New for September 2022 SEND in the Mainstream
Available from September 2022 – Express an Interest now for further information – CLICK HERE
Audience: Teachers
Schools in the hub area have identified a growing need to consider what high quality teaching means for pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disability. Leaders have identified how the achievement gap between SEND and Non-SEND pupils continues to grow, especially due to the pandemic. Therefore, leaders express a strong moral imperative to close this gap for a group of pupils who often have the greatest need for excellence. The sessions have been designed around the EEF framework. The sessions will cover:
- Creating a positive and supportive environment for SEND pupils
- Understanding SEND needs based on the assess, plan, do review cycle
- Ensuring and assuring high quality teaching for SEND pupils (1) Focus on flexible grouping and metacognitive strategies for SEND
- Ensuring and assuring high quality teaching for SEND pupils (2) Focus on explicit instruction and scaffolding for SEND
- How can the use of technology contribute to a high-quality teaching offer for SEND pupils?
- What makes effective interventions for SEND pupils?
- Effective use of teaching assistants to impact progress in SEND This professional development course fits into the aims within the white paper namely:
- timely identification of need
- accurate assessment in all schools of need
An evidence-based response: children who are identified as needing academic, pastoral or specialist support will receive high-quality, evidence-based help
- identification of where additional support is required
- where they need additional support.
- Transparency: parents will be better informed about their child’s progress, and the support their child receives
Terms of Delivery: Late Autumn into Spring
Booking Details: CLICK HERE for our Expression of Interest Form ahead of our September 2022 launch
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: cpd@spencerteachingschoolhub.com
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NEW for September 2022 Teaching Excellence
Available from September 2022 – Express an Interest now for further information – CLICK HERE
Audience: Class teachers who want to improve their classroom practice. The course will provide skills and strategies to use within the classroom to facilitate excellent teaching.
The course will enable teachers to reflect and improve their classroom practice through structured session and discussions. Strategies will be provided for teachers against the teaching standards to share and explore great practice within the lessons, backed up by a research base. The sessions will also focus on teacher wellbeing and workload. The sessions to be delivered include:
- Excellent Teaching and the Teacher as a professional (focus on wellbeing and workload).
- What is High Quality Teaching? What does this mean in your setting?
- How does cognitive science enable teachers to ensure there is great learning within our classrooms?
- How do we meet the needs of all learners?
- Using effective assessment to support learning
- Accelerating progress for disadvantaged Pupils
- Creating excellent climates for learning
Due to the pandemic, teachers have had little chance to discuss pedagogy and how to improve their practice with an audience wider than their schools. Through our surveys, we know that this is an area of need within or Hub and an opportunity that schools would relish. We would thread workload and well being through all sessions to aim to arm teachers with strategies to keep them within the teaching profession. The link between pupil outcomes and quality teacher development provision is founded in a ‘strong and credible’ evidence base.
Terms of Delivery: Sessions over the academic year – Autumn – Summer
Booking Details: CLICK HERE for our Expression of Interest Form ahead of our September 2022 launch
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch: cpd@spencerteachingschoolhub.com
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EEF: Recruiting Schools for EEF funded projects
The EEF and the Research School Network are hard at work on the Accelerator Fund funded projects for RSC regions of the North, East Midlands & Humber and West Midlands (more information here). However, there are also other EEF funded projects that are looking for schools from across the whole country to get involved. You can find details of these projects in the boxes below. Please do feel free to share these opportunities with your networks via your newsletter and social media.
| Primary science lessons to think hard: Thinking, Doing, Talking, Science (KS2)The EEF is funding a study focused on testing a Year 5 science programme called ‘Thinking, doing, talking, science’. The programme is designed to improve science outcomes by making science lessons more focused, creative and effective. Teachers are trained to develop and teach challenging lessons that incorporate more practical activities, deeper thinking and discussion, and enquiry-based learning. The study will commence from next academic year (2022/23) and is open to schools across the South West, East and West Midlands, West and Central, North West, and Yorkshire and the North East. If you’re interested in taking part in the project, or wish to signpost others to it, please email TDTS@scienceoxford.com. |
| Student Grouping Study (Year 7 and Year 8)The Student Grouping Study team are investigating the effect of setting and mixed attainment (mixed ability) grouping in maths on pupils’ attainment and self-confidence. The team are currently recruiting schools who teach in mixed attainment (mixed ability) maths in Year 7 and Year 8. Pupils grouped in ‘mixed attainment groups’ are grouped so that the range of prior attainment in each teaching group is similar to that of the year group as a whole. Schools may additionally have a ‘nurture group’ for the lowest attaining pupils. The study does not require schools to change what they are currently doing; all schools would continue with their usual grouping and teaching practices for the duration of the study (September 2022 – July 2024). Aside from being an exciting research project, all participating schools receive £1000 following completion of all study requirements with staff/school and with the required pupils. If you are interested or have further questions, please email the study team at ioe.groupingstudents@ucl.ac.uk. |
| Bust misconceptions in maths and science: Stop and Think (KS2)The EEF is funding a study in collaboration with the Behavioural Insights Team, which will focus on testing a new maths and science programme called ‘Stop and Think’. The study will run during next academic year (2022-2023). This project is open to schools in all regions across the country. If you’re interested in taking part in the project or wish to signpost others to it, please email stopandthink@bi.team or click here to book in a 15 minute call. |