Introducing ‘Understanding the World ELG: People, Culture and Communities’ in the Early Years
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThe Early Years Foundation Stage reforms to the Understanding the World educational programme, together with the new People, Culture and Communities Early Learning Goal have accentuated the need to establish strong and identifiable Geography provision at the foundation stage. The day will provide timely and valuable support for EYFS and Geography leads seeking to clarify...
Subject Expertise in Primary Science series
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThe 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...
Implementing Secondary Literacy to Raise Student Outcomes
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventOver two online sessions, led by Ruth Everett, delegates will be introduced to the notion of disciplinary, or subject-specific literacy, and how its successful implementation across the secondary curriculum leads to improved outcomes for all students at KS3/4. We will examine current evidence and research around disciplinary literacy, the particular barriers senior leaders face at...
Foundations of Good Practice for Teaching Assistants: Supporting Pupils with SEND
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventTraining objectives: To upskill TAs to a level where their impact on facilitating the progress of SEND pupils can be measured in classrooms and intervention sessions. To understand how SEND barriers to learning are manifested and strategies to use when working with SEND pupils to maximise their learning. To enable TAs to effectively facilitate the...
Foundations of Good Practice for Teaching Assistants – Summer 2022
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThis 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 across the Summer term Access to a bank of...
Planning a Strong Primary Geography Curriculum – Christine Counsell
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThis session will explain and illustrate the how and why of building a knowledge-rich, rigorous, diverse geography curriculum. Christine will set out the relationship between knowledge, literacy and raising the attainment of the disadvantaged pupil. She will explain why Ofsted is focused on the four words of scope, rigour, coherence and sequencing, and she will...
Subject Expertise in Primary History series
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThe recently published Ofsted subject research review into History in primary schools emphasised the vital importance of teachers having access to high quality professional development opportunities. In particular the most critical factor identified in establishing high quality geographical and historical education was that of teachers’ subject knowledge. The reports also highlighted that initial teacher training...
Foundations of Good Practice for Teaching Assistants – Session 10
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventSession 10 – Evaluation 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, including an introduction session and an evaluation session which the class teacher and...
Foundations of Good Practice for Teaching Assistants – Summer 2022
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThis 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 across the Summer term Access to a bank of...
Subject Expertise in Primary DT series
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThese sessions, led by Jane Ryder, are designed to equip primary subject leads with the skills and knowledge to fulfil their leadership role more confidently in school. The elements of high quality teaching and learning in Design and Technology will be explored and practical approaches to support colleagues’ development in teaching DT more effectively will...
Book Look – How Effective is your Curriculum?
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventHow effective is your curriculum? How can you make sure you evidence that pupils Remember More and Do More and therefore making progress as described in the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework? Through careful and clear monitoring by using both pupil voice and book looks together, leaders can use their monitoring time smartly to find this...
Effective Appraisals for Teachers and TAs
Virtual Event This is a Virtual EventThe responsibility of conducting staff performance management is a significant and sometimes daunting aspect of headship, particularly if you are new to the leadership role. How do you establish protocols and design useful paperwork? How do you support colleagues in conducting a review? How do you ensure that objectives are appropriately challenging and measurable? This...
