Becoming an Effective Learning Supervisor 2021-22

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The ATSA are delighted to offer this programme as a face to face session again for 2021-22 which will take place at Sandringham School on Tuesday, 12th October from 4pm.

Becoming an Effective Learning Supervisor will focus on:

  • What does the role entail?
  • How you can make a difference.
  • Behaviour and Class management tips
  • Feeling part of the school community

 

Who is this course for?

New & existing Learning Supervisors to the role.

 

Meet the Facilitators

Lily Pratt – Lead Learning Supervisor, Sandringham School

Lily is the lead learning supervisor at Sandringham school and has held this post for nearly 4 years.

She believes cover supervisors play a vital role in guaranteeing that learning takes place in the absence of the class teacher by creating a continuity that ensures the lesson has meaning and allows for student progression.

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

  • SESSION 1: Monday 15th November 2021
  • SESSION 2: Monday 24th  January 2022
  • SESSION 3: Monday, 9th May 2022

Areas of Focus

The sessions outlined below aim to provide support for Early Career Teachers as they start and hone and refine their teaching skills, with a focus on:

  • teaching and learning strategies in geography
  • effective modelling and feedback
  • the development of schemes of learning that facilitate knowledge-building, progression, and mastery

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

Session 1:  Lesson Planning: The Structure of Geography Lessons

Session 2:  Effective Feedback in Geography – Pupil Progress

Session 3: Curriculum Planning: Sequencing, Thresholds and Assessment

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitator

Neil Miller, Director of Learning: Geography, Sandringham School

Neil has a 1st (Hons) Bsc Geography from Kingston University and a MA in Terrorism, Security and Society from Kings College, London. He is entering his 6th year of teaching, and his 4th year as a head of department at Sandringham School. He has experience of teaching all key stages, including both physical and human geography at A Level. His subject specialism sits within the sphere of human geography, specifically human systems and geopolitics.

 

National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC) Renewal 2021-22

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THIS PROGRAMME IS NOW FULL PLEASE CONTACT victoria.parsons@albantsh.co.uk TO BE PLACED ON THE WAITING LIST

This session will take place from 8.00am to 5pm on Thursday, 16th September 2021 at Sandringham School.  There will be a maximum of 12 delegates which will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

The NRASTC is a supervision and rescue qualification for teachers working on the poolside or in the water during programmed activities, such as a swimming lesson.

It’s suitable for teachers working in a wide range of swimming pools, including pools where the water is deeper than the teacher’s standing depth.

The teacher will learn how to perform basic rescues, keep the swimmers safe and enable the teacher to rescue the casualty through poolside rescues, in water rescues, lifesaving CPR and basic First Aid.

Who is this course for?

Members of the Sport England Programme’s 17 Schools

Meet the trainer

Anna Nuttall from Sea Monkey Swim School

 

 

 

 

 

The host site will provide a sanitised environment and will adhere to social distancing requirements.   Any delegate who has had a positive lateral flow device test (LFD) or PCR test or is displaying coronavirus symptoms or is living with someone who has either tested positive or is  displaying coronavirus symptoms must not attend a face to face training session.  Please see the NHS website guidelines for further information if you are unclear of your responsibilities.  Should any delegate attending a session show symptoms or test positive for Coronavirus within a 14 day period following that session please notify laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk  immediately and the Alban Teaching School Hub will liaise with the host school and other delegates.

 

 

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

  • SESSION 1: Thursday, 2nd December 2021
  • SESSION 2: Thursday, 16th March 2022
  • SESSION 3: Thursday, 9th June 2022

Areas of Focus

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

Session 1:  Creative Planning for music at KS3 and KS4

Session 2:  Singing and Composition in the music classroom

Session 3:  Managing Coursework & Assessment at KS4 and KS5

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitators

Emma Beaton, Director of Learning for Music, Sandringham School

Emma Beaton has over 20 years of teaching experience across all key stages (including primary phases). Emma is a keen advocate of blended learning techniques and has led several workshops for colleagues and at seminars on this topic. Emma is an experienced faciliator/trainer and also works for Olevi, the Nationally CPD accreditor. Emma is passionate about music and arts education for all and hopes to inspire you with the confidence to plan and deliver an exciting music curriculum and give you the tools you need for longevity in the teaching world!

Amy Stothard, Director of Learning for Music, Sandringham School

Amy Stothard has been the Director of learning for music at Sandringham for 7 years. She is a highly experienced teacher with a passion for working with young people. Amy has an outstanding record of achieving top exam results with her students across Key stage 3,4 and 5 and takes a highly innovative approach to teaching and learning. She has a wealth of knowledge to share for teachers who aspire to leading and managing a successful music department in the future.

Emma and Amy have significant experience in working with early career teachers across Hertfordshire.

  

 

 

 

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement MFL 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 MFL will take place as detailed below.  The method of delivery will be a combination of face-to-face at Sandringham School, Roundwood Park School and a virtual meeting which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Tuesday, 23rd November 2021
  • SESSION 2: Tuesday, 22nd March 2022
  • SESSION 3: Tuesday, 7th June 2022

Areas of Focus

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

Session 1:  Skill progression at KS3

Session 2:  Blended Learning in the MFL classroom

Session 3:  Stretch and challenge at GCSE

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitators

Laura Davies, Head of MFL, Roundwood Park School

Laura is a Head of MFL at Roundwood Park School.  She has been a Professional Coach at the school since 2011 and has shaped the development of a coaching culture at Roundwood Park School.  She is committed to her MFL outreach work in her role as an SLE and leads the ‘Second Specialism Training’ for secondary teachers in the area.  She believes that coaching skills are key to developing staff at all levels.

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.

  

 

 

 

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 a combination of face-to-face at Sandringham School and virtual meetings which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Tuesday, 21st September 2021 – THE FIRST SESSION WILL BE DELIVERED AS A LIVE GOOGLE MEET
  • SESSION 2: Wednesday, 19th January 2022
  • 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:

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

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

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.

(facilitators to be confirmed for sessions 2 and 3)

NQT+1 Secondary Education Recovery Programme 2021-2022

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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

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

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

Session 8: Karen Roskilly, Sandringham Research School

New to being a Form Tutor 2021-22

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We are looking forward to delivering this vital session for new Form Tutors.

This session will look at ideas for constructive tutor time and will include strategies which can be implemented to get the best from your form group and will be delivered by Richard Davis as a face to face session at Sandringham School.

Who is this course for?

This course is for NQTs and teachers who are new to a pastoral role.

What are the objectives or outcomes?

This course will support you in:

  • Giving an overview of the importance of the pastoral system with regards to academic achievement and solidifying the home-school partnership.
  • Discussing new ideas for forming good working relationships with parents and students.
  • Assisting students in starting each day in the best way possible.

Meet the facilitator

Richard Davis

Rich is currently Performance Director (Head of Year) for Year 7 at Sandringham with 15 years of experience in a range of Pastoral roles in the school.  He is starting his 8th year as a  Head of Year with his 4th cohort and has also been an Assistant Headteacher in charge of behaviour, pastoral care and safeguarding for 2 years.  Rich has also worked with a number of tutor groups and is keen to take any opportunity to share his belief that it is one of the most important, and yet sometimes over looked, roles in a school.

Rich is also a Maths teacher who teaches across all Key Stages and fully understands possible tensions between pastoral and academic aims but is a firm believer that when young people feel safe and happy, they are most likely to achieve their best.

 

What did others think?

“The course provided me with a great basis for approaching the important role of the form tutor.  It was valuable to network with other NQTs who were using a range of strategies with the tutees.  The course facilitators were honest, professional and personable which made discussing often hard to handle situations that may arise in a pastoral remit, easy.  I have just recently been appointed as a head of year 7 and intend to use some of the strategies with my own tutor team in the near future.”

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement MEDIA STUDIES 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 Media Studies will take place as detailed below.  The method of delivery will be a combination of face-to-face at Sandringham School and virtual meetings which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Monday 22nd November 2021
  • SESSION 2: Monday 14th March 2022
  • SESSION 3: Monday 6th June 2022

Areas of Focus

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

Session 1: Introduction to the theoretical framework and introducing key concepts .

Session 2: How to teach the key theorists and making them accessible to all learners.

Session 3: Approaching essay questions and structuring for exam units.

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers delivering Media Studies

Meet the facilitator

Leanne Redstone, Media Studies – Sandringham School

Leanne has taught Media Studies for 20 years locally and internationally and during this time has taught a variety of specifications.  She has been a Director of Learning in the subject for many years but has recently stepped down due to becoming a parent and starting another business outside of school.   She has coached and mentored new and experienced teachers within the subject and has led many sessions to improve teaching and learning in classrooms.

 

 

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement ENGLISH 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 English will take place as follows and will be led by a facilitator from the school shown.  The method of delivery will be a combination of face-to-face and virtual meetings which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Tuesday, 9th November 2021 – Sandringham School
  • SESSION 2: Monday, 14th March 2022 – Sir John Lawes School
  • SESSION 3: Tuesday, 7th June 2022 – Sandringham School

Who is this course for?

Early Career Teachers

Meet the facilitators

Session 1 and 3: Athena Pitsillis, Assistant Headteacher, Sandringham School

Athena has worked at Sandringham as an Assistant Headteacher since September 2018. She is responsible for a number of areas including data and assessment; exams; parental engagement and parent teacher conference evenings; interventions and catch-up funding; high starters and equality and diversity. She is an SLE in CPD and, for the last year, has lead the English faculty for a maternity cover.

 

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

Ben has been teaching English since 2002, firstly in London schools and then, since 2007, at Sir John Lawes School in Harpenden. He was Head of English at Sir John Lawes before becoming an Assistant Headteacher in 2014. Since then, he has been a Specialist Leader in Education for English and has had responsibility for areas such as teaching and learning and exams, at Sir John Lawes and across the Scholars’ Education Trust. Ben has also been a facilitator and assessor for teacher development courses such as the HertsCam ELDP and the Chartered Teacher Programme.

 

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