Topic outline

  • Tackling Educational Disadvantage Networks (Primary)

    Dates: 

    Delegates can attend any network, they are not
    required to attend the network held within their
    school's district. 

    Autumn 25-26:

    13 Oct 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area
    14 Oct 2025 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area
    20 Oct 2025 (12:30 - 15:30) - Fareham area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Autumn Disadvantage

    Spring 25-26:

    3 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area
    9 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Fareham area
    10 Feb 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Spring Disadvantage

    Summer 25-26:

    15 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Fareham area
    16 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Test Valley area
    17 June 2026 (09:00 - 12:00) - Basingstoke area

    Cost: Sub £80 / SLA £35 / Full £96

    Keyword Search: Summer Disadvantage

    Supporting primary leaders in developing meaningful, research-informed strategies to tackle educational disadvantage and to securely embed these strategies into day-to-day practice.

    Sessions offer the chance to share best practice and impact, with leaders learning from wider schools’ successes to address identified areas of need. As the network groups become established, sessions will be adapted, focusing on bespoke areas identified by the group.

    Sessions will provide the opportunity to:

    • Access national and local updates.
    • Engage in discussion about strategy and implementation.
    • Explore research evidence and guidance materials and what these mean in practice.
    • Share strategies across schools, working together to explore strengths and next steps.
    • Experience bespoke training in response to identified needs.
    • Network with other school leaders to enable ideas, questions, and approaches to be shared across schools.

    Learning outcomes:

    • To secure understanding of local and national updates and the latest research evidence.
    • To gain understanding of the practical approaches being used by school leaders to drive improved outcomes for disadvantaged pupils.
    • To develop an effective pupil premium strategy based on research evidence.
    • To collaborate and network with colleagues.

    Delegates should attend one session each term.

    • Developing Effective Breaktimes and Lunchtimes (Primary) 2025-26 (Blended)

      Dates: 

      Session 1: 24 September 2025

      Session 2: 22 October 2025

      Cost: Sub £205 / SLA £135 / Full £246

      Keyword Search: Effective Breaktimes

      Increasingly, leaders are reporting a need to secure stronger practice at breaktimes and lunchtimes to ensure that pupils - particularly disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND - can be successful and effectively transition back into class. 

      The 2 part course aims to:

      • Share a range of practice from Hampshire primary schools.
      • Explore the pros and cons of different approaches and the challenges to implementation.
      • Support schools in developing breaktime and lunchtime practice that best meets the needs of their pupils.

      Session 1:  A virtual briefing, sharing practice collated from Hampshire primary schools.

      Session 2: A face-to-face session to reflect on learning, problem solve, share experiences and support schools in developing practice.

      Schools told us that the training was particularly effective when 2 delegates could attend from the same school to enable shared dialogue, reflection and implementation planning

      Learning Outcomes

      • To gain understanding of the practical approaches being used by school leaders to secure effective breaktimes and lunchtimes.
      • To apply this learning to your specific school context

      Having run the course previously and received really positive feedback from schools, we are running the course again:

      • for new schools who wish to get involved
      • for schools who have attended previously to enable wider staff to engage in the training.

      • Secondary Disadvantaged Network

        Dates: 

        Autumn: 4 Nov 2025 (13:15 - 16:15) In person
        Cost: Sub £95 / SLA £55 / Full £114
        Keyword Search: Autumn Secondary Disadvantaged

        Spring 1: 20 January 2026 (13:30 - 15:00) Webinar
        Cost: Sub £40 / SLA £30 / Full £48
        Keyword Search: Spring Disadvantaged Webinar

        Spring 2: 2 March 2026 (13:15 - 16:15) In person
        Cost: Sub £95 / SLA £55 / Full £114
        Keyword Search: Spring Secondary Disadvantaged

        Summer 1: 5 May 2026 (13:30 - 15:00) Webinar
        Cost: Sub £40 / SLA £30 / Full £48
        Keyword Search: Summer Disadvantaged Webinar

        Summer 2: 1 July 2026 (13:15 - 16:15) In person
        Cost: Sub £95 / SLA £55 / Full £114
        Keyword Search: Summer Secondary Disadvantaged

        Supporting secondary school leaders in developing meaningful, research-informed strategies to tackle educational disadvantage and to securely embed these strategies into day-to-day practice. 

        Sessions offer the chance to share best practice and impact, with leaders learning from wider schools’ successes to address identified areas of need. Sessions are adapted and responsive, focusing on bespoke areas identified by the group. 

        Sessions will provide the opportunity to: 

        • Access national and local updates. 
        • Engage in discussion about strategy and implementation. 
        • Explore research evidence and guidance materials and what these mean in practice. 
        • Share strategies across schools, working together to explore strengths and next steps. 
        • Experience bespoke training in response to identified needs. 
        • Network with other school leaders to enable ideas, questions, and approaches to be shared across schools.

        Learning outcomes: 

        • To secure understanding of local and national updates and the latest research evidence. 
        • To gain understanding of the practical approaches being used by school leaders to drive improved outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. 
        • To develop an effective pupil premium strategy based on research evidence. 
        • To collaborate and network with colleagues. 

         
      • Embedding Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) within High Quality Inclusive Teaching

        Dates: 9 September 2025 - 25 March 2026

        Cost: Sub £355 / SLA £245 / Full £426

        Keyword Search: Embedding OAP

        The launch webinar is aimed at headteachers, please ensure that you share details of the webinar and meeting link with them.

        This programme aims to ensure best practice of high-quality inclusive teaching in all classrooms, all of the time.  Exploration of the recently published HIAS guidance: Ordinarily available provision and special educational needs and disabilities support, will be a key thread of this programme as we explore approaches to implementation across different settings.

        Sessions will provide opportunities to reflect on current practice, identifying strengths and next steps for your school to ensure effective implementation of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision. Throughout the programme, there will be opportunities to hear from experts from across educational services in Hampshire related to the specific needs of your school.

        Two people should attend from each school. The aim is that the leader of teaching and learning attends with a classroom teacher to facilitate an open dialogue about the school’s specific context and to enable change at both classroom and whole school level.

        Learning Outcomes

        • To deepen understanding of high-quality inclusive teaching and ordinarily available provision
        • To ensure effective implementation planning leads to impact on pupils
        • To secure enabling conditions for inclusion
        • To reflect on curriculum provision and short-term planning
        • To plan for adaptive teaching in action for a specific class or cohort
        • To deepen understanding of key priorities
        • To reflect on what has been learned, identifying next steps

        The course price entitles each school to bring up to two delegates to the sessions. Please register one teacher only on the Learning Zone. On confirmation of your booking, you will receive a link to register your second delegate.