December

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• Facilitator: Aalok Kanwar

• Ready to take the next step in your career? This course is for new Heads of Science, seconds in the department, and anyone with a leadership responsibility seeking to understand the role.

• We will provide you with the foundational knowledge you need to succeed, from leading your team to managing essential departmental systems. Learn how to effectively implement the curriculum and handle the day-to-day challenges of a leadership role. This is your opportunity to build the confidence and skills to thrive as a Head of Science. 

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• Facilitator: Eduqas

• This day-long CPD session will offer insights in the GCSE English Language specification and its assessment structure. It will help colleagues to develop their understanding of recent assessments through a review of exemplar materials and marking practice. Colleagues will also develop and improve their understanding of subject themes, topics and skills which will be valuable in the classroom. Colleagues will also be able to network with subject specialists and colleagues from schools across OGAT. 

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• Facilitator: Kate Wilson

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• Facilitator: Mel Lee

These sessions will provide attendees with an:

• Opportunity for cross-trust networking and sharing of best practice.

• Input from subject leaders on the key priorities.

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• Facilitator: Claire Jackson

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• Facilitator: Claire Attrill & Holly Benson 

These sessions will provide attendees with:

• Information and strategies to develop the communication skills of all young people but especially those with speech, language and communication needs. 

Speech & Language Support for 11-16s

This course is written for those of you supporting pupils with a range of SEND but especially speech, language 

and communication needs (SLCN) in secondary schools and special units. It will equip you with innovative 

tools and methods to enhance pupil learning in the classroom and promotes quality first teaching. You will be 

taught using engaging and relevant teaching methods which includes practical activities, videos and group 

discussions. It is also available as e-learning only without the live webinars or accreditation.

What does this course teach?

1. What is communication?

• Identify the processes involved in communication

• Demonstrate the wide range of communication difficulties.

2. Interaction, listening and attention

• Reflect on the effects that styles of interaction have on communication 

• Discuss listening, attention control and effective support strategies. 

3. Memory and learning 

• Explore a model of memory 

• Develop strategies to improve learning and memory retention.

4. Memory (continued) and understanding spoken language 

• Use visual tools to support understanding, memory and learning.

• Reflect on the importance of non-verbal communication.

• Explore strategies to help students to understand spoken language.

• Consider issues pertinent to students learning an additional language.

5. Understanding abstract language

• Discuss supporting verbal reasoning skills: inferencing, sequencing and predicting 

• Practise applying the Blank (Language of Learning) model.

6. Promoting vocabulary development

• Discuss how words are learnt and how to choose words to target

• Develop a wide range of strategies to promote the learning of vocabulary.

7. Expressive language skills

• Discuss techniques to develop sentence structure and the link between oracy and literacy 

• Consider how to encourage students to identify their difficulties and ask for appropriate help.

8. Promoting effective communication and social skills

• Identify skills required for successful social communication

• Explore strategies to promote pragmatic skills and emotional literacy 

• Discuss the impact social communication difficulties have on learning in different curriculum areas.

9. The link between speech, language, reading and spelling

• Reflect on the challenge of clear speech

• Consider the impact that difficulties with articulation, past and/or present, have on vocabulary learning, 

language development, reading and spelling

• Review phonological awareness.

10. Linking it all together

• Explore the appropriate management of children who stammer

• Learners plan and present evidence of applying knowledge gained across the course during

everyday activities.

This training is accredited by Elklan Training Limited

Course Information

• Facilitator: Carolyn Blundell

• This session is intended to provide an overview of the personal development  and growth offer available to students across the Trust. The personal development and growth work has been designed and implemented as the direct result of work with all stakeholders and experts, and students have been the key drivers in developing this programme. All schools are committed to ensuring that we support our young people to become the best version of themselves and it is exciting and innovative work. The session will also cover aspects of the new inspection framework and how Ofsted will inspect this aspect of our curriculum. 

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• Facilitator: Claire Jackson

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• Facilitator: Jonathan Morgan and Erin Braithwaite

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• Facilitator: Natalie Parkin

These sessions will:

• Consider the current RSHE content and examine the key knowledge in select areas, along with considering best practice for delivery.