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It was great to welcome

100 Teaching Assistants

to our TA Conference

on 7th January. The

focus was working with

pupils with challenging

behaviour. Karen Booth-

Clibborn, Educational

Psychologist spoke about

Attachment and

Professor Des Hewitt’s

session on wellbeing and

mindfulness went down a

storm.

Amongst the stands and

displays there was

representation from the

Hero Project and their

THINK tools (see details

about Introduction to

Think Tools and British

Values course on page 4)

and Creative Learning

Services had a busy stand

with an array of books

and texts for pupils and

staff.

Teaching Assistants’ Conference

Spring Term 2019

Forest Way Teaching School

Alliance News

Inside this issue:

School Direct

Teacher Training

2

ITT Recruitment

2019/20

2

Cross Phase

Computing

Projects 2018/19

3

Proposed Leics. &

Rutland English

Hub

3

Three

Leicestershire

Conferences

3

CPD Coming Up.. 4

CPD Well

Received...

4

SD Teacher

Training

Information Events

5

STELLAR

Science Learning

Partnership

5

What’s On for

Spring

6-8

Once again we started off the New Year with the Teaching Assistants’

Conference at Holywell Park, Loughborough.

Professor Des Hewitt Karen Booth-Clibborn

The HERO Project and THINK Tools

Creative Learning Stand

Conferences coming up…..

Leicestershire TSA

Leadership Conference

31 January 2019

Joint Leicestershire

TSA SLE Conference 1 March 2019

Leicestershire SENCO/

SEND Teachers’

Conference

8 March 2019

See details on page 3

Forest Way School

Warren Hills Road Coalville

LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org

Primary & Special

We have 15 Primary trainees

this year and they have all

been working hard in their

placements for the first term

with School Direct. It is very

inspiring to see them progress

into the teachers they will

become. They are now into

their second placement

(already) with drive and

enthusiasm in abundance.

Thanks go to all of the schools

involved in supporting our

trainees this term and

particularly to the mentors

who have given their time and

expertise.

For 2019/20 we have 5 offers

accepted although Primary

applications are much slower

than last year.

Secondary We have 12 trainees in total

this year all making progress,

thanks to the support of the

colleagues working with them

and constantly challenging

them to ensure that they are

continuing to improve their

performance. Thank you

Recruitment for 19/20 is very

strong this year, we have

already had 9 offers accepted

with further interviews

planned and applications are

still coming in.

School Direct Teacher Training

Please see page 5 for details about our

next round of Information Events coming

up in March.

Recruitment for Year

2019/20 is well under way

now with a number of

offers already accepted for

both Primary and

Secondary. If you know of anyone who is considering teacher

training please ask them to

get in touch with us - visit

our website -

www.forestwaytsa.org or see our entry on UCAS

Teaching Training - search

for Forest Way Teaching

School Alliance.

ITT Recruitment for 2019/20

Art Project at Leicester University Botanical Gardens

Christmas Jumpers at the last Hub day of 2018

We appreciate all the

assistance schools can

give to help publicise our

Teacher Training

Programme, so keep

Tweeting and passing on

the School Direct message

to your staff and parents.

Thank you.

Heidi Malliff

and Sheila Dennis

Programme Managers

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org

Cross Phase Computing Projects 2018-2019

Joint Leicestershire TSAs SLE Conference

Leicestershire TSA Leadership Conference

Leicestershire SENCO/SEND Teacher Conference

Leicestershire TSA

Leadership Conference

31 January 2019

Keynote: Steve Munby at

Stamford Court, Leicester

For details and booking see

www.bookwhen.com/lla

Previously known as the primary computing network. This year the group has expanded to tackle issues which are of concern to both primary and secondary schools and members range from EYFS – KS5. Through sharing ideas to enhance and enrich the curriculum, a collaborative approach to assessment and access to E-Safety CPD group members have to opportunities to: create a meaningful dialogue between KS2/3

colleagues to support pupil transition, develop a FWTSA wide portfolio of exemplification evidence and access additional CEOP resources. The next meeting will take place on 29 January followed by further sessions on 28 March and 12 June all 2.00 to 4.00pm at Forest Way School.

Kathryn Lester Broom Leys Primary

Proposed Leicestershire and Rutland English Hub

The planned hub, led by a range

of partners including TSAs and

the LA, will be a centre of

excellence, accessible by all

teachers and professionals. It

will have universal reach to all

schools and colleges in

Leicestershire and Rutland. Its main purpose is to raise

standards across the two

counties. It will be built on the legacy of

the SSIF1 writing and SSIF2

reading projects. The launch

of the Hub will also focus on

an Early Years Oracy project

and a secondary project.

The strands of EAL,

Disadvantage, Pre-school and

Key Stage 4 will always be a

continual focus. Learning

from research, together with

practical implications for

Joint Leicestershire

TSA SLE Conference - 1 March 2019

“What works in School

Improvement”. At NSPCC

Centre, Beaumont Leys. For details and booking see

www.bookwhen.com/lla

teaching and learning will be

fundamental to any projects

led by the Leicestershire and

Rutland Hub. There will be

an emphasis on good quality

first teaching and

intervention strategies.

More information about this

will follow soon.

Helen Joy

SENCO Conference - 8 March 2019

Focus: “Assessment” including

key note from Diane Rochford

OBE.

At Holywell Park, Loughborough

For details and booking see www.bookwhen.com/

forestwaytsa

Courses can be booked at

www.bookwhen.com/forestwaytsa

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org

An Introduction to

Word Aware

This was a new course led

by Kate Goodhew SALT,

which presented a

structured whole school approach to promote the

vocabulary development of

all children. Focussed on

whole class learning, the

approach is of particular

value for those who start at

a disadvantage - including

children with Special

Educational Needs and

those who speak English as

an additional language.

Once again evaluations

proved the course was a

hit.

School Direct Class of 2017/18

Introduction to THINK

Tools including British

Values

Thursday 31 January 2019, 2.00

to -5.00pm at Forest Way

School.

Run by the Hero Project, this

enlightening, creative and

interactive session shares

THINK Tools for use in the

teaching and learning of young

people.

Social Stories and Comic

Strip Conversations

Wednesday 13 February 2019,

9.30 to 12.00 and 1.00 to 3.30

at Forest Way School

What are they? Why do we

need them? How do we use

them?

For staff looking for strategies

to support students on the

autism spectrum.

CPD - Coming Up…..

Cover Supervisor

Training

Starts Friday 25 January 2019.

Although numbers are low for

this course we have decided

to go ahead as it has always been greatly valued by

attendees in the past.

It’s not too late to sign up,

even if the start date has

passed we can arrange for a

‘catch up’ session. Please

contact FWTSA office if you

are interested.

CPD - Well Received…..

Phonics Training and

ELSA Training

The first session of our

Phonics Training run by

Emma Mitchell on 17th

January was bursting at the seams proving this to still be a

very well regarded course.

It is two years since we ran

our first ELSA course and this

next course which starts on

28th February is proving to be

just as popular, in fact it is

nearly full so don’t delay if this

is one you have been

considering.

Maths Greater Depth - How

to engage and challenge the

‘Rapid Graspers’

This course, run by Ali Woolerson was held over 3

sessions ending at the beginning

of the Spring Term. The course

aim was how to apply principles

of mastery in the classroom,

particularly to provide challenge

for those who are most able. The course was a big success and

we had some very

complimentary evaluations

including this one below.

“This has completely changed

the way I teach maths, from

where the children sit to

planning the lesson and

ensuring challenge for all…

positive results in the

classroom from Day One.”

ELSA Training

“This was full of great

ideas and focussed on

purpose for improving

vocabulary and word

awareness. There wasn’t

anything I wolud say could

be done better! It was

fantastic - thanks.”

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

STELLAR Science Learning Partnership

These networks run across

the whole school year, and

once your school is signed up

you can send whoever and

however many staff you wish

to each session. Again details

of these networks can be

found on our website page.

.

Heidi Malliff - Primary and

Donna Tolley (Ashby School)

-Secondary are taking the lead

on Science projects for

STELLAR - you can contact

them via FWTSA.

The STELLAR Science

Learning Partnership is going

from strength to strength.

We currently have courses

planned for both Primary and

Secondary at a variety of

locations. For details please

see our Science Learning

Partnership page on our

website.

We now also have four

Primary Science Network

Groups running - one based at

Forest Way School, one at

Thomas Estley Community

College, one based at

Ashmount School in

Loughborough, and now one

at the Grove School in

Melton.

www.

forestwaytsa.org

Take a look at the STELLAR page on our website

http://www.forestwaytsa.org/science-learning-partnership.html

School Direct Class of 2017/18

We are holding our next two

School Direct Information

Events in local schools.

Alliance schools will shortly be

receiving an email with details

of the two events (in a variety

of formats) which we would

like for you to send out to

your staff, parents and

stakeholders.

You could include it in your

newsletter, post it on your

social media sites or just print

out and send home with the

children.

We very much appreciate your

help to promote Forest Way

Teaching School Alliance as a

Teacher Training Provider,

nurturing the best trainee

teachers for our schools.

Please direct anyone interested

to our website for details and

booking.

www.forestwaytsa.org

School Direct Teacher Training Information Events

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org

What’s On for Autumn Term 2017

Date/Event Time Venue

Monday 28 January 2019

Primary Maths Network 1.30pm FWS

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Computing Projects Network 2.00pm FWS

Wednesday 30 January 2019

STELLAR Primary Science Network 4.00pm FWS

Thursday 31 January 2019

Supporting Children with SLCN in the Classroom 9.30am FWS

Friday 1 February 2019

Diving Deeper into Maths Year 1 9.15pm FWS

Monday 4 February 2019

Deputies & Asst. heads Network 8.00am Newbridge

SENCO Collaborative Network 1.30pm Newbridge

No More Marking (Working Group) 4.00pm FWS

Tuesday 5 February 2019

Primary RQT Training 1.30pm FWS

Thursday 7 February 2019

Phonics Training 9.30am FWS

Secondary NQT Training 1.30pm FWS

Friday 8 February 2019

Diving Deeper into Maths Years 3 & 4 1.30pm FWS


Secondary RQT Training 3.30pm FWS

Tuesday 12 February 2019

Effective Leadership of Others 9.00am FWS

Wednesday 13 February 2019

Social Stories 9.30pm FWS

Comic Strip Conversations 1.00pm FWS


Supporting children with SLCN in the classroom 9.30am FWS

HALF TERM

What’s On for Spring Term 2019

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org




SENCO Awards 9.30am FWS

Wednesday 27 February 2019

DRB Headteachers’ Briefing 9.00am FWS

Headteachers’ Lunch Meeting 11.45am FWS


Maths Subject Leaders Professional Network 9.15am FWS

ELSA Training 9.30am Heartwood Confer-

encing

Primary Literacy Network 1.30pm FWS

Friday 1 March 2019

ELSA Follow-up Supervision Session 9.15am Newbridge

Cover Supervisor Training 12.30pm Newbridge

IT Technicians Network Meeting 1.30pm The Croft, FWS

Monday 4 March 2019

SENCo Net Meeting (Forest Way) 4.00pm FWS

Tuesday 5 March 2019

Primary Teaching Assistants Network 9.30am The Croft, FWS

School Direct Information Event (Primary) 1.30pm Whitwck St.John the

Baptist Primary

SENCo Net (Ashmount School) 4.00pm Ashmount School

Wednesday 6 March 2019

Early Years Practitioners Network 4.00pm FWS

SENCO Net at Dorothy Goodman School 4.00pm Dorothy Goodman

Thursday 7 March 2019

Speech Sounds 9.30am FWS

School Direct Information Event (Secondary) 1.30pm Ashby School

Primary NQT Training 1.30pm FWS

Friday 8 March 2019

Leics. SENCo/SEND Teacher Conference 9.00am Holywell Park, Lboro.

Monday 11 March 2019

NPQML 9.00am FWS

SENCo Net (Birkett House) 4.00pm Birkett House


SENCo Net (Birchwood) 4.00pm Birchwood

Forest Way School


LE67 4UU

Phone: 01530 277363

Email:

[email protected]

www.

forestwaytsa.org




SENCo Net (Secondary Schools Colleagues) 4.00pm Park House Glenfield

STELLAR Primary Science Network 4.00pm FWS

Friday 15 March 2019

Cover Supervisors Network 12.30pm Newbridge


English Subject Leaders Professional Network 9.30am FWS

Primary Languages Network 1.00pm The Croft, FWS

School Direct Mentor Training - Primary 4.00pm FWS

Wednesday 20 March 2019

Leading a Great School 9.15am FWS


Secondary NQT Training 1.30pm Newbridge


ELSA Training 9.30am Heartwood Conf.

Computing Projects Network 2.00pm FSW

Friday 29 March 2019

Cover Supervisor Training 12.30pm Newbridge

Tuesday 2 April 2019

SENCO Awards 9.30am FWS

Thursday 4 April 2019

NPQML 4.00pm FWS

EASTER HOLIDAY

To book for courses and events please go to our bookings website

https://bookwhen.com/forestwaytsa

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