The Primary Network - Speed Learning Summer Series 2013

#SpeedLearning @ssat

Knowing how precious everyone's time is - 'speed learning' aims to provide an intensive but fun learning opportunity after school. Colleagues leave each event having picked up a series of top tips and short term strategies to support learning as well as one or two longer term ideas and thoughts.

“These events bring the very best elements of current innovative CPD thinking together in one place. Miss them at your peril!”

Come along after school for just under 2 hours and be part of the exciting buzz spreading across the country… “Speed Learning”

Where:Blackfield Primary, Hampton Lane, Blackfield, Southampton, Hampshire

When:Monday 20 May, 4.00 – 5.45pm (registration from 3.45pm)

“I’m inspired, have been challenged and had a lot of fun – superb CPD, loads of practical tips and strategies - I feel totally energized by the buzz of the network. The best event I’ve ever been too!”

When you arrive you will be warmly greeted by teachers, teaching assistants, heads and leaders – who are part of The Primary Network; the largest school-led national network of primary practitioners. Have a well-earned cup of tea and a few biscuits whilst you hear a 15 minute keynote on the latest educational developments that you need to be aware of, from one of the school leaders. Then, choose your 5 highest priorities from the selection below, and move around the carousels ‘speed-dating’ style, to hear 3 minute nano-presentations and join discussion with like-minded colleagues on practical, relevant classroom topics.

3.45pm / Registration and refreshments
4pm / Keynote: Claire Lowe, Executive Headteacher, Blackfield Primary
Rapidly improving writing through an inspiring curriculum
4.15 – 5.05pm / Speed Learning carousel – see overleaf for details
  1. Passionate about inspiring children’s writing? Could non-fiction talk for
writing be the golden nugget?
  1. Creating beauty in maths through deep learning
  2. Motivating boys to write
  3. Hackasourus Hacking
  4. Quality marking to improve writing
  5. Emotional regulation
  6. ‘Bucking the trend’ for our British, white boys
  7. Creative maths project
  8. Go beyond CPD with video
  9. Getting started with computer programming

5.05pm / Mark Fry, Manager, New Forest Care
5.15pm / Planning for impact: Turning ideas into practice and evidencing impact
5.30pm / Networking
5.45pm / Close

Each session will provide ‘top-tips’, and practical ideas that you can take back to your school and try out in your classroom tomorrow. You will have the opportunity to talk through challenges, successes and aspirations, as well as exploring ideas for the longer term, and to enjoy networking with likeminded colleagues.

Speed Learning carousel: Your choices today are…

Table 1 –Passionate about inspiring children's writing? Could non-fiction talk for writing be the golden nugget? / Table 2 – Creating beauty in maths through deep learning
Jane West, Deputy Head, Orchard Infant School
Through a stimulating and inspiring hook children use Talk for Writing to develop excellent use of language to describe and argue a cause resulting in rapid progress and high quality outcomes! / Mandy Hooper, Deputy Head/Leader for Learning,
Blackfield PrimarySchool
Explore the x factor, live the life of Pi and discover the top ten tips + 1 for demystifying maths.
Table 3 – Motivating boys to write / Table 4 – Hackasourus Hacking
Toni Foster, Early Years Teacher, Netley Marsh CE Infant School
At Netley Marsh CE Infant the children write all the time and everywhere. Boys across the school are making outstanding progress in writing, better than girls! / Ian Addison, ICT Leader, St John The Baptist Primary School
A 5 minute guide to hacking websites and how this can be used in class.
Table 5 –Quality marking to improve writing / Table 6 –Emotional regulation
Mark Green, Year 4 Leader, Blackfield Primary School
How involving the children in the use of next steps has raised standards in KS2. / Gavin Downey, Registered Mental health nurse
Talk about signs, symptoms and strategies to support in class.
Table 7 –‘Bucking the trend’ for our British, white boys / Table 8 –Creative maths project
Kirstie Andrew-Power, Head of Membership, SSAT
This is a practical session that draws examples from different schools, and recommendations from recent, novel research that asked ‘successful boys’ what made a different to them; so we can ‘buck the trend’ in our own schools. / Alan Frame, Head teacher, Downlands School
Will be sharing on-going work on a creative maths project involving iPads and elements of a flipped classroom.
Table 9 –Go beyond CPD with video / Table 10 –Getting started with Computer Programming
Steven Denham, Regional Consultant, IRIS Connect
Hear how video empowers teachers to gain a deeper insight into their practice and fosters trust, collaboration and professional dialogue. / Lucy Runham, Regional CPD Manager, Espresso
Fun, interactive ideas to support the teaching of computer programming at KS1 and 2. Ideal for teachers looking to introduce computer programming into the classroom in response to the National Curriculum changes.

With grateful thanks to this event’s sponsors formaking Speed Learning free-to-attend

IRIS Connect- Developed from research into the key interactions for effective CPD, IRIS Connectprovides a unique blend of secure web-based tools and video technology. Incorporating the essential experience-based components of self-review, modelling, coaching, action research and building communities of practice within and between schools; IRIS Connect empowers teachers to build the confidence to reflect on, analyse and share their practice.

Espresso Primaryis the award-winning digital curriculum service for primary schools. Espresso’s combination of interactive and real-world content including video clips, activities, topical ‘News Bites’ and printable resources are proven to make a difference in the classroom and save teachers 50% time when preparing lessons.

EducationCity.comis the award winning online teaching and learning resource used in over 15,500 schools around the world. Modules cover English, Maths, Science, French, German, Spanish and English as an additional language and assessment tools help teachers to differentiate.