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by Amy Langton17 March 2023 News0 comments

STEM: Secondary Courses – April and May 2023

We have plenty of interesting and informative courses available covering various secondary-level STEM topics throughout April and May. Many of these courses are discounted, so book early to ensure your place!

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EP2332 ELECTRICITY TECHNICIAN TRAININGRK698 B03 Technician online physics knowledge enhancementPlease join us for a series of workshops aimed at helping you to understand some more physics ideas. We explore the theory behind many of the KS3 and 4 lesson you prepare kit for.Electricity; Charge, current, resistance, potential difference, conductors and insulators; Ohmic and non ohmic conductors; Power and energy.This course is fully funded for schools from Soar Valley Enthuse Partnership. Other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £40 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Date: 19 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 1.30pm – 2.30pmCost: Free Click to Book

EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: CHEMISTRY TRIPLE SCIENCERX012 KA01 Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching Chemistry for Key Stage 4 (triple science). Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your GCSE chemistry classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Dates:24 April 20233 May 202310 May 2023Time: 3.30-4.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free Click to Book

KS3 BIOLOGY – CELLS AND MICROSCOPESRK298 A156 Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts. This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled. Date: 26 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free Click to Book

EP2332 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: PHYSICS KS4RX014 KB05 Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching physics for key stage 4. It will build on your knowledge from undertaking the key stage 3 physics course. Start your key stage 4 teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your physics classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £140 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Date: 27 April 2023Time: 9.30-12.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free Click to Book

EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – GROUP / TEAMWORK FOR PUPILSRK357 B08 The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network. Date: 28 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 2pm – 3pmCost: £40 Click to Book

EP2332 TECHNICIANS SUPPORTING TRIPLE SCIENCERK776 B01 This course is designed for technicians who support practical work in triple science. You will gain hands on experience of effective and engaging practical ideas in biology, chemistry and physics. You will also have the opportunity to discuss key learning points behind the practicals, where to find resource materials and how to prepare them.This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £185 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Dates:3 May 2023 – 10-11.30am16 May 2023 – 10.30-12pm7 June 2023 – 1.30-3pmVenue: OnlineTime: 1pm – 2pmCost: Free Click to Book

EP2414 ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING AND FEEDBACK IN SECONDARY SCIENCERK298 A166 Funded by an Enthuse Project at Redhill Academy. Free for schools from the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton Areas only. Non-attendance will be charged at £80 to avoid wasting spaces. Schools from outside this funded area will be cancelled. Dates:4 May 202325 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free Click to Book

KS3 BIOLOGY – MOVING IN AND OUT OF CELLSRK298 A157 Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled. Date: 9 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free Click to Book

EP2206 DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN STEMRK381 B01 Working in partnership with Skillsbuilder, this course explores the 8 essential skills and provides ideas to implement employability / essential skills into STEM curriculum design.This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.This course is fully funded from Bosworth Enthuse partnership for schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £80 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Date: 11 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3pm – 5pmCost: Free Click to Book

INTRODUCING FORCES AT KS3 WITH PHYSICS PARTNERSRK298 A162 Forces make things happen! Forces ‘tell the physics story’; if you understand forces and their effects then this will help you in many other areas of physics. The workshop will look at common student misconceptions and how to overcome them. You will be introduced to a coherent strategy for introducing forces at KS3 involving how to describe forces correctly and the use of free-body diagrams. During the workshop, there will be live demonstrations to help you with delivery of this subject area. Date: 17 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: £30 Click to Book

EAST MIDLANDS TECHNICIANS SUMMER NETWORKRK607 B09 With recent changes to the science curriculum now embedded in most schools and colleges, challenges still remain in maximising the enjoyment, engagement and success of learners. This course recognises the pivotal role that technical support staff play and provides the opportunity to meet, discuss and share good practice for technicians from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire schools only.You will:receive updates and share current best practiceconsider ways in which technical support for science departments can be optimisedestablish a working brief for the networkidentify future training needs Date: 17 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 1pm – 2pmCost: Free Click to Book

EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – MISCONCEPTIONS AND PROGRESSRK357 B09 The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network. Date: 18 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 2pm – 3pmCost: £40 Click to Book

EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: BIOLOGY TRIPLE SCIENCERX009 KA01 Explore background subject knowledge to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 4 (Triple Science) with a focus on coordination and control. Start your Triple Science teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your biology classes. This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area. Date: 22 May 2023Time: 3.30-4.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free Click to Book

GIRLS IN STEMRK298 A148 By the end of this session you will be able to:outline key issues around diversity within the STEM workforuse the 8 GATSBY benchmarks as a guide for underpinning inclusive STEM contentconsider the inclusivity of your curriculum and the importance of your subject to students’ lives. This course has been fully funded by an enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled. Date: 23 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.30pm – 5pmCost: Free Click to Book

GRAPHS FOR GCSE SCIENCE – MIST: MATHS IN SCIENCE TEACHINGRK298 A145 This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled. Date: 30 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free Click to Book

Please share this information with your colleagues. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.

Kind Regards,

Anna

Anna Cummings

Finance and HR Manager

Mon – Fri 8:30 – 4:00

Phone during office hours 07411 529201

by Amy Langton6 March 2023 News0 comments

Flying High English Hub: Partner School Recruitment Event

Flying High English Hub Partner School Recruitment Event

27^th April 9:30-12pm

Flying High Offices, 2a Vickery Way, Chilwell.

Would your school benefit from additional financial support for your phonics programme and access to 9 days of Literacy Specialist support over two years?

Flying High English hub have additional capacity to take on more partner schools for September 2023. Therefore, we want to offer schools the opportunity to attend an event to learn more about our offer and how they can begin partnership work with us.

We are particularly interested to hear from schools who meet two or more of the following criteria:

The last published Phonics Screening Check result is below the published national average (this was 75% in 2022)
Low attainment in bottom 20% of children.
Ofsted judgement of Requires Improvement or Inadequate.
A high proportion of groups considered hard to reach such as EAL, PSM, travellers etc
Schools referred by local partners (e.g., NLEs, LAs).
Schools that sit in an education investment area or priority education investment area (List of areas found here)

(If schools only meet one of these but feel they require intensive support, they can still access the partnership. Please contact englishhub@flyinghightrustc.o.uk to discuss this in further detail.)

Most schools have selected a DfE validated SSP programme in recent years, therefore, we want our intensive partnership work to help schools get the most from it. We also know that the implementation of a phonics programme is not easy, particularly when schools are faced with various other challenges. To help schools address this, our proven Partner School intensive support programme gives schools the knowledge, confidence and support to truly make a difference for their children. Through a carefully constructed partnership, we help schools implement their chosen programme with rigour and fidelity so they can make a positive impact on the number of children who become proficient readers.

Please be aware of the following:

Schools should only attend this meeting if they meet two or more of the criteria above (unless you have contacted us beforehand)
This event is only for schools wanting to engage in our two-year intensive support programme
Through the programme, schools can access up to £6000 of funding to purchase resources and training for their chosen DfE Validated SSP programme.
Schools must be committed to making positive changes in the way they support children in the lowest 20%.
The headteacher must be committed to the programme and will show this by attending this event with the school’s reading/phonics leader.
Schools wanting to join the partnership must commit to receiving an English Hub audit during the summer term.

Book via this link https://futures.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/courses/3709816186/english-hub-partner-school-recruitment-event-free-event

Kind regards,

Carl Pattison

Flying High English Hub Leader

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by Amy Langton27 February 2023 News0 comments

Flying High English Hub: February 2023 Newsletter

View the Flying High English Hub February 2023 Newsletter by CLICKING HERE

To get onto our mailing list, schools simply need to email englishhub@flyinghightrust.co.uk to request this.

0115 9891910 | www.flyinghighpartnership.co.uk/english-hub | @HubFlying

Title/Code	Description	Details	Link
EP2332 ELECTRICITY TECHNICIAN TRAININGRK698 B03	Technician online physics knowledge enhancementPlease join us for a series of workshops aimed at helping you to understand some more physics ideas. We explore the theory behind many of the KS3 and 4 lesson you prepare kit for.Electricity; Charge, current, resistance, potential difference, conductors and insulators; Ohmic and non ohmic conductors; Power and energy.This course is fully funded for schools from Soar Valley Enthuse Partnership. Other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £40 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Date: 19 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 1.30pm – 2.30pmCost: Free	Click to Book
EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: CHEMISTRY TRIPLE SCIENCERX012 KA01	Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching Chemistry for Key Stage 4 (triple science). Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your GCSE chemistry classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Dates:24 April 20233 May 202310 May 2023Time: 3.30-4.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free	Click to Book
KS3 BIOLOGY – CELLS AND MICROSCOPESRK298 A156	Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts. This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.	Date: 26 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free	Click to Book
EP2332 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: PHYSICS KS4RX014 KB05	Develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching physics for key stage 4. It will build on your knowledge from undertaking the key stage 3 physics course. Start your key stage 4 teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your physics classes. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £140 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Date: 27 April 2023Time: 9.30-12.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free	Click to Book
EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – GROUP / TEAMWORK FOR PUPILSRK357 B08	The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network.	Date: 28 April 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 2pm – 3pmCost: £40	Click to Book
EP2332 TECHNICIANS SUPPORTING TRIPLE SCIENCERK776 B01	This course is designed for technicians who support practical work in triple science. You will gain hands on experience of effective and engaging practical ideas in biology, chemistry and physics. You will also have the opportunity to discuss key learning points behind the practicals, where to find resource materials and how to prepare them.This is a fully funded course for maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton only. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £185 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Dates:3 May 2023 – 10-11.30am16 May 2023 – 10.30-12pm7 June 2023 – 1.30-3pmVenue: OnlineTime: 1pm – 2pmCost: Free	Click to Book
EP2414 ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING AND FEEDBACK IN SECONDARY SCIENCERK298 A166	Funded by an Enthuse Project at Redhill Academy. Free for schools from the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton Areas only. Non-attendance will be charged at £80 to avoid wasting spaces. Schools from outside this funded area will be cancelled.	Dates:4 May 202325 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free	Click to Book
KS3 BIOLOGY – MOVING IN AND OUT OF CELLSRK298 A157	Designed to support teachers who are non-specialists, you will develop the background subject knowledge required to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 3. Gain the tools and confidence to plan and teach your biology classes effectively. You will explore ways of building student understanding, taking into account misconceptions and common issues in teaching these concepts.This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.	Date: 9 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free	Click to Book
EP2206 DEVELOPING ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN STEMRK381 B01	Working in partnership with Skillsbuilder, this course explores the 8 essential skills and provides ideas to implement employability / essential skills into STEM curriculum design.This short course forms part of our suite of STEM Career professional development modules that can be accessed via our Science Learning Partnerships.This course is fully funded from Bosworth Enthuse partnership for schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £80 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Date: 11 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3pm – 5pmCost: Free	Click to Book
INTRODUCING FORCES AT KS3 WITH PHYSICS PARTNERSRK298 A162	Forces make things happen! Forces ‘tell the physics story’; if you understand forces and their effects then this will help you in many other areas of physics. The workshop will look at common student misconceptions and how to overcome them. You will be introduced to a coherent strategy for introducing forces at KS3 involving how to describe forces correctly and the use of free-body diagrams. During the workshop, there will be live demonstrations to help you with delivery of this subject area.	Date: 17 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: £30	Click to Book
EAST MIDLANDS TECHNICIANS SUMMER NETWORKRK607 B09	With recent changes to the science curriculum now embedded in most schools and colleges, challenges still remain in maximising the enjoyment, engagement and success of learners. This course recognises the pivotal role that technical support staff play and provides the opportunity to meet, discuss and share good practice for technicians from Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire schools only.You will:receive updates and share current best practiceconsider ways in which technical support for science departments can be optimisedestablish a working brief for the networkidentify future training needs	Date: 17 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 1pm – 2pmCost: Free	Click to Book
EARLY CAREER SECONDARY SCIENCE NETWORK MEETING – MISCONCEPTIONS AND PROGRESSRK357 B09	The Early Career secondary science network meetings are designed to cover aspects of teaching that new teachers to the profession find most challenging. All of the network meetings support aspects of the Early Career Framework. The meetings will provide contexts of the topics being covered, underpinned by the latest research and evidence, and will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own experiences and develop a support network.	Date: 18 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 2pm – 3pmCost: £40	Click to Book
EP2309 SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT: BIOLOGY TRIPLE SCIENCERX009 KA01	Explore background subject knowledge to help planning and teaching biology for key stage 4 (Triple Science) with a focus on coordination and control. Start your Triple Science teaching with the tools and confidence to plan and teach effective learning for your biology classes. This is a fully funded course for schools from the Noel Baker Enthuse Partnership and other maintained schools from Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton can also attend for free. Non-attendance on the course incurs a £100 fee. Bookings from other areas will be cancelled as they are out of the funded area.	Date: 22 May 2023Time: 3.30-4.30pmVenue: OnlineCost: Free	Click to Book
GIRLS IN STEMRK298 A148	By the end of this session you will be able to:outline key issues around diversity within the STEM workforuse the 8 GATSBY benchmarks as a guide for underpinning inclusive STEM contentconsider the inclusivity of your curriculum and the importance of your subject to students’ lives. This course has been fully funded by an enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.	Date: 23 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.30pm – 5pmCost: Free	Click to Book
GRAPHS FOR GCSE SCIENCE – MIST: MATHS IN SCIENCE TEACHINGRK298 A145	This course has been fully funded by an Enthuse project. Schools are funded in the Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Northampton areas only. Schools from outside of this funded area will be cancelled.	Date: 30 May 2023Venue: OnlineTime: 3.45pm – 4.45pmCost: Free	Click to Book