Seven Kings Teaching School Alliance Have High Aspirations and Shared Values Who Believe That Collectively, Learning Together, We Are Stronger
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‘Cradle to Grave’ Professional Learning Programmes 2020-21 “Building a culture where professional learning is at the heart is shown to be highly effective. Colleagues within schools or groups of schools where professional learning is embedded and is responsive are likely to flourish thereby enabling students to thrive.” (David Weston, Unleashing Great Teaching) Welcome to the Cradle to Grave Professional Learning Programmes for 2020-21. After the extraordinary times of 2020, some aspects of educational professional learning may have been changed forever. Instead of gathering together in conference rooms and school halls, teachers have met online via Zoom and shared their expertise via Loom, whist teaching their students in Google Classroom. The lessons in resilience, communication and the heart of what’s really important in our schools learned from the challenges of remote education during Covid 19, will be carried with us as we approach the new academic year and reconnect with our children, our colleagues and our Alliance community. At the heart of the work of the Alliance are our co-constructed Vision and Protocols: ‘The schools and institutions which have come together to form the Seven Kings Teaching School Alliance have high aspirations and shared values who believe that collectively, learning together, we are stronger. As an Alliance of learning communities we trust in each other to challenge and support each other; we are relentless in our pursuit to ensure outstanding outcomes for all our children and to nurture a culture of a love of learning. As an Alliance we commit to leading innovative networks, building capacity through a belief that all teachers are leaders and can improve and succeed so that all of our children and the wider community we serve have access to the very best education and outcomes. The learning and teaching within the Alliance will be informed by our best practice honed by the latest educational research and founded on evidence-informed principles.’ Our Cradle to Grave programmes this year, again, develop the professional learning of teachers and leaders at all levels of their career. The programmes for our Early Career teachers have been carefully reviewed and planned to best support our NQTs and RQTs who have had their training disrupted. Our leadership programmes also have an early focus on the challenges of leading after lockdown and the nurturing needed to reconnect teams. The programmes are led by a range of outstanding practitioners and leaders from across our Alliance and all have our coaching ethos at the heart. We look forward to working with you. Nicole Ranson - Director of Seven Kings Teaching School Alliance ITT Programme 2020-21 Professional Learning Programme for Student Teachers Our ITT programme welcomes Session 1: Beginner Teachers from a variety Team building Activities at Lambourne of HE institutions to undertake End Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne their school experience. End, RM4 1NB Wednesday 11th November 1.30 – The programme allows them to 4.00pm take part in informative and interactive training sessions as Session 2: they begin their first steps in to Behaviour for Learning at Seven Kings teaching. School, Ley Street, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7BT Each session will give them th tangible resources to take away Wednesday 25 November 2.00- 4.00pm with them and a chance to network with other Student Session 3: Teachers from across our partner Skills Toolkit Oaks Park High School, 45- schools. 56 Oaks Lane, Ilford, IG2 7PQ Wednesday 27th Jan 2.00-4.00pm Mentor Training: How to be an Session 4: ITT mentor in the current climate SEND Valentines High School, Cranbrook Road, Ilford, Essex, IG2 6HX Wednesday 21st October 3.45- 5.00pm via Google Meet Wednesday 3rd March 2.00-4.00pm led by Jennie Purton and Chris Session 5: D’Netto Schools visit: Various Monday 22nd March - Thursday 1st April Cost: £25 for Alliance members and £50 for non-Alliance Session 6: members, which covers all costs Stonewall training Little Ilford School, including the Lambourne End Manor Park, London E12 6JB activities. Wednesday 12th May 2.00-4.00pm To book on this course, please email Carol O’Brien at c.o’[email protected] Primary NQT Programme 2020-21 Primary NQT Induction Programme designed to support, enhance and develop Newly Qualified Teachers with their practice We are really excited to offer a Session 1 – Launch bespoke NQT programme. The What does outstanding teaching look aim of the programme is to like? Danvir Visvanathan enable NQTs to reflect on their own pedagogy and explore Audit and structure of the bespoke strategies to improve their programme Simon Ward Associate practice, ensuring sustainable Headteacher (Fullwood Primary outstanding progress for the young people they teach. The School) and Shern Virdee Deputy programme is led by Danvir Headteacher (Manor Junior School). Visvanathan, Executive th Headteacher at Fullwood Monday 28 September 4.00 – Primary School, with follow up 5.30pm Online via Google Meet sessions led by outstanding practitioners and leaders. Session 2 NQTs will: Practical Activities at Lambourne End be asked to reflect on their Centre, Manor Road, Lambourne practice through the course of this programme and be End, RM4 1NB (this may be subject to supported in their schools to change) revisit this and improve on it have the opportunity to visit Friday 9th October 2.00 – 4.30pm other schools and observe their practice as part of this Sessions 3, 4 and 5 - Bespoke take part in a residential in March to plan for outstanding Seminar/Coaching Sessions – all 4- learning 5.30pm Mentor Training: Effectively Once the needs of the NQTs have mentoring your NQT after their been audited, leaders and venues for training year was cut short the sessions will be assigned: Thursday 1st October 3.45-5.00pm via Google Meet Session 3 - Tuesday 10th November Session 4 - Tuesday 12th January Cost: £250 for Alliance members and £300 for non-Alliance Session 5 - Wednesday 24th February members, which covers all costs including the residential Residential: 12th/13th March at St Katharine’s To book on this course, please Starting at 5.30pm Friday and email Carol O’Brien at finishing at 12.30pm on Saturday c.o’[email protected] Secondary NQT Programme 2020-21 Secondary NQT Induction Programme designed to support, enhance and develop Newly Qualified Teachers with their practice We are really excited to be able to The Programme: offer a bespoke NQT programme which enable NQTs to reflect on Session 1: Surviving and Thriving their own pedagogy and explore in your NQT year. strategies to move their practice to th ensure sustainable outstanding Wednesday 16 September progress for the young people they Session online via Google Meet teach. 4-5.30pm NQTs will: Session 2: Creating an Inclusive be asked to reflect on their Classrooms practice through the course of this programme and be Wednesday 3rd February 4.00- supported in their schools to revisit this and improve on it 5.30pm Oaks Park High School, Oaks have the opportunity to visit Lane, Ilford, IG1 7PQ other schools and observe their practice as part of this Session 3: Moving Forwards: The take part in a residential in RQT year and Beyond March to plan for outstanding learning Wednesday 23rd June 4.00- 6.00pm Seven Kings School, Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7BT Mentor Training: Effectively mentoring your NQT after their training year was cut short Residential: March (date TBC) at Marriott Hotel Waltham Abbey. Thursday 1st October 3.45-5.00pm Starting at 5.30pm on Friday and via Google Meet finishing at 12.30pm on Saturday. Cost: £250 for Alliance members and £300 for non-Alliance members, which covers all costs including the residential. To book on this course, please email Carol O’Brien at c.o’[email protected] Primary RQT Programme 2020-21 Follow on Professional Learning programme for NQTs moving into Year 2 Over two-thirds (68%) of The Programme: primary school teachers Session 1 - Barriers to Learning and Teaching: reported being a subject Reminders of how to set up an effective learning coordinator during their second environment which fosters good learning behaviours year of teaching and in and enthuses and motivates children to make progress. Also, a focus on barriers to learning that secondary schools 9% were children may have gained during the lockdown period appointed as heads of and a chance for RQTs to reflect on their own needs, especially in light of their NQT year being cut short, in department (Becoming a order to ensure progress for all their children. Teacher Project). Thursday 24th September 2020, 3.45-5pm via Google meet Frequently NQTs are signed off at the end of their induction Session 2 – Assessment and Career pathways: year and expected to take on Using assessment to complete gaps analysis, future plan more responsibility whilst and ensure progress for all children including our most vulnerable. juggling the demands of a bigger Career pathways and thinking about leading a subject or teaching load, having to manage year group and a chance to hear from new post holders their own professional and identifying your own next steps. Tuesday 24th November 2020, 3.45 - 5pm via development and even take on Google meet greater whole school responsibilities. Session 3 - School Visits: a chance to look around a school and get paired up with an RQT from another Our Recently Qualified Teacher school. This will be a joint planning session with a Programme sets out to bridge teacher in the same year group as yourself planning a the gap between NQT and TLR subject that you choose. A chance to share good holder; we focus on: practice, magpie ideas and get advice on teaching curriculum areas that you may find more challenging.