The English Hubs programme focusses on supporting excellent teaching of reading, with a focus on systematic synthetic phonics and early language in school-based Early Years and Key Stage 1. To support schools during this time, they have prepared videos and audits to help Headteachers, SLT, reading leaders and teachers to review their provision to teach reading and to develop readers.
DfE have increased their expectations of schools in providing remote learning (30/09/20: See here for full details). To support schools to respond to this, Bradford Teaching School Hub has commissioned the Curriculum Innovation Centre to deliver a remote programme of training and support for one teacher and/or ITT trainee teacher in each Bradford school using the most popular learning platforms, namely G Suite for Education (including Google Classroom), Microsoft 365 (including Microsoft Teams) and Seesaw, in order to equip them with the confidence and skills to deliver a rich learning experience to pupils and/or students when providing remote learning in light of full or partial closure due to COVID-19. These colleagues will also be supported to provide training to colleagues in their own school.
Participants in the training are trained in one of these learning platforms. Training commences on the 13th October 2020 (see below for details).
From an ITT provider’s perspective, this is an opportunity to engage in an innovative approach to supporting pupil progress for your trainee teachers and links directly to the ITT core content framework.
DfE guidance on providing remote education support:
This document provides guidance to schools on the assessment and reporting arrangements for pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments at key stages 1 and 2, in the 2020/21 academic year.
Pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 have been assessed using Performance scales (P scales) since 1998. Following the government response to the Rochford Review consultation, the government announced plans to remove the use of P scales.
Schools are now required to use the pre-key stage standards frameworks for statutory assessment at the end of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for pupils working below the standard of the national curriculum assessments and engaged in subject-specific study, or who have not completed the relevant national curriculum programme of study.
To support you during these uncertain times, Exceed Institute are offering a structured universal and targeted training and support package led by a wealth of experts which is fully funded by Bradford Opportunity Area. Full details are available here.
Across one week (28 September to 1 October 2020), the Chartered College of Teaching will be hosting a range of fantastic online events to support you as you set out on your teaching journey. Learn from teachers and academics and access a wealth of insights to make the strongest possible start to your career. No matter what challenges lie ahead, the Chartered College of Teaching is here to support our fantastic profession to change lives and deliver world-class teaching.
West Yorkshire Teaching Alliance are providing DfE-funded training for the new RSHE curriculum. Details on how to access the training and resources are available via the download below.
The National Association for Able Children in Education (NACE) is running live online twilight sessions offering the chance to gain insights into effective policy and practice at NACE Challenge Award-accredited schools. In discussion with school leaders and going virtually “behind the scenes”, each session will explore the school’s use of the NACE Challenge Framework to support the development of high-quality provision for more able learners within a whole-school ethos of challenge for all.
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Delivered remotely over five 90-minute interactive sessions, this comprehensive course - New to leading on policy and practice for more able learners - is designed to support colleagues new to the role of more able coordinator/leading on policy and practice for more able pupils. It draws on the latest evidence in the field and case studies of schools with successful practice for more able learners.
This course will support participants in developing and implementing more able policy, as well as exploring how to effectively lead others in developing effective provision for more able learners. Following each session, delegates will be set a gap task, designed to support practical in-school application of the course content.
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The reformed suite of NPQs will help all teachers and leaders to continuously develop their knowledge and skills throughout their careers. From September 2021, reformed NPQs will be available. These reforms will include introducing:
a qualification focused on the leadership of teaching (for teachers whose role may include responsibility for improving teaching practice in a subject or phase)
a qualification focused on behaviour and culture (for teachers whose role may include responsibility for behaviour management and pupil wellbeing)
a qualification focused on teacher development (for teachers whose role may include responsibility for supporting the training and development of others, including early career teachers)
reformed leadership NPQs to ensure aspiring and serving school leaders have the specific knowledge and skills they need to carry out their roles
Oak National Academy has now launched a new teacher hub, where teachers can access nearly 10,000 free, high quality lessons and resources to help contingency planning and teaching pupils in school and at home. Created by teachers, for teachers, Oak’s optional resources are designed to fit in with school plans and ease teacher workloads.
After listening to feedback the dedicated Teacher Hub will allow teachers and leaders to:
Download and edit thousands of lesson slides and worksheets, wherever copyright allows, to tailor for pupils
Find more lessons, in a wider range of subjects, teaching the most popular topics, covering early years to Year 11
Access lessons covering the whole year in most subjects, easing planning
Select and share lessons in any order that works for you
Share units, lessons or individual resources with other teachers or pupils - via email or your existing learning platforms
Support pupils with captions on all lessons, BSL for the youngest, and printable resources for those without devices
A wide-range of teachers, subject associations and sector bodies have collaborated to create an inclusive and flexible offer. Throughout the year ahead ONA will add more subjects, resources and functionality and looks forward to launching an expanded specialist offering in two weeks time.
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