Description
The Early Years, Primary and Secondary CPD programme offers a wide variety of courses, both as a subscription package and standalone. The courses aim to support leaders and practitioners to develop high quality provision in their own schools. Courses provide participants with opportunities to reflect, share best practice and ensure they are up to date with current pedagogies and statutory requirements.

This package includes one place at each of the following:

3 X Early Years Foundation Stage Leaders' Network Meeting
2 X Assessment Leader Network Forums
1 X KS1 and KS2 Assessment Briefing
1 X Understanding and applying the reading, writing and mathematical standards from the KS1 Teacher Assessment Frameworks for Teachers new to Year 2 (2 sessions)
1 X Pre Key Stage standards moderation workshop
2 X KS1 writing and mathematics moderation workshop for Year 2 teachers
2 X KS2 writing moderation workshop for Year 6 teachers

Description
The Early Years, Primary and Secondary CPD programme offers a wide variety of courses, both as a subscription package and standalone. The courses aim to support leaders and practitioners to develop high quality provision in their own schools. Courses provide participants with opportunities to reflect, share best practice and ensure they are up to date with current pedagogies and statutory requirements.

This package includes one place at each of the following:
3 X Early Years Foundation Stage Leaders' Network Meeting
2 X Assessment Leader Network Forums
1 X KS1 and KS2 Assessment Briefing
1 X Understanding and applying the reading, writing and mathematical standards from the KS1 Teacher Assessment Frameworks for Teachers new to Year 2 (2 sessions)
1 X Pre Key Stage standards moderation workshop
2 X KS1 writing and mathematics moderation workshop for Year 2 teachers
2 X KS2 writing moderation workshop for Year 6 teachers
1 X Developing mathematical reasoning in Years 5 and 6
1 X Exploring a range of reading and writing approaches to develop challenge for all pupils in Years 5 and 6
1 X Understanding the expectations of writing standards in the KS2 Teacher Assessment Framework for teachers new to Year 6
1 X Maths and English workshop for Years 3 and 4

Description
This is a discussion-focused meeting that links to current EYFS developments both nationally and locally. EYFS Leaders are able to network with colleagues and share best practice across Royal Greenwich schools and settings.

Feedback from previous participants:

"Extremely informative, as always."

"I find these meetings valuable to keep up to date on issues and to talk with colleagues working with the same or similar age."

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• experience high quality EYFS provision

Practitioners will:

• benefit from being given important updates relating to EYFS statutory guidance

Settings will:

• make links with other settings across the Local Authority and will share effective EYFS practice through wider networking

Date

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£30 (non RBG school £40)

Date
3rd November 2020 (4:15pm - 6:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£30 (non RBG school £40)

Date
23rd February 2021 (4:15pm - 6:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£30 (non RBG school £40)

Date
8th June 2021 (4:15pm - 6:00pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£30 (non RBG school £40)

Description
During this session delegates will have an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the KS1 and KS2 Pre Key Stage standards.


The session will include:

• An overview of the KS1 and KS2 Pre Key Stage standards for reading, writing and mathematics
• The opportunity to moderate with other schools against the new Pre Key Stage standards

Delegates will be required to bring along samples of work from pupil(s) at their school to moderate with colleagues against the Pre Key Stage standard statements.

When considering samples of work to bring delegates may wish to focus on boarderline pupils, including those who may have evidence against the criteria for ‘Working Towards the Expected Standard’.

Impact Statement
Staff will:

• have greater confidence in teacher assessment judgements against the KS1 and KS2 Pre Key Stage Standards

Date

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£60 (non RBG school £70)

Date
26th March 2021 (9:30am - 12:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£60 (non RBG school £70)

Description
A opportunity for Assessment leads at EYFS, KS1 and KS2 to discuss recent local and national assessment developments including:

• Statutory assessment requirements
• National reporting documentation including Analyse School Performance and Inspection Dashboard Summary Reports
• Resources and materials available to support assessments
• Best practice in using data to support school self-evaluation and prepare for inspection

Assessment leaders will be able to network with colleagues and share best practice across Royal Greenwich schools

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• benefit from accurate assessment approaches

Practitioners will:

• have access to precise and accurate data analysis approaches to support school improvement

Settings will:

• have robust assessment processes that support self evaluation

Date

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£60 (non RBG school £70)

Date
26th November 2020 (1:30pm - 4:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£60 (non RBG school £70)

Date
18th March 2021 (1:30pm - 4:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£60 (non RBG school £70)

Description
This course specifically focuses on meeting the needs of children with an ASD in the Foundation Stage. It covers:

• What is ASD?
• Communication development and strategies
• Sensory sensitivities and strategies to manage them
• Behaviour and strategies to manage behaviour

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum

Practitioners will:

• have a deeper understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
• be equipped with a range of strategies to support children with autism in mainstream primary schools

Settings will:

• have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to children with autism as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included

Date
7th January 2021 (9:00am - 4:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
Free to Royal Borough of Greenwich schools
(non RBG school £120)

Description
This course will cover:

• An in-depth look at developing pedagogy and practice of early communication and phonological readiness through a play-based approach

• Assessment and tracking of children’s development of phonics skills

Feedback from previous participants:

“Very interesting and interactive. A fun course, would highly recommend.”

“Very engaging and immediately applicable. Great to share experiences.”

“After a long absence from work it’s a fantastic refresher.”

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• develop their early listening, speaking and phonics skills in a multi-sensory play-based way

• be confident communicators and develop a readiness for phonics as they move into Reception

Practitioners will:

• identify pupils at risk of language delay

• develop their understanding of the importance of engaging parents in their child’s learning

• use effective intervention strategies and identify priorities for improvement and practice

Settings will:

• understand the importance of developing a systematic, planned approach to the development of early communication and early phonics skills

• develop effective and robust assessment systems to identify pupils at risk of language delay

• develop effective early intervention strategies that support all pupils

Date
19th January 2021 (9:30am - 3:30pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£125 (non RBG school £155)

Description
This session will include:

• End of KS1 and KS2 Assessment

• Clarification of Teacher Assessment Frameworks

• Administration considerations

• Reporting test results

• Floor standards and coasting definition

• Moderation arrangements

Impact Statement
Participants will:

• gain an insight into the assessment requirements for 2019/20. They will be able to identify considerations and implications for their own school assessment arrangements.

Date
21st January 2021 (9:30am - 12:00pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£60

Date
28th January 2021 (1:00pm - 3:30pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£60

Description
The course will provide:

• Strategies to develop confident readers and writers
• The opportunity to develop teachers’ subject knowledge
• Exemplar material
• Strategies to engage with a wide variety of texts
• Opportunities to moderate work collboratively

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• be able to write confidently using a wide range of literary devices
• have strategies to analyse and answer questions with a wide range of texts

Practitioners will:

• leave with a secure understanding of how to adapt pedagogy for all pupils

Settings will:

• benefit from secure provision in the teaching and learning of reading and writing in Years 5 and 6

Date
26th January 2021 (3:00pm - 5:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£125 (non RBG school £155)

Description
This course provides an in-depth look at the pedagogy and practice of teaching early phonics and reading and shows how to develop this through a systematic teaching programme (Letters and Sounds). It also provides:

• Assessment and tracking materials of children’s development of phonics skills
• Ideas and strategies for creating an effective learning environment and resources
• Ways of linking phonological skills and knowledge to shared/guided reading

Feedback from previous participants:

“Thank you, I feel much more confident and secure in my knowledge of phonics. Great training session.”

“Well delivered with information that was all relevant and useful to bring immediately into practice.”

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• develop their listening, speaking and phonic skills in a multi-sensory, play-based way

• blend and segment to decode and encode words using secure grapheme/phoneme correspondences

• be able to apply their phonic skills independently in their reading and writing

Practitioners will:

• accurately identifying pupils at risk of delay and know about effective early intervention strategies to support the development of reading and writing

• use audit tools to evaluate current language provision and identify priorities for improvement

• secure parental engagement in their children's learning

Settings will:

• understand the importance of developing a systematic approach to reading and phonic teaching

• develop effective and robust assessment systems to identify pupils at risk of literacy delay

• develop effective early intervention strategies

Date
2nd February 2021 (9:30am - 3:30pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£125 (non RBG school £155)

Description
This course provides an introduction to intensive interaction techniques and the rationale for using these with pupils with an ASD. Practical application in a school setting is provided.

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• be supported to develop communication skills using Intensive Interaction

Practitioners will:

• gain an in-depth knowledge of how Intensive Interaction can help children with an ASD to develop communication skills

Settings will:

• be supported by staff who are confident about the rationale and theory behind Intensive Interaction

Date
4th February 2021 (12:30pm - 3:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
Free to Royal Borough of Greenwich schools

Description

• The skills of the moderator
• the purposes and principles of moderation practice
• How to lead and manage an effective moderation dialogue
• How to establish accuracy of judgements

If you are also interested in being considered as part of future EYFS Moderation Teams you will need to have attended this session as part of the recruitment process.

Impact Statement

• develop their skills as a moderator
• understand how to lead an effective moderation that maintains a focus on accuracy of judgement

• benefit from moderators who understand the key principles of moderation in order to internally quality assure their own data effectively

Date
11th February 2021 (9:30am - 12:00pm)

Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC), 1 Waterdale Road, London SE2 0XT (only disabled parking available on-site)

Cost
£60

Description
This session will explore best practice opportunities for developing mathematical reasoning and writing approaches in Years 3 and 4 and will include:

• Exploration of Year 3 and 4 grammar expectations
• Exploration of Year 3 and 4 National Curriculum expectations for mathematics to ensure progression from Year 2 to Year 6
• Opportunities to share writing with a specific focus on grammar application
• Opportunities to share maths learning with a specific focus on reasoning

Participants are asked to bring along samples of mathematics and writing to share and moderate with colleagues.

Impact Statement
Pupils will:

• experience a range of engaging activities to support the development of their writing and mathematical reasoning skills

Staff will:

• be confident with the requirements of the National Curriculum expectations for writing and mathematics

Settings will:

• benefit from secure provision in the teaching and learning of writing and mathematics in Years 3 and 4

Date
2nd March 2021 (3:00pm - 5:00pm)

Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually

Cost
£125 (non RBG school £155)