Middle Leadership Ready! 2021-22

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Alban Education and the Training Centre at Aspire are delighted to bring to you a new four week programme providing essential skills for outstanding middle leadership.  This will be cross-phase with specific primary and secondary facilitators every session allowing delegates to benefit from tailored training specific to their individual setting.

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
  • Drawing together theory and practice
  • Sustaining effective leadership

Who is this course for?

  • For colleagues new to middle leadership roles
  • For colleagues moving to middle leadership roles
  • For aspirational middle leaders

Twilight sessions will take place, face to face, (two at Sandringham School, two at another hub school nearby tbc)  from 4.00pm to 5.30pm as follows:

Session 1 Thursday, 19th May 2022 Management or leadership? Understanding leadership styles
Session 2 Thursday, 26th May 2022 Leading effective meetings and managing people
Session 3 Thursday, 23rd June 2022 Application of data (including tracking SEND data)
Session 4 Tuesday, 5th July 2022 Coaching and unlocking potential

Meet the facilitators

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 then IB coordinator (Senior Leader for the Upper School – 6th form lead) in an International School in the UAE and is passionate about staff development.  She a leadership mentor and programme facilitator with Best Practice Network, delivering the NPQLT and has completed the NPQSL. She has trained and coached teachers and leaders across a variety of pathways.

 

 

Lyndon Evans, Executive Principal, Aspire Academies Trust

Lyndon Evans is an Executive Principal with Aspire Academies Trust. Lyndon has extensive experience of leadership at the highest level. He is an experienced, qualified executive coach, mentor and programme lead facilitator with Best Practice Network, delivering on NPQH and NPQEL. Lyndon is passionate about working alongside those whose job it is to ensure the very best possible outcomes for children.

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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 either face-to-face at Sandringham School or a virtual meeting which will be confirmed prior to each session.

  • SESSION 1: Monday 15th November 2021 – this will be a google meet
  • SESSION 2: Monday 24th  January 2022
  • SESSION 3: Monday, 6th June 2022 (re-arranged from 9th May)

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.

 

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement MUSIC 2021-22

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TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ECT SSE MUSIC PLEASE EMAIL laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk.

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.

  • DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

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 programme for MFL will all now be delivered as face-to-face sessions as below:

  • SESSION 1: Tuesday, 23rd November 2021 at Roundwood Park School
  • SESSION 2: Tuesday, 22nd March 2022 at Sandringham School
  • SESSION 3: Tuesday, 7th June 2022 at Roundwood Park School

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.

  

 

 

 

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

ECT Subject Specific Enhancement MEDIA STUDIES 2021-22

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TO REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ECT SSE MEDIA STUDIES PLEASE EMAIL laura.lusardi@albantsh.co.uk.

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.

  • DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

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 face to face meetings as shown below:

  • SESSION 1: Tuesday, 9th November 2021 – Sandringham School
  • SESSION 2: Wednesday, 27th April 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.

 

Head of Mathematics Network 2021-22

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This network is a chance for Heads of Mathematics to meet to discuss current issues in secondary phase mathematics education, to form good cross-school relationships and share best practice.

The group will meet termly from 4.00pm to 5.30pm on the following dates:

  • Wednesday, 24th November 2021 at St Albans Girls’ School (new start date)
  • Tuesday, 25th January 2022
  • Tuesday, 14th June 2022

Reporting instructions will be emailed to you during the week before each session.  The meetings may be a combination of virtual or face to face across the year.

Who is this course for?

Heads of Mathematics

What are the objectives or outcomes?

On this programme participants will:

  • Discuss and reflect on changes to the mathematics curriculum and examinations
  • Discuss the challenges facing Heads of Mathematics
  • Share best practice

Areas of focus:

The course will include:

  • Mathematics curriculum
  • Recruitment and Retention
  • Stretching More Able Students and Enrichment
  • Budget

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.

Design and Technology Teacher Network 2021-22

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NEW DATES COMING SOON FOR 2022-23

This 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.  Cost is for all three sessions and will be charged pro-rata.

These sessions will take place at Sandringham School as follows:

Session 1: Wednesday, 3rd November 2021
Session 2: Thursday, 3rd February 2022
Session 3: Thursday, 12th May 2022

Session 1

We will discuss the ways that blended learning can enhance and support our subject specifically. Teachers have had to upskill in various forms of digital learning during recent time. We will share and learn some simple but effective tools that are D&T specific. We will discuss how we can integrate technology into our day-to-day processes to enhance student outcomes and experience.

Session 2

In this session we will discuss the benefit of industry links in the community and how to create them. We will have guest speakers from industry discussing how they can support our lessons and curriculum.

Session 3

This session is TBC based on the feedback from the previous sessions.

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

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