LEO Professional Learning Newsletter
Wednesday 18th October 2023
Autumn Term - Issue 3
LEO Professional Learning Opportunities 2023-2024
LEO Professional Learning Opportunities 2023-2024
There are lots of professional development opportunities on offer for 2023-2024.
Take a look at our new LEO Professional Learning Brochure here which contains the dates and times of upcoming training sessions.
LEO Conference - The Digital Future
Coming soon … #LEOConference23.
This year’s theme is ‘The Digital Future’ and we’ll be sharing the outcomes of a year long research project on the impact of #PedTech at @LEOacademies. Find out more & book online today!
The website can be found here.
Register your place here.
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.
The dates for this programme are as follows:
Tuesday 21st November - 9:30am-11:30am - Cheam Park Farm (KS2) Community Room
Wednesday 29th November - 3.00pm - 5.00pm - Online
Tuesday 5th December -9:30am-11:30am - Cheam Park Farm (KS2) Community Room
Wednesday 10th January -3.00pm - 5.00pm - Online
Tuesday 16th January -9:30am-11:30am - Cheam Park Farm (KS2) Community Room
Tuesday 6th February - 9.30am-11.30am - - Cheam Park Farm (KS2) Community Room
Click here to book your place.
Outstanding Leadership in Education Programme
The programme recognises that all people are leaders, and that developing leadership ensures that well balanced challenge and support creates impact. You will engage with evidence-informed leadership pedagogy to discover how to lead and manage individuals, classes, teams, and projects more effectively for greater impact.
The dates for this programme are as follows:
Thursday 9th November - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Training Room, Cheam Common Junior Academy
Thursday 23rd November - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 7th December - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 11th January - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 25th January - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Training Room, Cheam Common Junior Academy
Thursday 8th February - 2pm - 4.30pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Led by: Alison Day, Executive Principal, Catherine Lester, Executive Principal, Graham Macaulay, Director of Innovation and Growth
Click here to book your place.
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.
The dates for this programme are as follows:
Thursday 16th November - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 30th November - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 18th January - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 1st February - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Training Room, Cheam Common Junior Academy
Thursday 22nd February - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Thursday 7th March - 2pm - 5.00pm - LEO Academy Trust Central Offices, 314 Malden Rd, Sutton SM3 8EQ
Click here to book your place.
Early Career Teacher Training - Maths
First Year ECTs
Date: 8/11/23
Times: 9.30am-12.00pm OR 1pm-3.30pm
Led by: Nicola Smith, Deputy Headteacher Beddington Infants & Natasha Dolling, LEO Director of Maths
Venue: Beddington Infants' School , 269 Croydon Rd, Wallington SM6 7LF
Please click here to book your place
Early Career Teacher Training - Computing and Digital Skills (2)
Second Year ECTs
Date: 1/11/23
Times: 9.30am-12.00pm OR 1pm-3.30pm
Led by: Cheryl Shirley, Director of Computing and Digital Skills
Venue: LEO Training Room, Cheam Common Junior Academy
Please click here to book your place
Professional Learning Spotlight
Early Career Teacher Local Seminar 1
Rich discussions last week at the @NatInstTeaching ECT Seminar for first year ECTs
A great opportunity to explore strategies to respond to behaviour with @Miss_Gibney & to hear more about our ECTs successes & challenges this half term.
Thank you to all who attended for a wonderful session!
Thank you Mrs A Carlile and Miss F Gibney for an informative session!
Early Career Teacher Subject Specific Training
ECTs from across LEO Academy Trust and Sutton Education Trust joined together for a subject specific professional learning session focused on writing.
Feedback from the session was fantastic and included the following:
'This was the best training session I've been to. It had practical examples that I will most definitely take into my own teaching.'
Thank you @MrCPerrott & Mrs Julie Watson for a brilliant session!
Observation and Feedback for Sports Coaches
A great professional learning session last week with @LEOsports7 Coaches focused on using observation & feedback to support their colleagues.
A wonderful opportunity to:
Reflect on current experiences.
Explore the evidence.
Discuss next steps.
Thank you for your contributions and to Mrs A Carlile for leading this session.
Power of Coaching Programme
Colleagues from across @LEOacademies enjoyed taking part in a professional learning opportunity last week with @AlisonDay100864 & @catlester7.
The session encouraged participants to revisit the principles of coaching & to further refine their existing skills in this area.
Thank you Mrs A Day and Mrs C Lester for a great session!
Publications, Vlogs, Blogs and News
Getting vocabulary right in PE
by Durrington Research School
on the 13th October 2023
Marc Rowland in Addressing Educational Disadvantage in Schools and Colleges The Essex Way says every moment in school needs to be a language development and comprehension moment. Language is the key to success in accessing the curriculum, in participating in lessons and in developing background knowledge that binds learning together. Oral language, in particular, is a key indicator for future academic success.
Click here to find out more.
From Intent to Implementation
by Mary Myatt
A great deal of work has gone into the curriculum intent. For the most part, intent statements are in place, plans written up, and resources prepared. Virtually every school talks about an ambitious curriculum for every young person.
Yet there is sometimes a gap between the the high aspirations and what lands on children’s desks. We need to pay attention to whether the promise is being delivered. Does our curriculum do what it says on the tin?
Click here to find out more.
The Power of Geography
Episode 144: This week on Thinking Deeply about Primary Education, I'm joined by the inimitable Sarah Larsen for an exploration of geography. As part of the chat we discuss...
1. What is geography?
2. What are your guiding principles for the teaching of geography?
3. …and what role does cognitive science have in this respect?
4. What is field-work?
5. How can we design effective/impactful field-work sessions?
6. You are a secondary teacher with a considerable number of feeder schools. If you could have a basic level of understanding across every pupil coming up from primary, what would it look like?
Click here to find out more.
Retrieval Practice One Pager
By Jamie Clark
This one-pager summarises RETRIEVAL PRACTICE as a powerful learning strategy. Thanks to @KateJones_teach & @teacherhead for their influential insights on how RP can be applied in the classroom.
Click here to find out more.
Primary Subject Network: RE
Mary Myatt and Co
Katie gives an intricate and inspiring overview of how to ensure your curriculum is impactful. She demonstrates how a beautiful curriculum is mindful in its construction and how careful task design is crucial to enable deeper learning. A powerful watch…
Click here to find out more.
The EY Curriculum - A focus on communication and language (Part 2)
By Ofsted
This is part 2 in our series of short webinars about the early years curriculum with a focus on communication and language. In this video, Kirsty Godfrey (Senior HMI, Curriculum) and Angela Dyer (Lead Inspection Trainer, Early Years) explore what a good curriculum should look like to support development of communication and language.
Click here to find out more.
EEF blog: Making mathematical moments count: Maximising opportunities for learning throughout the day
By Kirsten Mould - EEF Senior Content Manager
Raya and Olive are pretending to make cakes with playdough. Two friends come to join them, and they decide to have a birthday party. Olive fetches a jar of gems to use as decorations for their cakes.
“I wonder if there will be enough for everyone to have some,” ponders Raya.
“There are lots of gems, I think there are twenty gems,” says Olive.
“I think there are thirty gems,” replies Raya. The girls tip out the gems, share them out and count they have ten gems each.
Click here to find out more.
External CPD Opportunities
Dyslexia and barriers to reading for primary school children
Tuesday 31st October
3.45pm-4.30pm
This webinar spotlights Dyslexia Awareness Month and will focus on what dyslexia is, how it impacts reading development and how to support dyslexic learners.
This webinar is presented by National Primary Literacy Advisor, Nicola Romaine.
In this webinar, we will:
uncover how the Simple View of Reading model can help teachers to identify barriers to reading
look at interventions that can make a difference to children with dyslexia
give you the opportunity to ask questions.
Click here to find out more.
Primary Art Curriculum Support: Be an Architect
Thursday 9th November 4.00-5.00pm GMT.
To support the launch of the new AccessArt Primary Art Curriculum, this hour long session will take you through the Be an Architect pathway.
This pathway introduces children to the idea that architects design and make buildings. Pupils are given the opportunity to explore architecture around them as well build their own architectural model.
These support sessions aim to build knowledge around how the curriculum pathways are constructed and how you can scaffold projects. Please come along if you are an art subject lead, a class teacher (the session will be useful whichever year group you teach in helping to build knowledge), or if you are interested in seeing how our new curriculum is constructed. We'll guide you through the pathway and give you the opportunity to try a couple of exercises for yourself.
This event is free and only open to AccessArt members.
This session will be recorded and available after the event to AccessArt members.
Click here to find out more.
Brick-by-Brick® programme Facilitator,
The in-person Facilitator training course is a full-day face-to-face workshop where you will learn through play, share ideas and inspiration with other facilitators and develop the skills you need to confidently deliver Brick Club in your setting. 96% of attendees strongly agree that it is a very important addition to the Initiate course for their delivery of Brick Clubs.
The course covers:
· Practical, hands-on experience of Brick Club activities
· How to learn through play and share ideas with others
· Playful facilitation skills, and experience using facilitation tools
· Adaptations for different ages and abilities
Attendance at the full-day workshop enables you to join the register of official Brick-by-Brick® Register of Facilitators. Registration for the training closes on November 7th, 2023.
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.
Inclusion 2024 Live - Youth Sports Trust
These live sessions will provide virtual CPD content for as many practitioners as possible to enable them to deliver meaningful and inclusive opportunities for young people with SEND. Delivered by expert practitioners and young people, every day from Monday 23 to Friday 27 January, the sessions will be available to watch both live and recorded.
Click here to find out more.
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:
Click here to find out more.
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