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
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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).
**Places must be booked in groups of three on the same programme.
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:
• Access to trainee teacher placements
• Access to NQT interview panel
• Unlimited places on NQT Programme
• 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
• Free access to professional networking groups
• Termly Partnership Meetings
• Basic personalised school-to-school support package
• Lesson Recorder
*Subject to availability (preferential rates for all members for additional places booked).
**Places must be booked in groups of three on the same programme.
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Cost: £5.00 per pupil in Reception or older (minimum £500)
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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Bronze members are entitled to:
• Access to trainee teacher placements
• Access to NQT interview panel
• Unlimited places on NQT Programme
• One free place per CPD programme*
• Once place on either ITP or OTP programmes
• Free access to professional networking groups
• Termly Partnership Meetings
• Lesson Recorder
BRONZE MEMBERSHIP
*Subject to availability (preferential rates for all members for additional places booked).
Cost: £4.00 per pupil in Reception or older (minimum £400)
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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BENEFITS
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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
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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
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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
NQT PROGRAMME
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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.
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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
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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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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]
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