Primary CPD Leaders Update - Summer Term 2023

Primary

Summer 2023

CPD Leaders Update

Welcome to our summer term CPD update.

In February the Primary Improvement Team welcomed over 160 delegates to their Understanding and Supporting STEM in the Early Years Conference as well as running their first successful Assessment Conference and Senior Leaders Conference with both national and internationally recognised speakers.

Feedback from the conferences includes:

“Passionate speakers with a clear message.”

“Really good practical ideas to take back to school.”

“Quality of speakers unrivalled and your admin/ management of events is second to none.”

“The speakers and workshops were high quality and will have a positive impact on children.”

The summer term continues to be busy with over 200 live courses available to book as well as our E-learning and recorded webinars

To view all ‘live’ courses please go to: https://cpdschools.theeducationpeople.org/

To view our E-Learning please go to: https://www.theeducation people.org/our-expertise/professional-development/e-learning/

Please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you wish to discuss any aspect of our conference and events programme.

Conference

KS1: Maximising Children’s Motivation for Learning in Years 1 and 2

A conference for school leaders, teachers and teaching assistants.

Tuesday 6 June 2023 9.15am to 4.15pm

Motivation matters – “when pupils are motivated they pay more attention, put in more effort, persist for longer, and are able to work more independently.” Peps Mccrea, 2020.

In Years 1 and 2 we want all our children to be motivated by meaningful learning opportunities so that they make strong progress. Throughout the day we will be stitching together evidenceinformed teaching approaches to deliver the Key Stage 1 curriculum in a way that enables children to successfully transfer key knowledge to their long term memory without adding to your workload!

Speakers include:

Ruth Swailes - Continuous Provision – what constitutes an enabling environment, how does it work and how can it support learning in the Key stage 1 classroom?

Lindsay Pickton – Reading Across the Key Stage 1 Curriculum

Anthony Barlow – Real, Meaningful Geography: Developing Place Knowledge

There will be workshops from Ruth and Anthony, plus Laurie Jacques on ‘Mathematical Talk for Deep Mathematical Learning’, and Hythe Bay Primary School will look at the trials and tribulations of setting up continuous provision in their school and their journey.

There will be opportunities for delegates to network throughout the day.

E-learning

These are a just a selection of our E-learning courses, for our full catalogue please click here.

What is Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)?

This E-learning module is designed to introduce the concept of working with Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) students. This module is designed to introduce the concept of working with SEMH students. It will explore the causes of SEMH behaviour and how to work with the students to achieve their best outcomes by looking at neurodevelopmental issues and how to build these into the ethos of the school from management down. Created by Pete Stewart.

This module is designed to introduce the concept of effective classroom feedback. It will explore different types of feedback, including their pitfalls and benefits.

Do it Yourself: Grammar Skills

This course consists of two E-learning modules and a recorded webinar. This course will support all school practitioners, whether teaching assistants or class teachers, with their understanding and skills in English grammar and punctuation. It will help you to grow in confidence to use the right terminology when talking with children, and provides teaching tips too. You will learn through a combination of E-learning modules and a recorded webinar, and will have opportunities to undertake a variety of activities to help you check your understanding.

Refugee Support Package

Our experts in the Equality Diversity Inclusion Team (EDIT) have recently launched the Refugee Support Package, an extensive new package designed to support schools in welcoming, inducting and teaching refugees and new arrivals from early years to across all key stages. The team have been working tirelessly with teachers and TAs supporting these pupils and in the last year they have worked with communities from Afghanistan, Ukraine and with the many new arrivals from other countries during these times of increased mobility.

They see wonderful practice in classrooms but are very aware that teachers need support, guidance, strategies, access to CPD and networking opportunities; staff are working with completely new communities, many having experienced very difficult times and pupils who are often at the earliest stages of English. They have also consulted with schools across the UK who are supporting refugees and new arrivals and have based this package on their needs.

The Refugee Support Package is based on extensive knowledge and strategies gleaned over the last 20 years. Teaching refugees and new arrivals with English as an Additional Language (EAL) isn’t simply a matter of teaching them English as we have all learnt.

The package contains strategies on:

• induction

• assessment

• working through challenging times

• ways of encouraging children to speak

• helping them to feel settled and seen

• supporting curriculum access

• classroom immersion

• identifying special educational needs.

By purchasing the Refugee Support Package you will have access to:

• three refugee networking meetings per year

• three EAL Pedagogy HUB meetings per year. EAL good practice strategies and current research are shared covering listening and understanding, speaking, reading and writing.

• an E-learning module on supporting refugees and new arrivals

• a resources pack (updated seasonally)

• two EDIT CPD Online courses for two members of staff.

“I loved the training! So many good ideas and resources. It took me back to my old EAL days. Everything was great and the practical suggestions are amazing. I’ll be looking at the recommended websites and discussing it with my colleagues in our next meeting.” - Highgate School

Pricing

“So many teachers came away feeling more confident thanks to you. Lots of teachers have said that it’s been the most helpful CPD we’ve had in a long time!” - St James Church of England Primary School, Tunbridge Wells

For a one off payment of £595 (+VAT) you can see from the table below just how much you would save compared to purchasing individual support. The package initially runs to 31 March 2024.

Information and guidance

EAL teaching strategies and tools

Basic English for new arrivals

Assessment

Translation Tools

Audit (self assessment)

SEN/AEL Identification tool

For further details on the Refugee Support Package or to purchase please visit our website

Early Years and Childcare Update

Dear Colleagues

As you know, the Early Years & Childcare Service’s ultimate goal is to ensure children across Kent have access to the best possible learning opportunities wherever they are in the County.

To achieve this, we work in partnership with the sector to support you in offering the best quality provision you can, and one of the ways in which we do this is by monitoring the Ofsted reports and summarising the current areas of focus. Some of the highlights from the latest reports include the following.

Environment

• Improved utilisation of outdoor play areas fully to support children’s allround development.

Learning and Development

• The need to strengthen staff supervision and provide regular and targeted support to each member of staff.

• The support required by staff to build upon their understanding of the curriculum intent and delivery, to ensure children embed their learning and develop high levels of focus in a range of detailed areas.

Supporting Parents

• The support given to parents so that they are able to continue children’s learning at home.

Leadership Skills

• Professionally raise the quality of staff teaching to the highest level across a range of specific areas.

Practical Management Needs

• Better staff monitoring, deployment and organisation to extend children’s learning even further and keep children engaged in learning.

Free ten minute conversion with a Learning Adviser

If you would like a free ten minute conversation with an Improvement Adviser on how Threads of Success can support you to implement any of the above or similar Ofsted recommendations, please contact us at threadsofsuccess@theeducationpeople.org and we can arrange this for you.

Our Learning Opportunities

To see the wealth of learning opportunities that the Early Years & Childcare Service can provide to your setting click here for your One Stop Shop for Early Years and Childcare Training, Visits and Resources Also, don’t forget to follow our new Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ThreadsofSuccessLearning to hear Early Years & Childcare Service and sector news first!

Kind regards

Summer Training Opportunities

Leadership and Management

Music Leaders - Are You Ready for Your Conversation with the Ofsted Inspector?

Small Schools Conference –

Phase Leadership in the Age of the Subject Leader

Computing Leaders - Are You Ready for Your Conversation With The Ofsted Inspector?

PSHE Leaders- Are You Ready For Your Conversation With The Ofsted Inspector?

Science Leaders - Are You Ready for Your Conversation with the Ofsted Inspector?

Headteacher Induction Programme Session 4 - Governance

Improving Attendance in Primary Schools

Leadership and Management (continued)

Are you Ready for the Call?

How to Plan and Prepare for your Inspection (Including the 90 Minute Conversation)

Developing Effective School Self Evaluation and School Improvement Plans (two sessions)

Deputy and Assistant Headteacher’s Seasonal Meeting – The Substance of Leadership

How to Monitor Primary History Using a Deep Dive Approach

The Ofsted Inspection Handbook: Summer 2023 Update

How to Monitor Primary Design and Technology Using a Deep Dive Approach

How to Monitor Primary Geography Using a Deep Dive Approach

Early Career Teachers - Looking Forward to Leadership

Summer Training Opportunities

Leadership and Management (continued)

Headteacher Induction Programme Session 5- SEF/SDP/CPD

How to Monitor Primary Art and Design Using a Deep Dive Approach

Leading Performance Appraisal

How to Monitor Primary Science Using a Deep Dive Approach

How to Monitor Primary Computing Using a Deep Dive Approach

Primary Headteacher Meeting (South)

Primary Headteacher Meeting (West)

How to Monitor Primary Music Using a Deep Dive Approach

Primary Headteacher Meeting (East)

Leadership and Management (continued)

How to Monitor Primary MFL Using a Deep Dive Approach

Primary Headteacher Meeting (North)

Pre-KS1 Standards Moderation

Writing Assessment Workshop KS1

Writing Assessment Workshop KS2

Assessment Leader Network Meeting

Agreement Trialling to Support Making Judgements for the EYFS Profile

Please note: Summer moderation dates will be published in May

Summer Training Opportunities

Maths

Effective Monitoring for Primary English and Maths Leaders

Maths Subject Leader Briefing Summer 2023 (SSI SLA)

Maths Subject Leader Briefing Summer 2023 (SSI SLA)

Developing Effective Reasoning in KS1

English

Effective Monitoring for Primary English and Maths Leaders

Primary English Subject Leader

Briefing Summer 2023 (SSI SLA)

Primary English Subject Leader

Briefing Summer 2023 (SSI SLA)

Supporting and Developing Maths Language with Primary EAL Children

English (continued)

Improving Writing Through Effective Planning

Are You Ready for the Deep Dive into Reading?

Ofsted Ready: The Research Review of English

Teaching and Learning

Impacting on Pupils Knowledge and Skills (for TAs) – Part 2

Teaching Assistants - Are You New To The Role?

Applying Cognitive Science Approaches in the Classroom and How NOT ‘to Lose the Power of a Good Theory’ (two sessions)

Supporting and Assessing EAL Pupils to make Progress

The Art of Teaching So Children Remember

Providing Challenge In The Classroom - With No Extra Work

Summer Training Opportunities

Equality and Inclusion

Planning and Delivering Family Learning Sessions which impact on achievement of Children with English as an Additional Language

Moving Pupils with English As An Additional Language (EAL) from Tier 1 Vocabulary to Tier 2 Vocabulary

I CAN Talk Boost KS1

Teaching Assistants: Literacy Strategies for Supporting Children with English as an Additional Language Learning in the Classroom

Supporting Gender Variant Children and Trans Young People

Supporting and Developing Maths Language with Primary EAL Children

Preparing for Welcoming and Inducting Newly Arrived Children with English as an Additional Language

Dialogic Teaching: Raising Standards Through The Power Of Pupil Talk Standards

Outdoor Learning

Educational Visits Coordinator (EVC) Training

KCC Camp Fire Management Award (CFMA)

Health and Wellbeing

Reflective Supervision Facilitator Training for Schools (3 session course)

Schools Wellbeing Lead Training

Understanding ACES (Adverse Childhood Experiences) to Overcome Barriers to Learning

Anxiety Based School Avoidance Training (ABSA)

How to Develop Therapeutic Interventions for Children and Young Peoples Learning and Development

Family Matters - Developing a Parent Engagement Programme

Mental Health and Wellbeing Virtual Conference

Summer Training Opportunities

SEND

Mainstream Core Standards Training for Teachers (including ECTs) - Primary and Secondary (Mixed Cohort)

Countywide SENCO Forum

- Primary

Countywide SENCO Forum

- Primary

Countywide SENCO Forum

- Primary

Countywide SENCO Forum

- Primary

Schools Financial Services

Budget Setting for Kent

Maintained Schools

Budget Setting for Kent

Maintained Schools

Budget Setting for Kent

Maintained Schools

Schools Financial Services (continued)

Budget Setting for Beginners with

Budget Setting - Medway Schools

Budget Setting for Academies

Budget Setting for Beginners with Workshop

Kent Schools Payroll Reconciliation - using the Budget Planning Software (BPS)

Senior Leaders: Understanding School Finance (3 Day Event)

Introduction to School Finances Days 1 - 3

Intro to the Budget planning Software (BPS)

Summer Training Opportunities

Schools Financial Services (continued)

Financial Controls (FMS Updates)

Headteachers Introduction to School Finance

Finance Information Group

Finance Information Group

Kent Schools Payroll Reconciliation - using the Budget Planning Software (BPS)

Financial Controls (Compliance)

Intro to the Budget planning Software (BPS) - 2 webinars

Financial Controls (Fraud awareness)

FMS6 Healthcheck

Improving the Quality of School’s Monitoring

Schools Financial Services (continued)

Budget Monitoring for Beginners - Kent Schools - using the Budget Planning Software (BPS)

Budget Monitoring for

Kent Schools Payroll Reconciliation - using the Budget Planning Software (BPS)

Income Generation