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Year 1 matters
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #20 – Year 1 matters: Training and support to develop practice and provision A model for organising and resourcing Year 1, which creates a constructive, achievable approach, bridging the gap between traditional Early Years and Year 2 organisation. Moving from Early Years provision, into Year 1 is…
Read MoreLaunchpad for literacy
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #19 – Launchpad for literacy – A whole school approach Audience – All staff working with 2 year olds up to year 6 Time – 6 hours Provide your staff with the subject knowledge required to support children by identifying their specific needs and how to…
Read MoreIncrease challenge through metacognition
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #18 – Increasing challenge through metacognition Audience – SENCos, teachers and support staff Time – 3 hours (½ day) or 6 hours (full day) Develop an effective and sustainable whole school approach to metacognition. Build a depth of understanding in the research on metacognition and develop…
Read MoreWhole school SEND audits
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #17 – Whole school SEND audits Audience – SENCos, teachers and support staff Time – 3 hours (½ day) or 6 hours (full day) Continually develop provision and make adaptations based on evolving needs. Engage with a half day or full day audit, followed by a…
Read MoreCosted provision for SEND
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #16 – Costed provision for SEND Audience – SENCos and relevant senior leaders Time – 6 hours Create a suitable costed provision to allow for the monitoring and evaluation of cost vs. impact over time and to align the allocation of resources Assess, Plan, Do, Review…
Read MoreMathematical reasoning for all
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #15 – Mathematical reasoning for all Audience – Key stage 1, 2 and 3 Time – 1 to 1.5 hours Engage in opportunities to consider the effectiveness of a range of reasoning conventions and strategies to take back to the classroom. Are all children developing reasoning…
Read MoreCoaching for impact
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #14 – Coaching for impact Audience – Teachers and teaching assistants Time – 12 hours Think more deeply about your practice, reflect on the student’s perspective, and design pedagogical responses to maximise impact in class. Based on the core value that anyone who coaches, or is…
Read MorePrepare for early years inspection
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #13 -Preparation for inspection as an early years lead or team Audience – Early years leaders Time – 3 hours Practise “talking the talk” about early years including; your vision, your written curriculum, your enacted curriculum, how priorities have been identified and addressed and the impact…
Read MoreUnderstand, monitor and evaluate early years mathematics
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #12 -Understand, monitor and evaluate early years mathematics Audience – Early years foundation stage, key stages 1, 2 and 3 Time – 6 x 1 hour Develop a shared understanding of mathematical practice and provision across all key stages, ensure effective curriculum progression and maximise progress…
Read MorePromote high-quality mathematics talk
< 20 Opportunities to improve your school Opportunity #11 -Promote high-quality mathematics talk Audience – Key stages 1, 2 and 3 Time – 1.5 hours approximately Observe classroom practice, explore practical strategies and have plenty of time for talk! Backed by EEF research. Are you making the most of talk opportunities in maths lessons?…
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