Emerging Middle Leaders 2021-22

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This programme comprises six twilight sessions run throughout the school year. There is a celebration event for all ‘graduates’ at the end of the year.

You will be required to attend the following face to face twilight sessions which run from 4.00pm to 5.30pm.

Session 1 Wednesday 20th October 2021
at St Albans Girls’ School		 Management or leadership?
Understanding leadership styles		 Julia Pipes
Session 2 Monday, 29th November 2021
at Sandringham School		 Leading effective meetings and managing people Mark Allday
Session 3 Tuesday, 18th January 2022
at Chessbrook ESC		 Supporting students with SEND using Pupil Profile data Andy Mirkovic and Jess King
Session 4 Wednesday 9th February 2022
at Sir John Lawes School		 Future pathways.
Job applications and interview technique.		 Gweirydd Williams
Session 5 Monday 14th March 2022
at Beaumont School		 Application of data Jonathan Mountstevens
Session 6 Wednesday 11th May 2022
at St Albans Girls’ School		 Coaching and unlocking potential
Celebration Event		 Tessa Miles

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at those aspiring to middle leadership and who wish to develop leadership qualities.

What are the objectives or outcomes?

This programme will support you in:

  • Reflecting on your personal strengths
  • Developing skills of leadership
  • Exploring your own vision and values

Areas of focus

The final programme will be made available at the start of the course, however areas of focus will include:

  • Management or leadership? Understanding leadership styles
  • Leading successful change: Effective team management
  • The nuts and bolts: Action planning for change
  • Future pathways. Job applications and interview technique
  • Numbers! Target setting and whole school finance
  • Emotional intelligence, managing yourself and others

Meet the facilitators:

Facilitators on this course come from across our lead partner schools.

What did others think?

“I have learned so many new techniques that I am already trying out in order to improve my own leadership skills.”

“The middle leader course allowed me to reflect on what type of leader I want to be and start to identify my own strengths and weaknesses in leadership style.”

 

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement PHYSICAL EDUCATION 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 PHYSICAL EDUCATION will take place as detailed below.  The method of delivery will be a combination of face-to-face at Beaumont School and a virtual meeting which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Thursday 18th November 2021
  • SESSION 2: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
  • SESSION 3: Tuesday, 24th May 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: 

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

Session 1 to include:

  • Going it alone – reflections of the term so far
  • Pedagogy and PE – Implementation and Impact
  • T and L ideas for practical and theory PE lessons
  • Needs analysis in preparation for next sessions

Session 2: A 90 minute bespoke training session based on identified needs from previous needs analysis

Session 3: A 90 minute bespoke training session based on identified needs from previous needs analysis

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitator

Andy Tolley, Head of PE, Beaumont School

Andy has been teaching Physical Education since 2004 and has been a Head of Department since 2010. He has taught across London in the boroughs of Sutton, Hounslow and Croydon, before moving back to Hertfordshire and taking the position of Head of PE at Beaumont in 2015.

During Andy’s career he has taken on roles such as Gifted and Talented co ordinator, Deputy Head of Department and ITT mentor. He has collaborated with the Youth Sports Trust and Sport England on various school based projects, with contributions to published materials to enhance teaching, learning and assessment in PE nationally.

He has also worked with St Mary’s, Brunel and Hertfordshire Universities contributing to their delivery of secondary PE courses to undergraduates and PGCE students. This has included leading subject specific sessions for trainees and NQT’s.

 

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS 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 Economics and Business will take place as detailed below.  The method of delivery will be a combination of face-to-face at Beaumont School and virtual meetings which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Wednesday 10th November 2021
  • SESSION 2: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
  • SESSION 3: Thursday 19th May 2022

Areas of Focus

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

Teaching Economics and Business qualifications at GCSE/L2 and A level /Level 3

Session 1:   Getting to grips with your specifications  and incorporating real-time business case studies  into  you lesson planning

Session 2:  Application and Assessment review with a focus on end of year revision and upcoming exams  – the key things you need to know so you can help students to  succeed

Session 3:  Fine-tuning and thinking about consolidation/retrieval strategies you start to plan and help students prepare for the second year of their qualification

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers delivering Economics and Business

Meet the facilitator

Brenda Austin – Head of Economics and Business, Beaumont School

Brenda has been Head of the Economics and Business department at Beaumont School since 2015 and was also a teacher of Economics and Business/Deputy Head of Sixth Form at Queens’ School in Bushey for five years.

At Beaumont which is an outstanding, fully comprehensive school, she leads a department with five staff teaching approx. 100 students at KS4 taking GCSE Business and Ctec Enterprise & Marketing courses. Over 130 students take Economics A-level courses at KS5. In addition, there are circa 80 learners on L3 Btec and Ctec Business courses. Beaumont also offers (optional) IFS courses to KS5 students as part of their enrichment programme.

Brenda has held whole school teaching and learning roles as well as having been a Governor in both schools. She is a proven management professional with a 12-year history of leadership and management with global financial institutions prior to joining the teaching profession.

 

 

 

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 a combination of face-to-face and virtual meetings which 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
  • 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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