PRIMARY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGE 2017-18

Dear colleague,

I am delighted to be able to share with you our brand new BTSA Subscription Package for 2017-18. We have put together a menu of professional development to support your teachers and support staff at every level. You will see that our package provides a wide range of CPD at excellent value for money and all for one price.

BTSA has a strong track record on providing effective professional development to hundreds of schools, impacting on thousands of children. All of our programmes are based on the very latest evidence-based research and are designed in line with the DfE Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development.

The programmes in our package build on Initial Teacher Education through the following support-

• Getting It Right From The Start – an induction programme for Newly Qualified Teachers

• Embedding Excellence – a programme for Recently Qualified Teachers

• Middle Leadership – a programme for new and aspiring Middle Leaders

• Effective Classroom Support – a programme for Teaching Assistants and Support Staff

• Early Years training – attendance at Hub sessions on specific Early Years themes

• Teaching and Learning Programmes – Hub sessions on identified areas of need

• Subject Specialism – attendance at our Core Four network meetings for leaders of English, Maths, Science and Computing led by Specialist Leaders of Education

Our moral purpose is to provide staff with high quality professional development that will support them in achieving their very best by “releasing potential”.

Kind regardsJohn Collier

John Collier is Director of Teaching and Learning for BTSA. He is also a Specialist Leader of Education, accredited coach and a Teacher Development Trust Professional Practitioner for Lesson Study.John has over twenty years experience of teaching and leading in the primary sector and he is passionate about professional development.You can contact John via email jcollier@btsa.org or by telephone on (01782) 235523

A subscription package from BTSA entitles you to a range of CPD that you can pick and choose from. The more you spend the more you benefit. Taking advantage of the offer is easy – simply choose your

package from the three below and then identify what you would like to spend your entitlement on.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES FOR 2017-18

BRONZE PACKAGE £2000 Choosing our Bronze package at the one off price of £2000 gives your school

£2500 worth of training to choose from.

SILVER PACKAGE £3500Our Silver package costs £3500 and entitles you to £4500 worth of training.

GOLD PACKAGE £5000Our Gold package is £5000.

This will give you a total of £7500 worth of training to choose from.

Course/Programme Suitable For Cost Per Person Content

GETTING IT RIGHT FROM THE START

NEWLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

£650 1 day conference6 HUB sessions

Appropriate BodyInduction for Mentors

EMBEDDINGEXCELLENCE

RECENTLY QUALIFIED TEACHERS

£400 3 HUB sessions

MIDDLE LEADERSHIP New and Aspiring Leaders £500 4 HUB sessions

EFFECTIVECLASSROOM

SUPPORT

Teaching Assistants and Support Staff

£300 3 HUB sessions

TEACHING AND LEARNING COURSES

Primary Leaders and Classroom Practitioners

£150 ½ Day HUB session with 6 different topics

to chose from

EARLY YEARS COURSES Early Years Leaders and Practitioners

£50 ½ day HUB session with 6 different topics

to choose from

CORE FOUR NETWORK MEETINGS

Subject Leaders of English,Maths, Science and

Computing

£50 4 x network meetings (1 for each subject)

every term

To take advantage of these offers please contact BTSA via email at office@btsa.org or by telephone on (01782) 235523

Find out more about BTSA by visiting www.btsa.org

EARLY YEARS HUB TRAINING

The session will focus on the importance of continuous provision in creating high level impact and learning opportunities in the Early

Years. Participants will be introduced to the theory and will be able to explore the role of the adult in continuous provision.

Friday 22nd September 2017 9.00 – 11.30am @The Hub

The session will allow participants to develop their understanding in this area. They will reflect on the adult role and environment in

supporting and extending children’s play, active learning and thinking.

Wednesday 1st November 2017 9.00 – 11.30am @The Hub

The session will provide participants with a range of simple and practical ideas to manage difficult or disruptive behaviour. It will focus

on the importance of understanding the children and their backgrounds, proven strategies and creating rules and routines.

Thursday 1st February 2018 1.30 – 3.30am @The Hub

The session will provide participants with the opportunity to improve their knowledge and understanding of phonics. Participants will take

away a bank of practical activities and ideas to make phonics fun and a range of strategies to help support early reading and writing.

Thursday 15th March 2018 1.30 – 3.30pm @The Hub

The session focuses on practitioners’ understanding of Maths and how it can be effectively promoted in the classroom. It will also give you

the opportunity to actively engage in practical mathematical activities to further develop quality planning and assessment opportunities.

Friday 20th April 2018 9.00 – 11.30am @The Hub

A creative and interactive fun workshop that will empower Early Years Practitioners to create an environment that allows children to become

creative and critical thinkers. It is designed for all Early Years practitioners.

Monday 18th June 2018 1.30 – 3.30pm @The Hub

Cost: £50 per person for each session

TEACHING AND LEARNINGPROGRAMMES

This session will explore the link between Reading and Writing and will provide participants with a range of practical strategies to plan and deliver all aspects of the English Key Stage One and Two curriculum.

Monday 2nd October 2017 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

This session will provide participants with a range of practical approaches to marking and assessment across a range of subjects.

It focuses on ideas to reduce marking without impacting on learning.

Tuesday 31st October 2017 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

This practical session will explore ways of using drama techniques in a range of subject areas. The key theme is how to use drama to develop

both spoken and written language across Key Stage 1 and 2.

Tuesday 23rd January 2018 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

“Great lessons should be making learners want to ask questions.”This session will provide practitioners with a range of proven

techniques and ideas on using questions to encourage and extend children's thinking for different learning needs and situations.

Tuesday 6th March 2018 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

This session will explore exactly what is meant by challenge and participants will have the opportunity to apply this definition to their

own context. All of the strategies shared are from the very latest evidence based research.

Tuesday 17th April 2018 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

This session is based on research by Professor Carol Dweck and focuses on helping pupils and staff to develop a ‘Growth Mindset’ in order to raise motivation and achievement. It includes an evaluation tool and a 6 week programme for you to implement back at school.

Tuesday 12th June 2018 8.45 – 11.45am @The Hub

Cost: £150 per person for each session

NQT SESSION 1 NQT SESSION 3

NQT SESSION 4 NQT SESSION 5

CORE BLIMEY! TOP MARKS PITCH PERFECT

INCLUSION NEXT STEPS

Explore the latest evidence based research on teaching and learning. This s a practical session that includes opportunities for self reflection and networking.

Course Information:Morning session will takeplace during Autumn term 2.

Looking at the role of assessment and data in ensuring progress. This session contains many practical ideas and strategies to take back in to the classroom.

Course Information:Morning session will takeplace during Spring term 1.

Exploring how differentiationand the pitch of a lesson iskey to effective delivery. Thissession contains practicalstrategies to ensure challenge and engagement through questioning.

Course Information:Morning session will takeplace during Spring term 2.

The session will help NQTs todevelop an understanding ofwhy pupils might behave incertain ways and examine arange of responses andproactive strategies useful for dealing effectively with them. The session looks at inclusion across the primary school and multi-agency working.

Course Information:Morning sessions will takeplace during Summer term 1.

A session exploring how to keep the momentum going to ensure you develop as an outstanding teacher and potential leader. The session will explore career ambitions; the professional pathways and CPD opportunities; professional development profiles and health and well being.

Course Information:Morning sessions will takeplace during Summer term 2.

NQT INDUCTION FOR MENTORS

How being a mentor supportsyour own development as ateacher and leader.This session will explore:• Roles and responsibilities• Support and challenge• Observation and feedback• Giving difficult messages/dealing

with concerns• Assessment points and the role of

BTSA as an Appropriate Body

Dates (Mentors attend one):

14 September 2017, 1:30pm – 3:30pm

21 September 2017, 1:30pm – 3:30pm

All sessions take place at Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy.

NQT SESSION 2

NQT PROGRAMME 2017-18

PRIMARY NQT CONFERENCE Date: Monday 18 September 2017Time: 8:45am – 3:45pmLocation: Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, ST3 4TPConference Speaker: Jason Bangbala

Subscription to our NQT Package entitles you to Appropriate Body support and access to all of the following CPD.

Jason Bangbala is a leading Educational Consultant, delivering his unique style of training to organisations across the UK.

Our RQT Programme, Embedding Excellence, is a three session professional development programme to support primary school teachers in their second, third or fourth year of teaching. This programme will look at ensuring teaching is effective and encourage participants to further their leadership skills.

Embedding Excellence encourages teachers to be innovative practitioners using evidence based research to develop and improve within their practice.

• Provides participants with the opportunity to explore leadership styles and develop their own leadership skills

• Focuses on the role of the subject leader and leading a specialist subject area• Promotes collaboration through the development of a local RQT network

Session 1: Tuesday 7 November 2017Session 2: Tuesday 27 February 2018Session 3: Tuesday 5 June 2018

Time: 8:45am – 11:45am for all sessionsCost: £400 per personLocation: Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, ST3 4TP for all sessions

EMBEDDING EXCELLENCE: A programme for Recently Qualified Teachers

LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR NEW AND ASPIRING MIDDLE LEADERS

This programme is designed for teachers moving into middle leadership. It will analyse the role of a middle leader in primary education and help to develop leadership skills.

Module 1: Developing coaching skills (Friday 15 September 2017)• What is coaching? What do good coaches do?

Module 2: Learning to lead yourself (Friday 29 September 2017)• A values driven approach

Module 3: The leadership toolbox (Friday 3 November 2017)• Developing your leadership knowledge and skills

Module 4: Leading and sustaining excellent teams (Friday 1 December 2017)• The key elements of effective teams, managing conflict and holding people to

account

Time: 8:30am – 3:00pm for all sessions

Cost: £500 per person

Location: Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, ST3 4TP for all sessions

Since 2012, over 2,000 Teaching Assistants and support staff have attended our Effective Classroom Support programme which has been quality assured by CUREE (Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education). The programme is designed for experienced or new Teaching Assistants and all other classroom support staff, including classroom volunteers. The sessions focus on how Teaching Assistants and support staff can develop their knowledge of the classroom environment and provides them with a range of practical skills to improve pupils’ learning.

This course covers the following areas:• Ensuring high standards and expectations• Managing behaviour and for learning• Challenge and questioning• Assessment and feedback• Learning conversations• Promoting independence

Session 1: Tuesday 26th September 2017Session 2: Tuesday 17th October 2017Session 3: Tuesday 21st November 2017

EFFECTIVE CLASSROOM SUPPORT: THE CRAFT OF THE TA

Time: 8.45 – 11.45am for all sessions Cost: £300 per personLocation: Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, ST3 4TP for all sessions

CORE FOUR NETWORK MEETINGS:MATHS, ENGLISH, SCIENCE & COMPUTING

Our Core Four network sessions are facilitated by Specialist Leaders of Education who are experts in their field. The content of each session covers current issues and addresses personal needs.

The meetings support subject leaders and co-ordinators of the four National Curriculum core subjects – Maths, English, Science and Computing. These leaders may be experienced or new to the role.

Each subject network meeting is held termly. The Autumn term dates are listed below.

Excellent English: Thursday 5th October 2017Masterful Maths: Tuesday 7th November 2017Successful Science: Thursday 9th November 2017Clever Computing: Tuesday 21st November 2017

Time: 1:30pm – 4:00pm for all sessions Cost: £50 per personLocation: Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, ST3 4TP for all sessions

To take up this offer for your school please contact Josephine Edwards on (01782) 235 524 or email office@btsa.org

Alternatively please complete and return this form by post to:Belgrave St. Bartholomew’s Academy, Sussex Place, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, ST3 4TP

You can also fax the form to (01782) 235 525.

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