LEO Training & Professional Development Newsletter

LEO Academy Trust CPD Brochure for 2021-2022

Please take a look inside our LEO Academy Trust 2021-2022 CPD Brochure to find out more about the CPD opportunities we have on offer from September.

Please take a look below to find out about all of the exciting Olevi programmes we will be offering in 2021-2022 at LEO Academy Trust.

The Outstanding Teacher Programme

Full attendance of this programme will enable you to:

* Mentor or coach colleagues informally or formally and to improve their practice through a structured programme;

* Recognise, articulate, and model best practice in teaching and learning;

* Create and deliver challenging and engaging CPD.

Please click here to book your place.

The Outstanding Leadership in Education Programme

Full attendance of this programme will enable you to:

* Be comfortable in reflecting about your own strengths and weaknesses and deciding your way forward;

* Articulate a vision that balances integrity with competence,

* Lead an effective team to achieve the intended outcome.

Please click here to book your place.

The Senior Outstanding Leadership in Education Programme

Full attendance of this programme will enable you to:

* Articulate a compelling vision that creates momentum;

* Drive a well-considered yet agile strategic plan;

* Achieve the intended outcomes whilst leading a high performing growth culture.

Please click here to book your place.

The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme

Full attendance of this programme will enable you to:

* Use highly effective teaching & learning strategies to improve student outcomes;

* Model effective learning processes to others;

* Engage in the delivery of focused internal CPD.

Please click here to book your place.

LEO Network Learning Community Meetings

Take a look in the LEO CPD Brochure for dates of a range of Network Learning Community Meetings.

Google Level 1 & Level 2 Training

If you are interested in gaining your Google Level 1 or Google Level 2 then why not attend the training sessions scheduled for the autumn term.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain additional support in training for the Google Level 1 Exam.

Please click here to book your place for the Google Level 1 training.

Please click here to book your place for the Google Level 2 training.

Olevi Creative Teacher Programme

Staff from across @LEOacademies enjoyed their first session of the @OLEVItalk Creative Teacher Programme.

Participants explored the DR ICE model & how to promote creativity & engagement in the classroom.

Thank you @MrsShirley8 @rachelmander291 & Mr Raney for a great session!

T&L Trust Wide CPD

Our regular trust wide CPD meetings got underway last week.

Thank you @ShareenAdvice for providing an excellent overview of our LEO Teaching & Learning Strategy.

We discussed …

• Feedback

• Adaptive Teaching

• Modelling & Questioning

… & lots more!

We are really looking forward to the next session discussing all things feedback!

Growing Great People

Senior leaders from across @LEOacademies enjoyed a fantastic training session exploring our new Growing Great People framework & key coaching skills!

• Questioning

• Listening

• Formulating action steps

• Feedback

• Coaching conversations

Thank you @ChrisMoyse!

ECT & Mentor Induction Conferences

ECTs and Mentors from across @LEOacademies attended the Welcome Induction Conferences with @CEL_IOE & @HCACP_TSHub last week. A great opportunity to find out more about the programme. We are now all very excited for the first training session!

Governance Development Programme

Governors from schools across @LEOacademies took part in the second session of our LEO Governance Development Programme for 2021/22. Thank you to @pjoeducation for taking particpants through the latest updates to the Ofsted EIF.

Next up Link Governor training on 23/9.

Concrete not Sand – build on what they know!

By Tom Sherrington

I’ve encountered so many scenarios across the curriculum where students’ prior knowledge just isn’t secure enough for them to handle the new content of the lesson – at least, not to the level the teacher is assuming or hoping. Sometimes without even realising it, the teacher is building on sand. The learning is tentative or not grasped at all.. and students slip through the net; gaps widen.

Click here to find out more.

THE UPDATED EEF TEACHING AND LEARNING TOOLKIT: WHAT HAS CHANGED?

By Inner Drive

In case you missed it: the Education Endowment Foundation released an impressive update to their Teaching & Learning Toolkit at the end of last week. So, of course, we wrote about the changes and everything you need to know - read the blog here.

Click here to find out more.

The art of effective questioning

Why is effective questioning an art? Because it takes time, practice, and a lot of reflection. In our experience, asking the right questions in primary maths classrooms helps us understand what our pupils know, don’t know, and need to know.

Click here to find out more.

Have you subscribed to the LEO YouTube Page yet?

If you would like to engage in CPD opportunities at a time that is convenient to you then why not take a look at our LEO Academy Trust YouTube Page.

New training videos are added on a regular basis and there is already a bank of quality training materials for you to engage with today.

Make sure you subscribe today and click the bell to ensure you are kept up to date with all new additions!

Click here to find out more.

Free CPD Webinar

Vocabulary Masterclass

Presented by: @ShareenAdvice

Date: Thursday 23rd September

Time: 3.30pm to 5.00pm

(If you can't make it, please sign up and you be emailed the recording)

Click here to find out more.

LGFL Training Portal

Check out the LGFL training portal for online training events available to ALL school staff to attend for free* (with the exception of Designated Safeguarding Lead training).

Click here to find out more.

Music & Drama education expo

Music & Drama Education Expo | London is Europe’s largest conference and exhibition for anyone involved in music & drama education, and it takes place on 24 & 25 September 2021!

Benefit from free-to-attend CPD sessions and a variety of brands from the creative field to speak to.

Opening times:

Friday 24 Sept 0900 - 1700

Saturday 25 Sept 0900 - 1630

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

Join Google for new Professional Development sessions, designed to help you make the most of Google Tools:

In September & October Google will be focusing on how humanities teachers can use Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks to deliver the curriculum.

• Google Earth Teacher Masterclass

28th September, 4pm

• Religious Studies Teacher Masterclass

5th October, 4pm

• Google My Maps Teacher Masterclass

12th October, 4pm

• History Teacher Masterclass

19th October, 4pm

Click here to find out more.

New to Teaching - Free ECT Webinar

Date: 29th September 2021

Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

During this early evening session, we will share practical ideas about how to create an effective and inspiring learning environment and direct you to our free resources and relevant CPD opportunities.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

#ArkTalks webinar

Date: 29th September 2021

Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Join the next #ArkTalks event on how education in England has changed in recent decades.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

NewsFlash!: Live Panel Discussion

Date: 29th September 2021

Time: 5:30pm-6:45pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

A live discussion about digital literacy in the age of misinformation, empowering parents and educators to support our pre-teens.

This event promises insightful discourse on the impact of misinformation on pre-teens, how responsible adults can offer guidance and help improve digital literacy, and how using informal learning techniques like video games can address such topics.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

Formative Assessment in the Classroom

Date: 29th September 2021

Time: 6:00pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Kate Jones will be discussing her new book and explaining the best Formative Assessment strategies on this free CPD webinar

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

LearnEd Roadshow

London 1st October 2021 - 9.00-3.30pm

Cost: Free

LearnED 2021/22 is a series of teacher-led educational technology regional conferences designed to showcase best practice, led by the British Educational Suppliers Association, (BESA) and supported by the Department for Education.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

How active learning supports cognition in primary pupils

Date: 5th October

Time: 5.30pm

Cost: Free

In this webinar, TeacherToolkit’s Ross McGill will discuss with Prof Lauren Sherar her research on active lessons and health, and with Jon Smedley, how Teach Active supports primary schools to promote physical activity in maths and English.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

ECT PE Training with SSP

Date: 6th October

Time: 1-4pm

A course aimed at ECTs. Join SSP for an afternoon of fun and learning that covers lots of different areas of PE:

Warm ups

Active 30:30

Step Principle

Teambuilding

OAA

Gymnastics

Fundamental Movement Skills

The National Curriculum for PE

Athletics

Invasion/net and wall/striking and fielding

Yoga ideas

Core Real PE,

Real gym

Click here to find out more

CLPE Launch Event

Date: 6th October

Cost: Free

Time: 5-6pm

Join Alexandra and Steve at a special online event to mark the publication of ‘You Can!’ and hear all about this brilliant new book, featuring: a reading from Alexandra; a live drawalong from Steve; a screening of a short film made with the book’s young contributors; and a Q&A session with the author and illustrator, hosted by CLPE’s Librarian Phoebe Demeger.

Tickets for this event are free of charge. To book your place email your name, email address and school name to info@clpe.org.uk

Canopy Live

Date: 15th October 2021 Venue: Birmingham, UK

Cost: Early Bird Ticket £149

Join the team from Canopy for an inspiring day of Google Workspace for Education training.

At Canopy Live, you’ll experience compelling sessions led a team of passionate and fun Google Certified Innovators and Trainers. You'll have your choice of focus strand; each will go beyond the tools and feature best practices in educational technology.

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Click here to find out more and to book your place.

Making the Difference to Disadvantaged Pupils

Date: Thursday 7th October, Time: 4pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Disadvantaged pupils and how best to support them may be on your mind. Join @joeybagstock & @Ro2King on 7th Oct for a free twilight exploring the evidence behind disadvantage

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

Headstart in Schools

Date: 10th November 2021

Time: 4:30-6:30pm

Venue: Online Via Zoom

Cost: Free

• Hear key insights about supporting young people’s mental health and wellbeing from the delivery and evaluation of HeadStart.

• Take away some practical steps to inform thinking and practice.

This event is suitable for school leaders and wellbeing leads, Mental health Support Team leads, school improvement teams, commissioners, policy makers, local authority staff, mental health practitioners and service managers, researchers.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

EEF Updated Teaching & Learning Toolkit

Date: 15th November 2021

Time: 4:00-5:15pm

Venue: Online

Cost: Free

Please join for a free twilight session from 4:00-5:15pm in which the Research School will explore the new Toolkit and investigate some interesting strands.

Click here to find out more and to book your place.

Google for Education Events

Join Google for a series of Google Workspace for Education training sessions, which will explore the new Google Workspace for Education capabilities across Education Fundamentals, Education Standard, Teaching and Learning Upgrade and Education Plus.

Click here to find out more

NCETM Professional Development Lead Accreditation

We are seeking applications to sponsor places for EarlyYears, Secondary and Post 16

Who can take part?

This programme is for teachers of maths (all phases from Early Years to post-16) who have existing commitments and responsibility for designing, leading and evaluating maths teacher professional development, and the potential to develop further.

What is involved?

• three one-day workshops

• completion of an Accreditation Evidence Document (AED, which facilitates critical reflection on your learning and the PD you design, deliver and evaluate over the year)

• designing, leading, reviewing and refining a programme of support for maths teacher professional development, drawing upon a range of evidence-informed models and activity

Click here to find out more

Youth Sport Trust Conference 2022: Inspiring Changemakers

Wednesday 2 March Awards Dinner

Thursday 3 March Conference

Coventry Building Society Arena (formally Ricoh Arena), Coventry

Here is just a small taste of what the workshops will offer:

• The role of PE and sport in addressing growing inequalities

• Getting to the heart of a Well School – tackling the growing wellbeing crisis for all young people

• Transforming curriculums to respond to the impact and lessons from COVID

Click here to find out more

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