Collaborative Twilight Training Sessions

Fylde

Coast

Teaching Schools

Alliance Partnership

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promote

excellence

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teaching,

learning

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leadership

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Welcome and Context The Teaching School acknowledges and values the significant wealth of experience, range and diversity of skills and the admirable levels of energy, commitment and drive shared every day in schools in Blackpool and the Fylde Coast. !

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The Teaching School seeks to build upon this invaluable strength and work with a wide range of partners to raise standards for children, young people and their families. We believe that we can enhance the learning experience of all by investing in and further developing leaders, teachers and support colleagues.

The continued professional development programme will provide: • • •

High quality learning and training opportunities.

Cross phase learning and sharing.

Events lead by outstanding practitioners.

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How to book a place On behalf of the Fylde Coast Teaching School Alliance contact Darren Kieran at Blackpool Sixth by email: personnel@blackpoolsixth.ac.uk or telephone: 01253 394911.

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Please book your place ideally no later than 3 days before the events run. !

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Implementation Group Staff Development Planning " Title of Workshop: 1. All Teaching is Literacy Training Venue: Westcliff Primary School Open To: Class Teachers & Teaching Assistants Date/Time: 13th November 2012 from 4.00pm to 5.00pm Outline: Teaching of Literacy and Literacy skills is no longer confined to Literacy lessons and teachers. All staff need to be aware of how pupils’ literacy can be developed in all areas of the curriculum.

Staff delivering training: Sue Wilson, Stuart Aris and Shona Macpherson

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Implementation Group Staff Development Planning " Title of Workshop: 2. Empowering Children’s Learning in Primary Schools Venue: Hambleton Primary Academy Open To: Any member of school staff Date/Time: 16th January 2013 from 3.30pm to 4.45pm Outline: “The role of Primary School – our part in guiding children towards independent learning on the Nursery School to University continuum”.

What does Independent Learning look like throughout the different Key Stages in Primary?

How do we address issues of progression in Independent Learning?

How do we develop study skills in children in readiness for Secondary School?

Staff delivering training: To be confirmed

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Implementation Group Staff Development Planning " Title of Workshop: 3. Independent Learning Venue: Blackpool Sixth Form College Open To: Teaching Staff Date/Time: 29th January 2013 from 3.00pm to 4.30pm Outline: Overview of the range of additional studies students can do from EPQ to LAMDA Detail of Delivery Structure: • How to use EPQs to support core subject learning.

• Logistics of delivering a significant additional studies programme.

• Subject and pastoral tutor role in supporting EPQs. • Further additional studies programmes and their effectiveness.

Structured Discussion • Sharing good practice between Alliance members.

Staff delivering training: Tim Freeman

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" Title of Workshop: 4. Sustaining Whole School Good & Teaching: A Personalised Approach Venue: Garstang Community Academy Open To: Middle Leaders, Senior Leaders and Aspiring Leaders Date/Time: 13th February 2013 from 3.30pm to 4.45pm Outline: • Overview of systems, developments, processes, outcomes, how it fits with and enhances whole school ethos and achieves collective goal of everyday at least good teaching.

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Detail of Delivery Structure: - Cohort identification – who and which path (light touch or intensive).

- Identification of specific areas of need.

- How programmes are run and overseen – by whom.

- Detail of programme approaches.

- Measuring impact.

• Case Study 1 – The Coach.

• Case Study 2 – The Coachee.

• Structured Discussion – sharing good practices across Teaching School Community.

Staff delivering training: Philip Birch and Alasdair Ashcroft

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" Title of Workshop: 5. Quality Feedback: Assessment for Learning in Practice Venue: Montgomery High School QA Centre Open To: Classroom Teachers Date/Time: 12th March 2013 from 3.30pm to 5.00pm Outline: • To review the impact of quality “feedback” in improving attainment.

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To share good practice regarding “feedback” with teachers who practice quality Assessment for Learning in their teaching.

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To provide an opportunity to develop different means of effective feedback, relevant to their subject, in a workshop session.

Staff delivering training: Sharon Skiffington and “Montgomery Teaching and Learning Champions”

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Implementation Group Staff Development Planning " Title of Workshop: 6. Literacy Project Round Table Session Venue: Montgomery High School Open To: This session will be suitable for all school colleagues interested in engaging in reflective and critical discussion about the outcomes of a student led literacy project.

Date/Time: 27th March 2013 from 3.30pm to 4.45pm Outline: Student teachers share their initial findings from their literacy research project.

These projects form part of the students’ PGCE Master’s level assignments. The projects will have been undertaken across a range of subjects and a range of Secondary Schools. They will invite debate and discussion and will work collaboratively with colleagues with a view to developing shared understanding in this area.

Staff delivering training: Student Teachers undertaking a PGCE

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" Title of Workshop: 7. Leadership Aspects of Lesson Observations and Feedback Venue: St Mary’s Catholic College Target Audience: Middle Leaders Date/Time: 23rd April 2013 from 3.30pm to 4.45pm Outline: This session will look at the importance of reducing variability across a school in order to raise performance. It will examine different ways of conducting lesson observations and feedback sessions which follow.

Staff delivering training: Stephen Tierney

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" Title of Workshop: 8. Collaborative Learning Using Kagan Techniques Venue: Blackpool Sixth Form College Open To: Teaching Staff Date/Time: 9th May 2013 from 3.00pm to 4.30pm Outline: Theory and Principles behind Kagan Detail of Delivery Structure • Overview of implementation across College.

• Quality Assurance.

• Embedding via CPD. • Blending with exam focused learning.

• Identification of specific areas of need.

• Measuring impact.

Structured Discussion • Sharing good practices across Teaching School Community.

Staff delivering training: Tim Freeman

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Implementation Group Staff Development Planning " Title of Workshop: 9. Emotional Intelligence and How it can be used for Successful Behaviour Management Venue: Hodgson Academy Open To: Any member of school staff Date/Time: 21st May 2013 from 3.30pm to 4.45pm Outline: Current brain theories and concepts of emotional intelligence will be outlined together with strategies for managing our behaviours and influencing those around us.

Very pragmatic ways in which these theories can be used to make schools calmer and more pleasant places will be revealed.

Staff delivering training: Toni Roethling

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