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English Professional Community 22/23
English Professional Community 22/23
English Professional Community for 22/23 All the information about the English professional community, including aims and outcomes, dates and links to the resources/forum, can be accessed here. Booking below will sign the delegate up to all sessions of the professional community. The confirmation email will include a Zoom link which will be the same for...
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Dealing with Significant Complaints from Parents
Dealing with Significant Complaints from Parents
Are your policies and procedures for dealing with significant parental complaints clear and robust? Dealing with significant parental complaints can be challenging for leaders in both the use of time and personal energy. Clear policies and procedures in how to deal with persistent, vexatious complainants or unreasonable complaints are important to ensure that these are...
Talking Heads Forum
Talking Heads Forum
Last year, our regular Talking Heads sessions proved invaluable for those who just needed a place to offload and talk through some pertinent issues with like-minded colleagues. I hope you will be able to join us for our monthly, hour-long headteacher discussion forums via Zoom this year. They are a really useful, informal way to...
Subject Expertise in Primary Science Series
Subject Expertise in Primary Science Series
The recently published Ofsted subject research reviews into Science in primary schools emphasised the vital importance of teachers having access to high quality professional development opportunities. Each session, we will unpick some of the big concepts, plus we will look at the skills which pupils will need, in order to access and understand this area...
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Leadership Forum 22/23
Leadership Forum 22/23
Autumn Term - 29 September 2023: Authentic Leadership with Andrew Morrish, Makana Leadership Andrew Morrish has worked in the teaching profession for almost 30 years. He has been a headteacher since the age of 29, leading challenging multicultural schools across the country. He knows the journey of school transformation inside out, and is the author...
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Basic Coaching Course – Become a Qualified Coach
Basic Coaching Course – Become a Qualified Coach
Coaching is a powerful tool which can transform your professional conversations, increase motivation and productivity in your team and foster a culture of openness, collaboration and high performance. The BASIC method of coaching is a powerful way to structure coaching conversations and to develop the clarity you need to coach with confidence. The BASIC method...
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Year 1 Network
Year 1 Network
Following our Continuous Provision conference, we are delighted to start a Year 1 Network for 22/23 to continue sharing practice around continuous provision. The network will be led by Helen Gardner, Year 1 teacher and Katie Johnson, Head of Continuous Provision and Year 2 teacher at Colman Infant school, Norwich. The group will meet via...
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Secondary Network, 22/23
Secondary Network, 22/23
Please book below – this will sign you up for the entire series. The Zoom link you will receive will be the same for each session. This event is for VNET members only.
Supporting Teaching Assistant Expertise, 22/23
Supporting Teaching Assistant Expertise, 22/23
This series is designed to enable Teaching Assistants to support the addressing of gaps in learning in reading, writing and maths which is so critical to helping children get back on track. The series consists of 10 sessions. The sessions will be delivered monthly via Zoom Access to a bank of useful supporting resources will...
Early Years Professional Community 22/23
Early Years Professional Community 22/23
Early Years Professional Community for 22/23 All the information about the Early Years professional community, including aims and outcomes, dates and links to the resources/forum, can be accessed here. Booking below will sign the delegate up to all sessions of the professional community. The confirmation email will include a Zoom link which will be the...
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Quality of Education Series
Quality of Education Series
A series of six sessions, focusing on aspects of the Quality of Education: Session 1: Wednesday 21 September 2022, 10.00 - 11.30 am - Curriculum Intent - having a specific plan of what children need to know in total, in every subject. Why this, why now?' - Emma Adcock and John McConnell Session 2:...
Making Learning Visible In Early Years Series 22/23
Making Learning Visible In Early Years Series 22/23
This series, led by VNET Associate, Jude Twani, is designed to support what can we do to effectively observe and document children's learning in the light of the revisions to the EYFS and clear messages about reducing paperwork, evidence collecting and tracking. The objectives are: To analyse the changes to EYFS assessment and gain experience...
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Effective Executive Leadership and Resilience
Effective Executive Leadership and Resilience
Executive leadership requires physical and psychological resilience. There are many reasons for this not least the simple fact of the high levels of demands, accountability and uncertainty that executive leadership is there to address. And of course, part of the leadership role is to create the conditions where others can be resilient. The resilience aspect...
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SEND Professional Community for 22/23
SEND Professional Community for 22/23
SEND Professional Community for 22/23 All the information about the SEND professional community, including aims and outcomes, dates and links to the resources/forum, can be accessed here. Booking below will sign the delegate up to all sessions of the professional community. The confirmation email will include a Zoom link which will be the same for...
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Deputies’ Network 22/23
Deputies’ Network 22/23
The Deputies' Network is for Deputy Headteachers, Assistant Headteachers or other senior leaders in VNET schools. Each session will provide the opportunity to: Explore current themes and issues in leadership Enable networking Share and showcase best practice with other senior leaders Consider the key issues and skills needed for senior leadership. The group will meet...
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Teaching Shared Writing in KS1 Spectacularly Well
Teaching Shared Writing in KS1 Spectacularly Well
This training session is for KS1 teachers and English Leaders, wanting to improve the act of modelling writing in their schools. Shared Writing is often referred to in a number of ways: shared writing, modelled writing and guided writing. It can be very difficult to know the difference between each of them. This webinar aims...
Good Pedagogy in Mathematics Education
Good Pedagogy in Mathematics Education
This longitudinal training programme, led by Becky Clinton, provides teachers with a thorough look into the maths curriculum. Each session provides research and resources to support teaching and learning in the classroom. Session 1 – Effective teaching of maths. Taking a look at the teaching and learning cycle, including formative assessment. The importance of conceptual...
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Developing Teaching Excellence Project 2022/23
Developing Teaching Excellence Project 2022/23
Developing Teaching Excellence Project 2022/23 All the information about this project, including aims and outcomes, dates and links to the resources/forum, can be accessed here. Session 1: Thursday 24 November 2022 (PLEASE BOOK AT THIS SESSION) Session 2: Thursday 26 January 2023 Session 3: Thursday 2 March 2023 Session 4: Thursday 15 June 2023 Booking...
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Maths Professional Community 22/23
Maths Professional Community 22/23
Maths Professional Community for 22/23 All the information about the Maths professional community, including aims and outcomes, dates and links to the resources/forum, can be accessed here. Booking below will sign the delegate up to all sessions of the professional community. The confirmation email will include a Zoom link which will be the same for...
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Teaching Emotional Literacy: How to Increase Pupils’ Confidence, Engagement and Learning
Teaching Emotional Literacy: How to Increase Pupils’ Confidence, Engagement and Learning
Are there conversations you know you need to have with pupils, but don’t know how? Such as why they’re calling out; why they’re struggling to form good relationships; why they’re so critical of themselves for making mistakes. Many educators realise that for pupils to navigate school with both enjoyment and success, they need help with...
Small Schools’ Network 22/23
Small Schools’ Network 22/23
The Small Schools' Network, led by Sonia Innes, is open to all schools with 150 or fewer pupils on roll. It will meet via Zoom every half-term (see Recurring Events list above). Please book below – this will sign you up for the entire series. The Zoom link you will receive will be the same...
Supporting Teaching Assistant Expertise, 22/23
Supporting Teaching Assistant Expertise, 22/23
This series is designed to enable Teaching Assistants to support the addressing of gaps in learning in reading, writing and maths which is so critical to helping children get back on track. The series consists of 10 sessions. The sessions will be delivered monthly via Zoom Access to a bank of useful supporting resources will...
1 event,
Basic Coaching Course – Become a Qualified Coach
Basic Coaching Course – Become a Qualified Coach
Coaching is a powerful tool which can transform your professional conversations, increase motivation and productivity in your team and foster a culture of openness, collaboration and high performance. The BASIC method of coaching is a powerful way to structure coaching conversations and to develop the clarity you need to coach with confidence. The BASIC method...
