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These development days are created and facilitated by Sir Steve Lancashire, and designed for Deputy Headteachers who are aspiring to headship. The purpose of the days is to develop, nurture and sustain leadership potential across REAch2 by:

• Developing a core group of future leaders with the professional strategies, confidence, resilience and knowledge base to effect school improvement across their school and REAch2 as the educational landscape changes.
• Harnessing the potential of those in leadership roles who have the capacity to become highly effective school leaders.

There will be 3 session in total on 6 December, 13 March and 5 June.

Session one will now take place via a zoom webinar. Session 2 and 3 venue to be confirmed.

Our NQT programme offers a high quality, professional development journey for teachers at the start of their career. The programme has been designed with Specialist Leaders of Education across our alliance to support NQTs in developing the quality and impact of their practice.

Our comprehensive 12-session programme provides a reflective and supportive environment to nurture and grow potential. Facilitators are highly skilled, experienced classroom practitioners who will develop NQTs’ understanding and practice through a programme which provides:

• Opportunities to observe and discuss good and outstanding lessons within the host school
• Practical resources to adapt and use in the classroom
• Access to outstanding practitioners for Q&A around each focus area
• Opportunities to network and liaise with peers and other professionals
• Reflection time and action-planning

Content:

Session 1: ORIENTATION: Sets out the expectations for the programme and explores the NQT journey

Session 2: SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Focuses on establishing positive relationships to help to manage behaviour and create a classroom climate that promotes successful learning

Session 3: KNOWING YOUR LEARNERS: Investigates the importance of differentiation as one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and learning

Session 4: ASSESSEMENT FOR LEARNING: Explores how AFL underpins the planning cycle and presents a range of methods to enhance classroom practice

Session 5: MARVELOUS MATHS: Explores how to create enjoyable and meaningful maths lessons that engage and challenge all learners

Session 6: READ ALL ABOUT IT: Investigates different approaches to teaching reading and phonics that equip children with the skills to become fluent and passionate readers

Session 7: THE WRITE STUFF: Focuses on different approaches to teaching writing that provide children with the knowledge and understanding necessary to become skilled and inspired writers

Session 8: SEND –ASD: Develops knowledge and understanding of the needs of ASD learners and how to adapt teaching methods and the classroom environment to meet these needs

Session 9: SEND – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: Develops teachers’ awareness of speech and language difficulties and how best to create a speech and language friendly classroom as well as differentiate activities for learners with speech and language needs

Session 10: BEHAVIOUR 101: Provides a chance to explore solutions to dealing with behaviour issues which NQTs may be struggling with

Session 11: NEXT STEPS ON THE LEADERSHIP LADDER: Explores the importance of all teachers as leaders of learning and investigates the skills needed to lead a foundation subject

Session 12: CELEBRATION: An opportunity to celebrate the learning journey that NQTs have experienced over the course of the programme and a chance to look forward to the year ahead

DSL network meetings, Cluster 1, 2 & 3

These zoom sessions are designed to target those teachers new to Year 6, those returning to Year 6 or those less confident.

Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/664051178

These zoom sessions are designed to target those teachers new to Year 6, those returning to Year 6 or those less confident.

Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/918544454

The main focus of this programme is to ensure that all participants increase their confidence and capability in the core skills and responsibilities of an effective school leader. The course will empower participants to develop a strong network to support them as Headteachers.

Participants are assessed through a written assignment to ensure that they have reached the qualification requirements, plus a viva interview to assess them against the more challenging Ambition bar.

The programme comprises a series of training sessions, along with pre- and post-reading, a nine-day school placement and an in-school impact project.

The sessions cover six core areas:

• Leadership skills for Headteachers
• School self-evaluation and school improvement planning
• School culture and vision
• Operational management of a school including finance and HR
• Teaching, learning and curriculum
• Pastoral leadership

In order for both aspiring and serving Headteachers to receive their qualification, they will need to complete the project element of this qualification successfully. This is in two parts:

• Lead a change programme at whole-school level, lasting for at least two terms, to improve pupil progress and attainment. They will need to present the plan to their governing board prior to implementation and gather their feedback.
• Undertake a placement in a contrasting school (for example, by performance, pupil profile, geography), lasting at least nine working days.

It is therefore essential that the school understands the level of support they will need to put in place when they are placing participants on the programme.

Target audience: Deputy Headteachers who are aspiring to headship and meet the following eligibility criteria:

• You will probably be in a headship role in the next 12–18 months
• You will have completed at least one year at a Deputy Head level
• As this programme is for those whose next step is headship, eligibility is limited to Deputy and Assistant Headteachers
• You will have evidence of having made substantial positive impact on a school

The DfE have confirmed availability of scholarship funding for NPQs for the 2019-20 financial year (April 2019 - April 2020).

Scholarship eligibility 

All participants who work in a school which is in a category 5 or 6 development area, or who work in a MAT that has AT LEAST ONE school in a category 5 or 6 development area, are eligible for the scholarship. This means that a participant will be eligible for the scholarship even if they themselves are not in a category 5 or 6 school, so long as their MAT has a least one school in either of these areas. This school does not need to be involved in your NPQ programme to make your entire MAT eligible.

Please note that the following criteria will also apply to participant eligibility:

• The participant should not already hold this qualification;
• The participant has not previously received funding for the NPQ level for which they are applying;
• The participant has not previously enrolled for the same NPQ level/course and dropped out before completing it.

Our NQT programme offers a high quality, professional development journey for teachers at the start of their career. The programme has been designed with Specialist Leaders of Education across our alliance to support NQTs in developing the quality and impact of their practice.

Our comprehensive 12-session programme provides a reflective and supportive environment to nurture and grow potential. Facilitators are highly skilled, experienced classroom practitioners who will develop NQTs’ understanding and practice through a programme which provides:

• Opportunities to observe and discuss good and outstanding lessons within the host school
• Practical resources to adapt and use in the classroom
• Access to outstanding practitioners for Q&A around each focus area
• Opportunities to network and liaise with peers and other professionals
• Reflection time and action-planning

Content:

Session 1: ORIENTATION: Sets out the expectations for the programme and explores the NQT journey

Session 2: SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Focuses on establishing positive relationships to help to manage behaviour and create a classroom climate that promotes successful learning

Session 3: KNOWING YOUR LEARNERS: Investigates the importance of differentiation as one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and learning

Session 4: ASSESSEMENT FOR LEARNING: Explores how AFL underpins the planning cycle and presents a range of methods to enhance classroom practice

Session 5: MARVELOUS MATHS: Explores how to create enjoyable and meaningful maths lessons that engage and challenge all learners

Session 6: READ ALL ABOUT IT: Investigates different approaches to teaching reading and phonics that equip children with the skills to become fluent and passionate readers

Session 7: THE WRITE STUFF: Focuses on different approaches to teaching writing that provide children with the knowledge and understanding necessary to become skilled and inspired writers

Session 8: SEND –ASD: Develops knowledge and understanding of the needs of ASD learners and how to adapt teaching methods and the classroom environment to meet these needs

Session 9: SEND – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: Develops teachers’ awareness of speech and language difficulties and how best to create a speech and language friendly classroom as well as differentiate activities for learners with speech and language needs

Session 10: BEHAVIOUR 101: Provides a chance to explore solutions to dealing with behaviour issues which NQTs may be struggling with

Session 11: NEXT STEPS ON THE LEADERSHIP LADDER: Explores the importance of all teachers as leaders of learning and investigates the skills needed to lead a foundation subject

Session 12: CELEBRATION: An opportunity to celebrate the learning journey that NQTs have experienced over the course of the programme and a chance to look forward to the year ahead

Our NQT programme offers a high quality, professional development journey for teachers at the start of their career. The programme has been designed with Specialist Leaders of Education across our alliance to support NQTs in developing the quality and impact of their practice.

Our comprehensive 12-session programme provides a reflective and supportive environment to nurture and grow potential. Facilitators are highly skilled, experienced classroom practitioners who will develop NQTs’ understanding and practice through a programme which provides:

• Opportunities to observe and discuss good and outstanding lessons within the host school
• Practical resources to adapt and use in the classroom
• Access to outstanding practitioners for Q&A around each focus area
• Opportunities to network and liaise with peers and other professionals
• Reflection time and action-planning

Content:

Session 1: ORIENTATION: Sets out the expectations for the programme and explores the NQT journey

Session 2: SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Focuses on establishing positive relationships to help to manage behaviour and create a classroom climate that promotes successful learning

Session 3: KNOWING YOUR LEARNERS: Investigates the importance of differentiation as one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and learning

Session 4: ASSESSEMENT FOR LEARNING: Explores how AFL underpins the planning cycle and presents a range of methods to enhance classroom practice

Session 5: MARVELOUS MATHS: Explores how to create enjoyable and meaningful maths lessons that engage and challenge all learners

Session 6: READ ALL ABOUT IT: Investigates different approaches to teaching reading and phonics that equip children with the skills to become fluent and passionate readers

Session 7: THE WRITE STUFF: Focuses on different approaches to teaching writing that provide children with the knowledge and understanding necessary to become skilled and inspired writers

Session 8: SEND –ASD: Develops knowledge and understanding of the needs of ASD learners and how to adapt teaching methods and the classroom environment to meet these needs

Session 9: SEND – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: Develops teachers’ awareness of speech and language difficulties and how best to create a speech and language friendly classroom as well as differentiate activities for learners with speech and language needs

Session 10: BEHAVIOUR 101: Provides a chance to explore solutions to dealing with behaviour issues which NQTs may be struggling with

Session 11: NEXT STEPS ON THE LEADERSHIP LADDER: Explores the importance of all teachers as leaders of learning and investigates the skills needed to lead a foundation subject

Session 12: CELEBRATION: An opportunity to celebrate the learning journey that NQTs have experienced over the course of the programme and a chance to look forward to the year ahead

Our NQT programme offers a high quality, professional development journey for teachers at the start of their career. The programme has been designed with Specialist Leaders of Education across our alliance to support NQTs in developing the quality and impact of their practice.

Our comprehensive 12-session programme provides a reflective and supportive environment to nurture and grow potential. Facilitators are highly skilled, experienced classroom practitioners who will develop NQTs’ understanding and practice through a programme which provides:

• Opportunities to observe and discuss good and outstanding lessons within the host school
• Practical resources to adapt and use in the classroom
• Access to outstanding practitioners for Q&A around each focus area
• Opportunities to network and liaise with peers and other professionals
• Reflection time and action-planning

Content:

Session 1: ORIENTATION: Sets out the expectations for the programme and explores the NQT journey

Session 2: SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Focuses on establishing positive relationships to help to manage behaviour and create a classroom climate that promotes successful learning

Session 3: KNOWING YOUR LEARNERS: Investigates the importance of differentiation as one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and learning

Session 4: ASSESSEMENT FOR LEARNING: Explores how AFL underpins the planning cycle and presents a range of methods to enhance classroom practice

Session 5: MARVELOUS MATHS: Explores how to create enjoyable and meaningful maths lessons that engage and challenge all learners

Session 6: READ ALL ABOUT IT: Investigates different approaches to teaching reading and phonics that equip children with the skills to become fluent and passionate readers

Session 7: THE WRITE STUFF: Focuses on different approaches to teaching writing that provide children with the knowledge and understanding necessary to become skilled and inspired writers

Session 8: SEND –ASD: Develops knowledge and understanding of the needs of ASD learners and how to adapt teaching methods and the classroom environment to meet these needs

Session 9: SEND – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: Develops teachers’ awareness of speech and language difficulties and how best to create a speech and language friendly classroom as well as differentiate activities for learners with speech and language needs

Session 10: BEHAVIOUR 101: Provides a chance to explore solutions to dealing with behaviour issues which NQTs may be struggling with

Session 11: NEXT STEPS ON THE LEADERSHIP LADDER: Explores the importance of all teachers as leaders of learning and investigates the skills needed to lead a foundation subject

Session 12: CELEBRATION: An opportunity to celebrate the learning journey that NQTs have experienced over the course of the programme and a chance to look forward to the year ahead

Our NQT programme offers a high quality, professional development journey for teachers at the start of their career. The programme has been designed with Specialist Leaders of Education across our alliance to support NQTs in developing the quality and impact of their practice.

Our comprehensive 12-session programme provides a reflective and supportive environment to nurture and grow potential. Facilitators are highly skilled, experienced classroom practitioners who will develop NQTs’ understanding and practice through a programme which provides:

• Opportunities to observe and discuss good and outstanding lessons within the host school
• Practical resources to adapt and use in the classroom
• Access to outstanding practitioners for Q&A around each focus area
• Opportunities to network and liaise with peers and other professionals
• Reflection time and action-planning

Content:

Session 1: ORIENTATION: Sets out the expectations for the programme and explores the NQT journey

Session 2: SETTING UP FOR SUCCESS: Focuses on establishing positive relationships to help to manage behaviour and create a classroom climate that promotes successful learning

Session 3: KNOWING YOUR LEARNERS: Investigates the importance of differentiation as one of the cornerstones of effective teaching and learning

Session 4: ASSESSEMENT FOR LEARNING: Explores how AFL underpins the planning cycle and presents a range of methods to enhance classroom practice

Session 5: MARVELOUS MATHS: Explores how to create enjoyable and meaningful maths lessons that engage and challenge all learners

Session 6: READ ALL ABOUT IT: Investigates different approaches to teaching reading and phonics that equip children with the skills to become fluent and passionate readers

Session 7: THE WRITE STUFF: Focuses on different approaches to teaching writing that provide children with the knowledge and understanding necessary to become skilled and inspired writers

Session 8: SEND –ASD: Develops knowledge and understanding of the needs of ASD learners and how to adapt teaching methods and the classroom environment to meet these needs

Session 9: SEND – SPEECH AND LANGUAGE: Develops teachers’ awareness of speech and language difficulties and how best to create a speech and language friendly classroom as well as differentiate activities for learners with speech and language needs

Session 10: BEHAVIOUR 101: Provides a chance to explore solutions to dealing with behaviour issues which NQTs may be struggling with

Session 11: NEXT STEPS ON THE LEADERSHIP LADDER: Explores the importance of all teachers as leaders of learning and investigates the skills needed to lead a foundation subject

Session 12: CELEBRATION: An opportunity to celebrate the learning journey that NQTs have experienced over the course of the programme and a chance to look forward to the year ahead