English and Maths Training from the Primary Support Team

English and maths training from the Primary Support Team

2015 / 2016

Leadership training from School Intervention Leaders

2015 / 2016

Version June 2015

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Primary Support Team - English Courses

Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Oxfordshire Phonics Project
Focus on raising attainment in phonics across KS1 / 29 September-9:30-3:30
10 November - 1:30-4:30 pm
2 February- 1:30-4:30 pm
15 March -1:30-4:30 pm / TBC / SLT and Y1 teachers / £470 for two attendees
Oxfordshire Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Project
Focus on raising attainment in GPS and writing / 1 October -9:30- 3:30
12 November - 1:30-4:30
4 February-1:30-4:30
17 March -1:30-4:30 / TBC / £470 for two attendees
Every Child Writes Conference
Speakers include Dame Alison Peacock and Patricia Meetham / 28 September / Kings Centre / Headteachers, English subject leaders / TBC
English Subject Leader – Southern area
Briefings on hot topics / 18 November, 2 March,
22June
2.00-4.00 / TBC / English subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
English Subject Leader – Central area
Briefings on hot topics / 19 November, 3 March,
23 June
2.00-4.00 / TBC / English subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
English Subject Leader – North area
Briefings on hot topics / 19 November, 3 March,
23 June
2.00-4.00 / TBC / English subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
Phonics for Reading and Writing (Letters & Sounds)
Exploring key subjectknowledge, progression through the Letters & Sounds programme, practical activities and the application of phonics to reading and writing. / 2 October - 9:30-12:00 / TBC / Teachers, teaching assistants / £95
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Teaching the Higher Levels of Phonics(Phase 5 Letters & Sounds)
Exploring key subjectknowledge, practical activities and the application of phonics within the national curriculum / 24 September - 1:30-4:30 / Hill End / Teachers, teaching assistants / £95
Teaching Spelling at KS2
Exploring curriculum expectations and progression; approaches, documents and resources; and practical ideas for teaching spelling across KS2. / 20 October (pm)
Teaching Grammar Across KS1
Exploring key changes, challenges, activities and effective pedagogies withingrammar at KS1 in the new curriculum / Autumn term
5 October - 9.30-3.30 / TBC / Teachers, English subject leaders / £175
Spring term(repeat)
14 January - 9.30-3.30 / TBC / Teachers, English subject leaders / £175
Teaching Grammar Across KS2
Exploring key changes, challenges, activities and effective pedagogies withingrammar at KS2 in the new curriculum / Autumn term
8 October - 9.30-3.30 / TBC / Teachers, English subject leaders / £175
Spring term(repeat)
TBC - 9.30-3.30 / TBC / Teachers, English subject leaders / £175
Teaching Spoken Language in KS1
Exploring practical ideas and activities for meeting NC requirements for KS1 and developing spoken language within English and across the curriculum. / 24 November / TBC / Class teachers in KS1
Teaching Spoken Language in KS2
Exploring practical ideas and activities for meeting NC requirements for KS2 and developing spoken language within English and across the curriculum. / 17November / TBC / Class teachers in KS2
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Teaching Reading in KS1
Exploring approaches to aid the teaching of Reading in KS1. It aims to extend teacher's subject knowledge in English and examine the NC expectations for Reading at KS1. Includes practical ideas and activities for developing readers. / 22 February - 9:30-3:30 / TBC / Class teachers in KS1 / £175
Teaching Reading in KS2
Exploring approaches to aid the teaching of Reading in KS2. It aims to extend teacher's subject knowledge in English and examine the NC expectations for Reading at KS2. Includes practical ideas and activities for developing readers. / 29 February – 9:30-3:30 / TBC / Class teachers in KS2 / £175
Teaching Writing in KS1
Exploring the expectations for writing at KS1, with practical ideas and activities for developing writers. / 19 January - 9:30-3:30
3 February - 9:30-3:30 / TBC / Class teachers in KS1 / £350
Teaching Writing in KS2
Exploring the expectations for writing at KS2, with practical ideas and activities for developing writers. / 3 December - 9:30-3:30
7 January - 9:30-3:30 / TBC / Class teachers in KS2 / £350
Talking Partners @ Primary
A small group Oral Language intervention which gives children the opportunity to develop speaking and listening skills.
The training will equip TAs to confidently support children from Foundation to KS2 in developing communication skills. / 8 January - 9:30-4:00
15 January - 9:30-4:00 / TBC / TA and lead teacher / £600
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Boosting Reading Potential
Reading intervention for pupils in KS1 & 2 who are in need of light touch support to close the gap with their peers.
This training will equip TAs to confidently support struggling readers to develop independent reading and comprehension skills and strategies. / 21 & 29 April - 9:30- 4:00 / TBC / TA and lead teacher / £600

Primary Support Team; Maths Courses

Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Maths Subject Leader – Central area
Briefings on hot topics / 14 October, 2 March, 9 June all 4:00–5:30 pm / Hill End / Maths subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
Maths Subject Leader – Southern area
Briefings on hot topics / 21 October, 9 March, 16 June all 4:00–5:30 pm / TBC / Maths subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
Maths Subject Leader – Northern area
Briefings on hot topics / 4 November, 16 March, 23 June
all 4:00-5.30 pm / TBC / Maths subject leaders / £60 for three meetings
Developing Mastery in Mathematics
Mastery underpins the new National Curriculum. We willdig deeper into what mastery means, what it looks like in practice and why it is important for our children. / 12 October - 9:30-4:00
23 November - 1:15-4:30
25 January -1:15–4:30
14 March - 1:15–4:30
23 May- 1:15–4:30 / Unipart House / MaSTs
Numbers Count teachers,
Maths subject leaders / £850 for two delegates from each school
Bar modelling
The bar model is increasingly being used to help children to structure their thinking and to develop big ideas within the new national curriculum such as proportionality, representation and generalisation. / Autumn term
29 September - 9:30–12:00
20October - 9:30–12:00
1 December- 9:30–12:00 / Hill End / Class teachers/maths subject leaders / £350 for two delegates from each school
Spring term (repeat)
20 January - 9:30–12:00
24 February- 9:30–12:00
23 March - 9:30–12:00 / Banbury Hub / Class teachers/maths subject leaders / £350 for two delegates from each school
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Delivering New Curriculum for teachers in Year 1 and Year 2
Exploring key changes , challenges, activities and effective pedagogies within the new curriculum. / 27 January- 9:30–3:30
10 February- 9:30–3:30 / Hill End / Class teachers in Years 1 and 2 / £350
Delivering New Curriculum for teachers in Year 3 and Year 4
Exploring key changes , challenges, activities and effective pedagogies within the new curriculum. / 28 January - 9:30–3:30
11 February - 9:30–3:30 / Hill End / Class teachers in Years 3 and 4 / £350
Delivering New Curriculum for teachers in Year 5 and Year 6
Exploring key changes , challenges, activities and effective pedagogies within the new curriculum / 29 January - 9:30–3:30
12 February - 9:30–3:30 / Hill End / Class teachers in Years 5 and 6 / £350
Talk 4 Number
Maths intervention for
pupils in Years 3 or 4 who need support and encouragement to use and understand mathematical language or to talk fluently about their mathematics; and/or pupils in Year 3 or above who are in the later stages of learning English as an additional language. / Autumn/Spring term
10 November - 9:30-4:00
2 December - 9:30–12:00
27 January - 9:30–12:00 / Hill End / Year 3/4 TA
and lead teacher / £600
Summer term (repeat)
19 April - 9:30–3:30
24 May - 9:30–12:00
5 July - 9:30–12:00 / Hill End / Year 3/4 TA
and lead teacher / £600
1st Class @ Number
Maths intervention for pupils in KS1 who are in need of light touch support to close the gap with their peers. Post office themed, supporting key facts, number sense, place value, calculation and mathematical language. / 13 April - 9:30–3:30
4 May - 9:30–12:00
18 May - 9:30–12:00
21 June - 9:30–12:00
12 July - 9:30–12:00 / Hill End / KS1 TA
and lead teacher / £750
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
1st Class @ Number 2
Maths intervention for pupils in lower KS2 who are in need of light touch support to close the gap with their peers. Post office themed supporting key facts, number sense, place value, calculation and mathematical language. / 22 September - 9:30–3:30
13 October - 9:30–12:00
3 November - 9:30-12:00
8 December - 9:30-12:00
19 January - 9:30-12:00 / Hill End / Lower KS2 TA and lead teacher / £750
Success @ Arithmetic
Maths intervention for pupils in upper KS2 who need a light touch intervention to improve fluency and conceptual understanding within calculation. / 6 January - 9:30-12:00
21 January - 9:30-4:00
15 March - 9:30-4:00 / Hill End / Upper KS2 TA and lead teacher / £950
Maths in the EYFS - enabling outdoor environments
Find out about how maths can be exploited in the outdoors for early learners. / 25 November - 9:30-4:00
10 December 9:30-12:00 / Hill End / EYFS / £300

OPL Leadership Courses 2015 – 2016

Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Ofsted briefing
Oxfordshire headteacher / inspectors will give you an update on the new framework. / Thursday 10th September
Tuesday 15th September;
Tuesday 22nd September;
Thursday 24th September; / Brookside Primary School, Bicester
Orchard Fields Primary School, Banbury
Ladygrove Park Primary School, Didcot
Madley Brook Primary School, Witney / Senior leaders and chairs of governors / £30
What Ofsted is looking for
These two sessions will do more than prepare you for an inspection; they will help ensure you carry out your leadership role effectively so that you have a positive impact on children's learning / 1 & 16 October
1.00-4.30 / Hill End / Maths and English subject leaders / £200
What Ofsted is looking for
A repeat of the above / 4 & 18 March
1.00-4.30 / Hill End / Maths and English subject leaders / £200
Name of Course / Dates / Venue / Aimed at / Cost
Heads Up!
A practical guide to updating your school self-evaluation. It will cover assembling sources of information for evaluation, linking the new Ofsted criteria to your evaluation, compiling supporting information and planning a monitoring and evaluation programme to inform your self-evaluation. / 16 September
1.00-4.30 / Unipart / Headteachers and senior leaders / £100
Heads Up!
A practical guide to improving teaching – something that needs to be a central theme of all school improvement plans. / 23 September
1.00-4.30 / Unipart / Headteachers and senior leaders / £100
Heads Up!
A practical guide to managing teachers’ performance with reference to key documents. / 30 September
1.00-4.30 / Unipart / Headteachers and senior leaders / £100