LEO Professional Learning Newsletter 

Outstanding Teacher Programme

Classroom practitioners will gain a deeper understanding of the latest innovative pedagogy and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours to make a significant impact on their pupils and inspire others to become outstanding practitioners within a coaching culture.

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Power of Coaching  Programme

Practitioners will gain a deeper understanding about the power of coaching and the impact that great coaching has on learning - being able to confidently apply several strategies to deepen the thinking of pupils; inspire colleagues to develop and grow; and become a more reflective and energised professional. As a credible coach, professionals will be able to coach informally, formally and in a structured way using the OLEVI Analytical Coaching programme.

Click here to view the dates and book your place for May.

Senior Outstanding Leadership in Education Programme

The best senior leaders have an aspirational vision and know how to balance challenge and support, successfully overcoming complex barriers to achieve significant and sustainable impact. The programme will provide greater clarity, grow confidence, and develop competence of senior leaders, enabling strategic reflection on organisational improvement.

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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.

COMPOSING IN THE CLASSROOM

DATE: WEDNESDAY 12TH 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 IDENTIFY THE KEY

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR

MUSIC COMPOSITION.

-IT WILL ALSO HIGHLIGHT THE

TECHNIQUES FOR SCAFFOLDING AND

SUPPORTING PUPILS' COMPOSITIONAL

PROCESSES.

- A VARIETY OF PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES

INCLUDING SOUNDSCAPES, MUSICAL

STORYTELLING AND RHYTHMIC

COMPOSITION GAMES WILL BE EXPLORED.

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ECT Training:  Science (First Year ECTs) 

Session Outline:

• 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.

Professional Learning at Manor Park Primary Academy

A fantastic professional learning session earlier this week for colleagues at Manor Park Primary Academy

Great to see colleagues working together to build their knowledge in maths and to develop their teaching techniques even further.

Thank you Mrs N Dolling, Director of Maths, for facilitating this session!

Professional Learning at Shawley Community Primary Academy

Brilliant to see colleagues  at Shawley Community Primary Academy enjoying an art professional learning session on Monday.  

Great modelling by Miss R Maclean, Trust Art NLC Facilitator  & time to rehearse the technique.

A brilliant opportunity to learn how to further develop drawing skills back in the classroom.

KS1 Coding

Colleagues from across the Trust joined Mrs C Shilrey, Director of Computing and Digital Skills, last week for a professional learning session focused on KS1 Coding.

Participants had the opportunity to explore beginner-friendly coding languages and tools.

Thanks to all for a brilliant session!

Maths Teacher Research Group

Teacher Research 5 with London South West Maths Hub focused on mathematical STRUCTURE:

• what it is + its importance

• how we can draw attention to it in maths lessons. 

Participants from LEO Academy Trust and Cirrus Trust read maths research, tackled some tricky problems and spotted structure in Yr1 lesson study.

Feedback: Improve the learner, not the work

By Alex Quigley

Giving some pupils timely and effective feedback on their writing can prove difficult. Pupils make so many mistakes and missteps that it can sometimes be hard to know where to start. It can mean that teachers are mired in attempting to help pupils improve their current work, but it doesn’t translate to their future tasks, so it does not improve the learner in the longer term. 

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Deep and meaningful? The religious education subject report

By Ofsted

Ofsted recently released their latest subject report, focused on RE. Deep and meaningful? The religious education subject report  is available to read and might be of particular interest to RE subject leaders.

The report considers: 

• curriculum: the content that pupils learn in RE lessons

• pedagogy: how schools teach and implement the curriculum

• assessment: how teachers check the extent to which pupils have learned the curriculum

• how RE is organised in schools

• teacher education and professional development

Click here to find out more.

Progression in foundation subjects – Part 3: Layers of learning in geography – progression in learning about physical processes

By HFL Education

This blog is the third in a series looking at how children make progress within foundation subjects. Here, I will aim to exemplify how children might get better at geography, with a focus on the strand of ‘physical processes,’ which runs throughout the geography curriculum we teach.

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Free Research into Practice Seminar

In the first webinar in our Research into Practice Seminar Chloe Butlin, Literacy Content Specialist at the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), will explore the research which attends to oral language development. Chloe will share the importance of language development, exploring the recommendations and underpinning evidence from the EEF's Literacy Guidance Reports and draw upon the resources from the EEF's Early Years Evidence Store.

 Thursday 2nd May 

3.45 to 4.45pm 

 Zoom

Click here to book your place.

Understanding Educational Disadvantage

East London Research School are hosting a #WednesdayWebinar with the wonderful @marcrowland73 

Join them on Wednesday 8th May 4-5.15pm to explore how to address educational disadvantage.

Click here to book your place.

Read&Write is about to Level Up

On May 13th, TextHelp will be hosting a webinar to give you a sneak peek at the upcoming enhancements to Read&Write. The team will dive into what feature changes you can expect to see and when. They’ll also explore how these cutting-edge developments to Read&Write for Google Chrome will help you to provide even better support for:

• Struggling writers

• English Language Learners

• Students with more severe learning differences 

• Personalization and customization

• Student independence and agency

• Your data needs

Click here to book.

Leaders for Impact

Now in its seventh year, Leaders for Impact is a year-long leadership development programme for headteachers and senior school leaders in a position to influence whole school approaches to creative and cultural learning.

• Do you want to develop your leadership skills?

• Are you currently leading or ambitious to lead on creative and cultural learning in and beyond your school community?

• Do you want to make positive changes on a whole school, local and national level?

• Do you want to join a network of leaders and schools that collaborate, support, and embed innovative practice?

If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’, this is the leadership development programme for you. 

Click here to find out more.

Tudor Grange Research School

A FREE series of six webinars exploring Assessment and Feedback. 

This series supports teachers in understanding how to apply the research evidence so that they teach in a responsive fashion. 

Sign up HERE: http://tinyurl.com/rcfrbx96

Primary Art Curriculum Support: Working with Shape and Colour

Wednesday 8th May 4.00PM-5.00PM GMT

Free for AccessArt Members

Join us for our next pathway support session where will be discussing the ‘Working with Shape and Colour‘ pathway from the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum.

These pathway support sessions aim to build teacher knowledge around how the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum pathways are constructed, and how you can adapt the pathways to suit your school.

Book now.

Celebrating AccessArt Pathways: Creating School Exhibitions and Displays 

Tuesday 14th May 4.00PM-5.00PM GMT

Free for AccessArt Members

There is no better way to celebrate the creative journeys and outcomes of the AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum than by coordinating a whole school or classroom display. Join us to explore how we can think creatively about how to create exhibitions which best capture the ethos of AccessArt’s open-ended, journeyful approach.

Book now.

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.

NEW FREE EVENT

@EducEndowFoundn will soon be releasing a new, updated Implementation guidance report.

Join Blackpool Research School to find out what's changed, and what the key messages from the new evidence review mean for schools.

Wednesday 15 May, 4pm

Click here to find out more.

Unlocking the Evidence Transition

Huntington Research School

Making that move from primary to secondary is a significant one. Join Huntingdon Research School on 14th May for our FREE twilight session where we will look at the role of vocabulary and learning behaviours in aiding this transition.

The session is suitable for classroom practitioners as well as year and transition leaders.

Click here to find out more.

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.

Primary Maths Funded Subject Leader Update

HFL Education Hub

15:45 - 17:00 01/05/2024

This funded (free to attend) live update meeting is an excellent way to keep up to date with all the news, issues and developments in maths, making it essential for all maths subject leaders to attend. 

The focus will support subject leaders to further enhance the curriculum and secure highly effective teaching and learning across the school. Attendance will ensure teachers are up to date with effective leadership, key messages and the possible actions to undertake.

Learning outcomes:

·   gain valuable awareness of the latest and emerging developments in primary mathematics.

·   receive support, advice and materials enhance understanding and share current best classroom practice. 

The webinar will be recorded to support leaders who are not able to make the live event. Please ensure that you sign up even if you cannot make the live event.

Click here to find out more.

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 1: Parental Engagement (Tuesday 7th May)
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.

Geographical Assiocation

FREE CPD VIDEO SUPPORT from @The_GA committee EY and Primary.

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

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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.

Inclusive Ed Bootcamp: How to meet the needs of a diverse range of students

How can we better meet the needs of a diverse range of students? Sign up for our Inclusive Ed Bootcamp for help and advice. A free webinar series featuring Kate Griggs, the CEO of @MadeByDyslexia.

Throughout the series you will learn about:

• The best ways to support different learning needs including dyslexia.

• How to use technology to make learning more accessible across all subjects.

• Spotting and solving different visible and non visible barriers to learning.

• Supporting students with different learning needs online and remotely.

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: 

• What is bullying? 

• Bullying and the Law 

• Bullying and SEN/disability 

• 10 principles to reduce bullying

• Preventing bullying

• Responding to bullying

• Cyberbullying (Online bullying)

• Young Carers and Bullying 

• Looked After Children and Bullying

• Mental Health and Bullying

• Sexual Bullying

• Bullying and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people 

Click here to find out more.

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