This forum meets three times during the year and is an opportunity for ICT subject leaders to keep up to date and to share practice. Each session includes local, regional and national updates and provides an opportunity to share resources and ideas. During each meeting there is a training session on a focus ICT initiative or aspect of ICT pedagogy in order to develop subject knowledge in ICT. The sessions will also support ICT Subject Leaders with self-evaluation, knowledge of changes in ICT, the ‘Computing’ curriculum developments and national recommendations to enable them to effectively lea ...
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Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Thursday 10 October 2013
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 2
Thursday 30 January 2014
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 3
Thursday 1 May 2014
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Maximising the impact of teaching assistants - TA Conference (EVENT FULL)
Due to a sell out in July, we are repeating our July conference.
This conference gives an opportunity to think about the rapidly changing role of the TA as an invaluable and flexible staff member, who is focused on learning and maximising the impact of class and group based interventions. Effective deployment and well trained TAs make all the difference to school achievement and wellbeing but the key is highly professional targeted work in the right places at the right times. This conference will challenge TAs to reflect on their own practice in the light of new research into what brings max ...
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Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
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Session 1
Friday 11 October 2013
09:15 - 15:30
Eastwood Park
Primary ICT Best Practice Forum (Group 2)
This forum meets three times during the year and is an opportunity for ICT subject leaders to keep up to date and to share practice. Each session includes local, regional and national updates and provides an opportunity to share resources and ideas. During each meeting there is a training session on a focus ICT initiative or aspect of ICT pedagogy in order to develop subject knowledge in ICT. The sessions will also support ICT Subject Leaders with self-evaluation, knowledge of changes in ICT, the ‘Computing’ curriculum developments and national recommendations to enable them to effectively lea ...
Please note no further online bookings can be taken for this course - To enquire if there are still places available contact the Admin contact
Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Friday 11 October 2013
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 2
Friday 31 January 2014
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 3
Friday 2 May 2014
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Secondary Personal, Social & Health Education Best Practice Forum
This course provides an opportunity to share outstanding practice, receive information, advice and support in a subject area that is evolving under the umbrella of promoting well being. It will enable schools to consider their provision of social, moral spiritual and cultural guidance. The focus for each meeting will be identified according to local and national recommendations, policies and needs and will be influenced by the PSHE subject leaders attending the course.
Please note no further online bookings can be taken for this course - To enquire if there are still places available contact the Admin contact
Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Friday 11 October 2013
13:00 - 16:00
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 2
Monday 23 June 2014
09:30 - 16:00
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Teaching Assistant Induction Day
This day aims to provide introductory training for newly appointed TAs and is an ideal basis upon which to build further training. It includes a look at roles and responsibilities; the occupational standards framework; Ofsted expectations; the school improvement cycle; the role of every staff member in promoting improvement and the priorities of a TA to promote learning; Behaviour for Learning, questioning and challenge strategies, and the place of Assessment for Learning, especially feedback strategies. This course is a great opportunity to build a network of colleagues and learn about the t ...
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Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
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Session 1
Monday 14 October 2013
09:30 - 16:00
Cleve Rugby Club
Primary Art Best Practice Fora
This course is designed to promote a more confident understanding of how and why we draw, and how it can be used, not just to enrich a subject, but to add to a better all round knowledge.
The first part of this course will be a practical step by step exploration of Drawing, including simple starting points and drawing techniques, whilst looking at how to develop and adapt these skills to support other subjects and mediums, and their place within the new Art and Design Curriculum.
In our further session we will look at the role of Art, not just as enhancement for the curriculum but in becomin ...
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Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Tuesday 15 October 2013
09:15 - 12:15
Whitehall Primary School
Session 2
Tuesday 11 March 2014
09:15 - 12:15
Whitehall Primary School
Primary Literacy Best Practice Forum (Group 1)
This forum for subject leaders will provide updates on national and local priorities, including the latest developments in primary literacy, advice and guidance to support the strategic leadership of literacy and opportunities to share best practice amongst schools. This will obviously include information about the new English Framework, due to be released in 2013 and statutory from 2014.
Please note no further online bookings can be taken for this course - To enquire if there are still places available contact the Admin contact
Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Wednesday 16 October 2013
09:00 - 12:00
Cleve Rugby Club
Session 2
Wednesday 26 February 2014
09:00 - 12:00
Cleve Rugby Club
Session 3
Wednesday 11 June 2014
09:00 - 12:00
Cleve Rugby Club
Secondary Religious Education Best Practice Forum
Over three there will be opportunities to share good practice and keep up to date with current and new thinking in secondary RE. We will have at least one national RE expert to lead the longest session and there will be plenty of scope for teachers in our region to raise issues and areas that they would like us to address. Discussion is at the heart of our forum meetings but also high quality presentations and modelling of good RE for the classroom that will enhance our lessons and the experience of our pupils. We aim to enthuse and re-energise RE teachers and leaders so that problems can be o ...
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Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Wednesday 16 October 2013
13:00 - 16:00
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 2
Wednesday 5 March 2014
09:15 - 12:15
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
Session 3
Wednesday 21 May 2014
13:00 - 16:00
South Gloucestershire Music Hub
NQT Developing Teaching and Learning Skills: Early Years and the Revised EYFS 1
This session will look at the current EYFS and the lessons learned from the first year of implementation and assessment. We will consider ways to develop a really vibrant learning environment that supports all areas of learning, promotes literacy and articulacy and links transition from Nursery and through to KS1.
Please note no further online bookings can be taken for this course - To enquire if there are still places available contact the Admin contact
Session
Session Date
Session Time
Session Venue
Map
Session 1
Thursday 17 October 2013
09:00 - 12:00
Jubilee Centre
Primary Literacy Best Practice Forum (Group 2)
This forum for subject leaders will provide updates on national and local priorities, including the latest developments in primary literacy, advice and guidance to support the strategic leadership of literacy and opportunities to share best practice amongst schools. This will obviously include information about the new English Framework, due to be released in 2013 and statutory from 2014.
