Teaching Assistant CPD Programme2016– 2017

Course details / Date/Time/Venue / Cost/target audience
Talk 4 Number
Talk 4 Number is a very effective mathematics intervention, delivered by a specially trained teaching assistant or teacher to small groups of:
  • pupils mainly in Years 3 or 4 who need support and encouragement to use and understand mathematical language or to talk fluently about their mathematics; and
  • pupils in Year 3 or above who are in the later stages of learning English as an additional language.
Talk 4 Number comprises 24 sessions, each lasting about 30 minutes. The sessions help pupils to understand and talk confidently about numbers in a wide range of contexts and to strengthen their reflective and metacognitive skills.
It is delivered to a group of 4 pupils by a trained teaching assistant or teacher, about 3 times a week, for 8 weeks. It is delivered outside the classroom, in addition to pupils’ daily mathematics lessons. The teaching assistant is supported by a Link Teacher within the school.
Wednesday 14th September 2016
9am-12noon TA Link Teacher | 1pm-4pm TA only
Friday 14th October 2016 – 9am-12noon TA only
Thursday 17th November 2016 – 9am-12noon TA & Link Teacher
Venue:
St Helens Teaching School Training Centre, St Mary and St Thomas’ Ce Primary, Barton Close, St Helens, WA10 2HS / Whole package costs: £350.00
(includes Teacher/TA place for all 3 days)
Materials, refreshments and delivery included
Y3 and Y4 teachers, TAs, Maths subject leaders, SENCOs
Success@Arithmetic
Success@Arithmetic is an innovative, highly effective intervention for pupils in Key Stages 2 and 3 who need support to become fluent at arithmetic.
Expert training enables a teacher to plan a programme and a teaching assistant to deliver it to a small group of pupils. The training also strengthens their teaching and support of mathematics across the school.
Success@Arithmetic trains a Lead Teacher and a teaching assistant. The Lead Teacher conducts a diagnostic assessment and selects a series of S@A steps to form a tailored programme that the teaching assistant delivers to an intervention group of up to 3 pupils. The sessions use number rods, bar modelling and written methods to build a complete mathematical picture, developing pupils’ arithmetical fluency; they can be adapted to meet individual needs.
Tuesday 24th January – 9am-12noon Lead Teacher & TA
Tuesday 7th February 2017 - 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Tuesday 21st March 2017 – 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Venue:
St Helens Teaching School Training Centre, St Mary and St Thomas’ Ce Primary, Barton Close, St Helens, WA10 2HS / Whole package costs: £950.00
(includes Teacher/TA place for all 3 days)
Materials, refreshments and delivery included
KS2 and 3 teachers, TAs, intervention teacher, Maths subject leaders and SENDCOs
1stClass@Writing
1stClass@Writing is a new, highly motivating and effective intervention for pupils mainly in Years 3 to 5 who have fallen behind at writing. A trained teaching assistant helps them to make faster progress so that they can catch up with their peers.
A teaching assistant delivers 60 stimulating and motivating 40- minute lessons to a group of up to 4 pupils, 4 times a week, in addition to their daily class lessons. The pupils develop key skills of spelling, handwriting, grammar, and punctuation in order to complete daily writing tasks bound up with the thematic adventure stories. They develop their composition and editing skills through a balance of supported ‘one-liners’ and sustained, independent writing. It all comes ‘ready-made’ with detailed plans and comprehensive resources.
The TA is supported by a senior teacher in the school who acts as a Link Teacher.
Y3 The Pirate Writing Crew
Monday 17th October 2016 – 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Nutgrove Primary School, Govett Road, St Helens, WA9 5NH
Monday 21st November 2016 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
St Helens Teaching School Training Centre, St Mary and St Thomas’ Ce Primary, Barton Close, St Helens, WA10 2HS
Tuesday 17th January 2017 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
St Helens Teaching School Training Centre, St Mary and St Thomas’ Ce Primary, Barton Close, St Helens, WA10 2HS / Whole package costs: £695.00
(includes Teacher/TA place for all 3 days)
Materials, refreshments and delivery included
Year 3 teachers, TAs, intervention teacher and SENDCOs
Y4 Dragon Hunters
Wednesday 18th January 2017 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Wednesday 22nd February 2017 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Wednesday 5th April 2017 9am-4pm Lead Teacher & TA
Venue:
St Helens Teaching School Training Centre, St Mary and St Thomas’ Ce Primary, Barton Close, St Helens, WA10 2HS / Whole package costs: £695.00
(includes Teacher/TA place for all 3 days)
Materials, refreshments and delivery included
Year 4 teachers, TAs, intervention teacher and SENDCOs
Teacher Assistant Maths training
This course is run over two days
We will explore the most significant mathematics concepts and look at how modelling, questioning and assessment will support the learners. Exploring how to support children with increased expectations.
Tas in Upper Key Stage 2 / Tuesday 22nd November and
Thursday 2nd February / £150.00 per delegate (for the 2 days)
New and experienced support staff working in upper KS2 (Years 5 and 6)
Tas in Key Stage 1 / Wednesday 23rdNovember and
Tuesday 31st January / £150.00 per delegate (for the 2 days)
New and experienced support staff working in KS1 (Years 1 and 2)
Tas in Lower Key Stage 2 / Thursday 24th November
And
Wednesday 1st February / £150.00 per delegate (for the 2 days)
New and experienced support staff working in lower KS2 (Years 3 and 4)
Grammar Punctuation Spelling and Reading training
GaPS and Guided Reading for Teaching Assistants at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2
Opportunities to:
  • Unpick the frameworks for Reading and GaPS and the appendices for GaPS
  • Audit own skills in GaPS
  • Identify how to teach GaPS in a context through high quality texts
  • Identify what progression looks like in reading in relation to the content domains at KS1 and KS2
  • Structure a guided reading session to maximise opportunities for reading and GaPS
  • Share new texts to inspire pupils and generate a love of reading.
/ Friday 7th October
9.30-3.30pm
Venue:
Nutgrove Primary School, Govett Road, St Helens, WA9 5NH / £150.00 per delegate
Teaching assistants from KS1 and 2
(new and experienced)

If you wish to book on any of the following sessions please email or call:

Sarah Makin (Senior Administrator):

For additional information regarding any of the training offers don’t hesitate in contacting- Lisa Bradshaw (Director of The St Helens Teaching School Alliance) or 01744 678010

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The cancellation policy is as follows:

14-30 days: charged at 25%

7 days: charged at 50%

Less than 1 day: Charged at full training rate

Please note all cancellations must be in writing via email to . A confirmation of your booking will be sent to you once received. Should you be in a position to supply a substitute delegate there will be no charges.