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Year 6 is always a challenging year, possibly never more so than after the disrupted learning of the last two years. STA have confirmed that statutory assessment will return in 2022, meaning that a clear understanding of expectations and how to address these will be essential.

As such, this course will examine the Year 6 reading expectations in detail. The session will explore the key skills needed to reach the expected standard and strategies for teaching reading effectively, as well as considering learning from previous reading SATs papers.  Throughout the session, there will ...

As a maths subject leader how confident are you with understanding and supporting your colleagues with teaching and learning in your Reception classrooms? Are you confident to talk to both internal and external colleagues, e.g.LA officers/OFSTED, about your EYFS provision?

There are many changes to the EYFS this year with new ELGs and the introduction of a baseline assessment.
We are running a series of twilights to support you. This first one-hour online twilight will focus on the expectations of the new ELGs for maths, how pupils are now assessed at the start of EYFS us ...

This course is for SAS schools only.

Teaching assistants play a vital role in the classroom yet there are limited opportunities to attend training and share good practice. This course will equip delegates with the tools to support small groups and improve 1:1 provision by developing subject knowledge of comprehension skills and looking at key research into how struggling readers can make progress.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the online training, which will be sent via a link to the email address on your CPD Online a ...

This course is for SAS schools only.

Teaching assistants play a vital role in the classroom yet there are limited opportunities to attend training and share good practice. This course will equip delegates with the tools to support small groups and improve 1:1 provision by developing subject knowledge of grammar and composition skills and looking at key research into how struggling writers can make progress.

Delegates will be contacted three days before the session with details of how to access the online training, which will be sent via a link to the email address on yo ...

With the return of end of KS1 statutory assessment in 2022, all Year 2 teachers will need to make a teacher assessment using the national teacher frameworks in reading, writing and maths. 

The final teacher assessment at the end of KS1 for 2022 also means the return of external moderation visits and the administration of KS1 tests in reading and maths. This twilight is for all year 2 teachers to make sure they are up to date with the statutory requirements for assessment for 2022.

As part of the twilight teachers will get the following resources:

• A ...

This course is for experienced SENCOs looking to extend their leadership either with senior leadership teams or within SEND Clusters. Between each session will be reflection exercises which will contribute to the next session.

Session 1 - What do we mean by School Leadership?

Session 2 - Courageous Conversations

Session 3 - Understanding the Commissioning cycle

Session 4 - SEND leadership workshop  

Session 5 - Supporting and developing colleagues, enabling others to do their best work

Session 6 - SEND leadership workshop

This course is for Stroud Association schools only.

The first part of this session will support delegates in developing their phonics subject knowledge. It will explore the progression of phonic skills across YR and Y1 and will consider what effective provision looks like in both year groups. The second part of the session, will consider how a ‘phonics first’ approach can support children to become confident and independent readers. It will explore a range of strategies to enable children to read phonically decodable words and will also investigate ...

This network is for Stroud Association schools only. 

This network provides time for you as a SENCo to meet, network, discuss updates and have some training on an aspect of SEND!

At this meeting we will:

• Have an update of National and Local news relating to SEND
• Discussion time regarding the update or other aspects of your work
• A training session based on the requirements of the group

For the first session, options will be given, but we are keen to gather your thoughts, ideas and requests for further meetings and will set t ...

The course is for Stroud Association Schools only. 

Do all your children have the depth of understanding in Maths to be able to work independently and transfer skills to all areas?

One of the key areas of focus from the EEF (Metacognition and Self-regulation) is to 'Encourage pupils to take responsibility for, and play an active role in, their own learning’.

The recent DfE document (Mathematics Guidance: Key stage 1 and 2) refer to children being ‘ready to progress’. This document exemplifies the priority learning children need before they are ...

Tom Holloway from the Primary Science Trust will lead the day.

The morning will be taken up by three half hour online demonstration science experiments for the pupils to join in with and then follow up in the classrooms. There will also be an online session for EYFS and nursery pupils.

Join us in investigating light, sound, materials and forces.

Y5/6 Time 9:15 – 9:45  - Santa’s getting old and he’s finding it hard to carry presents down chimneys. Would a pulley help him?*
Y3/4 Time 10:00 – 10:30  - Santa mustn’t wake ...