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PROGRAMME BROCHURE 2016-2017

Welcome to the Milton Keynes

Teaching School Alliance (MKTSA)

the professional learning community

for primary schools in Milton Keynes.

The Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance

believes that every child is entitled to benefit from

a world class education.

Through close collaboration with our partnership

schools, we aim to make this dream a reality: starting

with Initial Teacher Training all the way through to

Headship and beyond.

Our Initial Teacher Training is rated Ofsted Outstanding

and supplies exceptionally high quality graduate

teachers to our local schools. Our high-quality CPD

provision helps staff and school leaders grow and

develop in their careers and our highly skilled team

of SLEs and specialist staff provide school-to-school

support within our community.

But we believe there is even more that can be done,

and with school-led improvement so high on the

agenda, now is the time to step up and forge a new

path where communities of schools truly collaborate

to make the quality of education for our children the

very best that it can be.

Emma Hollis

Head of Teaching School

WELCOME

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Our brand new subscription offer enables schools

to join our Alliance and reap the rewards of a truly

school-led system. Alliance schools benefit from

participation in high quality CPD for their staff, access

to exceptional trainee teachers, bespoke school-to-

school support models and dissemination of the

latest initiatives and educational research findings.

In return, we expect our schools to fully engage in the

collaborative model of school improvement – working

with us to identify future leaders for a world class

education system.

Join our Alliance today and reap the benefits of

our exclusive network of schools striving for world

class education.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

COST SAVINGS EXCLUSIVE BENEFITS


BRONZE

MEMBERSHIP

SILVER

MEMBERSHIP

GOLD

MEMBERSHIP

Access to trainee teacher placements • • •

Access to NQT interview panel • • •

Unlimited places on NQT Programme • • •

One free place per CPD programme* •

Two free places per CPD programme* •

Unlimited places on CPD programmes* •

Free place on either ITP or OTP programme •

Three places on ITP or OTP Programme** •

Six places on ITP or OTP Programme** •

One free Power of Coaching place ahead of any ITP training booked • • •

Unlimited Appropriate Body Service • •

Free access to professional networking groups • • •

Termly Partnership Meetings • • •

Basic personalised school-to- school support package •

Comprehensive personalised school-to-school support package •

Lesson Recorder • • •

*Excluding ITP and OTP. Subject to availability (preferential rates for all members for additional places booked).

**Places must be booked in groups of three on the same programme.

PACKAGES

Gold members are entitled to:

• Access to trainee teacher placements

• Access to NQT interview panel

• Unlimited places on NQT Programme

• Unlimited places on CPD programmes*

• Six places on ITP and OTP Programme**

• One free Power of Coaching place ahead of any ITP training booked

• Unlimited Appropriate Body Service

• Free access to professional networking groups

• Termly Partnership Meetings

• Comprehensive personalised school-to-school support package

• Lesson Recorder

GOLD MEMBERSHIP

*Subject to availability (preferential rates for all members for additional places booked).


Cost: £6.50 per pupil in Reception or older (minimum £650)

As courses are oversubscribed, we request a 5 working day notice period to cancel attendance.

Any delegates failing to attend without cancelling will incur a £40 cancellation fee.

Invoices will be issued annually at the start of the Autumn Term. Places on any programme will not be bookable

until the invoice is paid in full.

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SILVER MEMBERSHIP

Silver members are entitled to:




• Two free places per CPD programme*

• Three places on ITP or OTP Programme**

• One free Power of Coaching place ahead of any ITP training booked

• Unlimited Appropriate Body Service



• Basic personalised school-to-school support package

• Lesson Recorder



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Any delegates failing to attend without cancelling will incur a £40 cancellation fee.



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Bronze members are entitled to:




• One free place per CPD programme*

• Once place on either ITP or OTP programmes



• Lesson Recorder

BRONZE MEMBERSHIP




Any delegates failing to attend without cancelling will incur a £40 cancellation fee



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BENEFITS


Exclusive, relevant and up to date

training courses

Specialist leaders

in education

Bespoke

training

Ofsted ‘outstanding’ provider of school-based

initial teacher training in Milton Keynes

School to School

Support

New courses

being added

Leadership

development

CPD

Support Network of like-minded professionals

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COURSE LIST

Developing Strong Leadership

in the Governing BodyThe Art of Effective Leadership

Preparing for Deputy HeadshipPrimary Lesson Observations Using the

Ofsted Inspection Framework

The Confi dent Teaching Assistant Developing the TA - Teacher Partnership

Outstanding Learning and Progress

for Pupils with SEND

Providing Effective Support

for Students with ASD

Preparing for Inspection under the

Updated Ofsted FrameworkGrowth Mindsets

Outstanding TAs Outstanding Middle Leadership

How to Challenge and Extend Able LearnersDifferentiation: Practical Strategies

and Solutions

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How to Account for Pupil Premium Philosophy for Children

Footsteps to the Future

– 3 Day Leadership Development ProgrammeLearning without Lessons

Creative Leadership

– How to energise your schoolSMSC Inspecting the ‘hidden’ Curriculum

Beyond the Classroom Door:

Unlocking the potential of your school groundsRaising Standard and Attainment in Writing

Behaviour Management for Busy Teachers SPaG KS1 and KS2

Phonics KS1 and KS2 Spellings KS1 and KS2

Less marking, more impact Creative/extended writing

Reasoning and Oracy Science day launch

But my test isn’t fair! - Working scientifi cally

with plants, animals and humans

Materials Magic - Working scientifi cally

with materials including solids, liquids and gases

Science Networks English Networks

English Launch Day Maths Networks

Maths Launch Day SEND Networks

SEND launch dayUsing iPads Effectively in the

Primary Classroom

Understanding the Computing curriculum Basic computing in the classroom

Accelerated learning cycle Raise online

KS1 Dashboard Training course KS2 Dashboard Training course

More courses, networking events and workshops added throughout the year.

Visit our website for more information www.mktsa.com/events

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Designed by OLEVI and facilitated by experienced

school leaders and teachers, the highly effective

and motivating Improving Teacher Programme gives

teachers who want to improve their practice, a set of

skills and strategies to reach the next teaching level.

Utilised in the London and City Challenge Projects

and endorsed by the National College, the ITP has

gained a national reputation for raising standards in

teaching and learning.

Objectives

To enable teachers to:

• Provide their students with the best possible

learning experience

• Improve standards in their classrooms and

schools

• Increase their job satisfaction and quality of

experience

• Work more effectively as active members of

their school team

A key part of school-to-school support, which is

helping to increase capacity and drive up standards

in schools, the programme helps teachers deliver

consistent high-quality lessons that have a positive

measurable impact on student performance.

Eligibility

This programme is open to all teachers who want

to improve their teaching practice and want to learn

how to teach and facilitate consistently good lessons

matching theory with application.

The Improving Teacher Programme:

• Provides improving teachers with in-depth

coaching, tailored to a self-assessment of their

teaching. It provides opportunities to deepen

their understanding of high-quality classroom

practice and teaching and learning. Participants

improve their teaching through facilitated

practice, observation of colleagues and working

with ‘live’ students

• Supports a wider range of teaching activities,

including: planning lessons, starter activities,

plenary sessions, questioning techniques,

engaging in learning, challenging learning,

assessment and differentiation strategies

• Supports the aims and implementation of school

improvement plans and other national agendas

• Forms part of the professional development

provision or entitlement for staff development

within the school’s improvement plan

• Builds confidence of staff to become used

to class observations and adopt a positive

“can do” attitude.

Impact

The Improving Teacher Programme is having a

significant impact on the performance of teaching

staff and students in schools. For example, one

primary school made so much progress, after having

staff on the programme, that 46 pupils from a nearby

primary applied to transfer to it.

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WEEK FOCUS

Week 1 Ethos and expectations

Week 2 Challenge and engagement

Week 3 Assessment

Week 4 Questioning

Week 5 Differentiation

Week 6 High quality teaching & learning


Designed and facilitated by experienced school

leaders and teachers, the Outstanding Teacher

Programme gives good teachers a set of skills and

strategies that enable them to become consistently

and sustainably outstanding.

It helps them to:

• Demonstrate a higher level understanding of

teaching and improve learning for pupils

• Coach colleagues in their own school and in

other schools to raise their performance

• Create a proactive school culture where the

quality of teaching and learning is observed,

discussed and enhanced

• Increase their job satisfaction and create

opportunities for further career progression

This programme:

• Provides in-depth coaching to deepen

teachers’ understanding of outstanding

classroom practice. Participants improve

through facilitated practice and structured

opportunities to reflect on teaching

approaches and their quality and impact

• Introduces new knowledge and skills and

focuses on what makes teaching outstanding

• Requires learning triads to prepare and

present at an outstanding level to the whole

programme group for evaluation

• Forms part of the schools’ professional

development provision and supports the

implementation of national agendas

Objectives:

• Develop teachers’ higher order teaching and

learning skills

• Explore how to become a consistently

outstanding teacher

• To refine own practice through observing others

and reflection

• Enhance coaching and mentoring ability so that

they can develop the practice of others

• Developing leadership potential in highly skilled

teachers

• Developing excellence ‘beyond’ the classroom

This programme is open to teachers with the

potential to consistently deliver outstanding teaching

and learning.

Applicants need to demonstrate:

• Strong commitment to teaching and learning

and show that they are inspiring individuals with

strong interpersonal skills who are role models

for pupils

• At least three years teaching experience and

value added data showing student progress and

improving exam results

• External recognition (e.g. Threshold, Ofsted) that

indicates that they have the ability to become

outstanding teachers

• A commitment to professional development

and the ability to reflect their practice, including

using student feedback to evaluate their

teaching

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Expectations for engagement are high, and participants must show their commitment by:

• Attending each of the 7 face-to-face modules (5 x Teaching and Learning, 2 x Coaching)

• Being punctual

• Presenting professionally in host school

• Ensuring that during 2 x in-school practice sessions, they protect their time and focus appropriately.

• Completing all ‘post session challenges’

• Engaging actively in all sessions and activities

• Being prepared to challenge and be challenged by your peers and the facilitators

• Maintaining a personal ‘learning log’ for the duration of the OTP that will serve as a professional

aide-memoir for them personally as well as the colleagues they aim to support and develop

• Being pro-active in their own school in relation to:

- Their own self determined targets

- Being role models for the profession

- Supporting and coaching colleagues.

• Meeting regularly to engage professionally


WEEK FOCUS

Week 1 Half Day Outstanding Teaching and Learning

Week 2 Full Day Outstanding Teaching and Learning

Week 3In school practice week

(focused tasks to complete)

Week 4 Half Day Outstanding Teaching and Learning

Week 5 Full Day Coaching 1

Week 6 Half Day Coaching 2

Week 7In school practice week

(focused tasks to complete)

Week 8 Half DayOutstanding Teaching

and Learning

Week 9 Half DayOutstanding Teaching

and Learning

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Inspired NQTs: Inspiring Children

Professional Development Programme for Newly Qualifi ed Teachers

Wednesdays 1:00 – 4:00pm (Arrive early and bring lunch)

Every teacher has the ability to be outstanding. The fi rst few years of your career are most crucial in terms of

skills development. Our ‘Inspired NQT’s: Inspiring Children course is tailored to NQTs and incorporates your

school-based teaching role, dedicating extra time to your development.

Autumn Term

14th September 2016 Your NQT Year

21st September 2016 MK NQT Launch Event in association with the Local

Authority (2:00-4:00pm venue TBC)

5th October 2016 The Accelerated Learning Cycle

9th November 2016 Behaviour Management

23rd November 2016 ‘What is assessment?’ & ‘Planning for progression’

7th December 2016 Time management – Plan for Success!

Spring Term

25th January 2017 Developing a Growth Mindset

8th February 2017 Mind the Gap: Supporting Pupil Progress

22nd February 2017 Closing the Gap: Observation Trios

8th March 2017 Closing the Gap: Observation Feedback

22nd March 2017 TAs Optimising Impact (bring your TA to training)

No TA? We’ll arrange specifi c training just for you!

Summer Term

3rd May 2017 Raising Achievement and Closing Gaps

17th May 2017 Effective Feedback

14th June 2017 Action research – writing time!

28th June 2017 Developing and Using Assessment

12th July 2017 Action research – Feedback

Celebration lunch

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DEVELOPING MIDDLE LEADERS PROGRAMME

Useful for:

Those who have just taken over leading a team,

or those who are about to step up to a middle

leadership role.

Modules:

1. Team member to Team leader (Autumn 1)

2. First time leadership (Autumn 2)

3. Staff engagement – the team leader’s role (Spring 1)

4. Time management for team leaders (Spring 2)

5. Problem solving and decision making (Summer 1)

6. Coaching skills for team leaders (Summer 2)

Key Learning Objectives:

Module 1: Team member to Team leader

• To explore some of the challenges participants will

face as a team leader and how to approach them

with the right balance of ethics and pragmatism.

• To help participants understand the necessary

changes they will need to make to their approach

in school.

• To encourage participants to identify an

appropriate leadership style based on the

individual they are dealing with, the role they are

doing and what the team needs them to do.

• To give participants an opportunity to reflect

on their current skill levels as a leader and use the

information to create a plan of action.

Module 2: First time leadership

• To understand the difference between leadership

and management.

• To understand different leadership styles.

• To describe the skills and attributes of a

good leader.

• To understand the impact a leader can have on

motivation and therefore performance within

their team.

• To reflect on their own role as leaders and areas

for development within it.

Module 3: Staff engagement – the team leader’s role

• To introduce leaders to the subject of

staff engagement.

• To help leaders begin to understand why staff

engagement is central to being a successful leader.

• To encourage leaders to identify what makes staff

feel engaged.

• To help participants understand the sorts of things

great leaders do to staff engagement and its

impact on pupil outcomes.

• To help participants understand what feeling

engaged in their job feels like and the impact it

can have on the quality of their work.

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Module 4: Time management for team leaders

• To understand and apply the concept of

SMART objectives.

• To describe the barriers that get in the way of

effective time management.

• To understand some basic principles and

techniques for prioritising.

• To describe what makes effective delegation.

• To recognise the principles of running

effective meetings.

• To make better use of their own (and others’) time!

Module 5: Problem solving and decision making

• To develop problem solving and decision

making skills.

• To encourage analytical thinking.

• To consider a structured process in

problem solving.

• To develop a process for problem solving.

• To understand techniques that will help an

objective problem solving process.

• To understand how to use a creative thinking

technique to generate ideas.

• To understand how to apply objective decision

making to typical workplace scenarios.

Module 6: Coaching skills for team leaders

• To ensure leaders have the skills to coach their

staff to higher performance in the workplace.

• To understand what coaching is and what it is not!

• To identify the skills that leaders will need to be an

effective workplace coach.

• To understand how to structure a coaching

session with staff members.

• To understand how to coach for development and

higher performance.


A SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF OUR COURSES

Outstanding TAs

Be fully equipped to take on greater roles and have a positive impact within the classroom and the whole school

Learn techniques & strategies to become an Outstanding Teaching Assistant

How TAs can make an outstanding impact on, individuals, small groups and the whole school

Developing the right tools for one-to-one teaching, AfL and effective teaching techniques.

Developing the TA - Teacher Partnership

Unlock the potential of classroom support staff to make a real difference to learning

Suitable for: This course is suitable for both classroom assistants and teachers who have an interest in improving the success of their working partnerships in the primary or secondary classroom. It may also benefit middle and senior leaders with a responsibility for standards of teaching and learning and effective staff deployment.

Overview: With almost a quarter of a million teaching assistants working in schools across the country, it is more important than ever to ensure that the working relationships in the classroom are as effective as possible. This course will help you to re-think the role of the TA and unlock the potential of a truly collaborative partnership for improving the outcomes of the pupils in your school. You will critically examine your current situation and go away with practical ideas and recommendations for future development based on robust research evidence.

Developing Middle Leaders Programme

Those who have just taken over leading a team, or those who are about to step up to a middle leadership role.

Developing skills in:

• Team member to Team leader

• First time leadership

• Staff engagement – the team leader’s role

• Time management for team leaders

• Problem solving and decision making

• Coaching skills for team leaders

But my test isn’t fair! - Working Scientifically with plants,

animals and humans

Come and explore ways of working scientifically when studying plants, animals and humans. Find out how to structure a variety of Scientific Enquiries linked to the Biology programmes of study at Key Stages 1 and 2. We will look at classification, observations, exploration, pattern seeking, fair testing and researching. There will also be opportunities to explore some different teaching approaches for Scientific learning Lots of practical ideas to take back to school and use in your classroom!

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Using iPads effectively in the classroom

This half day workshop is designed for staff new to or just starting to use iPads in the classroom. We will explore a set of apps which are applicable to both literacy and numeracy activities. More than a list of apps, we will have project based hands-on time to explore how the apps can be used to help students communicate their understanding and demonstrate their knowledge.

iPads will be provided, loaded with the apps to use, but feel free to bring your own and you can download on the day.

Understanding the Computing curriculum

A half day workshop to explore the new computing curriculum looking at Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information Technology.

During the workshop we will explore…

• Why we teach computing

• What is new in the Computing curriculum

• Understanding the process of Computational Thinking

• Hands on with some software tools

• Creating a personal plan of action

Materials Magic - Working Scientifically with materials including solids,

liquids and gases

Come and explore ways of working scientifically when studying properties of materials, changing materials and separating materials. Find out how to structure a variety of Scientific Enquiries linked to the Chemistry programmes of study at Key Stages 1 and 2. We will look at classification, observations, exploration, pattern seeking, fair testing and researching. There will also be opportunities to explore some different teaching approaches for Scientific learning. Lots of practical ideas to take back to school and use in your classroom!

Visit our website for our full list of courses www.mktsa.com/events


Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance has a proven track record of successful working partnerships with a

range of schools. Our approach is collaborative; our support is bespoke and targeted.

Our school-to-school support packages draw upon the recognised expertise and outstanding practice of middle

and senior leaders in our schools, including Specialist, Local and National Leaders of Education.

They include:

• Pupil Premium Reviews

• Reviews of Governance

• Targeted safeguarding audits and action planning

• Inclusion audits and action planning

• Coaching and mentoring of recently appointed headteachers

• Leadership coaching

• Curriculum design and leadership

• Subject specific support

• Reviews of the quality of teaching, learning and assessment

• Successful data tracking and interventions

• Support for TAs

and much more….

Contact us to discuss your requirements.

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It is a statutory requirement that the induction of NQTs be quality assured by an ‘Appropriate Body’ (AB).

Our Silver and Gold memberships include Appropriate Body Service, thus saving you the time and hassle.

This will cover all the statutory obligations of the Appropriate Body, as outlined in the statutory guidance for

the induction of NQTs, and will also specifically cover:

• Registration of NQTs and processing of associated paperwork

• NQT Induction Tutor Briefing

• NQT Briefing meeting

• Quality assurance of monitoring, support and assessment procedures for NQTs (termly)

• Advice and support to schools in the event that an NQT may be at risk of not meeting the standards

(as required)

• Support for the school through a formal appeal (as required)

• Support for NQTs at risk of not meeting the standards (as required)

• The opportunity to request additional visits/ observations at an additional rate.

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LESSON RECORDER

A filming and video management package which

can be used for CPD in the classroom. It allows

teachers to quickly and easily record their lessons

and manage their own video content securely. The

individual teacher can choose to review and reflect

on their own videos or share with colleagues to gain

feedback and develop their teaching skills. Many

schools develop a suite of ‘best practice’ videos.

Lesson Recorder kit includes two HD webcams,

with USB extension cables and a USB conference

microphone (which can be purchased from MKTSA,

at a reduced rate for Alliance Members), to allow

you to film your teaching from different areas of

the classroom. These items are plugged in to

your existing classroom desktop computer or

laptop. From this, the lesson recorder software is

operated. The software allows you to capture any

programmes the teacher might be using on the

computer as a teaching aid, such as PowerPoint

slides.

The recording process is simply a matter of checking

the cameras and microphone are operational and

then pressing ‘record’. Each teacher is a unique user

with a username and password and schools can

have as many user licences as they like.

Benefits include;

• Increased effectiveness of lesson observations.

• Teachers can use the system for self-reflection

and control who can view the lesson.

• Teachers can invite other teachers to observe

the lesson.

• Lessons can be observed live from another

classroom or at a later time.

• Observers can provide feedback to the

teacher using time-linked notes, allowing a

dynamic relationship between the teacher and

their mentors.

• Provides a secure online community where

teachers can easily collaborate, either with

other teachers within the school, or between

schools and share best practice.

• The mobile unit enables any classroom to

become a lesson observation room.

• Easy to use and, very quickly, teachers will

become comfortable with recording their

own lessons.

• You can build a library of shared best practice

which can be easily searchable.

Lesson recorder is included in

all memberships

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CONTACT US

Join our network today to receive exclusive benefits

and cost savings. Sign up to our new membership

subscription offer and benefit from being part of a

forward-thinking Teaching School Alliance network

with like-minded individuals, learning, sharing,

inspiring and evolving.

Visit our website to view our full range

of courses, tailored to a variety of roles

in schools and to every level of teaching

and professional development.

Visit www.mktsa.com/subscription

today and join our growing Alliance.

Telephone: 01908 562262

Email: [email protected]

www.mktsa.com

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