School Review
The purpose of the review is to share your school’s journey of improvement with a highly experienced VNET Associate who will question you and your team to help you identify and reflect on the priorities and development in your school. As well as giving coaching and leadership advice, they will work with you to ensure you are well placed to demonstrate the effectiveness of your school.
Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation.
This review is an ideal bi-annual check of the school to externally validate a leadership team’s view.
Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits
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Online School Review
Like the in-school review, the VNET Online School Review has been developed so that you can share your school’s journey in a similar way but with an online approach.
The purpose of the review is to share your school’s journey of improvement with a highly experienced VNET Associate who will question you and your team to help you identify and reflect on the priorities and development in your school. As well as giving coaching and leadership advice, they will work with you to ensure you are well placed to demonstrate the effectiveness of your school.
Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation.
The day is split into two half-day sessions with a gap task in between. The gap task would be based upon subject leaders visiting a lesson, and/or having a discussion with children, which is then discussed in the second session.
Member price: 2 half days for £600 or 6 credits
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Coaching for a Highly Effective Top Level Phone Call
The rationale of this practice is to enable school leaders to rehearse their pre-inspection phone call in a low-stakes environment. It is likely the recipient of the call will have booked a time with a VNET Associate for it to take place.
Coaching is key to this approach and whether the coaching element takes part during or at the end of the conversation, it is vital to ensure there are learning points for the school leader which are shared and worked-through.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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Curriculum Review
A VNET Curriculum review is led by one of the VNET Senior Associates. The review will help you to reflect on the design of your school’s curriculum and how effective it is in securing good outcomes for the pupils in your school. A VNET curriculum review will: Provide the school with an external view of your school’s curriculum by looking at its strengths and areas for development through looking at the big picture and then a more focussed look at several individual subjects. Working closely with the VNET associate, senior leaders will be able to identify next steps for curriculum development. This review can be part of the annual review process in your school which forms your robust self-evaluation. This work can be provided annually, as part of your membership in future years. This will help you to articulate the developing effectiveness of your curriculum development. Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits Email support@vnetcic.com for more information |
Detailed Curriculum Reviews (Individual Subjects)
Taking a morning or afternoon to complete, a detailed curriculum review involves an experienced VNET associate working closely with a subject leader to audit the focused curriculum area, and identify strengths and areas for development.
Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation. Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits Email support@vnetcic.com for more information |
Subject Leader Coaching
This approach involves a VNET associate working with your subject leaders, either focused on specific training outcomes or coaching through conversations about their subjects. If this is done individually, the sessions last anything from 45 minutes to an hour and a half. The aim of this work is to give confidence and to help the subject leaders identify their next steps.
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Pupil Premium Review
A VNET Associate will work closely with you to review and help you to improve your school’s pupil premium strategy.
Following the guidance provided by the government and our work with Marc Rowland, a national expert in supporting strategies for improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, our associates will:
Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits Email support@vnetcic.com for more information |
Early Reading Reviews
VNET Education has a track record in the high quality of English consultancy provided to schools. Our Early Reading review includes a full review of a school’s reading provision.
During the review, VNET will support schools in a review of the teaching of phonics in your school. Our early reading review also includes an evaluation of Ofsted’s seven-point early reading criteria and it will provide you with clear actionable steps to further improve the teaching of early reading in your setting.
- Your subject leader will receive expert phonics and early reading coaching from an English expert.
- Provide your school with a fresh pair of eyes to look at your phonics and early reading provision.
- Access expert clarification.
- Ensure that phonics and early reading is taught with parity across your school.
- Iron out issues which have been highlighted through a recent review or inspection.
- Provide external validation and support to build staff confidence and clarity.
- Is phonics provision for the lowest 20% enabling pupils to ‘catch up’ and ‘keep up’?
Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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KS2 Reading
Given the sharp focus on phonics, it is important that the teaching of comprehension receives the attention that it rightly deserves.
A review of your KS2 reading provision will enable your school to answer the following questions:
Is fluency in reading prioritised and understood?
Does the KS2 reading curriculum provide the knowledge pupils need to access rich texts?
Is enough emphasis places on gaining strong vocabulary knowledge?
Is there consistency in the teaching of comprehension? Are teachers adopting the most impactful strategies to ensure that all pupils can read with understanding?
- Your subject leader will receive expert fluency and KS2 and coaching from an English expert.
- Provide your school with a fresh pair of eyes to look at your KS2 reading provision.
- Access expert clarification.
- Ensure that comprehension is taught with parity across your school.
- Iron out issues which have been highlighted through a recent review or inspection.
- Provide external validation and support to build staff confidence and clarity.
Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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English Deep Dive
Given the sharp focus on competency in early spelling, it is important that the teaching of English enables novice learners to embed skills and knowledge in reading, writing and spoken language so that they can transition into experts.
A Deep Dive into English/ Writing will evaluate the extent the curriculum is enabling pupils to be fluent in key transcriptional components and grammar.
It will also evaluate if there is sufficient focus being placed on the underpinning of spoken language required for later expertise in reading, writing and spoken language.
- An evaluation of the school’s long-term overview for Reading and Writing.
- An exploration of how progression is delivered through the three domains of Speaking and Listening, Reading and Writing.
- Discussion with the subject leader regarding the sequencing of knowledge and whether the curriculum is building readiness for ambitious content.
- How effective are links between reading, writing and spoken language? Are such links coherently planned?
Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits
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Communication and Vocabulary Review
During the past decade, we have seen increasing evidence relating to language development and vocabulary. There is a strong link between language and communication, vocabulary development and later attainment, indicating that language skills are among the best predictors of educational success. In a communication and vocabulary review, schools will be provided with an evaluation of how their planned curriculum ensures wide-ranging and expanding knowledge of the spoken language and how the curriculum is enabling pupils to develop their knowledge and skills of spoken language over time.
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Maths Audits and Reviews
Our experienced VNET associates will support your maths leaders in auditing and reviewing the effectiveness of your school’s provision in maths. The work will ensure your maths lead has clear next steps for the development of their subject. Following this session, the VNET associate will write a summary report to be shared with your school and (if appropriate) your Trust, which can form part of the school’s self-evaluation and external validation. Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits Email support@vnetcic.com for more information |
Support for Aspects of Mathematics
Our experienced VNET Associates can provide training in the aspects of mathematics which will help enhance the effectiveness of your delivery of the subject and in turn ensure a positive impact.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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Progress Boards
The purpose of a school or academy progress board is to monitor the progress made by a school in its school improvement work and its associated impact on children’s outcomes.
Progress Boards are a key element of high impact strategies to accelerate and give rigour to the process of monitoring school improvement.
A package is developed with your school or Trust with the named VNET associate who will facilitate these meetings with your governors or trustees and members of your school leadership team over a period of time.
Early Years Reviews & Support
A VNET Early Years review will provide your school with a full evaluation of the EYFS curriculum, provision and practice. Working closely with your Early Years Team, the VNET Associate will use a supportive, coaching approach. During and at the end of the visit, they will provide feedback and a written report to help your school develop their EYFS practice and provision to ensure the best outcomes for children.
A specialist, Early Years VNET Associate will work with your team to evaluate all areas of practice based upon the Early Years Foundation Stage and including consideration of the Education Inspection Framework:
- Observation and assessment processes
- Enabling environments
- Staff interactions with children
- Quality of education
- Quality of leadership and management
Following the work in school, a detailed written report will be provided identifying key priorities and recommendations to provide next steps to improve the quality of provision for children.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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Bespoke Early Years Work
The VNET Early Years Team can support your school to develop effective provision through VNET’s high-quality and child-focused work with your school.
This work help you address:
- Assessment in the Early Years based upon the New Early Years Framework.
- Working with your EYFSP data to work out next steps for provision.
- Transitions from EYFS to Year 1 and linking to continuous provision.
- Observation of the environment
- Developing your outdoor area into an inclusive learning environment and integrating it as part of your continuous provision
- Planning support
The VNET Early Years team is a highly qualified and experienced team of early years specialists.
They have a range of knowledge across the broad EYFS curriculum and an understanding of the unique pedagogical approaches of early years teaching and learning to provide you with the most current thinking and creative approaches to meeting the needs of all children. In addition to work in schools, the Early Years Team offer 1-1 online coaching sessions.
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits or full day for £600 or 6 credits
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Behaviour Management Training and Support
Our experienced associates can provide a variety of training to support your school and staff in managing behaviour in your setting. From whole-staff training sessions focused on developing shared approaches, to class observations and small group coaching of adults, our associates can support you in getting behaviour back on track in your school. Our associates can help you to develop:
*Please note this does not include training on physical intervention strategies.* Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits Email support@vnetcic.com for more information |
Coaching for Any Member of the School Community
Our VNET associates can provide 1-1 or group coaching based upon the BASIC model of coaching for all members of your school community from your administration staff to your SENCO.
Member price: POA
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General Leadership Support & Coaching
This bespoke work in your school will be provided by your VNET link person or one of our experienced associates. The focus of visits is negotiated with school leaders to best meet the school’s needs.
With our team’s insights into inspection and current accountability measures, our work with your leaders will provide valued challenge with the support you need to help you work towards your school’s goals.
These elements might include:
- Support with school improvement planning and self-evaluation
- Developing leadership roles and capacity in your team
- Identifying key priorities for improvement
- Support for new headteachers
- Developing effective relationships between your leadership team and governors
- Strategies for working with parents
- Dealing with low level complaints to prevent escalation
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits or full day for £600 or 6 credits
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Governance Support & Bespoke Work with Your Governing Body
VNET’s experienced and skilled trainers who are governors themselves will work with your governing body to construct a bespoke in-house session tailored to your needs. We have led sessions such as:
- Ofsted – expectations of governance
- Creating a vision for your school
- Roles and responsibilities
- Monitoring
- What governors should know about the curriculum
- Effective governance
Member price: Half day for £300 or 3 credits
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Review of Governance
This review is led by trained VNET associates who are also governors and is based on the six areas of competency within the DfE’s Competency Framework for Governance (January 2017).
This review will ensure your governors have an overview of the effectiveness of your governance arrangements. It will also highlight whether your governing body is fulfilling its responsibilities as laid down within the Scheme of Delegation.
As a result of the review, governing bodies will be able to demonstrate to what extent they are exercising their duties and that their governance arrangements are robust and able to withstand challenges from external agencies.
Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits
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Review of Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) for Multi
Academy Trusts
This review is led by trained VNET associates who are also governors and is based on the six areas of competency within the DfE’s Competency Framework for Governance (January 2017). Like the review of governance for maintained schools, it is designed for Local Governing Bodies (LGBs) of Multi Academy Trusts.
This review will ensure both the LGB members and the Trustees have an overview of the effectiveness of their local governance arrangements. It will also highlight whether the local board is fulfilling its responsibilities as laid down within the Scheme of Delegation.
As a result of the review, local boards will be able to demonstrate to what extent they are exercising their duties and that their governance arrangements are robust and able to withstand challenges from external agencies.
Member price: Full day for £600 or 6 credits
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