Developing Effective Middle Leadership 2021-22

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This programme of five sessions will focus on the essential skills required to be an outstanding middle leader.  It would be ideal and more beneficial to attend all four sessions, however if you know you are unable to attend a session at the time of booking please contact laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk to discuss a flexible booking option.

Twilight sessions will run from 4.00pm to 5.30pm on the following dates:

  • Session 1:  Tuesday, 18th January 2022 at Chessbrook ESC, Watford
  • Session 2: Tuesday, 8th February 2022 at Sandringham School
  • Session 3: Thursday, 17th March 2022, St Albans Girls’ School
  • Session 4: Wednesday, 27th April 2022, St Albans Girls’ School
  • Session 5: Thursday, 16th June 2022, St Albans Girls’ School

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at those who are already in positions of middle leadership and who wish to develop, refine and enhance their leadership qualities.  The sessions will provide an opportunity to reconsider aspects of leadership including vision, strategic direction and managing teams. These sessions are aimed at both curriculum and pastoral leaders.

What are the objectives or outcomes?

These sessions will support you in:

  • Redefining your vision and values as a middle leader
  • Drawing together theory and practice
  • Sustaining effective leadership

Areas of Focus

The areas of focus will include:

  • Session 1: Effective approaches to support and develop your team
  • Session 2: Tracking students progress, data analysis and interpretation to improve student motivation.
  • Session 3: Self-evaluation, monitoring and moving forward to build capacity
  • Session 4: The nuts and bolts of middle leadership
  • Session 5: Collaborative problem solving based on real scenarios

Meet the facilitators

Session 1:  Susan Miller, Centre Lead – Primary Outreach Manager, Chessbrook, Watford

Session 2:  Tom Way, Lead Teacher – Behaviour and Engagement, Harlington Upper School

Session 3:  Yvonne Adshead, Deputy Headteacher, Simon Balle All-through School, Hertford

Session 4:  Melissa Hall, Curriculum Leader of English, St Albans Girls’ School, St Albans

Session 5:  Paul Kershaw and Karen Thomas, Deputy Headteachers at St Albans Girls’ School, St Albans

 

 

 

Primary ECT & NQT+1 Training 2021-22

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Please make a single booking for this programme.  In your course confirmation you will receive a link to select which sessions you would like to attend.  Invoicing will be based on the number of sessions booked/attended as per below pricing.

Please note Making Music will now take place on 17th June 2022.

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement COMPUTING 2021-22

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We are keen to ensure that all Early Career teachers have the opportunity to develop networks of subject specific enhancement to supplement their work on the Early Career Framework.  This training is open to all ECTs regardless of their ECF provider; we aim to be able to provide strong subject specific networks across our region.

The subject specific enhancement sessions for Computing will take place as detailed below and is fully funded by the Computing Hub.  The method of delivery will be either face-to-face at Sandringham School or a virtual meeting which will be confirmed prior to each session (not a blend).

  • SESSION 1: Thursday, 30th September 2021  – google meet.
  • SESSION 2: Wednesday, 19th January 2022 – google meet.
  • SESSION 3: Tuesday, 26th April 2022

Areas of Focus

To provide ECTs with an overview of the bursary-led training, support and resources available to them as provided by the National Centre for Computing Education, which will include bespoke training sessions covering tailored content relevant to their self-identified areas of development.

Session 1: 

An overview of:

-NCCE (training, resources, bursary’s, CS Accelerator programme)

-CAS CoP

-Isaac Computer Science (platform and use for staff and students)

-Exam boards

-Loaning of physical computing kit

-Needs analysis (to prepare for sessions 2 and 3)

Session 2:

Behaviour for learning in a computing environment by Emma Abegglen on google meet.

Session 3:

Depending on the needs of the ECTs, a 90 minute bespoke training session, tailored to their self-identified needs / SoL.

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitator

Session 1: Dan Smith – Sandringham Computing Hub Lead (Secondary)  

Dan has been the Sandringham Computing Hub lead for secondary schools since January 2020. He has helped support a number of Computing teachers in schools in all phases, across London, Hertfordshire and Central Bedfordshire, upskill and improve the outcomes for their pupils.

Prior to that Dan was an Assistant Headteacher at East Barnet School, leading their whole school CPD provision.

Dan is an ex Head of PE who now teaches Mathematics and Computing at Sandringham school.

Session 2: Emma Abegglen, Head of Computer Science, Felsted School

(facilitator to be confirmed for sessions 3)

NQT+1 Secondary Education Recovery Programme 2021-22

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This programme is a valuable way of supporting the NQT +1 colleagues in your school through the use of some of your Education Recovering funding. This programme has been designed in response to the challenging two years that this cohort of teachers have experienced in terms of training and NQT experience.

These sessions are designed to offer invaluable support to NQT+1 and allow them to explore how they can embed strong teaching and learning practices within their classroom, consider where their career path may go and also how they can use academic research to continue their understanding of pedagogy and how it can impact their professional development.

The twilights will take place from 4pm to 5.30pm and will be delivered either virtually or face to face in accordance with COVID guidelines at the time.  Details will be sent before each session.

Who is this course for?

Recently qualified teachers (NQT+1s).

The course is aimed at those who have successfully completed their NQT induction and are now working within schools, but without the mentoring framework so valued by NQTs.

Attendance to all of the following 8 sessions is ideal however we understand that committing to all 8 may be prohibitive.  Please contact laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk if you wish to discuss a more flexible package.

Tuesday
28th September 2021		 Session 1: Developing independent learners Tessa Miles
Wednesday,
20th October 2021		 Session 2: Embedding classroom practice Ben Garcia
Thursday
11th November  2021		 Session 3: Differentiation Matt McArthur, Whole School SEND
Monday
17th January 2022		 Session 4: Retrieval practice Beth Fraser and Caroline Michel
Tuesday
22nd February 2022		 Session 5: Career directions Athena Pitsillis
Tuesday
22nd March 2022		 Session 6: Communication for students with complex needs Matt McArthur, Whole School SEND
Thursday
21st April 2022		 Session 7: Whole school literacy and numeracy Melissa Hall and Tom Way
Wednesday
15th June 2022		 Session 8: Using educational research to support professional development Karen Roskilly, Research School

Meet the Facilitators

Session 1: Tessa Miles, Assistant Director of Teaching School: Professional Learning at Sandringham School

Session 2: Ben Garcia, Assistant Headteacher, Sir John Lawes School

Session 3: Matt McArthur, Whole School SEND – Live Zoom session

Session 4: Beth Fraser and Caroline Michel, Sir John Lawes School

Session 5: Athena Pitsillis, Assistant Headteacher, Sandringham School

Session 6: Matt McArthur, Whole School SEND – Live Zoom session

Session 7: Melissa Hall, St Albans Girls’ School & Tom Way, Harlington Upper School, Bedford

Session 8: Karen Roskilly, Sandringham Research School

Maths for Non-Specialists 2021-22

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This programme is designed to upskill teachers who are teaching Maths as a non-specialist subject and will consist of four sessions normally run from 2.30 to 4.30pm.

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST ON THIS PROGRAMME BY EMAILING laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk

The objectives of this programme are to:

  • improve subject knowledge of mathematics content.
  • to enhance knowledge of subject specific pedagogy and teaching and learning ideas.
  • Increase confidence in delivering mathematics lessons up to GCSE level.

Outline of each session:

Session 1: Teaching Number and Proportion
This session will explore the structure of the number system and go into some more detail about how we deal with proportion in maths. We will look at how we can help students understand these concepts through use of physical (or virtual) manipulatives and visual models.
Session 2: Teaching Shape/Space/Geometry
This session will look at what is expected of students at KS3 in terms of shape and space, how to make sense of length/area/volume formulae and units. We will also look at the power of examples and non-examples for helping students understand definitions and pre-empting misconceptions.
Session 3: Removing the mysteries of scientific Casio calculators & Teaching Data/Probability
Introduction to the use of scientific Casio calculators, suitable for non-specialist maths teachers and teaching assistants.
We will also look at some of the data and probability work which comes up at KS3 and how students can take a practical and active approach in lessons to understanding these concepts
Session 4: Teaching Algebra
This session will build on the foundations from the rest of the course to look at some of the Algebra that is taught at KS3 and beyond and how you can help students understand it with a series of questions involving minimal variations which provoke discussion

Reporting instructions will be emailed to you a few days before each session and sessions will take place either virtually or face to face in accordance with COVID guidelines at the time.

Who is this course for?

Non-specialist teachers of Mathematics

Meet the facilitators:

Jeff Hughes started his career as a qualified teacher in Hertfordshire and since then has worked in schools in South Africa and London before returning to Hertfordshire as Curriculum Lead for Maths at St Albans Girls’ School.

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement DRAMA 2021-22

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We are keen to ensure that all Early Career teachers have the opportunity to develop networks of subject specific enhancement to supplement their work on the Early Career Framework.  This training is open to all ECTs regardless of their ECF provider; we aim to be able to provide strong subject specific networks across our region.

The subject specific enhancement sessions for Drama will take place as detailed below. The method of delivery will be face-to-face at Beaumont School where possible. Virtual meetings may be used and this will be confirmed prior to each session.

Areas of Focus

The three sessions will introduce you to different areas of teaching Drama. The sessions will explore practical and written elements and where to find balance in this to ensure we are building strong, enthusiastic, creative students who have a passion for the subject.

Three sessions providing essential subject specific support in Year 1 of your Early Career journey.

  • SESSION 1 Tuesday, 30th November 2021: KS3 Drama Toolkit – at Beaumont School
  • SESSION 2 Thursday, 21st April 2022: Be confident: marking & moderating GCSE exam work
  • SESSION 3 Monday, 9th May 2022: Page to Stage

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitator

Lynsey Wallace – Head of Drama, Beaumont School

Lynsey is an experienced teacher who has worked as a Drama specialist for 20 years and has experience in contrasting teaching environments. She is currently working at Beaumont School where she has been Head of Drama for the past 4 years. Her biggest project there has been commissioning and directing the premiere of Game Over by Mark Wheeller and The Breck Foundation. She also practices Drama outside of school where she works with local theatre companies, most recently directing a performance of Laura Wade’s Alice at The Minack Theatre.

 

 

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Early Career Framework

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National Professional Qualifications

CPD

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Alban Teaching School Hub
Sandringham School
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St. Albans
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Email: enquiries@albantsh.co.uk
Phone: 01727 799560

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