Evidence-informed leadership of Ed-Tech in schools
/in Evidence Informed Programme, Footer Courses, Leadership, Upcoming Events Feb 2024, Mar 2024 /by Laura LusardiNetwork | MFL Teachers 2023-24
/in Early Career Teachers, Footer Courses, Subject Networks, Upcoming Events Feb 2024 Fleur Baikie Sandringham School /by Laura LusardiThis network is a chance for subject leaders in MFL to meet to discuss current issues in secondary phase languages education, to form good cross-school relationships and share best practice.
The network will consist of two face to face sessions which will run from 4pm to 5.30pm at Sandringham School on the following dates at £10 per session.
- Session 1: Wednesday, 28th February 2024
- Session 2: summer term date to be agreed
Who is this for?
Heads and Seconds in Languages Departments, Teachers of MFL
What are the objectives or outcomes?
On this programme participants will:
- Discuss changes to the MFL curriculum.
- Discuss the challenges facing teachers of MFL.
- Share best practice.
Areas of focus
The course will include:
- Facilitated sessions.
- Reflection and review.
- Planning next steps.
Meet the facilitator
Fleur Baikie, Head of MFL, Sandringham School
Fleur is Director of Learning – MFL at Sandringham School. She has previously worked as Head of MFL and IB coordinator (Senior Leader for 6th Form) in an international school in the UAE and is passionate about staff development. She is a coach and has trained several trainee teachers across a variety of pathways.
Network | Design and Technology Teacher 2023-24
/in Early Career Teachers, Footer Courses, Subject Networks, Upcoming Events Nov 2023, Feb 2024, May 2024 Trudi Barrow Sandringham School /by Laura LusardiThis network is a chance for Teachers of Design and Technology to meet to discuss current issues in Design Technology Education, to create cross school relationships and share ideas and best practice.
Anyone joining for session 3 only will just be charged £10 for the one session.
These sessions will take place at Sandringham School as follows:
Session 1: Thursday, 2nd November 2023 – 4.30pm to 6.00pm
Session 2: Thursday, 8th February 2024 – 4pm to 5.30pm
Session 3: Thursday, 2nd May 2024 – 4pm to 5.30pm
On this programme participants will:
- Discuss current best practice and new ideas.
- Discuss ways we can stay up to date with our ever-changing subject.
- Discuss how we can use blended learning to enhance the outcomes and experiences of students in D&T.
- Be introduced to digital tools and take-away ideas for use in lessons.
- Share ideas on how best to set- up industry links in the community and how to harness them to provide opportunities for students.
Areas of focus:
- Blended learning.
- Inspiring students with industry links.
- Networking with other colleagues.
Who is the course for?
All teachers of Design and Technology from ECTs to HoDs.
Meet the facilitator
Trudi Barrow
Teacher of Design and Technology at Sandringham School. Freelance practitioner in Design Education. Advocate of Design Thinking and STEAM. Experienced Head of D&T. Working in an SLE capacity at The Ridgeway Academy. Graduate of RADA, Goldsmiths and Aberystwyth. @trudibarrow
Network | Psychology A Level Leaders 2023-24
/in Early Career Teachers, Footer Courses, Subject Networks, Upcoming Events Feb 2024, June 2024 Karan Birkett St Albans Girls’ School /by Laura LusardiAlban Education is delighted to offer this network for teachers and leaders of A Level Psychology. There will be two sessions across the year, these will take place at St Albans Girls’ School from 4pm to 5.30pm on the dates below. Your booking will include all two dates and reporting instructions will be sent prior to each event. £20 for both sessions or £10 for one.
- Tuesday, 27th February 2024
- Tuesday, 4th June 2024
Who is this course for?
- Curriculum Leaders and Teachers of A Level Psychology
Focus
- To share best practice and resourcing to support A Level Psychology students
- To create student workshops on content, skills, sequencing, resourcing, exam technique and revision across schools.
- To discuss the challenges presented by OFSTED in a Psychology deep dive.
- To arrange a bespoke conference event with an external speaker for Psychology students to support exam performance.
Meet the facilitator
Mrs Karan Birkett
Curriculum Leader for Psychology, Post 16 Teaching and Learning Lead
I have been the Curriculum Leader for Psychology at St Albans Girls’ School for 15 years having previously taught at Sir John Lawes School; GCSE Science, A Level Biology and A Level Psychology. Currently there are over 100 students taking Psychology across Years 12 and 13 making the subject one of our most popular at Post 16. I also have assumed the responsibility of the Post 16 Teaching and Learning Lead as part of the Sixth Form Team providing a Study
Skills Toolkit to students, helping to support the Oxbridge programme, organising our Learner Voice, leading a cross curricular Post 16 Teaching and Learning Group and providing CPD through Staff Meetings and our Teaching and Learning Community. I have a strong interest in pedagogy and read extensively to elevate and evolve departmental practice.
SENCO Leadership Coaching Support 2023-24
/in Footer Courses, Upcoming Events Sept 2023, Oct 2023, Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024 Debbie Shirley from Flourish with Debbie DATES TO BE AGREED ON REGISTRATION, Live online delivery /by Laura LusardiAlban Education in collaboration with Debbie Shirley, from Flourish with Debbie, is delighted to offer a new six session programme of coaching support for SENCo’s and their teams. The programme is designed to enable SENCos to reflect and build on their leadership skills, manage workload and the unique pressures that the role attracts.
Your bespoke programme can start on a date that suits you and will run for 12 months following commencement.
Programme Outline
Six sessions in total with the first three sessions being one-to-one coaching sessions focusing on the SENCo lead role, deepening their knowledge of their values and leadership skills and building a strong vision for their team. Then a further 3 group sessions including the wider inclusion team are developed, to enable the sharing of that vision and enabling capacity to grow within the team.
The unique aspect of this support is that a bespoke and thoughtful programme of coaching can be built to meet the school’s leadership needs. The programme is suitable for Primary and Secondary settings.
The sessions can be held half termly to maximise impact over the academic year.
What are the objectives or outcomes?
- Are you a new SENCo or are you managing a new team?
- Are you an experienced SENCo whose role is adapting to changes in demands?
- Are the external pressures of specialist provision and outreach, changing the way in which you work?
- Do others understand your changing role?
This programme of coaching will enable you to reflect on your leadership role within school, how this is communicated to others, and how you manage others within your team to support your overall vision.
Who is this course for?
For colleagues new to SENCo role
Experienced SENCo’s
Inclusion Teams
Meet the facilitator
Debbie Shirley is a Life and Leadership Coach and supports leaders through her coaching business ‘Flourish with Debbie’. She has experience of working in educational leadership for the last 18 years in Hertfordshire and has established herself as a Leadership Coach, qualifying with a Level 5 Diploma in Performance Coaching with Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP). Debbie is a Leadership Performance Coach for NPQH as well as an Inclusion Quality Mark Assessor and Ambassador.
Bookings
Please book to the left of this page. You will receive an immediate confirmation email with a google registration link. Please check your junk folder if this does not come through. Next complete the google registration form immediately and Debbie Shirley will be in touch to organise your bespoke programme once she receives this.
Early Years Lead Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 5
/in Apprenticeships, Footer Courses, Primary Curriculum, Upcoming Events Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024 Best Practice Network Online delivery DATES TBC ON APPLICATION /by Laura LusardiSupporting your skills-based workforce in Early Years
We are delighted to work in partnership with Best Practice Network to offer EYFS apprenticeship qualifications to support your workforce development in the Early Years sector.
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK VIA THIS WEBSITE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY/FUNDING AND TO REGISTER FOLLOW THIS LINK
Please select Alban Education as your delivery partner when registering.
Click here for the Best Practice Guide to Early Years and Education Training Programmes
How is it delivered?
- This programme has termly start dates. Work is submitted using Bud, the cutting-edge online platform, which is easy to use and includes login access for employers to keep track of their apprentices’ progress.
Delivery includes:
- Termly start dates
- 18-months on programme with up to 3-month End Point Assessment
- Monthly training events, face-to-face or online
- Weekly check-ins with Apprenticeship Tutor
- 6-weekly reviews with Apprenticeships Tutor and Employer
What are the benefits?
The Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner (EYLP) Apprenticeship is ideal for proactive, influential practitioners, working directly with children. These highly skilled professionals take an operational lead for the care, learning and development of all young children within their care and lead and support the practice of others. It is an excellent progression route for practitioners who hold a level 2 or level 3 qualification in Early Years; this course will progress and enhance their practice and knowledge.
Early Years Lead Practitioner apprentices learn how to:
- Adapt to individual needs providing inclusive and holistic provision
- Be responsible for supporting the quality of learning and development in their setting
- Promote the health and well-being of all children through learning rich environments
- Engage with sector developments both locally and nationally
- Skilfully lead day-to-day practice at an operational level and disseminate best practice
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children
- Work in partnership with the key person, colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals
- Be a reflective practitioner, enhancing skills and knowledge to improve pedagogical practice
- And you’re entitled to a TOTUM student discount card
Meet the facilitators:
Early Years Educator Apprenticeship Level 3
/in Apprenticeships, Primary Curriculum Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024 Best Practice Network Online delivery DATES TBC ON APPLICATION /by Laura LusardiSupporting your skills-based workforce in Early Years
We are delighted to work in partnership with Best Practice Network to offer EYFS apprenticeship qualifications to support your workforce development in the Early Years sector.
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK VIA THIS WEBSITE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY/FUNDING AND TO REGISTER FOLLOW THIS LINK
Please select Alban Education as your delivery partner when registering.
Click here for the Best Practice Guide to Early Years and Education Training Programmes
How is it delivered?
- This programme has monthly start dates – it does not run as per the typical academic year. Work is submitted using Bud, the cutting-edge online platform, which is easy to use and includes login access for employers to keep track of their apprentice’s progress.
Delivery includes:
- Monthly online training events to deliver Knowledge elements
- Half termly review meetings with Apprenticeship Tutor
- Regular Observations with Apprenticeship Tutor/mentor to evidence skills
- Witness statements to evidence behaviours
What are the benefits?
Early Years Educators work with and care for children from birth to 5 years. They play a massive role in supporting children to have the best start to their education.
Early Years Educator apprentices learn how to:
- Support and promote children’s early education and development
- Plan and provide effective care, teaching and learning that enables children to progress and prepares them for school
- Make accurate and productive use of assessment
- Develop effective and informed practice
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children
- Work in partnership with the key person, colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals
- And you’re entitled to a TOTUM student discount card
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be awarded the Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship, the NCFE Diploma for the Early Years Workforce (EYE), and the Level 3 Award in Paediatric First Aid OR Level 3 Award Emergency Paediatric First Aid. The early years educator level 3 standard meets the early years educator (EYE) criteria. Apprentices will achieve an EYE qualification which has been approved to count towards the EYFS level 3 child: staff ratios.
Meet the facilitators:
Early Years Practitioner Apprenticeship Level 2
/in Apprenticeships, Primary Curriculum Nov 2023, Dec 2023, Jan 2024, Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024 Best Practice Network Online delivery DATES TBC ON APPLICATION /by Laura LusardiSupporting your skills-based workforce in Early Years
We are delighted to work in partnership with Best Practice Network to offer EYFS apprenticeship qualifications to support your workforce development in the Early Years sector.
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK VIA THIS WEBSITE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY/FUNDING AND TO REGISTER FOLLOW THIS LINK
Please select Alban Education as your delivery partner when registering.
Click here for the Best Practice Guide to Early Years and Education Training Programmes
How is it delivered?
- This programme has monthly start dates – it does not run as per the typical academic year
- Work is submitted using Bud, the cutting-edge online platform, which is easy to use and includes login access for employers to keep track of their apprentice’s progress
Delivery includes:
- Monthly online training events to deliver Knowledge elements
- Half termly review meetings with Apprenticeship Tutor
- Regular Observations with Apprenticeship Tutor/mentor to evidence skills
- Witness statements to evidence behaviours
Early Years Practitioner apprentices learn how to:
- Support and promote children’s early education and development.
- Contribute to the planning and the organisation of activities in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Support the collection of accurate and up-to-date records which identify children’s individual needs, abilities and progress.
- Develop effective and informed practice.
- Safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children.
- Work in partnership with the key person, colleagues, parents and/or carers or other professionals.
- And you’re entitled to an TOTUM student discount card.
An Early Years Practitioner (EYP) works in a range of early years settings delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) including; full daycare, children’s centres, playgroups, pre-schools, nursery schools, reception classes, home-based provision.
EYPs work under the guidance and supervision of an Early Years Educator, teacher or other suitably qualified professional in the Early Years Workforce supporting the planning and delivery of the educational programmes for children in the 0-5 age range.
Early Years Practitioners work with and care for children from birth to 5 years. They play a massive role in supporting children to have the best start to their education. Research shows disadvantaged children are four months behind at age 5, 10 months behind by the age of 11, and 19 months behind when they reach 16. As an Early Years specialist, you will personally help to close the gap and increase the life chances of the children you work with.
Upon successful completion of this qualification, learners can enter the workforce as a qualified Level 2 Early Years Practitioner or continue to study for a Level 3 Diploma holding Early Years Educator status including the Early Years Educator apprenticeship.
Meet the facilitators:
Diploma for School Business Managers Level 4
/in Primary Curriculum, Secondary Curriculum Feb 2024, Mar 2024, Apr 2024, May 2024, June 2024, July 2024 Best Practice Network Online delivery DATES TBC ON APPLICATION /by Laura LusardiPLEASE DO NOT BOOK VIA THIS WEBSITE BUT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
We are delighted to offer a high-quality, online-only version of the Level 4 Diploma for School Business Managers.
Suitable for both new and aspiring school business managers and school business leaders, the online-only delivery route has the added benefit of being accessible to colleagues nationwide. It is delivered by leading experts in the field over a 15-month period.
The DSBM programme is a recognised progression route for existing or aspiring school business professionals to enhance their knowledge and skills in leading the financial and operational management of a school.
PLEASE DO NOT BOOK VIA THIS WEBSITE BUT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW
Staff can apply for these programmes online here. Applicants are asked to state whether they have been recommended to the programme and should select Alban Teaching School Hub from the drop-down list as well as input the partner code ATSH.
If you would like to know more about any of these opportunities or have any questions you can reach out to the friendly advisors at Best Practice Network, who are always on-hand to answer any questions and support your application. You can contact them through the livechat function on their website, on 0117 920 9200 or at dsbm@bestpracticenet.co.uk.