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• Developing an effective SLT - booking is now closed
  

  Developing an effective SLT - booking is now closed

  Suitable for executive headteachers, headteachers and senior leaders to attend as a team.

  This course is for schools with newly established senior leadership teams or schools that wish to review or refresh their leadership approaches.

  The aim is to develop effective, sustainable leadership teams in your school and to build team reflection and the implementation of effective strategies that develop distributed leadership and alignment to drive school improvement.

  Intended impact

  • To increase the effectiveness and impact of senior leadership teams.
  • To improve senior leadership team’s self-awareness to build efficacy.
  • To build a range of strategies to develop teams and teamwork.
  • To develop an improvement culture.
  • To increase understanding of the dynamics of effective teams; identifying team strengths and dysfunctions, planning strategies to address them.

   

  The course will be delivered face to face and will include practical resources and opportunities for discussion and collaboration as appropriate.

  Led by: Jane Wilson

  Dates:

  8 October 2024           13:30 - 16:00

  18 November 2024     13:30 - 16:00

  27 January 2025         13:30 - 16:00

  18 March 2025            13:30 - 16:00

  29 April 2025               13:30 - 16:00

  16 June 2025              13:30 - 16:00

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed
  
• Developing leaders of teaching and learning
  

  Developing leaders of teaching and learning

  Have you got a teacher who has:

  • excellent classroom practice?
  • a sound understanding of pedagogy?
  • credibility within the school?
  • an ability to communicate and forge good relationships with other teachers?
  • good organisational skills?
  • the ability to give ‘difficult’ messages when required?

   

  Do you want to:

  • build future coaching capacity in your school?
  • develop a leader of teaching and learning?

   

  This programme will enable your best teachers to support others, build coaching capacity and become champions of teaching and learning

  The course will include:

  • how to identify effective teaching and learning in lessons
  • barriers to learning and ways to support other teachers
  • the coaching process and pitfalls
  • how to give feedback and ‘difficult’ conversations
  • ways to sustain improvement
  • giving feedback to outside agencies
  • future action plans.

  The building of local ‘networks’ of like minded teachers.

  Led by: Sarah Sedgwick

  Dates: (venue TBC)

  Monday 25 November 2024      09:00-12:00       

  Tuesday 7 January 2025            13:30-16:00

  Wednesday 29 January 2025    13:30-16:00         

  Wednesday 5 March 2025          09:00-12:00

  Cost: 0.5 MP day per school for four sessions (two teachers maximum per school)

  To book your place, please complete the Developing leaders of teaching and learning booking form.
• Developing leaders of behaviour (HIAS and PBS)
  

  Developing leaders of behaviour (HIAS and PBS)

  The aim of this training is to develop behaviour leads within our schools, who will be responsible for developing an effective whole school approach to behaviour and who will have a strategic oversight of behaviour related policies and procedures and their impact. School leaders will need to determine the most appropriate member of staff to attend this offer.

  Drawing on research and examples of good practice from schools and external agencies, we will examine the principles of positive behaviour management, developing the culture to create positive behaviour management and strategies to implement this.

  The course will be delivered face to face and will include practical resources and opportunities for discussion and collaboration as appropriate.

  Led by: Sian Smith (HIAS) and Matt Gaston (PBS)

  Dates:

  21 January 2025, 13:30-16:00

  3 March 2025, 9:15-12:45

  17 March 2025, 9:15-12:45

   Remaining sessions tbc

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  To book your place, please complete the Developing leaders of behaviour (HIAS and PBS) booking form.
• Developing an irresistible curriculum - booking is now closed
  

  Developing an irresistible curriculum - booking is now closed

  This programme is for headteachers and other senior leaders to work together, to ensure that your school’s curriculum offer is just right for every one of your learners. We will draw on research on what makes really effective curriculum design, share examples of different schools’ curriculum journeys from Hampshire and beyond to help shape our thinking.

  Developing an irresistible curriculum is suitable for schools at all stages of curriculum development. Curriculum is always a ‘work in progress’.

  The course will include:

  • opportunities for senior leaders to collaborate in and across different primary settings
  • what do we mean by curriculum? What are the aims of the National curriculum? How does this fit with what our children need?
  • what about our vision and values?
  • time to take stock - where are we now - where do we want to be? How do we get there?
  • the key principles of curriculum design - what are they and why do we need to consider them?
  • how do we plan for an interconnected curriculum so that we don’t get bogged down by too much subject content?
  • auditing our curriculum purpose
  • planning and assessment (including EYFS and mixed-age classes and SEND)
  • monitoring and evaluation of the curriculum
  • assessment
  • how do we make our curriculum truly ‘irresistible’?
  • guest speakers to share their experiences of curriculum design and development in their settings.

  Led by: Debbie Allen

  Dates: TBC

  Cost: 1 day MP total (0.5 day MP to be charged in 2024 financial year and 0.5 day MP to be charged in 2025/2026 financial year)

  Booking is now closed
• Securing improved attendance - booking is now closed
  

  Securing improved attendance - booking is now closed

  Three sessions intended to support leaders in ensuring that there is effective leadership for high attendance in schools, including develop their practice for individual children. Aimed at all schools but particularly those that wish to target improved attendance.

  Led by: Simon Mitchell-Innes and Sian Smith 

  Session One:      25 September 2024, 13:00-15:30     Venue TBC

  • Roles and responsibilities – including governors
  • Vision, expectations and communication
  • Tier 1 intervention for all
  • Clear and consistently applied systems
  • Data – monitoring and analysis
  • Red Flags

   

  Session Two:       09 December  2024, 13:00-15:30   Venue TBC

  • Have you created an ethos and culture for all children to want to come to school?
  • Understanding your context, meaningful participation – Early intervention Tier 2
  • Pupil voice and control
  • Mental health and anxiety
  • Communication – layers and understanding, working with parents

   

  Session Three:     03 March 2025, 13:00-15:30     Venue TBC

  Tier 3 interventions:

  • for those at risk of persistent absence
  • or those with persistent absence
  • action planning.

   

  Cost: Free to attend
• Building confidence for SENCos in improving classroom practice
  

  Building confidence for SENCos in improving classroom practice

  The aim of this course is to empower SEND leaders to improve classroom practice, in turn leading to better student outcomes and the cultivation of a more inclusive and supportive school culture.  

  By participating in this course, SENCos will gain the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to foster inclusive learning environments and improve classroom provision

  There will be numerous benefits across the school, including enhanced expertise in SEND provision, better collaboration between SENCos across Hampshire and improved expertise amongst teaching staff

  The training course is designed to address the specific needs and context of each educational setting, providing SENCos with practical tools and strategies that can be immediately applied to their practice. 

  Led by: Simon Mitchell-Innes and Frances Akinde

  Dates:

  7 January 2025               Understanding your role and effective assessment

  28 January 2025             Promoting a child centred support

  12 March 2025                Evaluating expectations and provision

  20 May 2025                    Effective Observation and feedback 

  1 July 2025                      Strategic support and strategic thinking – with headteachers

  Cost: free to attend

  To book your place, please complete the Building confidence for SENCOS in improving classroom practice booking form.
• Developing High Quality Maths Teaching and Provision - booking is now closed
  

  Developing High Quality Maths Teaching and Provision - booking is now closed

  For teachers and maths leaders.

  Aims:

  • to develop teacher’s use of assessment for learning to inform planning and the curriculum
  • to develop effective practice that ensures good progress, addresses gaps and deepens understanding of the progression of maths learning and skills
  • to explore pedagogical research that supports effective learning
  • to develop teacher subject knowledge and understanding of progression alongside strategic planning
  • to explore lesson structures to support effective variation that meets the needs of all children.

  A series of six face to face training sessions with a Leadership and Learning Partner (LLP) and mathematics advisor, hosted in participating school. Attendance of two teachers at each session.

  Led by: Jane Wilson

  Dates:

  16 September 2024             PPI and Maths advisor 

  TBC - November                  Maths advisor

  14 January 2025                  PPI and Maths advisor

  TBC - March 2025                Maths advisor

  TBC - May 2025                   Maths advisor

  23 June 2025                       PPI and Maths advisor

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions
• Developing Expert Writers in Year 3 and 4 - booking is now closed
  

  Developing Expert Writers in Year 3 and 4 - booking is now closed

  A programme for Year 3 and 4 teachers and English leaders. A series of six face to face training sessions with a Leadership and Learning Partner (LLP) and English adviser, hosted in participating schools.

  Attendance of the Year 3 and 4 teachers and the English leader at each session is required.

  Aims:

  • the development of effective practice that ensures good progress, addresses gaps and deepens understanding to form a strong start to Key Stage 2
  • a focus on developing teacher subject knowledge and understanding of progression alongside strategic planning
  • a focus on the effective use of moderation in Lower Key Stage 2 to support assessment and responsive planning
  • a key emphasis on developing memory through a focus on retrieval and retention strategies
  • the collation of a portfolio of evidence of impact.

  Led by: Jane Wilson

  Dates: (All sessions will run from 14:30-17:00)

  17 September 2024: LLP and English adviser 

  9 November 2024: English adviser

  13 January 2025: LLP and English adviser

  14 March 2025: English adviser

  2 May 2025: English adviser

  1 July 2025: LLP and English adviser

   

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed

   
• Infant Headteacher Network - booking is now closed
  

  Infant Headteacher Network - booking is now closed

  This network has a specific EYFS/KS1 focus and is facilitated by Debbie Allen. Open to all schools in Fareham and Gosport but specifically aimed at Infant schools. Opportunities to work with the Junior Headteacher group to create transition sessions for Y2/3 teachers have been created this year.  Shared problem solving and sharing best practice a feature of all sessions. 

  Led by: Debbie Allen

  Dates: TBC

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed.
• Junior Headteacher Network - booking is now closed
  

  Junior Headteacher Network - booking is now closed

  This network has a specific KS2 focus and is facilitated by Debbie Allen. Open to all schools in Fareham and Gosport but specifically aimed at Junior schools. Co-constructed agenda means that the specific focus of the sessions can be determined by the group. Shared problem solving and sharing best practice a feature of all sessions. 

  Led by: Debbie Allen

  Dates: TBC

  Costs: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed. 
• Safeguarding Network - booking is now closed
  

  Safeguarding Network - booking is now closed

  This network focuses on practical safeguarding and is facilitated by Debbie Allen with input from Sue Savory. Each session focuses on a different aspect of safeguarding such as disguised compliance, effective record keeping and recording of concerns and the SCR. This year, a colleague from social care provided an update about effective IARFs. These sessions are aimed at  senior leaders and are designed to enable effective oversight of safeguarding. These sessions run concurrently in Havant and East Hants which means that attendees can attend either group should dates clash.

  Led by: Debbie Allen

  Dates: TBC

  Cost: 0.5MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed. 
• Deputy Headteacher Network - booking is now closed
  

  Deputy Headteacher Network - booking is now closed

  This network focuses on supporting deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers and is facilitated by Ed Dawson. Each session has a different focus linked to the role of the deputy/assistant headteacher. Some sessions may be hosted by schools outside of the district should there be a specific focus. Opportunities to problem solve are a feature of each session and key areas of focus can be determined by the group. 

  Led by: Ed Dawson and Kila Barber

  Dates: TBC

  Cost: 0.5 MP day for 6 sessions

  Booking is now closed.
• Y6 Data Project - booking is now closed
  

  Y6 Data Project - booking is now closed

  Aims:

  • support schools with improving outcomes at the EOKS2 through the forensic use of data and the rapid identification of those children at risk of not ‘keeping up’ and not meeting the expected standard at the end of Year 6
  • support teachers with their understanding of the required standard by the EOKS2 so that they can best prepare children at each stage of their learning
  • provide opportunities for colleagues to network, identifying common areas of difficulty and misconception, and sharing good practice
  • identify and explore common areas of misconception within Year 6, identifying and filling gaps in English and mathematics
  • equip teachers with the tools they need to best identify areas of strength/concern across the school, e.g. making best use of Question Level Analysis data
  • explore a wide range of pedagogical approaches to meeting the needs of the more academically vulnerable children.

   

  The project is open to a limited number of schools, meaning that a more personalised, hands-on and bespoke approach will be possible. There is no limit on the number of staff who can attend each session from any school signing up to the course. 

  Led by: Ed Dawson, Alison Rhodes, Chris Cheal and Kate Spencer

  Venue: School based

  Dates: 

  9 September 2024 (am)

  23 October 2024 (am)

  22 November 2024 (am)

  6 January 2025 (am)

  5 February 2025 (am)

  3 March 2025 (am)

  29 April 2025 (am)

  10 July 2025 (am)

  Costs: 2 days MP, spread across two financial years

  Booking is now closed.