Meetings will include:
- The valuable opportunity to network with others, share your experiences and establish ways forward.
- Opportunity to explore in more depth aspect of teaching and learning related to national and local need.
- Aspects of school improvement and subject leadership.
- The opportunity to consider new research and next practice
The sessions will be run by Dr Carla Solvason and Niki Stobbs.
Dates:
4th November 2019, 16th January 2020, 26th March 2020, 11th June 2020.
A one day course led by David Barclay
Develop an understanding of:
- how learning can be layered across a sequence to give all children the opportunity to develop depth of understanding
- how ‘desirable difficulty’ can be built into sequence of learning, rather than bolted onto them
- how the principles demonstrated on this course can be applied across the curriculum
Gain practical classroom strategies which
- are designed specifically for years 2, 3 and 4
- are applicable to the design of effective tasks which support all children to develop their thinking and deepen their conceptual understanding
- make it easier for pupils to think harder, apply their thinking and achieve at a higher standard
A one day course led by David Barclay
Develop an understanding of:
- how learning can be layered across a sequence to give all children the opportunity to develop depth of understanding
- how ‘desirable difficulty’ can be built into sequences of learning, rather than bolted onto them
- how the principles demonstrated on this course can be applied across the curriculum
Gain practical classroom strategies which
- are designed specifically for years 5 and 6
- are applicable to the design of effective tasks which support all children to develop their thinking and deepen their conceptual understanding
- make it easier for pupils to think harder, apply their thinking and achieve at a higher standard
The University of Worcester leads termly network meetings for subject leaders of Literacy/English.
Every meeting includes:
The latest updates regarding your role in subject leadership: these will include up-to-the minute OFSTED messages: national updates related to your subject leader role and exploration of data.
An opportunity to stay up-to-date by exploring key areas of teaching and learning, particular curriculum areas, or latest pedagogies, led by experts.
A chance to network with other subject leaders, share experiences and ‘magpie’.
Dates: 13th November 2019, 26th February 2020, 17th June 2020
- To improve your knowledge of children’s books to inspire readers in KS2
- to engender a love of reading in your pupils
- to include more whole novels in your reaching to fire pupils’ imagination, to develop vocabulary and to support raising standards
- 10 new books to use with your class
- to ‘book chat’ with other teachers
All sessions are Wednesdays and fee includes 2 books per meeting for sessions one to five, collated notes and refreshments.
Dates: 9th October, 6th November, 22nd January, 11th March, 6th May and 17th June.
Every meeting includes:
- Aspects of school improvement and national updates related to your subject leadership and management role
- There is the opportunity to explore in more depth, an aspect of teaching and learning related of national and local need
- The valuable opportunity to network with others, share your experiences and establish ways forward
- Finally every session includes the quirkier side of mathematics for you to engage with
Dates: 6th November 2019, 4th March 2020, 24th June 2020
Course Tutor : Dr Carla Solvason
Topics covered:
The prevalence of SLCN
The impacts of SLCN
The complexity of speech and language and where problems can arise
Effective ways to support children with SLCN
To enrol please email the CPD office (cpdeducation@worc.ac.uk)