LEO Professional Learning Newsletter
Thursday 13th June 2024
Professional Learning Opportunities
BASICS OF KS2 CODING
DATE: TUESDAY 18TH JUNE 2024
TIME: 4PM-5.30PM
VENUE: LEO OFFICES, 314 MALDEN RD, CHEAM,
SUTTON SM3 8EQ
AUDIENCE: ALL WELCOME
(SESSION LIMITED TO 25 ATTENDEES)
THIS SESSION WILL FOCUS ON THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
EXPLORING BEGINNER-FRIENDLY CODING
LANGUAGES AND TOOLS
UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF CODING
IN CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING,
PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND COMPUTATIONAL
THINKING SKILLS
Click here to book.
Aspriring SENDco Information Session
Session title: Aspiring SENDco Information Session
Date: Monday 24th June 2024
Time: 4pm-5.00pm
Venue: LEO Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Cheam, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Audience: Colleagues with aspirations to become a SENDco in the near future
Session Overview
Do you want to make a real difference in the lives of pupils with SEND?
Are you passionate about inclusion and ensuring all students reach their full potential? Perhaps you have experience working with SEND students and a desire to take a leadership role.
This "Do you want to be a SENDCO?"information session is perfect for educators who are thinking about the SENDCO role and whether it may be a career path for them. We'll delve into the day-to-day responsibilities of a SENDCO, the essential skills needed to thrive in this role, and the rewards of championing SEND within your school.
Join us to gain valuable insights and determine if becoming a SENDCO is the fulfilling career path you've been seeking.
Click here to book your place.
ECT Training: Science (First Year ECTs)
Session Outline:
3/7/24
9.30am-12pm or 1pm-3.30pm
Identify the key components of a good science lesson and learning environment
Explore the science National curriculum and the ECF
Observe science lessons in action in your key stage
Share and learn from practical ideas and resources
If you are a first year ECT, please click here to book your place.
EYFS Professional Learning Opportunity
Session title: Interacting or Interfering
Date: Tuesday 9th July 2024
Time: 3.45pm-5.00pm
Venue: Online
Audience: All welcome
Please note this is a repeat of the session that was held in person earlier this year.
" High quality interactions are recognised as fundamental to the achievement of outstanding teaching and learning in the early years."- Julie Fisher
With the current decline in children's speaking and listening skills over the past few years, adult-child interactions must be as effective as they can be.
In this session we will explore the role of the adult in child-initiated learning and continuous provision.
Please click here to book.
Professional Learning Spotlight
Middle Leader Quality Assurance Review
Thank you @ShawleyPrimary for hosting the
@ChallengePartnr SW London & Surrey Hub Middle Leader Quality Assurance Review!
A brilliant opportunity to evaluate the quality of the curriculum in key subject areas. Wonderful to welcome English & Art subject leads from @CFPSchool, @MuschampPrimary @CCJacademy.
High quality learning conversations between leaders at all levels and from different schools.
Thank you Miss Gunner @CCJacademy & Mrs Watson @HighViewPrSch for facilitating.
A brilliant way to identify & share effective practice!
ECF Mentor Seminar 3
A great session with mentors of first year ECTs from across Sutton. The session focused on effective and collaborative planning and how best to support ECTs in this area. Lots of great ideas shared and an opportunity to network with mentors outside of their own school.
ECT Professional Learning - Computing
ECTs from @LEOacademies & @SuttonEdTrust joined together for a professional learning session focused on computing & digital skills.
Thank you to all who attended for taking part so enthusiastically in the planned activities.
Thank you to @MrsShirley8 for facilitating!
Challenge Partners SW London & Surrey Hub Meeting
Another great @ChallengePartnr SW London and Surrey Hub Meeting took place last week!
Thank you @BeddingtonInf and @ShawleyPrimary for both taking the time to prepare and share informative presentations.
Sharing MLQAR Experiences @ShawleyPrimary
Learning Naturally @BeddingtonInf
Updates from @ChallengePartnr
Hub priorities
ECT Programme 24/25
We look forward to seeing you all ouor hub members in the autumn term!
Vice Principal Network Learning Community Meeting
An inspiring session with @LEOacademies Vice Principal Learning Network.
Colleagues reflected on their growth plans detailing:-
coaching support
impact of the focus
recommendations to colleagues
Positive role modelling of our Growing Great People Framework.
Publications, Vlogs, Blogs and News
The important role of Oracy in facilitating deep learning
By Inner Drive
Engagement in classroom dialogue is a critical element of effective Teaching & Learning. If leveraged carefully, Oracy (which, pivotally, incorporates both speaking and listening) can be a powerful tool to facilitate deep thinking among students.
Click here to find out more.
Wait a second? Let's think about giving students time to think.
By Jon Tait
Research suggests that the average wait time we afford students after asking a question is just one second – when it should be as long as 15. Jon Tait looks at how teachers can ensure sufficient wait time after asking a question.
Click here to find out more.
Unlocking the language of science: strategies for teaching scientific vocabulary
By EEF
Rachael Cuthbert, Chief Education Officer at St. Mary’s Academy Trust, and Senior Professional Development Leader for STEM Learning, discusses the importance of knowing how to approach explicitly teaching scientific vocabulary.
Click here to find out more.
Fixing Learning with Formative Assessment
By Alex Quigley
Even with the best-laid curriculum plans, classroom learning can easily go awry. A painstakingly crafted lesson plan is always at the mercy of pupils’ misunderstanding.
In his brilliant book, entitled ‘The Hidden Lives of Learners’, Graham Nuthall observed and recorded around 10,000 lessons and concluded that:
“One of the greatest enemies of effective teaching is pupil misunderstanding. No matter how well you describe something, how well you illustrate and explain it, pupils invent some new way to misunderstand what you have said.”
Click here to find out more.
External Professional Learning Opportunities
Access Art Draw-ALong
Monday July 1st 2024 10am-10.45 via Zoom
Open to Access Art Members
Wherever you are, whoever you are, we invite you to join us live at 10am on the 1st July, to draw alongside us in this participatory event!
The AccessArt team will lead a number of drawing exercises, and Rowan Briggs Smith will be your live drawing demonstrator.
Watch the event on a whiteboard or other device, and as we lead the exercises, you can draw along in your classrooms, halls, community spaces or homes.
After the first couple of drawing exercises we will invite you to make a drawing of an object which has personal meaning to you, and then we’ll invite you to share your images on our Padlet or by social media.
You’ll need to supply your own drawing materials – we’ll be in touch about these but no special materials will be needed.
Click here to find out more.
Explorify Hosts Podcasts
In each podcast episode, an Explorify Engagement Leader hosts a conversation about an aspect of primary science with a guest expert. In their chat they share stories, tips and tricks and they signpost to other support and great resources.
Click here to find out more.
Introduction to Generative AI Learning Path with Google
This learning path provides an overview of generative AI concepts, from the fundamentals of large language models to responsible AI principles.
Find out more here.
Mind the Gap with Tom & Emma
In the show, Mind the Gap: Making Education Work Across the Globe, Tom and Emma interview experts from the US, UK and beyond, and share timely insights on K-12 trends; research-based approaches in need of greater reach; and innovative strategies to close global gaps.
Click here to find out more.
The Open University - Open Learn
Design your own CPD with these free resources from The Open University, created for teachers and teaching assistants working across the UK.
All the content in this hub has been selected by academics across The Open University, specifically for teachers, teaching assistants and support staff working across the secondary, primary and early years sectors, including those involved in home education, special schools and pupil referral units.
Click here to access a range of online professional learning sessions from a range of areas.
Reading Leader Network
English Hub
Our half termly Reading Leader Network will provide an opportunity to meet other reading leaders working across the 16 London Boroughs supported by the Wandle English Hub.
Each session will focus on a different topic. There will be input from facilitators, updates from the latest research and guidance as well as opportunities for discussion, the sharing of expertise & best practice and networking.
Summer 2: Strong start to the academic year (Tuesday 25th June)
They will be an online event taking place on Zoom. The sessions will be led by Matthew Courtney, Wandle English Hub Lead, and Emma Quigley, teacher Key Stage Leader and Lead of Phonics, Reading and Spelling at Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School.
Click here to find out more.
WWF Training Courses
There are lots of free training courses available on the WWF website.
Climate Change and Climate System
ESD: Driving change towards sustainable schools
Click here to find out more.
LGFL School Staff Training
LGfL in school support, training and conference events are integral parts of the LGfL Energise curriculum service provided at no extra charge for schools.
Click here to see the training opportunities that are on offer.
Free short online course: Learning for a Sustainable Future
Join a personal and professional global learning journey towards a sustainable future. What on Earth could be more important?
Click here to find out more.
Becoming a Google Certified Coach
A Google Certified Coach is someone who is :
→ Eager to support educators
→ Wanting to drive impactful technology into classrooms
→ Looking to learn research-proven strategies & skills
Does this sound like you?
Click here to find out more.
On-demand training at your fingertips
View the Google on-demand series of webinars designed to help schools and educators in the UK and Ireland get the most out of Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks.
Whether you are an educator, Senior Leadership or IT Administrator you can find a session to suit you.
Click here to find out more.
Adobe Professional Development Courses
Find out all about the free professional learning opportunities on offer from Adobe.
Creativity for all
Adobe Creative Cloud Express in the Classroom
Engaging Video Projects in the Classroom
and many more...
Click here to find out more.
Free online professional development webinars for educators
Oxford University Press has a range of digital webinars to help you continue your professional development online. You can find links to recordings of previously-held webinars, as well as register your interest for upcoming sessions. The recorded webinars are available to watch on demand via Brainshark and you will receive a CPD certificate after watching each one.
Click here to find out more.
Financial Education - Free Online Teacher Training
Complete a free online course, in your own time and at your own speed…
The engaging eLearning courses are self-paced and take between 1.5-2.5 hours to complete. Along the way you will:
Learn how financial education can be made real and relevant to the young people you work with
See where financial education most effectively fits within your curriculum
Discover key tools to assist in the development of financial education
Find out how to access further support and resources to aid financial education delivery
Develop a financial education Action Plan for your own
Click here to find out more.
Developing Reading for Pleasure
Join the Open Learn FREE Developing Reading for Pleasure badged online course.
Developing the skill to read and the will to read are interrelated, however, this course focuses on the latter; it is an exploration of Reading for Pleasure and its significance for children’s lives and development. You will consider current research, debates and challenges that impact on children’s reading and gain knowledge and strategies to help you promote reader engagement across schools, homes and communities.
Click here to find out more.
Online PE CPD for Teachers
England Football's Online PE CPD for Teachers course is designed to increase confidence in the delivery of engaging, inclusive, high-quality Physical Education lessons through the invasion game of football.
Click here to find out more.
Free Anti-Bullying CPD online training
The following online training courses are available:
Click here to find out more.
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