CPD Programme 2019/20 CPD Programme

How to book

All bookings for the YTSA CPD programme must be made online via the Eventbrite booking system, including for sessions taking place in your home school.* Visit: www.eventbrite.co.uk Bookings for any courses must be made by 4pm ON THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR to the date of the course. You can search by area on any chosen date and look for the YTSA Logo, alternatively you can do a general search for the Yorkshire Teaching School Alliance. Alternatively, follow the link below to find a list of all the events we offer via the evenbrite booking platform: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/yorkshire-teaching-school-alliance-9897107163 There is no cost for ‘home staff’ wanting to attend sessions* offered in their own school. However, please note that a booking still needs to be made via Eventbrite as for some sessions places are limited. Attendance at Monday training sessions at venues other than your own school carry a small cost as agreed by the Headteachers. Please follow your own internal CPD procedures prior to booking on Eventbrite so that your CPD Co-Ordinator and Finance Manager can either make the booking on your behalf or are aware of your intention. Please note that this charging structure applies to Monday night 4-5pm CPD sessions only. Other courses, including the NQT and RQT conferences will have their own charging structure which will be shown clearly on the Eventbright website and in specific literature for the event.

A very brief course evaluation will be sent to participants’ email addresses on the date of attendance. It is critical to the continued running of the Teaching School that these are completed promptly by all who attend.

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The YTSA CPD programme 2019-2020

CPD leads from all partner schools continue to meet regularly to identify the training priorities for their teaching staff. This shapes our Continuing Professional Development Programme, as below:

Strand 1 - Monday training sessions Strand 4 - Masters programme Our Monday sessions run throughout the Autumn and Trinity University continues to work with the Spring terms, from 4-5pm and are hosted at various YTSA to offer PGCert and Masters Qualifications. schools across the Teaching Alliance. They are based on This credits attendance at the Monday training up to date and reliable educational research, delivered by sessions, followed by more independent study. practising teachers and school leaders. They are mostly designed as a series of two sessions across the two terms in order to encourage continuity. Strand 5 - National Proffessional Qualifications Strand 2 - Networking All of the National Professional Qualifications can be accessed via the Yorkshire Leadership Community. This Our networks include teaching and non-teaching year, is co-ordinating and facilitating specialists and are led by volunteers from different schools the NPQML for the YTSA, full details of which can be in the Alliance. The ‘network leads’ are listed in this found on pages 12 of this booklet. booklet for ease of reference and can be contacted at any time; they decide how/when/where their networks meet each academic year. Strand 6 - Additional provision We are finding that the cost of external training can be Strand 3 - Conferences shared by opening it up to partner schools. If you would like the YTSA to add your training event to Eventbrite We will offer the popular NQT and RQT conferences and advertise it, please email [email protected] again this year and have added ‘Research lead’ training, directly. Additionally, if you would like specific training, training for School Leaders, and a conference for Teaching but are unable to attend the dates set, please contact us and Assistants. we will try to help.

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Monday training sessions

The themes for this year’s training, as previously, come Behaviour, attitude and low level disruption will be from an audit of needs across the partner schools. These addressed in a series of two linked sessions running at sessions are then led by expertise within the YTSA and GSAL and King James’s School. hosted by schools spread geographically across the alliance. The New Ofsted framework is the subject of a training For full details of all Monday training sessions, please session at and Rydale School go to Eventbrite, where you will find information about during the Autumn term. the content of the session/s, the target audience and the facilitator. Middle leader training (for subject and pastoral leaders) will be offered across two linked Monday sessions at We are running two linked sessions on teaching Bedale, St John Fisher and Boroughbridge Schools. disadvantaged students. This is an on-going focus for many of our partner schools and the sessions will be running at both All Saints School in York and Boroughbridge High School. High prior attaining students are also often a focus in our schools and we are running a training session to help with this particular challenge; this can be attended at either St John Fisher School or . Pedagogy has been shaped in recent years by the findings of cognitive science. Three areas of particular interest to our schools are Metacognition, Academic resilience and Memory for learning. Sessions in Metacognition will run at King James’s School, All Saints and St. Angustine’s. Academic resilience will run St Aidan’s and St Frances Xavier and Memory for learning will run at Ashville, Woodkirk, All Saints and St. Angustine’s.

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Timetable of Monday training Autumn - Half Term 1

Date Option 1 Option 2 Mon 23rd Sept Behaviour, attitude and low level disruption – Behaviour, attitude and low level disruption – part 1 part 1 Host School: GSAL Host School: KJS Facilitator: (Oliver Watkins) Facilitator: THS (George Hollis) Mon 30th Sept Middle leader training; skills for subject Middle leader training; skills for subject leaders – part 1 leaders – part 1 Host school: SJF Host school: Bedale Facilitator: Ryedale (Katie Hunter) Facilitator: RGS (Helen Keelen-Edwards) Mon 7th Oct Teaching disadvantaged students – part 1 Teaching disadvantaged students – part 1 Host School: All Saints Host School: BBS Facilitator: SJF (Hayley Gregg) Facilitator: BBS (Rob Grierson) Mon 14th Oct Developing metacognitive learners – part 1 Developing metacognitive learners – part 1 Host school: KJS Host school: All Saints Facilitator: SA (Ruth McQuire) Facilitator: All Saints/St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/Sarah Ewing) Mon 21st Oct Developing metacognitive learners – part 1 Host school: St Augustine’s Facilitator: All Saints/St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/Sarah Ewing)

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Timetable of Monday training Autumn - Half Term 2

Date Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Mon 18th Nov Middle leader training; skills Memory for Learning - part 1 for pastoral leaders – part 1 Host school: All Saints Host school: BBS Facilitator: All Saints/ Facilitator: TGS St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/ (Nicola Weatherill) Sarah Ewing) Mon 25th Nov Memory for learning - part 1 Memory for learning - part 1 Memory for learning - part 1 Host school: Ashville Host school: Woodkirk School Host school: St Augustine’s Facilitator: Ryedale Facilitator: AHS Facilitator: All Saints/ (Katie Hunter) (Caoimhe Crudden) St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/ Sarah Ewing) Mon 9th Dec New Ofsted inspection New Ofsted inspection Framework Framework Host School: RGS Host School: Ryedale Facilitator: KJS (Carl Sugden) Facilitator: LLS (Stuart Cleary)

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Timetable of Monday training Spring - Half Term 1

Date Option 1 Option 2 Mon 13th Jan Teaching High Prior Attaining Students Teaching High Prior Attaining Students Host School: SJF Host School: TGS Facilitator: SJF (Hayley Gregg) Facilitator: TGS (Claire Duckworth) Mon 20th Jan Behaviour, attitude and low level Behaviour, attitude and low level disruption – part 2 disruption – part 2 Host School: GSAL Host School: KJS Facilitator: Horsforth (Oliver Watkins) Facilitator: THS (George Hollis) Mon 27th Jan Middle leader training; skills for subject Middle leader training; skills for subject leaders – part 2 leaders – part 2 Host school: SJF Host school: Bedale Facilitator: Ryedale (Katie Hunter) Facilitator: RGS (Helen Keelen-Edwards) Mon 3rd Feb Teaching disadvantaged students – part 2 Teaching disadvantaged students – part 2 Host School: All Saints Host School: BBS Facilitator: SJF (Hayley Gregg) Facilitator: BBS (Rob Grierson) Mon 10th Feb Academic resilience/independent learning Academic resilience/independent learning Host school: SA Host school: SFX Facilitators: SA (Ruth McQuire) Facilitators: Bedale (Tom Wild)

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Timetable of Monday training Spring - Half Term 2

Date Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Mon Promoting boys’ attainment Developing metacognitive 24th Feb Host school: SFX learners – part 2 Facilitator: RGS Host school: St Augustine’s (Helen Mars) Facilitator: All Saints/ St Augustine’s (Sally Lynham/ Sarah Ewing) Mon Memory for learning - part 2 Memory for learning - part 2 Memory for learning - part 2 2nd March Host school: Ashville Host school: Woodkirk School Host school: All Saints Facilitator: Ryedale Facilitator: AHS Facilitator: All Saints/ (Katie Hunter) (Caoimhe Crudden) St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/ Sarah Ewing)

Mon Developing metacognitive Developing metacognitive 9th March learners – part 2 learners – part 2 Host school: KJS Host school: All Saints Facilitator: SA Facilitator: All Saints/ (Ruth McQuire) St Augustine’s (Sally Lynham/ Sarah Ewing)

Mon Middle leader training; skills Memory for learning - part 2 23rd March for pastoral leaders – part 2 Host school: St Augustine’s Host school: BBS Facilitator: All Saints/ Facilitator: TGS St Augustine’s (Nicola Weatherill) (Sally Lynam/Sarah Ewing)

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Networking

Details of the network leads are given below; Sharepoint is used to share files and can be accessed via your school cpd lead/by contacting [email protected].

Date Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Network Name Leader Name School Email Mon Promoting boys’ attainment Developing metacognitive Art Fiona Henson Ripon Grammar School [email protected] 24th Feb learners – part 2 Host school: SFX Business and Economics Mandy Spragg Thirsk School & Sixth Form [email protected] Facilitator: RGS Host school: St Augustine’s (Helen Mars) Facilitator: All Saints/ Careers Denise Bennett St Aidan’s School [email protected] St Augustine’s (Sally Lynham/ Classics & Latin Rachel Askew Queen Mary’s School [email protected] Sarah Ewing) Computing/ICT David Bruce Allerton High School [email protected] Mon Memory for learning - part 2 Memory for learning - part 2 Memory for learning - part 2 Curriculum Network Chris Ives St. Aidan’s High School [email protected] 2nd March Host school: Ashville Host school: Woodkirk School Host school: All Saints Facilitator: Ryedale Facilitator: AHS Facilitator: All Saints/ Dance Claire Noonan St. John Fisher School [email protected] (Katie Hunter) (Caoimhe Crudden) St Augustine’s (Sally Lynam/ Design Technology Sharon Mayo [email protected] Sarah Ewing) Drama Carolyn Booth St John Fisher School [email protected] Mon Developing metacognitive Developing metacognitive English Chris Kilby St. John Fisher School [email protected] 9th March learners – part 2 learners – part 2 Exams Tracey Mahoney St Aidan’s School [email protected] Host school: KJS Host school: All Saints Finance Network Justin Waters King James’s School [email protected] Facilitator: SA Facilitator: All Saints/ (Ruth McQuire) St Augustine’s (Sally Lynham/ Food Technology Jenny Betteridge St Aidan’s CE High School [email protected] Sarah Ewing) Geography Rachael Wainwright Ripon Grammar School [email protected] Andy Childe Bedale School [email protected] Mon Middle leader training; skills Memory for learning - part 2 History Chris Hansen Thirsk School & Sixth Form [email protected] 23rd March for pastoral leaders – part 2 Host school: St Augustine’s Host school: BBS Facilitator: All Saints/ HOY/Attainment Laura Baker King James’s School [email protected] Managers/Pastoral Facilitator: TGS St Augustine’s (Nicola Weatherill) (Sally Lynam/Sarah Ewing) HR/Data Libby Brennan King James’s School [email protected]

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Network Name Leader Name School Email Improvements in Boys Robert Grierson Boroughbridge High School [email protected] Attainment Improvements in Zoe Comiskey Horsforth School [email protected] Disadvantaged/PP IT Network Support Phil Hemstock King James’s School [email protected] Librarians Lisa Bryden King James’s School [email protected] Literacy Jo Alderson Tadcaster Grammar School [email protected] Maths Rob Power Tadcaster Grammar School [email protected] MFL Andrew Maccallum St. Aidans High School [email protected] Music Louise Dickson Thirsk School & Sixth Form [email protected] NQT Network Dave Holdsworth King James’s School [email protected] Nurses Debbie Powell St Aidan’s School [email protected] PE John Strover St. Aidans High School [email protected] RE Maggie Gee St. Aidans High School [email protected] RQT Network Ruth McQuire St Aidan’s School [email protected] Science Matt Park St. Aidans High School [email protected] Science Technicians Matthew Taylor King James’s School [email protected] SLE Network Hayley Gregg St John Fisher School [email protected] Sociology/Psychology Jeannine Fisher St John Fisher School [email protected] TA/Senco Network Alison Jones King James’s School [email protected] Teaching & Learning Tom Milner Horsforth School [email protected]

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Conferences

Network Name Leader Name School Email For conferences in two parts, there is a small discount for booking both parts at once. Improvements in Boys Robert Grierson Boroughbridge High School [email protected] The Eventbrite booking site (see ‘how to book’ on page 2) gives further details. Attainment Improvements in Zoe Comiskey Horsforth School [email protected] Disadvantaged/PP NQT Conference Conference for school leaders IT Network Support Phil Hemstock King James’s School [email protected] For all NQTs, we offer a two part conference across two half Mary Myatt, known for her inspirational and passionate writing days, which offers relevant and helpful content for a teacher at and speaking, will be with us on March 18th this year. School Librarians Lisa Bryden King James’s School [email protected] this point in their career. Evaluations of these conferences show leaders across the Alliance are invited to hear her speak on Literacy Jo Alderson Tadcaster Grammar School [email protected] that they are very well received, both for the conference content ‘Hopeful schools.’ and for the opportunity to network with other Newly Qualified Wednesday 18th March 09.00 - 13.00 at St Aidan’s School Maths Rob Power Tadcaster Grammar School [email protected] Teachers.

MFL Andrew Maccallum St. Aidans High School [email protected] Part 1: Thursday 7th Nov 09.00 - 13.00 at King James’s School Conference for teaching assistants Music Louise Dickson Thirsk School & Sixth Form [email protected] Part 2: Thursday 19th June 09.00 - 13.00 at St Aidan’s School Following on from the success of this event during the last C4S NQT Network Dave Holdsworth King James’s School [email protected] training day, King James’ are hosting a half day conference for Nurses Debbie Powell St Aidan’s School [email protected] RQT Conference teaching assistants. Watch this space for the programme. PE John Strover St. Aidans High School [email protected] As a follow up to the NQT conference, this is a half day for those Wednesday 18th March 09.00 - 12.30 at King James’s School in their second and third years of teaching. Those who attended RE Maggie Gee St. Aidans High School [email protected] last year (in their second year of teaching) are very welcome to RQT Network Ruth McQuire St Aidan’s School [email protected] attend again this year; the programme will be planned accordingly. Science Matt Park St. Aidans High School [email protected] Thursday 23rd Jan 09.00 - 13.00 at Horsforth School Science Technicians Matthew Taylor King James’s School [email protected] SLE Network Hayley Gregg St John Fisher School [email protected] Research lead training Sociology/Psychology Jeannine Fisher St John Fisher School [email protected] This two part conference is aimed at teachers and school leaders who want to become more research based in their practice. It TA/Senco Network Alison Jones King James’s School [email protected] will inform how to access reliable and up to date educational Teaching & Learning Tom Milner Horsforth School [email protected] research, how to interpret it and how to implement change in a measurable and ethical way. Thursday 3rd Oct 09.00 - 13.00 at St Aidan’s School Thursday 30th Jan 09.00 - 13.00 at St Aidan’s School

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Masters As a teaching alliance, the YTSA continues to promote research In the Autumn term, we will advertise for our sixth cohort on based enquiry. One way of engaging with this type of this bespoke course of study, which works with our Monday professional development is to undertake a PGCert/Masters training sessions and builds on this with taught and qualification with Leeds Trinity University. independent study sessions.

National Professional Qualifications This year, Allerton High School is running the Middle Leader How to Apply Qualification (NPQML) on behalf of the YTSA, details of which are below. Details have already been emailed to all YTSA schools To secure a place on the NPQML programme, your headteacher and full details are on Eventbrite, including the dates/times of will need to support your application and agree to release you training sessions. A summary is below: for all parts of the course. The NPQML course involves working towards a change project in To apply and book, contact: your school, impacting positively on your students and team. To Brenda McKenna - [email protected] give you the skills, knowledge and characteristics to achieve this, To find out more about the course requirements, you will complete 12 study modules, supported by a coach. You will visit: www.ssatuk.co.uk/npqml-modules also work through leadership competencies, interpersonal tasks and a professional learning journal. Deadline for applications: July 15th, for the Autumn 2019 cohort.

Who is it for? The NPQML course summary and guided Those who are, or are aspiring to become, a middle leader with learning hours: responsibility for leading a team in an education setting. • 12 course modules – 24 hours Cost is £800 per participant (inclusive of final assessment costs). • Self-study intersessional tasks – 12 hours Schools in Category 5 and 6 areas or Opportunity areas may • Coaching – 6 hours be eligible for Scholarship Funding. • Online engagement with peers and through the Knowledge Hub platform – 12 hours • Real-world workplace learning and improvement project – 150 hours

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NPQML Programme

Modules 26 September Twilight 4.00-5.45 1 Introduction to the NPQML 6 November Half Day 1.30-3.00 2 Vision, values and the moral purpose 6 November Half Day 3.00-4.30 3 Leading and managing innovation and change 6 January Twilight 4.00-5.45 4 Managing resources and risks 23 January Twilight 4.00-5.45 5 Data analysis for performance and progress 25 February Twilight 4.00-5.45 6 Evidence based teaching and learning 26 March Half Day 1.30-3.00 7 Leading strategic improvement 26 March Half Day 3.00-4.30 8 Developing your leadership approach 9 June Twilight 3.00-4.30 9 Building a high-performance team 18 June Twilight 4.00-5.45 10 Support and challenge – holding yourself and others to account 11 July Half Day 1.30-3.00 11 Developing yourself and others 11 July Half Day 3.00-4.30 12 Collaboration and partnership

As previously, all other NPQs can be accessed by contacting the Yorkshire Leadership Community directly, full details of which are at www.yorksleadership.co.uk

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School Partners

Abbreviation School Name Postcode AHS Allerton High School LS17 7AG AS All Saints RC School YO24 1BJ AVC HG2 9LP BHS DL8 2EQ BBS Boroughbridge High School YO51 9JX CCC Corpus Christie Catholic College LS9 0TT GS Gateways School LS17 9LE GPS YO11 3LW HLC Harrogate Ladies’ College HG1 2QG HS Horsforth School LS18 5RF KJS King James’s School HG5 8EB LLS Lady Lumley’s School YO18 8NG MSM Mount St Mary’s Catholic High School LS9 8LA NDC Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College LS2 9BL QMS Queen Mary’s School YO7 3BZ RGS Ripon Grammar School HG4 2DG RS YO62 7SL SHS LS25 6AS SA St Aidan’s Church of High School HG2 8JR SAU St Augustine’s Catholic School YO12 5LH SFX St Francis Xavier RC & CofE School DL10 7DA SJF St John Fisher Catholic High School HG2 8PT TGS Tadcaster Grammar School LS24 9NB GSAL The LS17 8GS TSS Thirsk School & Sixth Form College YO7 1RZ WKA WF3 1JQ

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Richmond St Francis Xavier Northallerton

Bedale High School George Pindar School Thirsk School & Sixth Form Ryedale Lady Lumley’s School School Scarborough St Augustine’s Ripon School Grammar Thirsk School Queen Mary’s School

Boroughbridge High School Ripon Malton

All Saints RC School St Aidan’s St John Fisher School School TSA lead NSS lead King James’s School

Ashville Skipton Harrogate York Ladies College

Gateways School Tadcaster Allerton High Grammar School Horsforth School School Corpus Christi Catholic Grammar School School at Leeds Leeds Sherburn High Bradford School Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College Mount St Mary’s Halifax School

Wakefield

Woodkirk Huddersfield Academy

15 Yorkshire Teaching School Alliance T: 01423 818512 E: [email protected]

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