Reducing the Impact of Disadvantage on Attainment
At the heart of Curriculum for Wales is a commitment to developing all learners to be healthy, confident, ethical, informed, enterprising, creative, ambitious and capable. This can only be achieved if there is an understanding of, and commitment to, equity in education and the importance of learner wellbeing.
The Partneriaeth Professional Learning Offer for Equity and Wellbeing has been developed to support leaders and practitioners to understand how to reduce educational inequalities and improve inclusion for all.
Impact of Poverty Network
A termly regional network for schools to discuss and develop best approaches to mitigating poverty.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand why the ‘impact of poverty’ is a national priority and the role of the termly networks
Have considered the potential benefits of working together to reduce the impact of poverty on educational attainment
Have had an opportunity to engage with and hear from poverty specialists, consider their practices and explore what works in supporting and improving outcomes.
Senior Leaders / Lead Staff Members of Local Authority Staff looking to improve attainment
Termly
Timing
Half Day Network Meetings
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Partneriaeth Regional Leads and External Specialists
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Using the EEF Teaching and Learning Toolkit and Developing Pedagogy for Disadvantaged Learners
Bitesize learning sessions to explore the EEF and effective pedagogy for disadvantaged learners.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Understand how and why the ‘Education Endowment Foundation’s Teaching and Learning Toolkit’ is a fantastic and unrivalled resource for schools in terms of improving educational attainment of disadvantaged learners.
Understand how the research led toolkit and subsequent resources are world leading and provide schools with step by step guidance on interventions and strategic change programmes for the whole school.
Have had an opportunity to explore various parts of the toolkit and guidance documents and hear directly from EEF staff.
Explore proven pedagogy for disadvantaged learners
Senior Leaders / Lead Staff Members of Local Authority Staff looking to improve attainment
Date(s)Monthly (TBC)
Timing
One hour sessions
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
EEF Specialists and Partneriaeth Regional Leads
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
RADY Network
Termly network for schools part of the RADY Programme.
By the end of this session attendees will:
Have had an opportunity, as a school involved with RADY, to consider how they can make effective use of the RADY resources and specialist support offer to improve educational attainment and improve equity within the classroom and across the whole school.
Have had an opportunity to attend termly network meetings and have had an opportunity to engage with RADY specialists, hear from external specialists and consider their practices and explore what works in supporting and improving outcomes.
Senior Leaders / Lead Staff Members of Local Authority Staff looking to improve attainment
Termly
Timing
Half Day Network Meetings
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Partneriaeth Regional Leads, LA PDG Leads and External Specialists
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Supporting Successful Transitions Programme
Programme designed to develop understanding of transition and how to put in place successful strategies
By the end of these sessions attendees will:
Have had an opportunity to attend four short training sessions and explore what successful transition looks like, consider effective strategies and how to support the learner through the various stages of transition.
Understand how and when to scaffold transition for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners
Have had an opportunity to explore their own practices and hear what works in other settings (This is a programme of four training sessions and it is suggested that delegates attend all four).
Senior Leaders / Staff Members with responsibility or interest in supporting vulnerable or disadvantaged learners
Termly (TBC)
Timing
4 x 1.5 Hour Sessions (Repeated Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
External Specialist Trainer
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
Developing Family and Community Engagement and Using the FaCE Toolkit
Programme designed to develop understanding and development of Family and Community Engagement
By the end of these sessions attendees will:
• Have had an opportunity to attend this four-part programme and been given an opportunity to properly understand and explore how developing family and community engagement can improve learner engagement and achievement.
• Understand what good family and community engagement looks like and what's the role of equity is in this area.
• Have been introduced to the Welsh Government Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Toolkit and be able to utilise the strategies and interventions included within it
(This is a programme of four training sessions and it is suggested that delegates attend all four).
Senior Leaders / Staff Members with responsibility or interest in supporting vulnerable or disadvantaged learners
Termly (TBC)
Timing
4 x 1.5 Hour Sessions (Repeated Termly)
Method of delivery
Virtual and In-Person
Venue(s)
TBC
Facilitator
Partneriaeth Regional Leads
Contact eMail
Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru