3:15 Sacred Heart

Primary School Part 1

Session 2 3.12.15 9:15 – 3:15 Sacred Heart Primary School

Part 2



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Fischer Family Trust Wave 3 Literacy Intervention

Brief Overview: An early intervention for children in Year 1 who have significant difficulties learning to read and write. Based on the pedagogy and practice of Reading Recovery, the programme is included in the review of literacy intervention schemes compiled by Greg Brooks in 'What Works for pupils with Literacy Difficulties': 3rd Edition 2007. It can be used with year groups other than Year 1, although texts will need to be adapted to maturity levels. The programme contributes to a layered approach to interventions.



Experienced HLTAs accompanied by a class teacher as appointed school coordinator


● This course equips trainees to deliver a targeted, individual, ten week intervention;

● You will learn to use diagnostic assessment techniques ● This course is designed to improve the teaching of reading and

writing, enabling readers to become independent problem

solvers who read with understanding and enjoyment ;

● You will take away lesson observations, information on the

reading and writing processes, the use of questioning, praising

and prompting skills, running record assessment and record

keeping


✓ To give a deeper understanding of the needs of children who find reading and writing difficult

✓ To provide a structure for individual teaching ✓ To promote inclusion by enhancing Quality First Teaching


● Accelerated learning so that each child makes enough progress

in reading and writing in order to access a group intervention and

continue to progress through class teaching.

● The development of skilled practitioners with an increased

understanding of how children learn to read and write

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314



Costs: £375pp

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 16.10.15 9:15 – 3:15 Sacred Heart Part 1

Session 2 20.10.15 9:15 – 3:15 Sacred Heart Part 2

Session 3 23.10.15 9:15 – 3:15 Sacred Heart Part 3



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Getting to Grips with Grammar

Brief Overview: This course will look at the expectations for grammar within the National Curriculum and will unpick the key terminology, focusing on word classes and sentence structures. The session will help you get to grips with some of the more challenging aspects of grammar teaching including adverbials and coordinating and subordinating clauses.

Facilitators: Lynne Burns SLE


Teachers in Key Stage 2 Primary English subject leads


Paper based course materials


A clearer understanding of key grammar knowledge covered in the National Curriculum.


Greater clarity in the teaching of grammar to pupils, enabling pupils to understand the ways in which sentences are constructed from different word classes.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75 to attend

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 12.10.15 1.00 – 3.30 Cedar Lodge Understanding the grammar covered in the

primary National Curriculum.

Session 2 18.1.16 1.00 – 3.30 Cedar Lodge This is a repeat session



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Read Write Inc Phonics Training

Brief Overview: Read Write Inc. Phonics is a complete literacy programme, for 4 to 7 year-olds learning to read and write and for 7 and 8 year-olds needing to catch up quickly.

Facilitators: TBC - Ruth Miskin consultant


Teachers TA / HLTA


Paper based course materials

What is the intended impact? In Nursery all children learn the first 30 sounds in short daily sessions In Reception all children:

Read storybooks and non-fiction books closely matched to their developing phonic knowledge

Take home Phonics storybooks to share

Read with fluency and expression

Learn to spell using known sounds

Write confidently by practising what they want to write out loud first

Work well with a partner By the end of Year 1 all children are accurate and speedy readers

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314



Costs: £180 pp for both days


Session 1 8.10.15 Full day Cedar Lodge As above

Session 2 9.10.15 Full day Cedar Lodge As above


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KS2 Essentials for English

Brief Overview: An opportunity to explore the Programmes of Study for English and the expectations across Year 3 – 6

Facilitators: Kate Madia: Head Teacher at Our Lady’s Princethorpe Primary School and SLE specialising in English and Literacy


Teachers in Year 3,4,5,6. Teachers who want to deepen their understanding of pedagogy. New teachers or those who have moved year group.


Overview of English and the expectations of the new curriculum including grammar

Opportunity to look at the changes in assessment How to inspire pupils in KS2 through literacy lessons to develop

skills Opportunity to network, share ideas and good practice Paper based materials and electronic materials where

appropriate What is the intended impact for you?

Overview of English and the expectations of the new curriculum including grammar

Opportunity to look at the changes in assessment

How to inspire pupils in KS2 through literacy lessons to develop skills

Opportunity to network, share ideas and good practice

Paper based materials and electronic materials where appropriate


Practical strategies to use in the sequence of lessons

Opportunity to reflect on practice and implement learning points

Opportunity to meet with teachers and share ideas/ network/ build links

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 Autumn 19.10.15 Cedar Lodge As above Part 1

Session 2 Autumn 18.1.16 Cedar Lodge As above Part 2

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Poetry Uncovered

Facilitators Kate Madia, SLE specialising in English/Literacy Headteacher, Our Lady’s Princethorpe


Teachers in Key Stage 1 and 2 Primary English Subject Leaders

What will you learn?

Exploration of ways to teach the sequence of poetry creatively

Understanding of the raised expectations in poetry

Opportunity to network, share ideas and good practice


Course materials paper based and where appropriate electronic

Resources to support with the planning and delivery of poetry


An understanding of how to plan and teach a unit of poetry moving from reading through to writing, using creative approaches that will engage learners.


An increase in teachers' confidence and subject knowledge in this area of English leading to a love of poetry that will inspire learners.

Contact Details: Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75


Session 1 22/10/14 9am – 12pm To be advised NA

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Creative Grammar

Brief Overview: This one off course will look at the appropriate age related expectations for each year group and ways to engage pupils. The course will focus on teaching children to understand grammar concepts and how to apply them in their writing within English and beyond in a creative way.

Facilitators: Rachel Peavoy SLE specialising in English/Literacy, Sacred Heart


Teachers in Key Stage 2 Primary English Subject Leaders

What will you take away with you? E.g. resources, learning points etc.

● Exploration of ways to teach grammar creatively

● Understanding of the raised expectations in grammar

● Opportunity to network, share ideas and good practice

● Course materials paper based and where appropriate electronic


● Further understanding of the expectations for grammar

● Build up repertoire of skills to teach grammar

● Good practice from the course and from other delegates


● Higher quality provision for the teaching of grammar

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75


1 10.11.15 9am – 12pm Sacred Heart Primary School

As above



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‘Top tips’ for supporting English

Brief Overview: Top tips for how TAs and HLTAs can get the best from children in English. What does quality guided reading and writing look like? A look at shared, guided and independent reading strategies and strategies for writing interventions along with promoting independence in reading and writing.

Facilitators: Fiona Halliday-Moore SLE and Andrea Sherratt SLE


Teaching assistants and higher level teaching assistants who support English


● Strategies for promoting independence

● Theory and practice for the development of reading and writing

skills

● Training resource pack


● Designed to improve the quality of teaching and support in

English

● An increased understanding of how children develop as

independent readers and writers


● Quality English provision across the school (TAs and HLTAs)

● Increased independent productivity

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75


Session 1 03/11/15 1pm – 3:30pm

Cedar Lodge As above

Session 2 02/02/16 1pm – 3:30pm

Cedar Lodge As above Repeat session

Session 3 14/06/16 1pm – 3:30pm

Cedar Lodge As above Repeat session



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Networking for English Leads

Brief Overview: An opportunity to attend a twilight session termly with Subject leaders across the city. The evolving programme will include standing items but the sessions are for leaders to network and share good practice.

Facilitators: Andrea Sherratt SLE and English SLEs


Leaders of English


Practical resources from other teachers that are shared

Any relevant publications from DfE or Ofsted


Networking opportunities

Sharing of best practice

Making links with schools for further work


Latest up to date information

Harvesting the best practice from across the city

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Website link:

Costs: £50 to attend all sessions


Session 1 Autumn 3.30pm – 5pm

Cedar Lodge Assessing without levels Ofsted Update Recent publications

Session 2 Spring 3.30pm – 5pm

Cedar Lodge

Assessing without levels Ofsted Update Recent publications Approaches to writing Cross curricular writing

Session 3 Summer 3.30pm – 5pm

Cedar Lodge

Assessing without levels Ofsted Update Recent publications Transition


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Leading and Managing Mathematics

Brief Overview: ● Subject knowledge - enhancing knowledge, skills and

understanding within identified areas, including at least two prepared

CPD sessions for use in own setting e.g. reasoning and problem

solving

● Pedagogy – developing skills with reference to current research and

practice

● Leadership - Staff CPD, curriculum updates and touch base

sessions to disseminate current thinking

● Three half-day termly sessions

Facilitators: Andrea Blundred, Assistant Headteacher and SLE specialising in mathematics, Parkgate Primary School Rebecca Chandler, Lead Practitioner and SLE specialising in mathematics, Frederick Bird Primary School


Mathematic subject or curriculum leads


Practical ideas and resources will be incorporated throughout the session to take away and provided electronically, enabling you to incorporate ideas immediately into school practice or adapt as you wish.


● Enhanced capacity to lead mathematics

● Capacity to moderate maths against new curriculum expectations

● Personalised professional development to use in school

● Up-to-date guidance pertaining to new and existing initiatives and

guidance


● Increased standards in mathematics through work of subject leader

● Assessment judgements moderated

● Informed and updated subject leader

● All staff kept abreast of current initiates for mathematics

Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 7663 7381


Costs: £250 for three sessions including CPD packages to take away


Session 1 5.11.15 9.00- 12.00

OR 1.00 – 4.00

Sidney Stringer

Focused support on subject knowledge, pedagogy and leadership, including National updates and initiates particularly around assessment. Agenda sent prior to training.

Session 2 21.3.16 9.00- 12.00

OR 1.00 – 4.00

Sidney Stringer As above

Session 3 16.6.16 9.00- 12.00

OR 1.00 – 4.00

Sidney Stringer As above

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Embedding number and calculation within geometry, measures and statistics in lower KS2

Brief Overview: ● To secure understanding of age related expectations and standards

● To embed the application of number and calculation within the other

strands of maths

● To highlight the breadth and progression within geometry, measures

and statistics

● To deepen mathematical understanding through reasoning and

problem solving

● Two half day sessions with a gap task in-between



Teachers of years 3 and 4


Practical ideas and resources will be incorporated throughout the session to take away and provided electronically, enabling you to incorporate ideas immediately into classroom practice or adapt as you wish.


● To have further developed and embedded an appreciation of age

related expectations

● To have enhanced subject knowledge, pedagogy and understanding

of progression in line with raised expectations

● To have greater creativity in applying number and calculation

● To have a bank of ideas to enhance teaching of maths


● The teaching of mathematics is enhanced in years 3 and 4

● Planning is more finely tuned to match the needs of learners and

meet raised expectations

● Greater evidence of tasks that deepen understanding

● Potential dissemination of good practice to other colleagues

Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 76637381


Costs: £150


Session 1 21.4.16 9.00 – 12.00

Sidney Stringer

Two half day sessions with gap task Key foci include: ● breadth and progression within geometry,measures and statistics

● the application of number and calculation within the other strands

of maths

● deepening mathematical understanding through reasoning and

problem solving Session 2 28.4.16

9.00 – 12.00

Sidney Stringer

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Embedding number and calculation within geometry, measures and statistics in upper key stage 2

Brief Overview: ● To secure understanding of age related expectations and standards

● To embed the application of number and calculation within the other

strands of maths

● To highlight the breadth and progression within geometry, measures

and statistics

● To deepen mathematical understanding through reasoning and

problem solving

● Two half day sessions with a gap task in-between


Who is it suitable for: Teachers of years 5 and 6 What will you take away with you? e.g. resources, learning points etc.



● To have further developed and embedded an appreciation of age

related expectations



● To have greater creativity in applying number and calculation

● To have a bank of ideas to enhance teaching of maths


● The teaching of mathematics is enhanced in years 5 and 6

● Planning is more finely tuned to match the needs of learners and



● Potential dissemination of good practice to other colleagues

Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 76637381


Costs: £150


Session 1 4.3.16 9.00 – 12.00 Sidney Stringer

Two half day sessions with gap task Key foci include: ● breadth and progression within geometry,

measures and statistics

● the application of number and calculation within

the other strands of maths

● deepening mathematical understanding through

reasoning and problem solving

Session 2 11.3.16 9.00 – 12.00 Sidney Stringer

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Teaching Primary mathematics – KS2

Brief Overview: ● To explore key features and secure understanding of age related

expectations of the 2014 curriculum

● To enhance subject knowledge with a particular focus on number,

calculation, fractions and problem solving

● To deepen mathematical understanding through conceptual

understanding and procedural fluency

● To develop appropriate pitch, progression and pedagogy for year

groups across KS2

● Three half day sessions with gap tasks



NQTs in KS2




● To have developed and embedded an appreciation of the three aims

and age related expectations of the curriculum for mathematics



● To increase confidence in teaching mathematics in KS2

● To have a bank of ideas to enhance the teaching of mathematics


● Teachers new to the profession are confident to deliver the

expectations of the 2014 curriculum

● Teaching is more finely tuned to match the needs of learners and



Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 76637381


Costs: £225


Session 1 24.9.15 1.00 - 4.00 Sidney Stringer Aims and expectations of the 2014 curriculum Place value and decimals

Session 2 9.10.15 9.00 – 12.00 Sidney Stringer Calculation methods, laws of arithmetic, key skills and the use of manipulatives

Session 3 22.10.15 1.00 - 4.00 Sidney Stringer Problem solving – reasoning Fractions with decimals

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Brief Overview: ● To explore key features and expectations of the 2014 curriculum

● To enhance subject knowledge around counting, place value, early

calculation, key skills and fractions

● To develop conceptual understanding through the use of manipulatives

and key resources

● To facilitate pupil dialogue through effective questioning

● Bespoke session focused on delegate need

● Three half-day sessions with gap tasks



KS1 teaching assistants




● Heightened understanding of raised expectations and subject knowledge

pertinent to KS1

● Increased confidence in supporting mathematics and use of practical

apparatus

● Confidence to use increased repertoire of strategies and questioning

stems when supporting groups of children

● Opportunity to ask the question you have always wanted to ask


● Teaching assistants who have a greater knowledge and understanding of

the progression and pedagogy of the mathematics taught in KS1

● Talk and resources used effectively to enhance TA led sessions in or out

of the maths lesson

Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 76637381


Costs: £200


Session 1 15.1.16 9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Key features and expectations of KS1 Exploring number and calculation part 1

Session 2 29.1.16

9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Exploring number and calculation part 2 Effective use of manipulatives

Session 3 12.2.16 9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Exploring fractions Pupil dialogue and questioning

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Brief Overview: ● To explore key features and expectations of the 2014 curriculum

● To enhance subject knowledge around place value, calculation, key skills,

fractions and decimals

● To develop conceptual understanding through the use of manipulatives and

key resources

● To facilitate pupil dialogue through effective questioning

● Bespoke session focused on delegate need

● Three half-day sessions with gap tasks


Who is it suitable for: KS2 teaching assistants

What will you take away with you? e.g. resources



● Heightened understanding of raised expectations and subject knowledge

pertinent to KS2

● Increased confidence in supporting mathematics and use of practical

apparatus

● Confidence to use increased repertoire of strategies and questioning stems

when supporting groups of children

● Opportunity to ask the question you have always wanted to ask


● Teaching assistants who have a greater knowledge and understanding of the

progression and pedagogy of the mathematics taught in KS2

● Talk and resources used effectively to enhance TA led sessions in or out of

the maths lesson

Contact: Chris Cana


Tel: 024 76637381


Costs: £200


Session 1 13.11.15 9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Key features and expectations of KS2 Exploring place value, addition and subtraction

Session 2 27.11.15

9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Exploring place value, multiplication and division Effective use of manipulatives

Session 3 11.12.15 9.00 – 11.45 Sidney Stringer Exploring fractions and decimals Pupil dialogue and questioning

Potential repeat: 15/1/16; 29/1/16;1/2/16 PM 1.00 – 3.45

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Fingers and Beyond

Brief Overview: With a mixture of theory and practice come and find out how to develop Maths in your school. There will be creative planning ideas, examples of good practice and the chance to see Maths across the Early Years in Moseley Primary School.

Facilitators: Hannah Clissold SLE Clare Staines SLE


Teachers in Nursery or Reception


Ideas to develop Maths in Nursery and Reception An understanding of Development Matter and how to break down some of the ambiguous statements within it


A range of ideas and resources to support teaching and learning in maths. Examples of how to demonstrate progress within maths across Nursery and Reception


Improve the quality of Maths provision within the Early Years setting



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (1714)



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 19/01/16

9 – 12pm Moseley As above


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More able mathematicians and the new curriculum

Brief Overview:

● What does provision for more able look like under the new curriculum?

● How can we deepen understanding of mathematical concepts within each year group or

key phase?

● What resources are there to support more able?

● What is the difference between demanding provision and challenging provision?

● How can we ensure that conceptual and procedural understanding develop at the same

rate for more able mathematicians?

Facilitators: Leanne Casey, SLE specialising in mathematics and closing the gap, Sacred Heart Primary School


● Teachers Years 1 – 6

● Mathematics subject coordinators

● School improvement leaders for mathematics


● An understanding of the implications of providing for more able mathematicians under

the new curriculum

● Resources to support more able and deepen conceptual understanding of mathematics

at each key phase

● Reasoning resources

● An understanding of the difference between demanding provision and challenging

provision

● An understanding of the difference between conceptual and procedural understanding

and the link between these for more able mathematicians

● Medium Term Planning support for teachers of more able


● Support in identifying pathways to excellence for your more able

● Confidence in supporting more able mathematicians in the new curriculum

● A clear understanding of the aims of the new national curriculum for more able children

● Classroom resources to extend and challenge more able children

● A clear message as a subject leader about expectations for more able under the new

curriculum


● Resources to share with other staff

● A clear message at whole school level about expectations for more able under the new

curriculum

● Resources to support the key aspect of reasoning

● Resources for maths leaders to use for professional development at whole school level


Teaching School:

Swan

Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 11/01/16 Full day Sacred Heart As above

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Supporting SEND and low attaining learners in maths

Brief Overview:

● Expectations for SEND under the new curriculum.

● Resources for supporting low attainers and SEND children under the new curriculum.

● Tracking back of objectives to support low attending children.

● Supporting children with specific mathematics difficulties under the new curriculum.

● Building models and images for calculations to support conceptual understanding.

● Part/Whole correspondence and an introduction to the bar model as an image to

support conceptual understanding.

● The importance of accurate mathematical language for developing mathematicians.

Facilitators: Leanne Casey, SLE specialising in mathematics and closing the gap, Sacred Heart Primary School


● Teachers years 1 - 6

● Maths leaders

● SENcos

● Teaching Assistants


● Understanding of expectations for SEND and low attaining children under the new

curriculum.

● Guidance on mathematical language development

● Resource suggestions to support specific maths difficulties/ general learning difficulties

● Tracking back of objectives under the new curriculum

● Models and images to support calculation

● An introduction to the bar model


● Confidence and clarity in the classroom on outcomes for SEND and low attainers

● Ideas and strategies to support SEND

● An introduction to Shanghai bar model for problem solving

● Resources to support planning of links in maths for SEND / less able

● Resources to support vocabulary development in mathematics


● Resources to support all teachers

● Resources for maths leaders to use for professional development at whole school level

● Clear message for SENcos to take back to school

● Support for vulnerable groups in school


Teaching School:

Swan

Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 02/11/15 Full day Sacred Heart As above

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Numbers Count

Brief Overview: A specialist teacher gives highly effective intervention support to children in Years 1 to 8 who have the greatest difficulties with mathematics, to help them get back on track and catch up with their peers. The specially trained teacher also helps colleagues to raise standards across the school.

Facilitators: Diana Murphy ECC Lead Trainer


Teachers in Years 1 and 2, KS2 or lower secondary. Teachers will need a 0 .4 - 0.6 timetable to deliver the Numbers Count programme


Detailed handbook guidance for the intervention including how to build a personalised programme for each child, online guidance and downloadable resources. Access to the ECC data system providing detailed analysis of impact and children’s’ progress. 2 school visits by the trainer.


On completion of study tasks and Numbers Count standards evidence, teachers are accredited as Numbers Count Teachers. The intervention training will develop staff capacity and confidence in their subject knowledge, pedagogy and practice


Children make an average Number Age gain of 16 months in only 4 months – 4 times the expected progress. The ‘in house specialist’ teacher can share his / her expertise in school to help raise standards for all children

Contact: Diana Murphy

Teaching School: Swan Alliance

Tel: 024 7622 1920


Costs: £2200


Session 1 3.9.15 9.00-3.00 Frederick

Bird Intro to Numbers Count, Assessment in Numbers Count, Diagnostic Assessment, Getting Started


Bird Review, Diagnostic Assessment, The Individual Learning Plan, The Structure of a Lesson, Counting


Bird Review, Diagnostic Assessment, Number Sense, Numbers Count Pedagogy, Early Calculation

Session 4 12.11.1

5 9.00-3.00 Frederick

Bird Review, Planning and Teaching, Developing Mathematical Language, Exiting the Programme and Data Entry, Place Value


Bird Review, Mathematical Language and Parents, Number Facts, Thinking Mathematically in Different Contexts, Teaching Two or Three Children Together


Bird Video Study, Developing Cardinality, Addition and Subtraction, Review, Mathematics in Context


Bird Video Study, The Wider Impact of a Numbers Count Teacher, Multiplication and Division, Collaborative Learning

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Talk 4 Number

Brief Overview: A new ECC ‘light touch’ intervention for a small group of up to 4 pupils who need support to improve their understanding and use of the language of number

Facilitators: Diana Murphy, ECC Lead Trainer, Frederick Bird Primary School


Teaching assistants working with pupils mainly in year 3 and 4 who need support and encouragement to use and understand mathematical language and to talk fluently about their mathematics. A Link Teacher will accompany the teaching assistant to 2 half days of the Talk 4 Number training.


Talk 4 Mathematics resource box which includes 4 topic books with detailed scripted lessons, 2 handbooks, practical prepared resources, resource master book and a big book. The training runs alongside the delivery of the intervention so teaching assistants are able to deliver the lessons on return to school. The link teacher runs a prepared staff meeting to share the lessons from Talk 4 Number with colleagues.


To develop teaching assistants’ ability to support mathematics learning throughout their work in school. To enable the Link Teacher to support the further development of the language of number throughout the school.


To improve pupils’ understanding and use of the language of mathematics. To develop pupils’ transferable skills Average gains of 9.5 months are made after 3 months of Talk 4 Number.



Tel: 024 7622 1920


Costs: £600 inclusive for the teaching assistant and Link Teacher

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline

Session 1

24/09/15 9.00-3.00

Frederick Bird

All day for teaching assistants, morning only for Link teachers Morning: All About Talk 4 Number Afternoon: Preparation for the Introductory Activities and Topic 1

Session 2

14/10/15 9.00-12.00

Frederick Bird

Teaching assistant only Review the programme Preparation for Topics 2 and 3

Session 3

18/11/15 9.00-12.00

Frederick Bird

Teaching assistant and Link Teacher Review the programme Preparation for Topic 4 The Talk 4 Number staff meeting

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Success@Arithmetic

Brief Overview: Success@Arithemtic is part of Edgehill University’s Every Child Counts programme, backed by the DfE. It is a very effective numeracy intervention in line with the new curriculum for pupils in upper Key Stage 2 and in Key Stage 3 who need support to understand and develop fluency with formal written methods.



A teaching assistant or a teacher implements the steps with a small group of up to 3 pupils. A link teacher and teaching assistant attend the training sessions.


A Success@Arithmetic resource box which includes 4 topic books with detailed scripted lessons, 2 handbooks, practical prepared resources and a number rod pack. Online guidance and downloadable resources. Sessions include how to introduce number rods and bar modelling. The training runs alongside the delivery of the intervention so teaching assistants are able to deliver the lessons on return to school


Success@Arithmetic promotes partnership between teachers and teaching assistants to raise achievement. It develops teaching assistants’ confidence and ability to support mathematics learning throughout their work in school. The intervention enables the Link Teacher to support the intervention and cascade intervention strategies into class.


After only 23 half-hour lessons in 3 months pupils made an average Number Age gain of 13 months on a standardised test, over four times the expected rate of progress. Most pupils gain enormous confidence completing the intervention and become more willing and able to engage in class mathematics lessons. 81% of pupils achieved national expectations at the end of the year despite not being originally predicted to do so.



Tel: 024 7622 1920


Costs: £950 inclusive for the Link Teacher and teaching assistant (£875 for ECC schools)


Session 1 22.9.15 9.00-12.00 Frederick Bird

Introduction to the intervention Diagnostic Assessment

Session 2 7.10.15 9.00-3.00 Frederick Bird Diagnostic Assessment

Explore the Addition and Subtraction topics

Session 3 11.11.15 9.00-3.00 Frederick Bird Review the Addition and Subtraction topics.

Explore the Multiplication and Division topics

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1st

Class@Number

Brief Overview: The updated 1stClass@Number programme is in line with the new curriculum. It is an innovative mathematics intervention, delivered by a well- trained teaching assistant to small groups of children who need a helping hand. It helps them to get back on track and catch up with their peers.



Teaching assistants or teachers working with groups of up to 4 pupils in Year 2 or 3 who are working below year expectations. This intervention can be used with Year 1 children in the summer term


1stClass@Number resource box which includes 5 topic books with detailed scripted lessons, 2 handbooks, practical prepared resources, and resource master book. The training runs alongside the delivery of the intervention so teaching assistants are able to deliver the lessons on return to school.


To develop teaching assistants’ confidence and ability to support mathematics learning throughout their work in school. To enable the Link Teacher to support the intervention and cascade some of the intervention strategies in school.


To improve pupils’ progress in mathematics. To develop pupils’ transferable skills Average gains of 12 months are made after 3.5 months completing the intervention.



Tel: 024 7622 1920


Costs: £900 inclusive for the teaching assistant and Link Teacher


Session 1

15.9.15 9.00-3.00

Frederick Bird

All day for teaching assistants, morning only for Link teachers Morning: All About 1stClass@Number Afternoon: Counting and Topic 1

Session 2 6.10.15 9.00-

12.00 Frederick Bird

For teaching assistants. Review Topic 1 Explore Place value and Topic 2

Session 3 3.11.15 9.00-

12.00 Frederick Bird

For teaching assistants. Review Topic 2 Explore Calculation and Topic 3 and 4

Session 4 17.11.15 9.00-

12.00 Frederick Bird For teaching assistants. Review Topic 3 and 4

Explore Multiplication and Division and Topic 5

Session 5 8.12.15 9.00-

12.00 Frederick Bird For teaching assistants and Link Teachers. Review the

programme. Evaluate the impact. Next Steps

Session 6 14.6.15 9.00-

12.00 Frederick Bird For teaching assistants. Review the implementation of 1st

Class@Number. Developing Language

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1st

Class@Number2

Brief Overview: The updated 1st Class@Number2 programme in line with the new mathematics curriculum is part of Edgehill University’s Every Child Counts programme, backed by the DfE. It improves children’s understanding of number and develops early calculation skills. 1stClass@Number2 is an innovative mathematics intervention, delivered by a well- trained teaching assistant to small groups of children who are working below year expectations.



Teaching assistants or teachers working with groups of up to 4 pupils in KS2 or Year 7


1stClass@Number resource box which includes 5 topic books with detailed scripted lessons, 2 handbooks, practical prepared resources, and resource master book. The training runs alongside the delivery of the intervention so teaching assistants are able to deliver the lessons on return to school.


To develop teaching assistants’ subject knowledge and enhance their wider effectiveness. To enable the Link Teacher to support the intervention and cascade some of the intervention strategies in school.


To improve pupils’ progress in mathematics. To develop pupils’ transferable skills Average gains of 12 months are made after 3.5 months completing the intervention.



Tel: 024 7622 1920


Costs: £900 inclusive for the Link Teacher and Teaching Assistant


Session 1

3.5.16 9.00-3.00 Frederick Bird

All day for teaching assistants, morning only for Link teachers Morning: All About 1stClass@Number Afternoon: Explore Counting and Topic 1


For teaching assistants. Review Topic 1 Explore Place value and Topic 2


For teaching assistants. Review Topic 2 Explore Calculation and Topic 3 and 4

Session 4 28.6.16 9.00-12.00 Frederick Bird For teaching assistants. Review Topic 3 and 4

Explore Multiplication, Division and Fractions for Topic 5

Session 5 12.7.16 9.00-12.00 Frederick Bird For teaching assistants and Link Teachers.

Review the programme. Evaluate the impact. Next Steps

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Primary Science Subject Leaders

Brief Overview: The role of the subject leader is crucial to raise standards and support teachers and children. Good leadership will in turn have a positive impact on the quality of science teaching. You will explore a range of strategies to audit and lead science in your school, understand your role more fully and be able to identify and promote effective primary science.

Facilitators: Janette Catton, SLE specialising in Primary Science and Literacy, Frederick Bird School




Each session will provide you with a CPD package for you to deliver back at school.


You will be able to: ● set and manage processes for leading science effectively ● lead change in your school to support delivery of the new primary

curriculum What is the intended impact for your school?

● Improvements in the teaching and learning in science across the

school

● The CPD sessions provided will enable effective dissemination of

key subject knowledge and assessment strategies



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75 per delegate per session

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 05/11/15 9am-12pm /

1pm-4pm Frederick Bird Primary School

As above

Session 2 04/02/16 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm

Frederick Bird Primary School

As above

Session 3 16/06/16 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm

Frederick Bird Primary School

As above

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Primary Science Quality Mark

Brief Overview: PSQM enables a school to develop high quality science provision by: ● raising the profile of science in primary schools

● providing schools with a framework and professional support

for developing leadership, teaching and learning

● facilitating local networks to provide support for primary science

It is a quality mark that is highly regarded by Ofsted and has the backing of the Science learning Centre and ASE.

Facilitators: Janette Catton, SLE specialising in Primary Science and Literacy, Frederick Bird School




● The documentation needed to support your submission for an

award

● Expert guidance and advice from an experienced hub-leader


● Access to resources to enable effective teaching and learning in

science

● Suggestions for appropriate resources linked to specific learning

points


● Raised profile of science in your school

● Access to resources to enable effective teaching and learning in

science

● Questioning and scientific enquiry is fully embedded

● Implementation of self-assessment strategies to enable children to

monitor their improvements

● Suggestions for appropriate resources linked to specific learning

points



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 This course needs to be booked directly with PSQM

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Evolution and Inheritance

Brief Overview: ● Receive information on this new curriculum topic

● Explore a teaching sequence for the topic

● Explore some creative strategies to teach evolution and inheritance

● Explore dramatic approaches to science

Facilitators: Janette Catton: SLE specialising in science


Primary Science Subject Leaders and year 5/6 teachers


We will provide you with a CPD package for you to deliver back at school, teaching ideas and examples of planning.


● Developed subject knowledge

● Portfolio of teaching and learning strategies to use

● Developed scientific enquiry skills


Teachers more able to teach this new area of the curriculum



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 01/10/15 9am-3:30pm Frederick Bird

Primary School As above

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Improving Science literacy

Brief Overview: ● You will explore the curriculum links between literacy and science.

● You will also consider how to develop literacy skills to improve the

quality of children’s written explanations in science.

● This course will explore a range of strategies designed to improve

children’s ability to use scientific language

Facilitators: ● Deepika Soni: Advanced Teaching and Learning Consultant and

SLE for Science

● Kay Salisbury: Literacy Lead and SLE for Literacy


● Primary Teachers ● Secondary Teachers ● Science Coordinators/Leaders ● Teaching Assistants ● Literacy co-ordinators ● EAL teachers/co-ordinators


● Relevant resources will be emailed after the course


● Gain an awareness of the nature and breadth of opportunities for linking science and literacy.

● Develop strategies for raising attainment in science through developing.

● Speaking, listening and writing skills and to communicate scientific learning begin to identify progression in science and literacy.


● Curriculum links between literacy and science. Develop literacy

skills to improve the quality of children’s written explanations in

science thereby improving quality of written work and an overall

impact on teaching and learning in Science.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50


Spring term TBC

9-11am Sidney Stringer Academy

As above

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Leading and managing the primary curriculum for geography

Brief Overview: ● This course will help you to successfully lead geography at your

school and to raise the standard of geography teaching in your class

and school.

● The session will develop your understanding of geography

knowledge and skills

● Help to plan information and stimulating lessons for the year ahead

● Opportunity to network and share knowledge and practice with other

Subject Leaders.

Facilitators: Lars Waldron: Subject Leader at Frederick Bird Primary School


Subject Leaders


● Relevant resources to be emailed after the session.

● Peer network established to enable the sharing of good practice


● Increased geography subject knowledge and skills that can be

utilised to extend yours and others practice.


● A Subject Leader who is up to date with geography curriculum

content and can support others in your school to plan and deliver

effective lessons.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150 for two sessions

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 15/10/15 1-4pm SSA As above

Session 2 09/12/15 1-4pm SSA As above

Session 1 14/01/16 1-4pm SSA Repeat session 1

Session 2 03/03/16 1-4pm SSA Repeat session 2

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Leading and managing the primary curriculum for history

Brief Overview: ● This course will help you to successfully lead history at your school

and to raise the standard of history teaching in your class and

school.

● The session will develop your understanding of history knowledge

and skills

● Help to plan information and stimulating lessons for the year ahead

● Opportunity to network and share knowledge and practice with other

Subject Leaders.

Facilitators: Lars Waldron: Subject Leader at Frederick Bird Primary School


Subject Leaders


● Relevant resources to be emailed after the session.

● Peer network established to enable the sharing of good practice


● Increased history subject knowledge and skills that can be utilised to

extend yours and others practice.


● A Subject Leader who is up to date with history curriculum content

and can support others in your school to plan and deliver effective

lessons.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150 for two sessions

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 15/10/15 9am-12pm SSA As above

Session 2 09/12/15 9am-12pm SSA As above

Session 1 14/01/16 9am-12pm SSA Repeat session


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Primary ICT and Computing

Brief Overview: ● How to make the most of what you already do to meet the curriculum

requirements for ICT and Computing

● How to break down the requirements of the curriculum

● Practical strategies and methods to teach the new aspects of the

curriculum

Facilitators: Amy Desmond-Williams, Assistant Head Teacher ICT at SSA


Primary teachers and coordinators of ICT who want to




● Improved knowledge and understanding of the ICT and Computing

aspect of the curriculum at KS1 and KS2 and

● Practical ideas for how it can be applied.


ICT embedded in to and across the curriculum in both KS1 and KS2



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 27/01/16 9-11am SSA As above

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Making the most of learning outdoors

Brief Overview: ● This session will show you how to transform the learning

opportunities for staff and children by maximising the outside environment.

● ● It will involve practical sessions with children from Nursery to Year

6 – be prepared to get muddy and supported in developing outside learning opportunities back at your school.

● ● This is 100% outside regardless of the weather!

What will it cover? ● Forest Schools

● DfE Commando Joe Programmes

● Mud Kitchens Community Gardens

● ECO Schools

● Volunteering Programmes

● Bees

Facilitators: Richard Machin, Head Teacher/ LLE- Finham Primary School

Who is it suitable for: Anyone interested in developing learning opportunities outside.




● Understanding of how to use your outside space in the best possible

way to develop learning opportunities.

● Strategies and tips on how to involve staff and children of all ages.


● Ideas for school wide opportunities to enable children to learn

outside.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


06/10/15 9am-3:30pm Finham Primary As above

Session 2

07/06/15 9am-3:30pm Finham Primary Repeat session

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Teaching PE in primary schools

Brief Overview: This course will support NQTs to develop strategies for teaching PE and methods to engage children in high quality physical education. It will cover:

● Understanding and delivering the new National Curriculum for

PE

● General PE pedagogy

● Self-audit/ auditing skills and subject knowledge

● Identifying what high quality PE looks like

● Practical ideas and resources

● Planning and assessment

● Health and Safety

Facilitators: Rosalind Whitworth: SLE specialising in PE


NQTs


Presentation slides and hand-outs utilised during the session.


Greater understanding of how to teach PE


Teachers who are confident and fully equipped to prepare and deliver high quality PE lessons.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 18/11/15 1-4pm Frederick Bird As above

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Assessment briefings 2015-16

Brief Overview: This briefing provides senior leaders for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 with essential information, guidance and updates regarding statutory assessments, and key assessment issues at both local and national levels.

The briefing will give senior leaders an opportunity to consider the management of statutory assessment across the year be given important information on security of the assessment processes, as well as details of the cycle of moderation and monitoring in Coventry schools both for LA maintained and any academy school that opts to use Coventry’s services for monitoring and moderation at any Key stage.

Facilitators: Cathy Openshaw/ LA personnel


Senior Leaders Assessment leads in school


Electronic copies of information will be sent to schools after the session


This briefing will provide senior leaders and assessment leads with essential information updates and guidance regarding statutory assessment and key issues at both local and national levels


This briefing will ensure that school leaders know and understand the statutory assessment arrangements for each key stage in 2016.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: Free for LA maintained schools £75 for Academies or free schools that use Coventry LA for their monitoring and moderation activities


Session 1 26/11/15 1:30-3pm SSA As above

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Statutory assessments- briefing and update for KS1

Brief Overview: This update for experienced Year 2 teachers provides an opportunity to discuss any changes in the statutory requirements for Key Stage 1 assessments, offer guidance from the Local Authority, and facilitate further understanding of teacher assessments at the end of key stage 1 in 2016.

Facilitators: Cathy Openshaw/ LA Personnel

Who is it suitable for: All Year 2 teachers


Materials will be sent out to delegates electronically after the session


This update for Year 2 teachers provides an opportunity to discuss any changes in the statutory requirements for Key Stage 1 assessments in 2016, offer guidance from the Local Authority, and facilitate further understanding of teacher assessments


Head teachers will be confident that Y2 teachers understand the new assessment arrangements and will be able to make accurate judgements at the end of the key stage.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)





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Brief Overview: This update for experienced Year 6 teachers provide an opportunity to discuss any changes in the statutory requirements for Key Stage 2 assessments, offer guidance from the Local Authority, and facilitate further understanding of teacher assessments and the requirements of the new national curriculum tests for 2016.



All Year 6 teachers


Materials will be sent electronically to delegates after the session


This update for Year 6 teachers provides an opportunity to discuss any changes in the statutory requirements for Key Stage 2 assessments in 2016, offer guidance from the Local Authority, and facilitate further understanding of teacher assessments and how to administer the new end of key stage tests.


Head teachers will be confident that Y6 teachers understand the new assessment arrangements for the the end of the key stage 2.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)





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Training for KS1 statutory assessments- teachers new to year 2

Brief Overview: This training is for teachers who are new to Year 2 and the related processes of end of Key Stage 1 statutory assessments. It is designed to inform and guide delegates through the process of teacher assessment. It will inform teachers about the new statutory tests that will be administered in May 2016.

It will also provide the opportunity for teachers to become familiar with new end of key stage standards.

Facilitators: Lynne Burns: SLE specialising in English

Andrea Blundred: SLE specialising in maths

Janette Catton: SLE specialising in science

Working in collaboration with the Local Authority

Who is it suitable for: This training is for teachers who are new or returning to teach in Year 2.


Any materials used in this session will be available for teachers on the day- national and local guidance will be sent to delegates after the session


To ensure that teachers new to teaching in year 2 fully understand the statutory assessment arrangements for the end of KS1 in 2016.


Head teachers will be assured that teachers who are new to teaching in Year 2 will understand the end of KS1 statutory assessment procedures.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150



Session 2 02/02/15 1-3:30pm SSA As above

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Training for KS2 statutory assessments- Teachers new to year 6

Brief Overview: This day training is for teachers who are new to Year 6 and the related processes of end of Key Stage 2 statutory assessments.

The focus will be focussed on teacher assessment related to on-going teaching and learning throughout the year.

The session is designed to inform and guide delegates through the process of teacher assessment and to consider how this will equip children for the tests at the end of the key stage.

Facilitators: Michelle Porter, SLE specialising in reading, writing, maths and assessment

Julia Etheridge: Ex LA Consultant for Literacy

Rebecca Chandler: SLE specialising in maths




This training is for teachers who are new or returning to teach in Year 6.


Any materials used in this session will be available for teachers on the day- national and local guidance will be sent to delegates after the session


To ensure that teachers new to teaching in year 6 fully understand the statutory assessment arrangements for the end of KS2 in 2016.


Head teachers will be assured that teachers who are new to teaching in Year 6 will understand the end of KS2 statutory assessment procedures.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150



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Building a picture of what children can do in Reception

Brief Overview: To provide guidance on how observation and assessment is used to build a profile of what children know and can do in Year R

To give colleagues the opportunity to become familiar with the standards and expectations within the of Early Learning goals

This course will support teachers in how to establish an on-going systematic process to assess children's learning throughout the year in order to gain a full understanding of their achievements by the end of Year R.

Teachers will have the opportunity to consider evidence against the Early Learning goals this will help to promote a common understanding of the standards and expectations of the goals.

Facilitators: Sarah Bracken: LA moderator Rebekah Hayes: LA moderator Cathy Openshaw, Local Authority


Teachers who are new to teaching in Year R


This course will support practitioners in how to establish an on-going

systematic process to assess children’s learning throughout the year

in order to gain a full understanding of their achievements by the end

of Year R.

Teachers will have the opportunity to consider evidence against the

Early Learning goals; this will help to promote a common

understanding of the standard and expectations of the goals.


An understanding of what you should be observing children do at each stage.

Show you how to gather information that supports your EYFS profile judgments.


Practitioners who have a good understanding of what to expect and look for to build a profile of children.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75


Session 1 12/11/15 1-3:30pm Sidney Stringer Academy

As above

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KS1 standardisation and familiarisation with new National Curriculum standards for the end of KS1

Brief Overview: Reading and writing AM session And /or

Maths and science PM session

These familiarisation and standardisation meetings are designed to help promote accurate and consistent judgements in relation to statutory final teacher assessments for reading, writing, maths and science.

This half-day/full day training will include standardisation activities utilising the exemplification materials produced by the Standards and Testing agency to ensure national consistency with regard to the teacher assessment judgements


Andrea Blundred: SLE specialising in maths


Working in collaboration with the Key Stage 1 moderation manager


All year 2 teachers


Exemplification materials and knowledge about how to assess children against the new performance descriptors


Understanding of how to make accurate judgements for reading, writing, maths and science against the new performance descriptors in the national curriculum


Head teachers will be confident that Y2 teachers are understand and are familiar with the standards at the end of the key stage.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75 for an AM or PM session £150 for both

Sessions Date Time Venue

Session 1 04/02/16 9am-12pm (R&W); 1pm-4pm (maths & science); 9am-4pm (R, W, maths & science)

SSA

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KS2 standardisation and familiarisation with new National Curriculum standards in writing for the end of KS2

Brief Overview: These familiarisation and standardisation meetings are designed to help promote accurate and consistent judgements in relation to statutory final teacher assessments for reading, writing, maths and science.

This half-day/full day training will include standardisation activities utilising the exemplification materials produced by the Standards and Testing agency to ensure national consistency with regard to the teacher assessment judgements

Facilitators: Michelle Porter, SLE specialising in reading, writing, maths and

assessment

Kay Salisbury, SLE specialising in literacy



All year 6 teachers


Exemplification materials and knowledge about how to assess children against the new performance descriptors


Understanding of how to make accurate judgements for writing in the national curriculum


Head teachers will be confident that Y6 teachers are understand and are familiar with the standards at the end of the key stage.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75


Session 1 08/03/16 1-4pm SSA As above

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EYFS Profile 2015-16: Statutory standardisation training and moderation of practitioners own assessments

Brief Overview: There is an expectation that all schools attend an annual event on EYFS Profile to ensure that their knowledge and understanding is up to date.

This session will include standardisation activities utilising the exemplification materials for the Profile produced by the Standards and Testing agency to ensure national consistency with regard to the principles and processes of EYFS profile assessment and the accuracy of judgements.

The ELG focus areas for this academic year are ‘Communication and language development and mathematics. Delegates need to bring evidence for 2 children to moderate at this meeting

Facilitators: EYFS Moderation Team/ SLEs/ Local Authority

Sarah Bracken: LA moderator

Rebekah Hayes: LA moderator

Cathy Openshaw


EYFS practitioners


Exemplification materials and knowledge about how to assess children against the Early Learning goals


Understanding of how to make accurate judgements against Early Learning goals


Head teachers will be confident that YR practitioners understand and are familiar with the standards at the end of Foundation the key stage.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50


Session 1 15/03/16 1:30-3:30pm SSA As above

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Brief Overview: • This session will outline the KS2 assessment arrangements for 2016. Teachers will be informed about the KS2 moderation arrangements as well as the structure of the statutory tests in English and Mathematics.



All Year 6 teachers


Materials will be sent electronically to delegates after the session


• To inform teachers about the end of KS2 assessment arrangements

• To provide an overview of KS2 writing moderation activities • To provide guidance on test administration, access arrangements

and test monitoring What is the intended impact for your school?

Head teachers will be confident that Y6 teachers understand the new assessment arrangements for the end of the key stage 2.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)





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Phonics: Year 1 screening check- administering the check

Brief Overview: This training will support practitioners in knowing how to administer the Year 1 Phonics Screening check correctly according to the guidance from DfE. The session will provide increased subject knowledge and understanding of phonics and application across the curriculum



Year 1 teachers and anyone who is administering the phonics screening check for the first time


Any materials used on the course will be sent electronically to delegates after the session.


Ability to administer the year 1 screening checks correctly to ensure that you are compliant with national guidelines.


•understand your statutory requirements for the phonics screening check •plan for the check •administer the check •submit your school’s check



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50



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KS1 Writing moderation meetings

Brief Overview: This writing moderation meeting are designed to help promote accurate, robust and consistent judgements in relation to statutory final teacher assessments for writing.

Delegates will be asked to bring with them a range of evidence for pupils, including the completed and marked statutory KS1 writing task, who represent the range of attainment across the Y2 cohort so these can be moderated in conjunction with peers from other schools from across the city.

Teachers will assess the pupil’s work using the new national exemplification.

Facilitators: KS1 moderation team/ SLEs KS1 moderation manager: Cathy Openshaw


Year 2 teachers


Exemplification materials and knowledge about how to assess children against the new performance descriptors and standards in writing


Understanding of how to make accurate judgements for reading, writing, maths and science at the end of KS1


Head teachers will be confident that Y2 teachers are familiar with the end of KS1 standards.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50



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KS2 Writing moderation meetings

Brief Overview: These writing moderation meetings are designed to help promote accurate, robust and consistent judgements in relation to statutory final teacher assessments for writing at the end of KS2.

Delegates will be asked to bring with them a selection of evidence for pupils who represent the range of attainment across the Y6 cohort so these can be moderated in conjunction with peers from other schools from across the city., referring to the national exemplification to ensure consistency with national standards.

Facilitators: KS2 Moderation Team

Working in collaboration with the LA Key stage 2 moderation manager


Year 6 teachers


Exemplification materials and knowledge about how to assess children against the new performance descriptors for writing.


Understanding of how to assess children accurately against the new national curriculum standards in writing.


Head teachers will be confident that Y6 teachers are making accurate judgements at the end of the key stage 2.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50



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Secondary NQT Programme

“Some great ideas to try back in school, all well-presented and great subject knowledge” Coventry NQT “I could have spent all day in this workshop and be engaged and learn new strategies” Coventry NQT Brief Overview: The programme will support NQTs continue to improve teaching and

learning in their classrooms. This course provides a range of skills and understanding suitable for all sectors and supporting colleagues in completing their induction year.

● This course is designed to support NQTs and consists of seven

sessions through-out the year delivered by colleagues from the secondary sector.

● Between sessions the NQTs will be encouraged to meet with other NQTs from their School Improvement Network

● Elements of some sessions will have a subject specific focus

Facilitators: All three Teaching School Alliances, in partnership with Coventry LA, are delighted to offer a Newly Qualified Teacher Programme for secondary practitioners. It is delivered by our outstanding team of facilitators who are SLEs, senior leaders and practitioners responsible for teaching and learning.

Who is it suitable for: Secondary Newly Qualified Teachers.


Developed resources and strategies.


● Support NQTs to consolidate their skills and move to consistently good or better teaching

● Provide Induction tutor with training to support them in their role. ● Empower teachers to transform the lives of children


● Improved teaching and learning

● Additional capacity to support the development of NQTs



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £350

Booking Date Time Venue Brief Outline Book your place

15/09/15 3:30-5.00pm Sidney Stringer Academy

FREE NQT Launch Event



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24 September 2015

2.30 – 5pm


Planning for engagement & progression

Session 2

6 November 2015

2.30 – 5pm Caludon Castle School


Session 3

20 January 2016

2.30 – 5pm


Understanding Assessment

Session 4

18 March 2016

2.30 – 5pm


Challenge & differentiation

Session 5

28 April 2016

2.30 – 5pm Caludon Castle School


Session 6

19 May 2016

2.30 – 5pm


Reflection/ Appraisal/ progression/ Celebration lunch

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Secondary Teaching and Learning

Brief Overview: ● The progress of students at Sidney Stringer Academy is in the top

100 schools in the country, so the focus will be on strategies used to

achieve this.

● It will include learning walks to enable delegates to see for

themselves the strategies in action.

● The sessions will focus on:

● Planning and delivering outstanding lessons

● Creating active engagement techniques

● Creating effective learners

● Creating conditions for learning

● Integrating the use of ICT and new technologies

Facilitators: ● Zaynab Bharuchi: Assistant Principal (T&L)

● Louise Davoile- Advanced Teaching and Learning Consultant

● Kate Isaacs- Teaching and Learning Consultant

● Andy Compton- Leader of new Technologies


Recently qualified teachers in the early stages of their career or more experienced teachers wanting some fresh ideas and perspective.


● Quick strategies that can be embed to enhance learning

● Strategies to create an effective learning culture

● ICT tools to transform learning


● First- hand experience and knowledge of effective T&L strategies,

which you can implement in your own setting.


● Teachers who have a wider range of strategies and ideas to employ

to support them in moving to outstanding practice.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150 for three sessions or a full day

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 19/01/16 9-11am SSA Planning for outstanding

Session 2 10/02/16 9-11am SSA Effective questioning

Session 3 02/03/16 9-11am SSA ICT and new technologies

Full day session


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Planning an outstanding curriculum

Brief Overview: These sessions will explore the development of an outstanding curriculum through schemes of work. The focus of the day will be: ● Exploring teaching and learning strategies to promote progress

● Developing sequences of learning to promote progress

● Understand how your scheme of work can inform the day to day running

of your department

Facilitators: ● Zaynab Bharuchi: Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning)

● Kate Isaacs: Head of Psychology and Teaching and Learning Consultant


● Anyone responsible for writing schemes of work or developing

curriculum.

● Middle Leaders.


● Examples of effective schemes of work.

● Teaching and Learning strategies

● Strategies to measure the impact of your curriculum


● An understanding of what an outstanding scheme of work looks like and

ability to develop a scheme or support others to do so.


● Teachers will have the ability to write outstanding schemes of work that

can be implemented within your school.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 13/10/15 9am-11am SSA Exploring teaching and learning strategies to

promote progress

Session 2 06/11/15 9am-11am SSA Developing sequences of learning to promote progress

Session 3 27/11/15 9am-11am SSA Understand how your scheme of work can inform the day to day running of your department

Full day session


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Networking for English Leads

Brief Overview: ● Termly twilight sessions to bring together English leads from all

schools across the city

● Opportunity to reflect on latest developments in English

● Links to other CPD/ conferences/ practitioners beyond that have

been successfully received by schools

● Opportunity to share good practice beyond the networks that

exist

● Opportunity for new teachers to meet colleagues in English in

other schools

Facilitators: Jane Killingbeck


Head of Departments for English


● Good practice from across the city

● Links and resources


● Develop links and conversations with other practitioners

● Ability to compare and contrast experiences

● Opportunity to get updates


● Opportunity to network and share ideas

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £50 to attend all sessions


Session 1 10.12.15 3.30pm – 5pm


Session 2 28.1.16 3.30pm – 5pm


Session 3 28.4.16 3.30pm – 5pm




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KS4 and KS5 English Essentials

Brief Overview: A course relevant to AQA GCSE English Language and Literature, and Edexcel A Level Literature focusing on content, skills, planning and AFL.

Facilitators: Becky Nelson SLE Jo Webb


KS4 AQA English Language and Literature teachers KS5 Edexcel A Level Literature teachers A Level Literature teachers Delegates can attend both sessions if appropriate on the same day


Electronic access to resources and hand-outs referred to during the session. Shared ideas across school faculties.


An understanding of skills required by students in order to be successful in qualification components across the new 2 year linear course. Shared planning and resourcing across school faculties.


Effective teaching and learning in these qualifications for KS4 and 5 English and Literature students

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314


Costs: £75 to attend either morning or afternoon £150 to attend both

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 09/11/15 9 – 12pm Cedar Lodge A course relevant to AQA GCSE English

Language and Literature focusing on content, skills, planning and AFL

Session 2 09/11/15 1pm – 4pm Cedar Lodge A course relevant to Edexcel A Level Literature focusing on content, skills, planning and AFL



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Cross-Curricular Grammar

Brief Overview: A course relevant to all subjects, focusing on the grammar expected of pupils at word, sentence and paragraph level.

Facilitators: Kay Salisbury SLE


Teachers of all subjects (KS3 and KS4)


Electronic access to resources and hand-outs referred to during the session.


An understanding of the grammar required by pupils in order to be successful in writing across the curriculum.


Pupils’ accurate and effective written communication across the curriculum.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 19/10/15 10 – 12pm E.I.C. Building,


What the pupils need to know - focusing on punctuation, sentences and paragraphing.

Session 2 11/01/16 10 – 12pm E.I.C. Building, Sidney Stringer Academy

As above

Session 3 06/06/16 10 – 12pm E.I.C. Building, Sidney Stringer Academy

As above



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Academic Literacy

Brief Overview: A course to promote understanding of the Functional Model of Language, the Genre Taxonomy and the Register Continuum.

Facilitators: Kay Salisbury SLE


Teachers of all subjects (KS3 and KS4)


Electronic access to resources and hand-outs referred to during the session.


- An understanding of the concept of the Functional Model of

Language

- An understanding of the Genre Taxonomy

- An understanding of how to move pupils along the Register

Continuum to illustrate the difference between informal/mostly

spoken language and formal/mostly written language


A cohesive approach to the teaching of writing across the curriculum.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314



Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 18/01/16 10am –

12pm E.I.C. Building, Sidney Stringer Academy

A course to promote understanding of the Functional Model of Language, the Genre Taxonomy and the Register Continuum.



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Teaching Secondary Mathematics

Brief Overview: ● The progress of pupils at Sidney Stringer Academy is in the top 100

schools in the country, so the focus will be on strategies used to

achieve this.

● It will cover curriculum models, interventions, organisation of the

department, teaching and learning ideas; the use of new

technologies such as iPads within lessons and developing deeper

mathematical thinking through puzzles and activities.

Facilitators: Claire Turpin: Associate Head teacher, SSA Steve Edwards: Assistant Head teacher maths, SSA Amrit Rai: Teaching and Learning Consultant for maths, SSA


Leaders of maths such as Heads of Department and TLR post holders and teachers of maths.


Relevant resources will be emailed after each of the sessions.


The course will enable you: ● to improve the quality of teaching and learning in mathematics

● to support others in their development

● to network with other mathematics teachers this enhancing your

exposure to examples of good practice.


● Increased capacity to deliver outstanding maths lessons



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Website link:

Costs: £75 per session or 4 sessions for £275

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 22/10/15 9am-12pm SSA Raising achievement at SSA and leading an

outstanding maths department.

Session 2 05/11/15 9am-12pm SSA Teaching and Learning in maths. Teaching outstanding lessons.

Session 3 13/01/16 9am-12pm SSA Using new technologies and ICT to support learning.

Session 4 11/02/16 9am-12pm SSA Developing deeper mathematical thinking through puzzles and activities.

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Teaching Further Maths GCSE

Brief Overview: ● This course is for anyone wanting to develop their subject

knowledge and practice in teaching the Further Maths GCSE (AQA).

● This course will share strategies and resources developed and

implemented at SSA.

Facilitators: Steve Edwards: Assistant Head Teacher Emma Cooke: Key Stage 5 Coordinator for Maths


Experienced and new teachers of FM GCSE who want new ideas and techniques.


Ideas for resources and example resources Scheme(s) of work


● Increased understanding of Further Maths GCSE

● Improved confidence to teach FM GCSE


● Teachers with improved pedagogy and subject knowledge to

enable effective teaching of FM GCSE.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75



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Engaging the disengaged and motivating the unmotivated maths learners

Brief Overview: ● This course will share strategies and resources developed at SSA to

create a thirst for learning and tips on how to create a culture of

learning to remove the “fear” of maths.

● It will also share how we have used written and verbal feedback to

support student development and progression.

Facilitators: Steve Edwards: Assistant Head Teacher Amrit Rai: Teaching and Learning Consultant for Maths


Teachers and leaders at all levels


Ideas of strategies and resources used to engage and motivate maths students at SSA.


● Opportunity to enhance your own practice

● Opportunity to review and take away strategies and resources

shown to be successful


● More engaged and motivated mathematics learners

● Improved GCSE results



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75


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Teaching AS Core Maths

Brief Overview: ● This course will review the content of AS Core maths 1 and 2 and

support the development of teaching of key topics.

● It will look at key topics and enable teachers to plan engaging

lessons.

Facilitators: ● Steve Edwards: Assistant Head Teacher

● Emma Cooke: Key Stage 5 Coordinator


● Teachers and leaders at all levels

● Those new to teaching AS Core Maths


● Ideas for practical resources

● Scheme(s) of learning


● Greater subject knowledge and confidence to teach AS core maths


● Increased expertise within your maths department

● Improved AS level results



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


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Teaching Statistics 1

Brief Overview: ● This course will provide information on the key statistical content in

AS maths.

● The session will support teachers in examining new ways of

delivering key topics from Statistics 1.

● The day will provide opportunity for review of key content, discussion

of this and examination of resources to support delivery.

● The course will focus on:

● Conditional Probability

● Venn Diagrams

● Combinations and Permutations

● The Binomial Distribution

● Hypothesis Testing



Those teaching Statistics 1 for the first time and those teachers wanting additional support in teaching Statistics 1.




● Improved subject knowledge


● Greater subject knowledge and confidence to teach Statistics 1



● Improved AS Maths grades



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


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Teaching Mechanics 1

Brief Overview: ● This course will provide information on the key Mechanics 1 content

in AS maths.

● The session will support teachers in looking at new ways of

delivering key topics from Mechanics 1.

● The day will provide opportunity for teachers to develop their subject

knowledge and also take home lesson resources and activities.

● Newton’s Second Law

● Projectile Motion

● The Constant Acceleration Formulae (SUVAT)

● Using Calculus

● Resolving Forces along a Plane

● Vectors



Those teaching Mechanics 1 for the first time and those teachers wanting additional support in teaching Mechanics 1. The course aims to cover all exam boards, however due to significant differences between them, some content may not be covered.




● A deeper understanding of Mechanics


● Greater subject knowledge and confidence to teach Mechanics 1



● Better AS Maths grades



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


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Teaching Decision 1

Brief Overview: ● This course will provide information on the key Decision 1 content in

AS maths.

● The session will support teachers in looking at new ways of

delivering key topics from Decision 1..

● The day will provide opportunity for review of key content, discussion

of this and examination of resources to support delivery.

● The course will focus on:

● Networks

● Algorithms

● Linear Programming

● Critical Path Analysis

● Dijkstra’s Algorithm



Those teaching Decision 1 for the first time and those teachers wanting additional support in teaching Decision 1.




● Improved subject knowledge


● Greater subject knowledge and confidence to teach Decision 1.



● Improved AS Maths grades



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


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Chemistry for non-specialists

Brief Overview: ● The course covers a wide range of topics in theoretical and

practical chemistry, as well as supporting teachers in challenging

both students, and their own, misconceptions in chemistry.

● Lab sessions provide hands-on opportunities to explore and refine

experiments and demonstrations.

● Support is provided both during and after the course to help

participants embed their learning and understanding


SLE for Science

● Lead Practitioners and Science Specialists


This course is designed to provide teachers with the confidence, flair and enthusiasm to teach chemistry at Key Stages 3 and 4. It is specifically aimed at those who are not chemistry specialists.


Lab sessions provide hands-on opportunities to explore and refine experiments and demonstrations. A large bank of resources will be supplied to enable participants to increase their chemistry repertoire back in their school


● An increased your understanding of chemistry topics at Key Stage 3 and 4

● To become more confident and competent in the teaching of chemistry

● Rehearsed relevant and interesting practical experiments and demonstrations to help inspire and engage your students.

● Developed and understanding of common student misconceptions and how these can be addressed.

● Developed the effective use of scientific models relevant to the teaching of chemistry


See above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 11/03/16 9am-3:30pm SSA As above

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Biology for non-specialists

Brief Overview: ● The course covers a wide range of topics in theoretical and

practical Biology, as well as supporting teachers in challenging

both students, and their own, misconceptions in Biology.



● Support is provided both during and after the course to help

participants embed their learning and understanding


SLE for Science



This course is designed to provide teachers with the confidence, flair and enthusiasm to teach Biology at Key Stages 3 and 4. It is specifically aimed at those who are not Biology specialists.




● A large bank of resources will be supplied to enable participants

to increase their Biology repertoire back in their school.


● An increased your understanding of Biology topics at Key Stage 3 and 4

● To become more confident and competent in the teaching of Biology



● Developed the effective use of scientific models relevant to the teaching of Biology


See above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 06/11/15 9am-

3:30pm SSA As above

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Physics for non-specialists

Brief Overview: The Swan and Castle Phoenix TS Alliances in Coventry have been awarded funding to contribute to the delivery of a Subject Knowledge Enhancement course for non-specialist teachers, those wanting to develop their physics knowledge and returning teachers. Training will be delivered through face to face sessions on the themes of:

1. Energy

2. Electricity

3. Forces & Motion

4. Waves & Space

5. Use of Technology (including data loggers and technology to

support learning such as simulations and apps)

6. Presentations & Celebration

Each session will be supported by a directed reading task and suggested online resources for independent study. Participants will be expected to complete an on-going reflective journal. This will include reflections on each taught session and on their individual development activities and the impact they are having on their practice in the classroom. They will also be expected to produce a final reflective statement giving an overview of their development throughout the programme. In addition to the final reflective statement, in the final session each participant will be expected to deliver a presentation of their journey of development as a physics specialist, showcasing either a teaching activity or artefact they have prepared and reflections on their new strengths and also identify their areas for further development. All the above will contribute to the Masters accreditation.


SLE for Science


● Newman University


● This course is designed to provide teachers with the confidence,

flair and enthusiasm to teach Physics at Key Stages 3 and 4.




● A large bank of resources will be supplied to enable participants

to increase their Physics repertoire back in their school

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● An increased your understanding of Physics topics at Key Stage 3 and 4

● To become more confident and competent in the teaching of Physics.



● Developed the effective use of scientific models relevant to the teaching of Physics.


See above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £300

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Sessions 1-6

TBC- 2015-16

4-6pm SSA As above

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Using Ipads in Science (KS2)

Brief Overview: ● The aim of this course is to enable teachers and technicians to

explore a range of ideas for teaching topics across the KS2

Science curriculum.

● Through hands-on activities you will undertake new and

established strategies and relevant practical techniques to make

students' learning more effective.


SLE for Science


● Apple RTC facilitators


● Primary Teachers ● Science Coordinators/Leaders ● Secondary Teachers ● Teaching professionals new to using Ipads in the classroom.


You will be able to:

● Understand how ICT and other technologies can support, enhance and extend teaching and learning.

● Develop effective approaches to teaching and learning using these types of technologies.

● Make informed choices about the educational value of a range of ICT applications.


● Develop expertise and confidence in the use of different software application to support learning in science.

● Create lesson activities using different software applications. ● Create a plan for how you will incorporate mobile technology

into your teaching.


See above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50


17/11/15 9am-11am SSA As above

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Science teaching for NQT/RQT

Brief Overview: Hone your skills in delivering challenging and inspirational practical activities and develop your teaching skills further to inspire and engage your students.


SLE for Science



Secondary Practitioners NQT/RQT/ Return to teaching


● This course will enable you develop your confidence and review a

range of strategies to engage and enthuse your students.

● This course will enable you to develop practical ideas to help you

address the many concerns that are at the start of your teaching

career.


● Responding to the challenges of the early years in teaching

● Developing an effective home-school partnership with your

students’ parents and carers.

● Creating a positive and engaging classroom environment.

● How to plan and deliver a safe practical session with a class.

● What makes for effective assessment? Useful strategies for

managing marking, record keeping and record keeping.

● Taking your first step on the career ladder – planning for your

progression and development as a teacher.


See above



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 15/04/16 9am-

3:30pm SSA As above

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Improving Science literacy

Brief Overview: ● You will explore the curriculum links between literacy and science.

● You will also consider how to develop literacy skills to improve the

quality of children’s written explanations in science.

● This course will explore a range of strategies designed to improve

children’s ability to use scientific language


SLE for Science

● Kay Salisbury: Literacy Lead and SLE for Literacy


● Primary Teachers ● Secondary Teachers ● Science Coordinators/Leaders ● Teaching Assistants ● Literacy co-ordinators ● EAL teachers/co-ordinators


● Relevant resources will be emailed after the course


● Gain an awareness of the nature and breadth of opportunities for linking science and literacy.

● Develop strategies for raising attainment in science through developing.

● Speaking, listening and writing skills and to communicate scientific learning begin to identify progression in science and literacy.


● Curriculum links between literacy and science. Develop literacy

skills to improve the quality of children’s written explanations in

science thereby improving quality of written work and an overall

impact on teaching and learning in Science.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50


Spring TBC

9am-11am SSA As above

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Developing a Confucius classroom

Brief Overview: Introducing Mandarin Chinese language to the curriculum; linking with Chinese schools – reviewing a 10 year relationship! The work of the UK Confucius Institute based at IOE London

Facilitators: Mark Bailie, Executive Headteacher, Finham Park Multi Academy Trust / Member of UK Headteacher Steering Group for Confucius Classrooms


School leaders with an interest in developing curriculum links with China / Modern Linguists with an interest in expanding the curriculum to include Mandarin Chinese language

What will you take away with you? E.g. resources, learning points etc.

● An overview of how one school has introduced Mandarin Chinese /

sustained a link with a Chinese school for almost 10 years /

coordinates biannual visits to Shanghai

● Action points to consider when planning this kind of initiative in your

own school


● Action points to consider when planning this kind of initiative in your

own school


Encourage more schools to teach Mandarin Chinese / form curriculum links with China



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 10/11/15 9am-12pm Finham Park As above

Session 2 19/11/15 1-4pm Finham Park As above

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European Computer Driving License

Brief Overview: This is a fantastic opportunity for ICT/Computing curriculum leaders to learn about the ECDL course. This course offers training on IT skills (office suite) for students at KS4 to gain a recognised qualification.

Facilitators: Jean Bodycote and Naomi Brown, Teacher of ECDL and Deputy Curriculum Leader, Whitley Academy.


Curriculum leaders


Course content, Online resources, training procedures, reasons why it’s delivered.


Increased knowledge about ECDL to implement in your own schools.


Alternative vocational course which helps KS4 students to gain a recognised qualification.

Contact: Danielle Sloyan/Naomi Brown

Teaching School: Whitley Academy

Tel: 024 76302580


Costs: £50

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 7/10/15 4:00pm Whitley Academy Introduction to course, course content, Training

procedures etc

Session 2 3/2/15 4:00pm Whitley Academy Follow up session for those who would like support in setting this up in their schools.

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Closing the gap

Brief Overview: Sidney Stringer Academy holds the coveted Inclusion Quality Mark, awarded as a result of the systems, processes and strategies in place to support every student. This course will provide information on: ● Social, emotional and economical support

● The development, accountability and professional development of

support staff

● Behaviour intervention

● Creating a dyslexia friendly school

● ASD signs and strategies

● How to ensure the smooth running of a Learning Support Centre

● Developing literacy and monitoring impact

● Impact and accountability of the SEND reform

● The learning support curriculum model

Facilitators: Jane Flynn: Vice Principal SSA and SLE for Inclusion David Lisowski: Associate Principal River Bank


Senior and middle leaders and teachers aspiring to move in to leadership roles, who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of inclusive practice with a focus on behaviour.


Relevant resources will be emailed after the event.


Information on strategies that can be implemented in your school to support every student to achieve their full potential


Strategies to support your school in obtaining the IQM.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150



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Practical approaches for teaching Maths and English skills for pupils with SEN

Brief Overview: ● Differentiated ideas for PMLD SLD and MLD pupils ● Practical approaches for teaching Maths and English skills for SEN

pupils. ● Learning about a different range of teaching strategies and

curriculum delivery for SEND. Facilitators: Sherbourne Fields Staff


SENCO’s Teachers TA’s


● Training and resource booklet available ● Varied Teaching strategies and ideas ● Learning Points ● Different approaches to curriculum


● Staff will be able to share good practice and ensure other teachers are equipped to plan for progression and delivery of an appropriate Maths and English curriculum.


● Pupils with SEND in the city will be supported by Sherbourne Fields School.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314


Costs: £75

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline 1 16/10/15 9.30-12 Sherbourne

Fields School As above

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Progress Across P Levels A Practical Guide

Brief Overview: ● How to demonstrate progress for pupils working within P Levels ● Sharing strategies to demonstrate how we show progress for P

Level Pupils. Facilitators: Sherbourne Fields Staff


SENCO, AHT, HT, DHT


● Guide to tracking progress ● Ideas ● Assessment Opportunities


● Share outstanding practice


● Raise the profile of P Level assessment across the city making sure there is a robust plan for progress in each school for SEN pupils.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314



Costs: £75

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline 1 20/11/15 9.30-12 Sherbourne

Fields As above

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Inclusion Quality Mark (IQM)- preparing for and securing

Brief Overview: The IQM is a standard for assessing schools against a nationally

recognised framework on inclusion. SSA has been awarded the IQM at the highest level; is the only 'IQM Centre of Excellence' in Coventry, and one of very few in the wider area. At our most recent assessment, our provision and practice was judged to be first class. This course is designed to support other schools in obtaining the IQM by providing information and top tips on: ● Producing a comprehensive analysis and performance document,

● How to collate data and evidence practice

● How to prepare for the three day investigation of inclusive practice

across the school

● How to ensure inclusive practice is embedded within your school.

Facilitators: Jane Flynn: Vice Principal at SSA and SLE specialising in Inclusion

Who is it suitable for: Leaders responsible for Inclusion, Inclusion Managers and SENCo’s


Top tips for strategies to secure an IQM


● Ability to prepare for and submit a high quality report

● Increased knowledge around Inclusive Practices and how you

can extend and embed inclusivity at your school.


A leader equipped with knowledge and information on how to secure an IQM for your school.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


sts: £75




Session 3 10/05/16 9am-12pm SSA Repeat sesison

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The inclusive classroom

Brief Overview: ● Information on the SEND reform and inclusive practice one year in to

the change

● Teaching for inclusion, engagement and attainment of pupil premium

students including G&T

● Pastoral care structures and systems to support and promote

inclusion.

Facilitators: Jane Flynn: Vice Principal SSA and SLE for Inclusion David Lisowski: Associate Head River Bank






● A school perspective on what works and information on systems,

processes and teaching strategies implemented which you can use

in your setting to improve the inclusive practice.


● Whole school ideas around inclusive practice and a leader equipped

with information that can be disseminated across your school to

strengthen your inclusive practice.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75



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Working therapeutically with children

Brief Overview: A one day workshop focussing on practical approaches to therapeutic work with children

Facilitators: Teresa Cullen, Learning Mentor at Sacred Heart Primary School


Learning Mentors/ Teaching Assistants who are working directly with children.


Resource Booklet


Increase confidence in working directly with children. Reflect on ethical consideration related to child work, including issues around safeguarding and confidentiality. Develop skills in working with other people in the child’s life such as family, peers and other agencies.


Increase confidence. Give a understanding of a child’s emotional development. Promote and facilitate the emotional Health and wellbeing of children.

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 02476 453314


Costs: £150

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 07/10/15 9:30 – 3:30 Sacred Heart

Primary School As above

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Systems and structures for managing student behaviour

Brief Overview: SSA uses Restorative Practice, as one of its strategies to work with the most challenging pupils. It is part of the daily routine and has been hugely effective in helping students to think about and change their behaviour. This course will: ● share information on the restorative practices and values in place at

SSA.

● Support new staff and those requiring additional guidance in

behaviour management

● Give Ideas and tips on how to:

o monitor behaviour KPIs

o use SIMs to enable accurate and relevant recording

o implement and make best use of a Learning Support 6 week

placement strategy

Facilitators: Jane Flynn: Vice Principal SSA and SLE for Inclusion David Lisowski: Associate Principal River Bank






Clear understanding of Restorative Practices and values that can be implemented in your school.


Ability to support the most challenging pupils in your schools to enable them to achieve their full potential.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £75



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Improving Learning Behaviour in primary

Brief Overview: Analysis of your practice and how to improve it for the benefit of your children’s progress

Facilitators: Rachael Lilley, SLE specialising in Inclusion, Finham Primary School Elaine Jenkinson-Bennett, SLE specialising in Behaviour, The Key at Frederick Bird, LAWSS


NQTs and RQTs


An in-depth analysis of your classroom, the environment, your time management, behaviour management, safeguarding, communication with parents, data and what it means, interventions and planning.


● For you to gain a more in depth understanding of your practice and how to improve

● To be able to assess the needs of your class ● To form a plan of action and next steps


● For your NQT/RQT to gain a network of peers to work with and have access to

● To gain a class teacher with greater understanding of the needs of their class



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £150


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Behaviour for Learning in the Secondary Classroom

Brief Overview: This session will explore how teachers can work with pupils to create an outstanding culture of learning in the classroom. The session(s) will focus on: ● Exploring your learning environment to ensure it is purposeful and

enables the development of environments that assist student

learning.

● Reviewing and identifying the individual needs of pupils

● Planning for outstanding behaviour for learning: including

understanding what outstanding looks like, what strategies you can

use and how you can implement them in your classroom.

Facilitators: Anna Hickinbottom: Head of Learning Support Asif Takolia: Learning Support


● Teachers in a secondary classroom looking to explore strategies to

manage behaviour effectively in the classroom.


● High impact and quick to apply strategies to manage behaviour

effectively.

● Supporting documents and resources that can be used to support

effective behaviour management.


● Understanding of effective behaviour management strategies and an

ability to implement them in your classroom.

● Ability to create an environment driving by learning, which ensures

that all students make progress.


● Teachers will be able to create an environment driven by learning.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £50

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 20/10/15 9am-11am SSA Your learning environment

Session 2 09/11/15 9am-11am SSA Individual needs of pupils

Session 3 25/11/15 9am-11am SSA Planning for outstanding behaviour for learning

Full day session


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ASD Theory and Practice

Brief Overview: A combination day of theory and practice that includes classroom observations.

Facilitators: Senior managers, teachers and specialist HLTA Manager at Baginton Fields School


Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Lunchtime Supervisors, Mentors, Parent Support staff.


● Handouts and presentation notes to support understanding. ● Examples of teaching strategies. ● Contact and reference details.


● Overcoming barriers to learning for pupils with Autism. ● Strategies for inclusive learning in the classroom. ● Facilitating communication to minimise the impact of behaviour

for pupils with Autism. ● Personalising learning for success. ● Understanding behaviours presented by pupils with ASD.


● Increased capacity to develop inclusive practice.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107




10/11/15 9.30am – 3pm

Baginton Fields School

Individual whole day session

Session 2

08/03/16 9.30am – 3pm



Session 3

14/06/16 9.30am – 3pm



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Meeting the needs of students with autism in subject specific areas

Brief Overview: The day will include:

A discussion of autism best practice and theory with our SENCo.

Opportunities to work alongside a subject teacher to observe the autism practice used in the delivery of the lesson. This can be subject specific or across a range of subjects.

A chance to discuss strategies seen during observations and plan for students in your own setting

Facilitators: Mrs Sarah Heckle, SENCo, Corley Centre. Subject Lead Teachers, Corley Centre

Who is it suitable for: Primary and secondary teachers and SENCos


Handouts and presentation notes to support understanding of autism within the classroom

Observation notes and examples of teaching strategies and resources used in your subject area to support students’ autism needs.

Contact details of teachers within your subject area.


To have a deeper understanding of autism theory and the impact it can have on students’ engagement and progress within the classroom

To explore and gather strategies and resources specific to your subject area to support students with autism

To have an understanding of the needs that can arise for students with autism; specifically within your subject area, and how these may be met.


For Subject Lead Teachers, Teachers and SENCos to have strategies and resources needed to plan subject specific autism differentiation to support progress and attainment within different areas of the curriculum.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107



Costs: £150 per day

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline

1 15/10/15 All Day Corley Centre

The Arts (English, Drama, Art, PSHE, SEAL)

2 16/06/16 All Day The Sciences (Maths, Science, ICT, Food Technology, Design Technology,)

3 A further date can be arranged

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Making Interventions Effective

Brief Overview: A half day course looking at how to maximise the impact of interventions and effective documentation

Facilitators: Claire Jones, SLE special needs. Courthouse Green Primary


Primary SENCos, Teachers and Teaching Assistants


Handouts and presentation notes to support understanding.

Strategies to make interventions effective

Examples of documentation.

Contact and reference details.


Understanding of high quality interventions

Development of ways to gain evidence of the impact of interventions

Ensuring triangulation of individual need, intervention and evidence


Clear systems of monitoring and documenting evidence of impact of interventions

Increased capacity to develop inclusive, effective practice.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Website Link: Book you place

Costs: £50


Session 1 12/11/15 1pm- 3pm Courthouse Green Primary

How to maximise the impact of interventions and effective documentation

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Level 3 Safeguarding training

Brief Overview: Half day Level 3 Safeguarding training – 4 hours in total ● Signs & effects of FGM and CSE

● How to address FGM &CSE in schools

● The Law & Legislation

Facilitators: Junie Morgan-Higgins: Lead Learning Mentor- Southfields Primary Laura Davis: Child Protection Officer & Family Inclusion- SSA


Learning Mentors, Pastoral Officers and anyone working in the areas of Safeguarding within schools


Template action plan, Online links, resources (inc fact sheets) Certificate of attendance.


This course WILL raise your awareness of the subject areas. It will also strengthen your practice and knowledge.


This course WILL directly benefit your school, as it will provide preventative strategies which will help to improve attainment, behaviour and inclusion. It will reinforce the joint working strategies across partner agencies.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: £90

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 22/09/15 9-1pm SSA As above

Session 2 12/01/16 9-1pm SSA Repeat session

Session 3 04/05/16 9-1pm SSA Repeat session

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Safer Recruitment in Education

“Very good trainer” “Session very informative”

“As a Governor, never realised that a person would go through a number of stages to secure the trust of

many people”

“Much better understanding of my responsibilities when interviewing and appointing staff. Much greater

awareness of safeguarding issues around recruitment.” Participants from Previous Courses

Brief Overview: School leaders have been advised to renew their Safer Recruitment training every five years—each school interview panel should include a member of staff who has up-to-date safer recruitment training. Do you need to renew your Safer Recruitment qualification? Coventry Local Authority is no longer providing training on Safer Recruitment.

Facilitators: Bill Hedges, Coventry Local Authority Advisor


This course is for any school leader involved in recruiting in schools and academies to increase your knowledge and awareness of this very important process of school life, including:

● Headteachers

● Deputy Headteachers

● Designated Senior Staff

● Business/HR Managers

● School Governors

● All those involved in the recruitment and interview process


● An extensive Safer Recruitment staff handbook

● Safer Recruitment certificate, including your end of day

accredited assessment mark


To be fully conversant in statutory framework and able to fulfil statutory obligations in terms of safer recruitment.


Our Safer Recruitment training is intended to help schools fulfil their responsibility to have in place safe recruitment and selection practice within the wider context of keeping children safe in education. It covers:

● Advertising posts

● Selecting the right people

● Assessing the risk

● How to remain vigilant

● Recognising different types of abuse

● Inappropriate behaviour and unsafe practice

● How to develop appropriate policies and procedures for your

organisation

A Safer Recruitment assessment will be conducted on the day Contact: Claire Donnelly

Teaching School: Castle Phoenix Teaching School Alliance

Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107




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Costs: £95

Session Date Time Outline Venue Session 1

11/11/15 9.00am – 4.00pm Individual Session


Session 2



Session 3



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Apple Regional Training Centre at Sidney Stringer Academy

Brief Overview: SSA is a Regional Training Centre for Apple. We offer a range of iPad and Mac courses aimed to develop in-school practice across primary, secondary and special schools.

Facilitators: SSA facilitators accredited by Apple.


Primary, Secondary and Special School teachers, TAs and Administrators.




To develop knowledge and skills in using Digital Technology (tablets and computers) to enhance and transform teaching and learning.


To gain knowledge of digital learning skills to share with other staff within your school.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Website link:

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Cost

Digital Assessment and Feedback 1

11/02/16 3:45-5:00

SSA This session is aimed at those getting started with iPads in the classroom. How can we use iPads for AfL? How can student work be evidenced? How can effective feedback be given? No previous iPad experience is required.

Free

Managing iPads - Configurator & MDMs

23/02/16 3:45-5:00

SSA Technical session aimed at IT support staff to enable them to understand the use of Apple configurator and MDM’s to manage sets of iPads or individual iPads in 1-1 schemes

Free

Primary Science with iPad

03/03/16 10:00-14:00

SSA Exploring how to use iPads to transform T&L in the primary science curriculum. This session will include both specific activities designed for primary science lessons and more general ways to creatively teach science with the iPad.

Free

Digital Authoring - Creating Interactive Textbooks

15/03/16 3:45-5:00

SSA This workshop introduces iBooks Author, an intuitive tool that allows teachers to create their own multi-touch textbooks for use on iPad and Mac. Participants will

Free

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explore how to import existing teaching materials (whether they be Word or PowerPoint format), use templates to create new materials and add features such as animations, multimedia elements and review tools for assessment. The key areas covered include: Exploring iBooks Author features, including: Importing existing teaching resources Creating interactive images and galleries. Adding videos and audio (great for narration and ‘read aloud’ functions). Review tools. Animation using Keynote. Publishing to iBooks

Supporting SEN pupils and reaching all learners

21/03/16 3:45-5:00

SSA The iPad’s wide range of accessibility features, and apps that can be used to support SEN learners will be explored on this course. Ideal for both teachers working specifically with students with SEN needs as well as for any classroom teacher or LSA. Help make learning accessible to all! No previous iPad experience required.

Free

Introduction to EYFS/KS1 with iPad

14/06/16 3:45-5:00

SSA This workshop targets the unique challenges that teachers are likely to face in the Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 classroom. It helps build attendees’ confidence and competence when using iPad, while providing lesson ideas and recommending apps to support their curriculum delivery. The key areas covered include: • Exploring built-in tools to support young

learners. • Using iPad to capture evidence and

record student progress. • Sharing ideas for improving literacy,

language and numeracy skills. This is a beginner course - no previous iPad knowledge is required.

Free

PE with iPad 23/06/16 3:45-5:00

SSA PE can be greatly enhanced by the use of the iPad to capture, analyse and improve performance in any sporting activity, as well as by the use of a range of apps to teach both the theory and practical sides of PE. This session will demonstrate the range of ways iPads can be used to enhance T&L in PE. No previous iPad experience required.

Free

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Beginning a 1-1 iPad project

28/06/16 3:45-5:00

SSA Getting started with a 1-1 iPad deployment: Managing the iPads, training staff, measuring success. This course is designed for Senior Leaders considering a 1-1 iPad project in their school.

£50

Digital Assessment and Feedback 2 - Evidence

11/02/16 3:45-5:00

SSA A more in depth look at digital assessment and feedback tools, but with a focus on collecting evidence digitally. Aimed at those who attended the first session or have some experience in using iPads in the classroom to share effective tools and strategies.

Free

KS4 Revision tools with iPad - building independence

23/02/16 3:45-5:00

SSA Do you want to foster independence in your students and ensure they revise in a productive and individual manner? This session will look at tools and strategies to encourage students to be independent in their revision, to get the most from it. No previous iPad experience required.

Free

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Bespoke Digital Learning (using iPads for Teaching and Learning)

Brief Overview: SSA is an Apple Regional Training Centre and can provide training tailored to the needs and requirements of your school. The sessions will be hands on and can be delivered at your school's own site. Examples of support could be: ● Getting started with iPads

● Using iPads for literacy

● Using iPads for numeracy

● Using iPads outside the classroom

● Developing productivity with iPads

● Digital feedback with iPads

Facilitators: SSA facilitators accredited by Apple.


Primary, Secondary and Special School teachers, TAs and Administrators.


The training will be tailored to your school and will allow staff to develop and enhance practices.


To develop knowledge and skills in using Digital Technology (tablets and computers) to enhance and transform teaching and learning.


To gain knowledge of digital learning skills to share with other staff within your school.



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)


Costs: To be confirmed dependent on scope of work

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 To be agreed

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3D Printing and Primary Education

Brief Overview: They will gain a basic understanding of 3D Printing, the importance of 3D printing in context and its impact on Science, Technology, English and Maths (STEM). This is an opportunity for Primary School teachers to develop links with Caludon Castle Product Design and initiate a programme for Year 6 students to access the computer facilities and 3d printer with Claire Moore, Project Lead of 3D Printing.

Facilitators: Claire Moore, BSc Computer Aided Product Design, Teacher of Design Technology, Caludon Castle School, 3D Printer Project Lead for Caludon Castle School/NCTL


Primary school teachers who are seeking to develop knowledge of CAD/CAM software.


Teachers will learn how to use the Autodesk CAD package to design and make a 3d printed object.


This is a 3 session opportunity to learn the fundamental basics of Auto Desk Inventor and understand how to integrate STEM through the use of a 3d Printer into primary education.


To gain knowledge of 3d printing and its application with STEM



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: FREE


Session 1 TBC TBC

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Teachers will gain knowledge and understanding of design through 3d CAD and 3d printing. Teachers will learn the importance of 3d printing and its context with Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. Discussions will be encouraged on how 3d printing can be applied to primary education. The session will also include basics of Autodesk Inventor CAD package.

Session 2 TBC TBC Teachers will learn, develop and apply their 3d CAD knowledge to design and develop a learning resource (with key rings as the focus) for use within their own classroom aimed at stimulating student thought on the importance of 3d printing. Teachers will be given the opportunity to have the key rings printed for posting. This will be a learning resource to share with students prior to their visit.

Session 3 TBC TBC TBC This is a two hour learning session which will enable young designers to learn the basics of CAD, Auto Desk Inventor and understand how a 3d Printer works. Students will understand how revolutionary the 3d printer is and its impact on STEM. Students will learn how to design shapes on CAD and design a personalised key ring which will be manufactured and distributed to schools within a 14 day turnaround. Primary schools will be encouraged to enable students to paint/colour their STEM key ring within their own classrooms.


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Enhanced Teacher Programme (ETP)

Brief Overview: Coventry Teaching Schools’ Network is delighted to offer a new CPD programme for teachers. It will provide the opportunity to engage in a support programme that will help to update their knowledge, skills and ability in key areas that are essential in becoming an effective and competent teaching practitioner. This course will run over 4 whole day sessions covering:

● Challenge and Engagement in Teaching and Learning

● Knowing your learners

● Assessment

● Developing Yourself

It will provide delegates with the opportunity to share good practice and learn from one another. Participants will need to attend all sessions and have an in-school mentor.

Facilitators: All are accredited facilitators/trainers: Hayley Williams - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Rachel Peavoy - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Megan Hill - St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Ann Rayns - Caludon Castle School, Lynne Burns - Spon Gate Primary School, Liz Pyne - Finham Park School


Teachers who have completed their NQT year and are in their second or third year of teaching. Available to primary, secondary, EYFS and special educational needs colleagues.


● A wealth of ideas and resources that can be brought back to the

classroom


● Develop your role in the school, forge strong relationships, plan for

your future

● To be supported in maximising the impact of your lessons.

● Improve skills and confidence as you continue your teaching careers

● Develop teaching and learning strategies

● Opportunities for colleagues to network with other recently qualified

teachers from their area.


● Develop effective teaching and learning strategies with which to

raise standards and ensure pupil progress

● Increased teacher quality and school Improvement



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £575



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15/10/15

Full day session


Challenge and Engagement in Teaching and Learning ● Starters and plenaries

● Differentiation and match

● Questioning

● Role modelling

● Promoting independent learning

● Lesson observation-focus on challenge and engagement

● Skills audit for above areas

Session 2

09/12/15 Full day session

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School

Knowing your learners ● Presentation of starter activities

● Behaviours for learning

● Lesson observation with a focus on inclusion and

differentiation and match

● During the afternoon, there will be a workshop session

run by an Educational Psychologist, discussing vulnerable

groups and student behaviour.

● Skills audit for areas linked to inclusion

Session 3

21/01/16

Full day session


Assessment ● Sharing of work in school around behaviours for learning

and around inclusion of all learners

● Assessment of learning

● Assessment for learning

● Effective marking and feedback

● Pupil self-evaluation

● Setting effective learning intentions

● Target setting

● Analysing data (RAISE)

● Lesson observation with a focus on AfL

● Skills audit linked to assessment

Session 4

16/03/16 Full day session

Primary delegates hosted in Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Secondary delegates hosted in Caludon Castle School

Developing Yourself ● Sharing work on promoting pupil self-assessment from

last session

● Short presentation from a teacher who is three or four

years in to their career

● Personality traits

● Lesson observation linked to participants own subject

area and/or year group

● Phase specific areas e.g. effective use of TAs in primary

and subject leadership and working as part of a team for

secondary

● Evaluation of skills audit

● Setting a six month action plan with their mentor (mentors

to attend for part of the afternoon session)

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Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)

“I have been inspired to question, evaluate and reflect on my own practice. Already this has had an impact as I have put in place many of the golden nuggets I have gleamed each week, not just in my own class but within my school.” Coventry Primary Teacher Brief Overview: The Outstanding Teacher Programme:

● Provides in-depth coaching to deepen teachers’ understanding of outstanding classroom practice. Participants improve through facilitated practice activities as structured opportunities to reflect on teaching approaches and their quality and impact

● Introduces and consolidates new knowledge and skills, and focuses on what makes teaching and learning outstanding

● Requires learning 3s to prepare and present at an outstanding level to the whole delegate group for evaluation against DR ICE

● Forms part of the school’s professional development provision as this supports the implementation of agreed best practice and national agendas

● Provides strong input on the progression against the professional

standards of excellence and advanced skills teachers. This

programme is crucial for teachers involved in developing

Leadership in Teaching and Learning.

Facilitators: Experienced and successful school leaders from Castle Phoenix, Swan and Blue Sky Teaching Schools who are trained and experienced OTP facilitators.


The Outstanding Teacher Programme gives good (and outstanding) teachers a set of high level skills and strategies that enable them to become consistently and sustainably outstanding. It is open to teachers with the potential and capacity to consistently deliver outstanding lessons from primary, special needs, early years and secondary phases


Strategies and resources to secure outstanding teaching and learning.


It will help you to: ● Demonstrate higher level understanding of teaching and improve

learning for pupils ● Increase the job satisfaction and create opportunities for further

leadership and career progression.


● Enable you to coach colleagues in your own school and in other schools to raise performance levels

● Create a proactive school culture where the quality of teaching and learning is observed, discussed, challenged and enhanced

Costs: £615

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Cohort 1 – Autumn Term



Tel: 024 7625 1756 (Ext. 1714)



Sessions Date Time Venue Session 1 06/10/15

9.00am - 12:30pm Finham Park School

Session 2 12/10/15 9.00am – 4.00pm

Finham Park School

Session 3 22/10/15 9.00am - 12.30pm

Finham Park School

Session 4 04/11/15 9.00am – 12.00pm or 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Your own school

Session 5 09/11/15 9.00am – 4.00pm Finham Park School


Your own school

Session 7 17/11/15 9.00am – 12:30pm

Finham Park School

Session 8 26/11/15 9.00am - 12:30pm

Finham Park School


Your own school

Session 10 10/12/15 9.00am - 12:30pm

Finham Park School

Cohort 2 – Spring Term



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107



Sessions Date Time Venue Session 1 14/01/16 9.00am – 12.00pm Caludon Castle School

Session 2 20/01/16 9.00am – 4.00pm


Session 3 28/01/16 1.00pm – 4.00pm Caludon Castle School

Session 4 02/02/16 9.00am – 12.00pm

Your own school

Session 5 11/02/16 9.00am – 1.00pm Caludon Castle School



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Session 6 24/02/16 9.00am – 12.00pm Your own school



Session 9 16/03/16 9.00am – 12.00pm Your own school

Session 10 21/03/16 1.00pm – 4.00pm Caludon Castle School

Cohort 3 – Summer Term

Contact: Linsey Rae


Tel: 024 76453314



Sessions Date Venue

Session 1 06/05/16 9.00am – 12.00pm Sacred Heart Catholic Primary

School


School


School

Session 4 09/06/16 1.00am – 4.00pm

Your own school


School

Session 6 23/06/16 9.00am – 12.00pm

Your own school


School


School

Session 9 12/07/16 9.00am – 12.00pm

Your own school


School



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Effective Teaching Assistant Practice for Outstanding Learning

Brief Overview: Coventry Teaching Schools’ Network is delighted to offer a new CPD programme for Teaching Assistants. It will provide the opportunity for teaching assistants at all levels to develop their potential to improve the quality of teaching and learning across the school. The course will cover the following sessions:

● Effective Teaching Assistants for outstanding learning ● Assessment for and of learning ● Differentiation ● Questioning ● Looking back, moving forward

The programme will enable teaching assistants to:-

● Develop a range of methods and strategies of support to challenge learners

● Become more effective in engaging learners to achieve

● Develop a greater understanding of the purpose and value of the strategies to best support learners

● Become more expert in the planning and assessment for learners they support

Facilitators: Accredited and experienced facilitators of licenced programmes: ● Zaynab Bharuchi – Sidney Stringer Academy

● Sharon Davies – Baginton Fields School

● Danielle Kingham - Sacred Heart Primary School

● Laura Stevenson – Sacred Heart Primary School


Teaching Assistants at all levels, from primary, secondary, special educational needs and EYFS phases.


Practical ideas and resources to enhance your practice


Enhanced progress and development to support effective intervention for raising student achievement.


Raising standards and facilitating greater inclusive practice.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107


Costs: £375

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Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 08/10/15 9.00am –

12.00pm Sidney Stringer Academy

Effective Teaching Assistants for outstanding learning

Session 2 22/10/15 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary

Differentiation

Session 3 03/11/15 9.00am – 12.00pm


Questioning

Session 4 17/11/15 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary

Assessment for and of learning

Session 5 01/12/15 9.00am – 12.00pm


Looking back, moving forward

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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering

“I found the whole course useful” “All very informative and well presented” “I would rate it very high with lots of real life examples” “Made to feel at ease” Participants feedback from Previous Courses Brief Overview: This full-day programme will involve tutor-led sessions with an

examination at the end of the afternoon. Successful candidates will receive a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering certificate from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Course Outline:

● Introduction to food safety ● The law ● Food safety hazards ● Taking temperatures ● Refrigeration, chilling and cold holding of foods ● Cooking, hot holding and re-heating of foods ● Food handlers ● Principles of safe storage ● Cleaning ● Food premises and equipment

N.B. Please bring photographic evidence of identity e.g. work pass, driving licence or passport.

Facilitators: Robbie Etherington – formerly a Healthy Schools Consultant with Coventry's Personal, Social and Health Education Service and 20 years’ experience of teaching in primary schools. Robbie has a special interest in healthy eating and has the following qualifications:

● BA (QTS) Education ● CIEH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering


The course is aimed at anyone who teaches or supports primary and secondary food technology/home economics, school catering or who is involved with cookery clubs or food activities in schools - teachers, technicians, teaching assistants/higher level teaching assistants, trainee teachers, special needs support staff, kitchen/lunchtime staff and those working in breakfast/after-school clubs.


● Course booklet: Food Safety Good Practice Guide ● CIEH Level 2 Food Safety certificate awarded subsequently to

successful candidates What is the intended impact for you?

To have a greater understanding of the importance of food safety and confidence in helping pupils to learn and apply good food safety practice.


As working with food is now compulsory at KS1, 2 & 3 it is crucial that staff ensure that the food made as part of the food curriculum, or which is served and sold in schools, and is safe to eat. This course has replaced all former Basic/Foundation Food Hygiene Awards and it is recommended that Food Safety certificates are updated at least every 3 years.



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Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107



Costs: £70


01/10/15 9:00am – 4:30pm Caludon Castle School

Individual one day session

Session 2



Session 3



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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Refresher

Brief Overview: This half-day programme will involve tutor-led revision sessions with an examination at the end of the afternoon. Successful candidates will receive a Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering Refresher certificate from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Course Outline:

● Responsibilities for food safety ● Personal hygiene ● Work environment ● Product safety

N.B. ● Candidates must bring a photocopy of their previous Level 2

certificate from any QCA/Ofqual accredited body to attach to

their exam paper.

● Please also bring photographic evidence of identity e.g. work

pass, driving licence or passport.

Facilitators: Robbie Etherington – formerly a Healthy Schools Consultant with Coventry's Personal, Social and Health Education Service and 20 years’ experience of teaching in primary schools. Robbie has a special interest in healthy eating and has the following qualifications:

● BA (QTS) Education ● CIEH Level 4 Award in Managing Food Safety in Catering


The course is aimed at anyone who has previously achieved a Level 2 Food Safety certificate either from the CIEH or any other QCA/Ofqual accredited body.


● Course booklet: Food Safety Good Practice Guide ● CIEH Level 2 Food Safety Refresher certificate awarded

subsequently to successful candidates What is the intended impact for you?

To remind candidates of their responsibilities towards food safety, keep their knowledge up-to-date and become aware of any changes in legislation.


As working with food is now compulsory at KS1, 2 & 3 it is crucial that staff ensure that the food made as part of the food curriculum, or which is served and sold in schools, and is safe to eat. It is recommended that Food Safety certificates are updated at least every 3 years.



Tel: 024 7644 4822 extension 107



Costs: £60

Session Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 30/09/15 1:00pm – 4:30pm Caludon Castle School Individual session

Session 2 04/02/16 1:00pm – 4:30pm Caludon Castle School Individual session

Session 3 07/06/16 1:00pm – 4:30pm Caludon Castle School Individual session

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Education Visit Co-ordinator Training Course

Brief Overview: A one day Outdoor Education Advisers Panel certified course for all those carrying out the roles and responsibilities of the Education Visit Coordinator

Facilitators: Sarah Atkins – Deputy Head Outdoor Education (Education Visit Adviser) Faf Burke – Deputy Head Outdoor Education


Head teachers, Senior teachers and staff designated with responsibility for approving Educational Visits and Trips


You will receive a resource CD and hand outs to take away and use for ensuring planning and delivery of high quality Educational visits and trips in your school meets national standards


The course ensures Education Visit Coordinators have a clear understanding of their role and feel confident in supporting their staff in planning and leading Educational Visits and trips.


EVC;s who understand the framework under which they operate. Their legal responsibilities, the planning process and how to ensure they challenge staff to get the most out of educational visits. Enthusiastic staff who feel empowered to lead their school forward in Learning Outside the classroom and educational visits and trips.

Contact: Wendy Evans

Teaching School: Blue Sky (Plas Dol Y Moch)

Tel: 01766510200


Website link: www.plasdolymoch.co.uk

Costs: No cost

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 25/06/16 9am – 4pm Coombe Abbey

Country Park – Education block – miller suite

As above


http://www.plasdolymoch.co.uk/

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Education Visit Co-ordinator Re-validation Training Course

Brief Overview: A half day Outdoor Education Advisers Panel certified course for all those who have been carrying out the roles and responsibilities of the Education Visit Coordinator for at least 3 years.

Facilitators: Sarah Atkins - Deputy Head Outdoor Education (Education Visit Advice) Faf Burke – Deputy Head Outdoor Education


Head teachers, Senior teachers and staff designated with responsibility for approving Educational Visits and Trips


You will receive a resource CD and hand outs to take away and use for ensuring planning and delivery of high quality Educational visits and trips in your school meets national standards. Update on latest national guidance and good practise.


The course ensures Education Visit Coordinators have a clear understanding of their role and feel confident in supporting their staff in planning and leading Educational Visits and trips. Opportunity to share good practise with fellow EVC’s


EVC’s who understand the framework under which they operate. Their legal responsibilities, the planning process and how to ensure they challenge staff to get the most out of educational visits. Enthusiastic staff who feel empowered to lead their school forward in Learning Outside the classroom and educational visits and trips.



Tel: 01766510200



Costs: No cost

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 26/06/16 9am – 1pm Coombe Abbey

Country Park – Education block – miller suite

As above

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Governor Responsibilities in respect of Education Visits and Learning Outside the Classroom

Brief Overview: The session will cover the following aspects;

● The legal responsibility of governors for educational visits and trips

● How to ask the right questions

● Visit Emergency Planning

● Learning Outside the Classroom - Good practice

Facilitators: Victoria Whilcher – Council For Learning Outside the Classroom Sarah Atkins – Education Visit Adviser


Governors and Head teachers


● Information and research into the benefits of LOtC ● Ofsted guidance on best practice in LOtC ● The governor’s role and Responsibility in LOtC ● Monitoring and evaluating LOtC to promote school development ● Risk benefit assessment


This will give you the knowledge to ensure best practise is taking place in your school setting and what you responsibility as a governor is.


This will ensure your school is meeting standards of good practise advocated by OFSTED.

Contact: Wendy Evans/ Dave Wallis

Teaching School: Blue Sky (Plas Dol Y Moch/ Governor Support)

Tel: 017 6651 0200

Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]


Costs: £30

Sessions Date Time Venue Brief Outline Session 1 30/06/16 6.30pm –

9pm The Council House

As above

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Visit Leader Training Course

Brief Overview: A one day Outdoor Education Adviser Panel certified course to give staff the skills and confidence to lead visits. These courses are theoretical and practical

Facilitators: Sarah Atkins – Deputy Head Outdoor Education (Education Visit Advice)


All teachers, support staff, volunteers who lead or assist on Educational Visits and Trips


You will receive a resource CD to take away and have practical learning points for planning and delivery of high quality Educational visits and trips.


The course ensures staff feel confident in planning education visits of a high standard and have a bank of practical techniques for managing groups outside of the classroom environment.


Staff who understand the framework under which they operate. Their legal responsibilities, the planning process and how to ensure pupils get the most out of educational visits. Enthusiastic staff who feel empowered to take pupils on Educational Visits and Trips more and more.



Tel: 01766510200



Costs: No cost

Please contact Wendy Evans for availability and dates

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