Professional Development

Aims of the Session:

• To develop the skills of the subject leader.
• To receive updates on current developments in Maths and English.

Course Content:

This course aims to give subject leaders a chance to meet together and build up their own leaderships skills and remain abreast of local and national news, materials and resources.  For the three sessions, Gill Haysham will take an in depth look at recent developments in Maths and Jonathan Bond will update delegates on English.

Sessions will include, when available, any developments in KS1 & 2 testing, assessment  and Ofsted.

Facilitator:

Jonathan Bond and Gill Haysham

Date and Time:

Session 1: 27th September 2018
Session 2:  16th January 2019
Session 3:  1st May 2019

9.15am to 11.45pm

(Light refreshments will be available from 9.00am)

Venue:

Newlands Spring Primary School
Dickens Place
Newlands Spring
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 4UU

Target Audience:

All English & Maths Subject Leaders

Course Fee:

£60 per delegate per session or £150 for all three sessions

About the Session:

This course is designed to teach those working with children and babies the correct first aid procedures to be applied when faced with a variety of injuries/conditions. Topics covered include responding appropriately to choking, shock, anaphylactic shock, suspected fractures and bleeding. Age appropriate resuscitation techniques will also be covered, and recognising and responding to the emergency needs of children with chronic medical conditions including epilepsy, asthma and diabetes.

Upon reaching a competent standard in all units (assessment will be ongoing throughout the training) each student will receive a certificate of attainment. The certificate is valid for 3 years from the date of completion of the course.

Comfortable clothes should be worn. Females should wear trousers.

Please note: numbers of places are strictly limited so early booking is advised.

Facilitator:

Frinton Training Services

Date:

14th and 22nd June

9.15am to 4pm (Registration from 9am for a prompt start)

Venue:

Newlands Spring Primary School
Dickens Place
Newlands Spring
Chelmsford
Essex  CM1 4UU

Target Audience:

Teaching and Support Staff

Course Fee:

Members: £135
Non Members: £150

Fee covers all sessions

About the Session:

This new programme for recently qualified teachers designed by the Eastern Leadership Centre is now being offered to teachers in our  locality.

With a focus on reflective practice and a coaching style the programme is centred around six twilight sessions with associated inter-sessional activities:

• Great Teaching-becoming an expert practitioner in the classroom through impact, reflection and risk!
• Leading Learning-taking others with you through inspiration, vision and values.
• Forgoing ahead-pathways to further success.

Participants will share and develop exciting good practice.  They will explore different ways to use research, observation and monitoring strategies to enhance teaching and leadership.  They will also learn more about themselves and working with others through reflecting on personal styles, use of emotional intelligence and overcoming barriers.

Facilitator:

Carol Gooding, Headteacher, Danbury Park School

Dates:

Wednesday, 1st November 2017

Wednesday, 6th December 2017

Wednesday, 17th January 2018

Wednesday, 7th March 2018

Wednesday, 25th April 2018

Wednesday, 27th June 2018

All sessions 4.00pm – 5.30pm

Venue:

Danbury Park Primary School
Well Lane
Chelmsford
CM3 4AB

Target Audience:

Primary Teachers in their 2nd-5th year of teaching

Course Fee:

All CTSA Schools: FREE
Other Schools: £60.00

(fee covers all 6 sessions)

About the Session:

This new programme for recently qualified teachers designed by the Eastern Leadership Centre is now being offered to teachers in our  locality.

With a focus on reflective practice and a coaching style the programme is centred around six twilight sessions with associated inter-sessional activities:

• Great Teaching-becoming an expert practitioner in the classroom through impact, reflection and risk!
• Leading Learning-taking others with you through inspiration, vision and values.
• Forgoing ahead-pathways to further success.

Participants will share and develop exciting good practice.  They will explore different ways to use research, observation and monitoring strategies to enhance teaching and leadership.  They will also learn more about themselves and working with others through reflecting on personal styles, use of emotional intelligence and overcoming barriers.

Facilitator:

Krysia Sosin, Assistant Heateacher, Hylands School

Dates:

Wednesday, 4th October 2017

Tuesday, 28th November 2017

Thursday, 25th January 2018

Monday, 26th February 2018

Thursday, 26th April 2018

Wednesday, 13th June 2018

Time:

4.00pm – 5.30pm

Venue:

Hylands School
Chelmsford Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 3ET

Target Audience:

Secondary Teachers in their 2nd-5th year of teaching

Course Fee:

All Mid Essex Schools:  FREE
Other Schools:  £60.00

(fee covers all 6 sessions)

About the Session:

During the sessions we will be covering:

• Progression in scientific knowledge and understand the skills of working scientifically
• Using pre-assessment to ensure children are appropriately challenged
• Planning lessons that enable children to ask their own relevant questions and to use different types of scientific enquiry to answer them
• Effective success criteria for practical activities
• Identifying the science in real-life contexts
• How to teach the tricky science concepts
• Deepening children’s learning in science – what mastery looks like
• Simple strategies for assessing children’s learning during lessons
• What makes effective recording in science for children to record their scientific thinking and learning
• How to use children’s recording to reliably assess children’s attainment and plan next steps
• Ofsted’s latest expectations of science in primary schools
• Using problem solving to enable children to apply their scientific knowledge and understanding

Facilitator:

Jeremy Crook

Date and Time:

28th February 2018 – postponed
13th June 2018

All sessions 9.30am – 12.00pm

Venue:

Newlands Spring Primary School
Dickens Place
Chelmsford
CM1 4UU

Target Audience:

All Science Subject Leaders

Course Fee:

£60 per delegate per session

or

£100 for both sessions

About the Session:

As schools continue to further embed the Computing Curriculum and meet the ongoing challenges of online safety, these meetings will ensure Subject Leaders are kept up-to-date with the latest news and developments, both locally and nationally.  There will be time for discussion, training and review of resources to ensure Computing & Online Safety Subject Leaders have a toolkit of resources to meet the needs of the Computing Curriculum.

The following objectives will be focused upon across the network meetings:

• To develop the skills and knowledge of the Computing & Online Safety Subject Leader
• To discuss current developments in Computing & Online Safety
• To provide up-to-date information on local and national issues
• To offer opportunities for schools to work together and learn from each other on curriculum development, assessment and resources
• To give an overview of new and emerging technologies in Computing and for use across the curriculum
• To consider the use of evaluation and other data to plan improved provision
• To develop monitoring and evaluation skills, such as work scrutiny, pupil voice and learning walks
• To enhance work with governors with regard to accountability/value for money and safeguarding responsibilities

Facilitator:

Amanda Jackson & Dave Smith (Havering Education Services)

Date and Time:

21st February 2018
23rd May 2018

All sessions 1.00pm – 4.00pm

Venue:

Newlands Spring Primary School
Dickens Place
Chelmsford
CM1 4UU

Target Audience:

Subject Leaders

Course Fee:

£60 per delegate per session

or

£100 for both sessions

About the Course:

This course, which takes place over three mornings, aims to give teaching assistants specific, practical guidance on their role in improving outcomes for pupils.

Based on extensive and ground-breaking research, this course introduces a classroom-tested framework as the basis for practical strategies and reflective activities to help TAs improve the support they provide to pupils.  It will focus on how, through effective talk and interaction with pupils, we can develop their independence and ownership of their own learning.

The course will cover:

• Latest research and guidance on the complementary roles of teachers and TAs
• Scaffolding as a framework for developing pupil independence
• Reflect on their practice and develop specific scaffolding strategies
• How to contribute to assessment for learning
• Effective delivery of intervention programmes
• Supporting collaborative group work
• Planning changes to their practice

Facilitator:

Jacky Wragg (SuperSENCO)

Date and Time:

Session 1 – 29nd November 2017
Session 2 – 7th March 2018
Session 3 – 27th June 2018

9.30am – 12.30pm (Light refreshments will be available from 9.15am)

Venue:

Newlands Spring Primary School
Dickens Place
Chelmsford
CM1 4UU

Target Audience:

Learning Support Assistants/Classroom Support Staff

Course Fee:

Members £120

Non members £150

The conferences for NQTs in Secondary Schools, are personalised to meet the needs of the NQTs and address aspects of all the Teaching Standards.

These sessions will provide opportunities for delegates to:

• Develop their understanding of teaching and learning
• Develop professional relationships with colleagues from other schools
• Reflect on their learning to date and plan for their continued professional development

Format of the programme:

All sessions will start with a networking opportunity at 4.00pm where NQTs will be able to share concerns and seek advice from an experienced colleague.  The session will end with time for NQTs to raise any questions regarding the topic discussed.  The Teach Meet format is an excellent wa to share good practice and for NQTs to start forming the habit of becoming lifelong learners.

Programme Details:

13th September 2017, 4-5.30pm at Notley High School
Welcome & Introduction to the NQT Year Behaviour for Learning – Work/Life balance

9th October 2017, 4-5.30pm at Notley High School
Role of the Tutor

1st November 2017, 4-5.30pm at Chelmer Valley High School
Using Data, knowing your students & evidencing learning

29th November 2017, 4-5.30pm at Chelmer Valley High School
Assessment, marking & feedback for progress

15th January 2018, 4-5.30pm at Notley High School
Differentiation 1

31st January 2018, 4-5.30pm at Notley High School
Differentiation 2

4th July 2018, 4-6pm at Notley High School
Moving Forward to Year 2

TBC, 5-7.30pm at Notley High School
Teach Meet

Programme FREE to NQT’s in Mid Essex