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Communicating Effectively - Workshop Mark O’Connor Understand the process, recognise the barriers and improve questioning and listening skills. Leading Effective Teams - Chris Greenland Consider how to encourage teams to work together in order to fulfil your vision. Early Years - Allyson Ingall Ofsted has increased the importance given to EYFS during inspections.
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he sheer depth and breadth of the programme for the inaugural School Leadership Conference next month makes the event an absolute must go for headteachers, deputy and assistant heads, school business managers, bursars and senor administrative officers. With six keynote speakers and 15 workshops to choose from delegates can cherry pick the sessions they see as of most value to them. The Conference has been designed to give delegates the greatest flexibility in how they attend and the topics they wish to cover. Where entire school management teams are attending, they can stagger when they come and collaborate over the sessions they attend in order to give their school the greatest span of subjects from the Conference. To this end, delegates will be given a one day or two day Access all Areas Pass that entitles them to attend any of the keynote or workshop sessions. The first delegate pays just £185.00 to include the two day Conference and the evening dinner on Wednesday 12 November. Subsequent delegates pay just a nominal fee of £55.00 (£85.00 to include the Wednesday evening dinner). Compared to other conferences, seminars and training courses, this represents incredible value.
12-13 November 2014 Just check out some of the topics and speakers that make the School Leadership Conference unmissable: White Working Class British and Minority Groups - Prof. Steve Strand Attainment of WWC pupils is a genuine concern, and contrary to some media reports this applies to girls as well as boys. Managing performance - Glenn Hayes, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors This workshop gives insight about how to get the best out of people. Schools’ Finance - Nigel Blackburn and Debbie Coslett Keeping your head above water in a time of fiscal constraint. Mental Health (SEND) from the child’s perspective - Dr. John Ivens Approaching the subject of mental health from the child`s perspective. Distributed Leadership - Michele Robbins Leadership teams explore the implications of Ofsted’s heightened emphasis on governance. Prejudice & equality in schools - Peter Nathan Understanding what is meant by prejudice, looking at the law and Ofsted expectations.
Mindfulness to Strengthen Outstanding Practice - Sue Bolton Decades of research confirm that mindfulness reduces stress and boosts well-being. Implications of Appraisal and Pay: Reviewing Staffing Structure - Ian Draper For several years STPCD has been heading in the direction of greater autonomy for schools. Further changes to the Ofsted framework Peter Nathan and Jim Eshelby Additional changes to the Ofsted framework will be explained. Managing asbestos in compliance with law Lee Tapping, Southwark LA The legal duty to manage asbestos is delegated to maintained schools, who must ensure full legal compliance. Leadership and Performance Management Simon Atkinson Simon has worked in London SE1 since 1990 and conducted many surveys for Southwark over the years. How to Be Brilliant! - Paul Crittenden – Schools Advisory Service ‘No-one ever performed brilliantly without feeling brilliant’ –the hypothesis underpinning this inspiring and uplifting session. Delegates also get free entry to either the Employment or the Charity Fair during the afternoon of 13 November.
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SBMs GET QUALIFIED
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rom Autumn 2014, Anglia Ruskin University is excited to be working with Southwark Headteachers Executive to provide local School Business Management (SBM) programmes in local venues across Southwark. Anglia Ruskin University has been a respected and established provider of SBM courses since 2008. Thousands of participants have successfully completed our programmes, going on to secure SBM positions in schools, academies and local authorities. Whether you are an established SBM or an individual aspiring to move into this role, Anglia Ruskin University’s suite of professional qualifications will equip you with the knowledge, skills and expertise to make a tangible impact on school improvement. The programmes combine face-to-face, online and independent practice-based activity. These flexible qualifications can be successfully completed alongside your professional role, providing opportunity to apply your learning to real, on-the-job contexts. Visit www.mpowernet.anglia.ac.uk/sbm to find out more about the programmes: •
Entry level certificate: SAFC School Administration Foundation Certificate
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Level 4 Diploma: CSBM Certificate in School Business Management
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Level 5 Diploma: DSBM Certificate in School Business Management
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Level 6 Diploma: ADSBM Advanced Diploma in Business Management
(SAFC is completed within 8 months. CSBM, DSBM and ADSBM are usually completed within 12months) Come and meet us at the Inspiring Leadership Conference, The Hilton Riverside on 12 and 13 November 2014, or email sbm@ anglia.ac.uk to discuss further or to register your interest in a local Southwark programme. Anglia Ruskin University are also London providers of the Leadership Curriculum (NPQH, NPQSL and NPQML). Contact Laura. short@anglia.ac.uk for further details.
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owPressPlay delivers a unique learning environment using recorded lessons that are enacted through headphones worn by the pupils. Demonstrations given at past Headteachers’ Conferences have raised rave reviews and a number of Southwark schools now regularly subscribe to the service. Now, the company has developed a specific lesson plan to enrich and bring to life, studies relating to Black History Month. Pupils can become readily absorbed in the story of Olaudah Equiano and how she was transported from her native Africa as a slave and then eventually met William Wilberforce and helped him in his quest to abolish slavery. The lesson enactment You and your sister are kidnapped from your village in Africa and sold as slaves to an American plantation owner. Harriet Tubman helps you to freedom but will you ever get back to your parents? In this experience, your class will: •
live the life story of Olaudah Equiano
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travel on a slave ship from Africa to America
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work the cotton fields of South Caroline, America
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escape to freedom with Harriet Tubman
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meet William Wilberforce and help him abolish slavery
This Experience includes a Teacher Resource Pack with lesson plans linking the Transatlantic Experience to Maths and Literacy. Contact Tilly Brook at NowPressPlay for more information at tilly@nowpressplay.co.uk or call her on 07725 369 172
Event highlights mental health “Trylife” at the BFI Southbank is the opening event of the Brixton Reel film festival on Saturday 25 October from 2.10pm and is presented in partnership with Lewisham Public Health team. Brixton Reel aims to promote mental health literacy and a positive approach to talking about mental wellbeing in Lambeth and Southwark. This film is interactive and features life choices that a young woman faces growing up in South London. All actors are local young people from Lewisham. The full programme will be announced at www.brixtonreel.co.uk very shortly. It runs from 25-30 October. For more information about how Trylife works see http://trylife.tv/
Heads Up is sponsored by Excellence in Southwark
Grab hold of the Cherry Outreach courses
Agata Markiewicz
Cherry Garden school offers some excellent training for SEND and below are details of two courses and a P Level Moderation meeting.
Let’s Communicate! Date: 16 &17 October 2014 Time: 9.00am – 3.30pm Venue: Cherry Garden School Cost: £140 per participant Course Information: This course is to support language development, understanding barriers to learning and develop a sound foundation so pupils have better access to the curriculum and go on to attain well at KS2. Day 1 – Best practice for Communicators, Communication strategies, Assessment and Planning Day 2 – Cherry Garden School in action, Write Dance, Story Telling, Makaton Makaton Foundation Workshop Date: 20 &21 October 2014 Time: 9.00am – 3.30pm Venue: Cherry Garden School Cost: £100 per participant Course Information: This workshop provides a detailed introduction to Makaton for Professionals (schools). Signs and symbols from Stages 1-4 and additional are taught during practical sessions. The lecture sessions cover current research into sign use, symbols design themes, the use and purpose of Makaton and an overview of alternative systems of communication.
P Level Moderation Meeting Date: Wednesday 12 November Time: 4.00pm – 5.00pm Venue: Cherry Garden School Cost: FREE Course Information: At this meeting schools moderate P Level work to ensure consistency of leveling across the borough. Schools should bring at least one sample of work for the focus area to each meeting. Moderation sheets can be downloaded from www.cherrygardenschool. co.uk Focus P Level: Number
Primary pupils have fiscal fun
To book a place, please contact : Cherry Garden School - 02072374050
Prem is prepared to sponsor a similar course in this school year for any primary school that wishes to. The course is worth £400.00 and the only proviso is that the participating school should be prepared to give an honest testimonial and allow for a couple of pictures to be taken of Agata teaching.
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gata Markiewicz is running further Financial Literacy Workshops in Southwark Primary Schools. Previously Agata ran a very successful workshop at St Jude’s school in March this year, which was sponsored by Prem Goyal OBE. Indeed, the school’s feedback was extremely positive.
The course consists of four weekly 50 minute lessons covering:
RECYCLING DISCOVERY IS NOT RUBBISH A visit to the Recycling Discovery Centre is innovative, interactive and inspirational. Veolia and Southwark Council invites schools to the Centre, which is a unique learning experience that is free for pupils and local. The centre provides a fun experience for Key Stage 2 pupils to help them learn more about recycling. Sessions are linked to the national curriculum (Maths; English; Science; Geography) and are certificated by the Council for Learning Outside the Classroom. See for yourself what pupils can expect from the experience: • Explore the three interactive zones: 1. The home zone – step on the floor panels to decide what goes where 2. The research zone – explore materials’ properties and life-cycles 3. The work zone – sort out mixed recycling using a mini-MRF (Materials Recovery Facility) • Cast your vote in the ‘Who wants to be a recycling champion?’ quiz • Visit the real Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
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Money and Currency – the history of money and how the financial system works.
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Shopping – educating children about spending, budgeting and expenses.
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Banking, Saving, Interest and Debt – shows the different ways of saving and the consequences of borrowing money.
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An Introduction to Business – being a business savvy for the future and the importance of team work and structure in business.
The workshops include games and exercises that educate children in making money work for them. To find out more of to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity, simply contact agata@yourfinancialeducation.co.uk.
Heads Up is sponsored by Excellence in Southwark
Revised inspection handbook is now online for download Ofsted has announced that there are now just three guidance documents: The framework for school inspection; School inspection handbook and Inspecting safeguarding in maintained schools and academies.
NAHT initiative gathers pace The NAHT’s Primary Futures initiative is reportedly progressing well with more than 1,000 primary schools signed up. The Association says it has had a positive reaction to this free scheme from the Government: not only have all three party leaders signed up to take part in Primary Futures Week but so too have more than 100 MPs and thousands of volunteers from across the country. During 13 to 17 October, primary schools are opening their doors and inviting people to see the work that takes place inside. Visitors will be invited to take part in the life of their local primary school in a number of ways including: • • • • • •
The school inspection handbook provides instructions and guidance for those conducting inspections under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 (as amended). It sets out what inspectors must do and what schools can expect, and provides guidance for inspectors on making their judgements. It brings together guidance and briefings for inspectors that were previously spread across a number of documents. The inspection handbook can be downloaded as either a MS Word document or an Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) file from www.ofsted.gov. uk/resources/school-inspection-handbook.
having a look around and meeting some of the children; coming for lunch to chat to the children about their job and how literacy and numeracy have helped them; joining a lesson and talking about their job and how it relates to a subject being taught; giving a short talk at an assembly; judging an enterprise competition; taking part in a version of a ‘What’s my line?’ quiz where pupils try to guess the job they do.
Schools can sign up and find more information about Primary Futures via www.primaryfutures.org. The partner charity, Education and Employers Taskforce, is also on hand to help; contact Basit Mahmood, Schools Liaison Assistant, at Basit.Mahmood@educationandemployers.org or telephone 0203 206 0411. The NAHT also asks schools to complete a short online survey at www.surveymonkey.com/s/ VHFDYSD.
Bridge local knowledge Tower Bridge has a new learning programme at the Bridge Master’s Learning Centre that offers three FREE cross-curricular workshops at no additional cost: •
Local history and geography - Students explore the growth of the local area (Pool of London – Southwark and Tower Hamlets), investigating the link between the river and the local area using historical sources to discover why the bridge was built.
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STEM - A hands-on workshop about opening the Bridge, from Victorian steam engineering to modern day electronics. Students will build a model of Tower Bridge and code a computer programme that raises the Bridge’s bascules.
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Bridges - Telling the story of Tower Bridge in engaging and interactive ways.
Working with local teachers, the programme aligns with the national curriculum and is aimed at Key Stage 2 pupils, but can be adapted to younger or older children. Visits must be booked a minimum of two weeks in advance and are included at the normal school visit rate in which one adult visits free with every 10 children. Contact the Learning and Community Engagement team on +44 (0) 20 7940 8397 or via email learning@towerbridge.org.uk.
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