Summer School 2014 by Barry Britton

Summer School ‘14 ‘Professional Voice’

“Welcome to Summer School 2014” Dear Colleague st

Find enclosed our portfolio of programmes for the 21 Annual RTU Summer School. Participation numbers have grown each year (rising to approximately 3000 last year) indicating the profession’s continuing thirst for learning and its inspirational commitment to doing the best for its pupils and young folk. This year the Summer School theme is ‘The Professional Voice’ and will be run over three days. Our aim for this year’s Summer School is to make a key contribution to the continuous professional development and capacity building agendas upon which successful school development and the raising of pupil’s achievement depends.

I am indebted to those colleagues across the education community and beyond who with great enthusiasm and energy seize the opportunity offered by Summer School to engage with teachers and other professionals in their unending pursuit of excellence.

Thank you for your continuing interest and support. Tom Hesketh (Dr) Director, RTU

This brochure is designed to give the reader a flavour of the portfolio on offer this year. For more information on Summer School and other events organised by the Regional Training Unit visit our website at

www.rtuni.org

Regional Training Unit

Guidance Notes for Applicants Applications will only be available on-line

www.rtuni.org 

Please complete the on-line application form as fully as possible as this will aid the Summer School administration team to process your application quickly and accurately. You may apply online at www.rtuni.org/summerschool Monday 9th June 2014 from 7.00am.

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It is important that each applicant lists their home address contact and telephone number as some of the administration and correspondence concerning Summer School is carried out during school holidays.

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Applicants applying for more than one course should ensure that the dates of the courses for which they are making an application do not overlap.

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All applicants who submit an application prior to the closing date on Monday 7 July 2014 5.00pm will be informed via letter to their home address as to whether or not their application has been successful by mid-July.

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There is no charge for Summer School courses and travel may be claimed by school based staff for all courses attended. [Travel forms are available to download from http://rtuni.org/support/ please complete a separate travel form for each course attended].

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Applications will be considered on a 1 come 1 serve criteria. Whenever a course is oversubscribed applicants will be able to submit an application for a waiting list.

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Courses that have not met the minimum number by the closing date will not run. Applicants will be advised and offered an opportunity to attend other programmes that are still available.

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The RTU website will be updated regularly regarding courses that are running/available.

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The main campus is at Stranmillis University College and will run over three days. You will be informed of your course location when you receive your confirmation letter.

* If you have any difficulties booking on-line or viewing the full course details please contact RTU on 028 90 564101 where a member of staff will assist you.

The staff of the Regional Training Unit would like to thank you for your interest in Summer School 2014 and to wish you a rewarding and enjoyable experience at this year’s event.

Programme List

2014

Supporting Students with Autism through Transitions

Middletown Centre for Autism

Frances O’Neill

Mon 18

Stress – The Big Health Issue

Beth Gibb Associates

Beth Gibb

Mon 18

Engaging with Adolescents Towards Positive Mental Health

Beth Gibb Associates

Beth Gibb

Tues 19

Assertiveness and Self Confidence

Beth Gibb Associates

Beth Gibb

Wed 20

The Harberton Reading Programme

Philip Cromie

Mon 18

Teaching Pupils with Dyslexia

Philip Cromie/ Doris Walker

Tues 19

Boost your Health and Wellbeing for Professional Effectiveness

Teresa McBride Training and Therapy

Teresa McBride

Wed 20

Bringing Mindfulness into the Classroom

Mindful Kids Belfast

Niamh Houghton

Tues 19

Reach out, Speak out – Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence on Children and Young People

Women’s Aid Federation

Joanne Kelly

Wed 20

Rights Respecting School Awards – What’s the Big Idea?

UNICEF

David McGimpsey

Mon 18

General Teaching Council (NI)

Catherine Wegwermer

Mon 18

Middletown Centre for Autism

Clare Caughey

Mon 18

Bright Young Things

Lisa Duffy

Wed 20

PeacePlayers International NI

Gareth Harper

Mon 18

Ardluce Ltd

Rosaleen Murphy

Middletown Centre for Autism

Claire Smyton

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What the New Teacher Competence Framework can do for you! Promoting positive mental health for pupils with autism and moderate to severe learning difficulties Classroom Presence Creative ways to deliver aspects of the Community Relations Equality and Diversity (CRED) policy through the medium of sport ALTA Maths – Improve teaching, learning and achievement Using the Curriculum to Create an ASD Friendly Classroom in Primary Schools

Harberton School and Outreach Services Harberton School and Outreach Services

Non Teaching

Course Co-ordinator

Special Needs

Organising Body

Post Primary

Course Title

Primary

Nursery

Sector Programme Date August ‘14

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Mon 18

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Programme List Cont… Sector NonTeaching

Programme Date August ‘14

Special Needs

Course Co-ordinator

Post Primary

Organising Body

Primary

Course Title

Nursery

Thurs 21

Unravelling Ideas [Ulster Museum]

McCord Bursary for Art Education

Marie O’Donoghue

Tues 19 – th Wed 20

Past into Present [Ulster Museum]

AADE for Art Education

Marie O’Donoghue

19A

Effective Intervention – Lessons Learned from the Signature/NISPLAN Project [Primary]

Delivering Social Change – NISPLAN WELB

Vanessa Goucher/ Michael Burns

Tues 19

19B

Effective Intervention – Lessons Learned from the Signature/NISPLAN Project [Post Primary]

Delivering Social Change – NISPLAN WELB

Vanessa Goucher/ Michael Burns

Wed 20

Job Applications and Interviews: The Essentials

Stephen Wray

Mon 18

How to take Charge of Your Life

Stephen Wray

Tues 19

Active Science in the Early Years

Elaine Steele

Wed 20

The Science of the Titanic

Hazelwood Integrated Primary School

Jim McDaid

Tues 19

Giving Great Presentations: Skill and Confidence Development

LearnSpark Ltd

Paul Gray

Mon 18

Assert Yourself: Confidence and Skills Development

LearnSpark Ltd

Walker Ewart

Tues 19

Being an Effective Pastoral Leader

LearnSpark Ltd

Paul Gray

Wed 20

Using Drama across the curriculum. Talk less. Do more.

Bright Young Things

Lisa Duffy

Tues 19

Improving Learning in Post Primary Mathematics

Jill Brown

Wed 20

Martin Brown

Tues 19

The Exam Coach

Gavin Murphy

Wed 20

Healthier Life Company

James Binns

Wed 20

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Physical Sciences and Engineering in the World Around Us The Art and Science of Therapeutic Storytelling – Practical Tips for Educational Professionals Social and Emotional Presentations in Children and related Behaviour Management Strategies

Learning, Teaching and Assessment Solutions STEPS (STEM Experts in Primary Schools)

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The Big Picture

Community Tutor

Eilish Kelly

Tues 19 – th Wed 20

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Programme List

2014

BELB – Teaching Thinking Network in Ireland QUB

Carol McGuinness

Tues 19 – th Wed 20

Meditation for Mental Health

Yoga Studio

Alistair Livingstone

Tues 19th

Developing Mathematical Cross Curricular Approaches and Links in Practice (Post Primary)

Learning, Teaching and Assessment Solutions

Jill Brown

Tues 19

Non Teaching

Teaching and Assessing Thinking: Advancing classroom practice with reference to the NI Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities Framework

Special Needs

Post Primary

Programme Date August ‘14

Course Title

Primary

Organising Body

Course Co-ordinator

Nursery

Sector

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Classroom Yoga

The Yoga Studio

Csilla Toldy

Mon 18 – th Tues 19

Biological and Health Sciences in The World Around Us

Primary BioSciences

Martin Brown

Mon 18

C2k

Esther Woodhouse

Tues 19th

C2k

Esther Woodhouse

Wed 20

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Using Fronter to Support Creativity and Cross Curricular Learning (for staff new to Fronter) [C2k, Ashfield] Getting the most from Fronter to Engage Learners and Support Creativity and Cross Curricular Skills [C2k, Ashfield]

Assessment through a Problem Solving Framework

NEELB SEN EY Capacity Building Team

Mags Johnston

Tues 19

Linguistic Phonics – Teaching the Complex Code

Sounds-Write

Louise McMullan

Wed 20

Understanding and Supporting Children in Care in Education

Foster Care Associates

Stella Murray

Wed 20

Developing Relationship and Counselling Skills

LearnSpark

Eileen Donnelly

Wed 20

Sounds–Write: An Introduction to Linguistic Phonics

Sounds–Write

Louise McMullan

Tues 19

Spelling – how best to teach it and improve it

Sounds–Write

Louise McMullan

Mon 18

Supporting creative learning across the curriculum through the use of Young Enterprise programmes

Young Enterprise NI

Paul Gray

Tues 19

Accelerated Learning Master your Memory

The Exam Coach

Gavin Murphy

Tues 19

Achieving improved partnership working with parents of children with SEN

NEELB SEN EY Capacity Building Team

Mags Johnston

Wed 20

Developing the role of the Literacy and Numeracy Coordinator

BELB CASS Literacy and Numeracy Primary Team

Jonathan Cockroft

Tues 19th

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Programme List Cont… Programme Date August ‘14

Sharing of Good Practice in Self Evaluation - Primary

BELB

Jonathan Cockroft

Wed 20

Motivational Mentoring – achieving academic success

GL Assessment

Eileen Donnelly

Mon 18

GL Assessment

Eileen Donnelly

Tues 19

Fingerprint Learning Ltd

John Kelly

Tues 19

CASS (Literacy) BELB

Kathleen Monahan

Mon 18

South Eastern Trust

Ed Sipler

Mon 18

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Underachievement – are you getting the most out of your data? How the brain learns and how to recognise and apply learning styles in the classroom Reading Partnership – Dissemination of Good Practice principles for class teachers Building resilience in ourselves, our pupils and our schools Apple Professional Development Course: iPads for Learning Apple Professional Development Course: iPads in the Classroom – Social Science, History and Geography PRSD Training for school reviewers using the medium of Positive Coaching

David Ryan Steve Bunce David Ryan Steve Bunce

XMA XMA RTU

Ken McCaughey Alan Patterson Gary McCreery Alan Patterson Gary McCreery Alan Patterson Gary McCreery

Tues 19

Non Teaching

Course Co-ordinator

Special Needs

Organising Body

Post Primary

Course Title

Primary

Nursery

Sector

Mon 18

59A

Leading for Impact

AA Patterson & Associates

59B

Leading for Impact

AA Patterson & Associates

59C

Leading for Impact

AA Patterson & Associates

Exploring the Northern Ireland Assembly in the Classroom [Parliament Buildings, Belfast] Professional Qualification for Headship (PQH (NI)) Morning Session (AM) Professional Qualification for Headship (PQH (NI)) Afternoon Session (PM) BELB Dissemination of Good Practice: Self Evaluation and Approaches to Value-Added

Northern Ireland Assembly Education Service

Anne-Marie Fleming

Tues 19

RTU

John Reid

Wed 20

RTU

John Reid

Wed 20

BELB

Michael McConkey

Tues 19

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Tues 19 Wed 20

Range of Courses

Categorised

The range of courses being offered in this year’s Summer School have been categorised under the following headings: 

School Improvement – Self Evaluation;

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Supporting Creative Learning and Teaching across the Curriculum;

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Building Middle Senior/Leadership Capacity;

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Challenging Underachievement;

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Special Needs;

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Personal Professional Development; and

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Early Years/Nursery

Whenever you click on the theme it will present you with the courses noted under that heading.

RTU Contact Details for Summer School 2014 John Reid

Deputy Director

john.reid@rtuni.org

Tina Creaney

Head of Support

tina.creaney@rtuni.org

Michael O’Halloran

Executive Officer

michael.ohalloran@rtuni.org

Sabheal Power

Executive Officer

sabheal.power@rtuni.org

Online Applications

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