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Volume 1 | Spring 2014

The State of the Nation Our research reveals the real impacts and concerns facing today’s educationalists

EXCLUSIVE Dr Bill Rogers Staffroom meets up with Dr Bill Rogers ahead of his 2014 tour

EXCLUSIVE Visible Learning plus An in-depth look at Professor Hattie’s programme in the UK

PRACTICAL IDEAS Educational Apps How one London school is building it’s own app to inspire their pupils

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Welcome

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Welcome to OSIRIS STAFFROOM Thank you for the nearly 2,000 teachers who responded to the State of the Nation Survey. It is massively pleasing to all the staff and trainers at Osiris to have played our part in bringing the improvement to the quality of training available to teachers. You can now have a free electronic copy of this magazine distributed free of charge to all your staff. Just visit bit.ly/Staffroom to find out how. We have begun the journey into augmented reality this issue with with links to some of our fantastic training videos. Please send us your feedback any suggestions for the next issue — we are always listening. Happy teaching!

Stephen Cox Editor in Chief

In the last edition of Staffroom: • Poundstore Pedagogy - £1 practical classroom ideas from Isabella Wallace • Interventions - The new dawn of educational development • Demonstrating Progress by Claire Gadsby • Outstanding Teaching Infographic and practical 4by4 to try out • The Power of the right Mindset - exclusive article by Professor Carol S. Dweck • Dealing with Homework Horrors by Caroline Bentley-Davies

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Professor Guy Claxton Deb Masters Ann Bridgland Natalie Packer Kim Clark Nicholas Davies Ellie Finney Julie Wetton Rebecca Turner Danni Lynch

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SENIOR EDITOR Brenda Hobbins

DIRECTORY EDITOR Joe Webb

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VOL 1 | AUTUMN 2013 To view the online version visit: bit.ly/2ndSroom

Welcome

You can click on any link or email address in this digital edition to visit the content

Stephen Cox Editor in Chief

LOVE THE MAGAZINE?

Volume 1 | Spring 2014 EDITOR IN CHIEF

CONTRIBUTORS

Stephen Cox

Professor Guy Claxton Deb Masters Ann Bridgland Natalie Packer Kim Clark Nicholas Davies Ellie Finney Julie Wetton Rebecca Turner Danni Lynch

DESIGN & LAYOUT DIRECTOR Terry Burr

SENIOR EDITOR Brenda Hobbins

DIRECTORY EDITOR Joe Webb

• Autumn 2013 CPD directory of courses

MISSED THIS ISSUE? Subscribe for FREE to future issues - email your name and school address to: 2

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staffroom@osirieducational.co.uk

To order more free copies, simply email your name and the school address you would like them sending to:

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Contents

6 News

FEATURED ARTICLE

The State of the Nation The results of Osiris Educational’s research into the state of UK schools

Ann Bridgland talks about a school who put the Pupil Premium to good use

16 Free School Meals Gap

How changes to the Pupil Premium could reduce the FSM gap in UK schools

plus Visible Learning 18

Click on the page numbers or the directory cover to go straight to them

The programme developed by Professor Hattie

22 Building Independent Learners

Professor Guy Claxton writes exclusively for us!

24 How to build an app New Spring Courses Your complete directory of all our teacher training for Spring 2014 4

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Fairlawn Primary School share their advice on building an educational app

28 From carpenter to PhD

Staffroom meets up with Dr Bill Rogers

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TURN THE MAGAZINE OVER

On your break or looking for a quick read? Articles with the timer are perfect for a quick read

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News

NEWS More great stories at bit.ly/Osirisblog

GRADE TRACKING THE APPY WAY

radeHub is a new computer app that aims to improve the success rate of secondary students across the UK.

It has been designed to put the student at the centre of their learning and engage them with parents and teachers in tracking their progress and setting and reaching targets. It is the brainchild of school improvement experts Maureen Burns and Phil Jones, both trainers with Osiris Educational and co-owners of education consultancy Achievement Trackers. Phil said: “In our experience of working with schools, academies and local authorities on student attainment, we realised that often students, and in particular their parents, were unaware of the progress they were expected to make and what their outcomes could be at the end of a school year or at GCSE.”

a B. GradeHub illustrates electronically that this is possible and motivates students to aim high.” In every subject GradeHub plots a student’s progress, or otherwise, on a graph. It can be used at school, at home, on a phone or tablet, and parents can access it too, by setting up their own account. It shows them the student’s progress toward their expected grade at GCSE and, crucially, what tactics they can adopt to achieve targets above their expectation.

“A major benefit is that it uses the digital technology students are familiar with.”

If you would like to know more about this app, please visit:

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“They did not realise that by improving their class assessments by one or two grades, they could vastly enhance their overall chances of success at GCSE, for example going from a grade D at maths to a C or even

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REVOLUTION REQUIRED

RE: RE

UNDER PRESSURE

It is common knowledge that children no longer read, but the latest survey from The National Literacy Trust yielded alarming results. Not only are children reading less in their own time, but one in five is embarrassed to be seen with a book!

Over half of schools are not providing enough focus on religious education, the Ofsted report ‘Religious education: realising the potential’ has warned. The school inspectorate said that RE makes an important contribution to pupils’ personal and academic development, and schools are failing pupils with their current RE provision.

An increasing number of students are being treated for anxiety because of pressure to do well. Such pressures can create a shattering fear of failure and a phobia of going to school, leading to anorexia, depression and self-harm.

Have you got pupils interested in reading? Share your ideas @osirisedu

How do you teach your pupils to cope with anxiety? Share your ideas @osirisedu

During the past year, 3,500 students at six schools have piloted GradeHub – and each school has given it their approval and voiced their intention to roll it out to more of their pupils. Phil Hearne, Principal of pilot school The Crest Academies in London, said: “Schools and academies that invest in GradeHub will have the perfect vehicle for opening up a conversation with students, teachers and parents about progress and achievement.

GradeHub

Quick stories on the go...

More schools are developing apps for use by students and teachers. With the help of Fairlawn Primary School, we have put together a guide to developing an app. Guide to Educational Apps | PAGE 24

A taste of what is to come this spring... FIXED MINDSETS BEWARE

OSIRIS – YOUR NEW LOCAL! READY, STEADY, GO

Following the success of the first conference, Osiris is very excited to be talking to Carol Dweck about another 4-date tour of the UK in summer 2014. Fixed Mindsets, you have been warned!

For the spring term, we are trialling courses in more cities across the UK than ever before. With courses in Sheffield, Cambridge and Nottingham filling up quickly, we welcome Wigan, Stockport, Leicester and our very own Lincoln to the fold.

Here at Osiris, we are working away at getting teachers prepared for the curriculum changes in 2014. Together with conferences for Primary and KS3, we are running a whole host of ‘The Future of’ courses to ensure that we have every subject covered. Spring 2014

News

NEWS More great stories at bit.ly/Osirisblog

GRADE TRACKING THE APPY WAY

radeHub is a new computer app that aims to improve the success rate of secondary students across the UK.

“A major benefit is that it uses the digital technology students are familiar with.”

If you would like to know more about this app, please visit:

bit.ly/GradeHub 6

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REVOLUTION REQUIRED

RE: RE

UNDER PRESSURE

Have you got pupils interested in reading? Share your ideas @osirisedu

How do you teach your pupils to cope with anxiety? Share your ideas @osirisedu

GradeHub

Quick stories on the go...

More schools are developing apps for use by students and teachers. With the help of Fairlawn Primary School, we have put together a guide to developing an app. Guide to Educational Apps | PAGE 24

A taste of what is to come this spring... FIXED MINDSETS BEWARE

OSIRIS – YOUR NEW LOCAL! READY, STEADY, GO

Following the success of the first conference, Osiris is very excited to be talking to Carol Dweck about another 4-date tour of the UK in summer 2014. Fixed Mindsets, you have been warned!

EXCERPT | The Role of the SENCO in Developing Colleagues

TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

g urin ss for c e s gre pil pro ry pu eve

Foreword by | Stephen Cox

re we professionals? Do we act as professionals at all times? Do we treat all our colleagues as professionals?

Do we regard all our students as clients and teach them as though teaching is to DIE for (Diagnose, Intervene and Evaluate)? Are we clinical in our methods and knowledge of impact? Whilst the New Teaching Standards, performance management and performance-related pay dominate the current landscape, there is a clear need for all teachers to be professionals. In return, we should expect to be rewarded and be treated as such. Former (and most highly regarded by teachers) Education Secretary, Baroness Estelle Morris, set out four clear principles of a modern teaching profession. The four markers of a teaching profession:

Body of knowledge An evidence base now informs teachers of what works. Professional development opportunities keep that body of knowledge updated. All teachers must have access to this knowledge and stop doing what we think is right and start practising what is proven to be effective.

Regular review/upgrade of practice We have moved beyond the quality control process of Ofsted and now use quality assurance processes to inform development needs. In most schools, teachers are well aware of both their own and their school’s present performance level. They know what they need to do to improve 8

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The role of the

SENCO

their performance further. They also know that this process is ongoing.

Joint/shared development of practice What is similar? The educational processes we share. The journey to reflective practice; as an individual professional, as a collaborator and most powerfully as a whole school. Connectivity between the curriculum and the underpinning competencies we are developing in students. What is different? The individual nature of students, our strengths and the context in which we work. How we engage and challenge everyone. What can be shared? How we learn from our collective experience. Our own and shared research. The times we innovate, the ways we imitate and the strength through which we iterate.

Professional confidence Is the knowledge that we work to shared codes of practice so that we can confidently rely on one another’s support. This gives us an innate understanding when it is clear that there is a case to break those rules (for efficiency or moral imperative) and that we do so with shared responsibility. To professionally agree to differ for the greater good and forwarding knowledge of the profession that is teaching.

joint planning

in developing colleagues peer mode lling

co-taught lessons

atalie Packer shares w ith Staffroom an extract from her book ‘The Perfect SENCO’ in which she provides guidance on developing the skills of colleagues to deliver inclusive practice in the classroom. Written for Staffroom | Natalie Packer

Every SENCO understands the importance of high-quality, inclusive teaching to secure the progress of all pupils, including those with special educational needs.

Politicians and the wider media will find such a shared voice far more helpful than so many individual cries for betterment.

To ensure this happens successfully, the SENCO has a key role to play in facilitating good professional development opportunities for staff.

Will a National College of Teaching help the cause of professionalism? The jury is out. It would certainly have to be a very different institution to the now defunct GTC.

Where to start

Teaching as a profession, watch this space. SR

co-teaching

Initially, you will need to identify the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of all staff in relation to SEN.

ts SEN audi An SEN CPD audit can help you to do that — see page 11 for an example. You will need to have knowledge of the range of CPD opportunities available for staff and support individuals and how to access them. This will include supporting trainee teachers, newly qualified teachers (NQTs) and staff who are new to the school in understanding the school’s SEN policies and procedures, as well as providing general support to all on the use of effective strategies for meeting the needs of pupils with SEN. One way to do this is to provide whole-school training for staff – for example, on high-quality, inclusive teaching. Whole-school or departmental training is often a time-efficient way to get a message across to a large number of staff.

“One of the most effective ways of approaching professional development is by using collaborative approaches.” Spring 2014

EXCERPT | The Role of the SENCO in Developing Colleagues

TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

g urin ss for c e s gre pil pro ry pu eve

Foreword by | Stephen Cox

re we professionals? Do we act as professionals at all times? Do we treat all our colleagues as professionals?

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The role of the

SENCO

their performance further. They also know that this process is ongoing.

joint planning

in developing colleagues peer mode lling

co-taught lessons

Every SENCO understands the importance of high-quality, inclusive teaching to secure the progress of all pupils, including those with special educational needs.

Politicians and the wider media will find such a shared voice far more helpful than so many individual cries for betterment.

To ensure this happens successfully, the SENCO has a key role to play in facilitating good professional development opportunities for staff.

Will a National College of Teaching help the cause of professionalism? The jury is out. It would certainly have to be a very different institution to the now defunct GTC.

Where to start

Teaching as a profession, watch this space. SR

co-teaching

Initially, you will need to identify the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of all staff in relation to SEN.

“One of the most effective ways of approaching professional development is by using collaborative approaches.” Spring 2014

EXCERPT | The Role of the SENCO in Developing Colleagues However, research has shown that one of the most effective ways of approaching professional development is by using collaborative approaches, where individual members of staff are supported by their peers in a more direct and often targeted way, such as joint planning, co-teaching or peer modelling.

Joint planning Spending time with teachers during their planning sessions will provide a good opportunity for joint discussions around specific lessons. Colleagues can share ideas about: • Identifying learning objectives/success criteria for lower-ability pupils. • Providing opportunities for pupils to work on their individual targets. • Using strategies to enable all pupils to access the lesson. • Developing differentiated resources (e.g. visual prompts, keywords). • Effectively deploying TAs.

Co-teaching Co-teaching not only enables two teachers to plan together but also to jointly deliver and evaluate a lesson. Although the idea of regular co-teaching is an unaffordable luxury in many schools, it may be possible for the SENCO to teach alongside another colleague for a short series of lessons. During a co-taught lesson there will need to be a clearly planned approach to the sharing of tasks and responsibilities, for example: Natalie Packer Natalie is an educational consultant specialising in SEN and school improvement. She has SENCO and headship experience and is the author of the forthcoming publication ‘The Perfect SENCO’. Natalie also delivers our Outstanding Teaching Intervention training and is one of the first licensed Visible Learning plus trainers in the UK. Her training style is described as inspirational and practical. Discover more about Natalie’s range of courses, visit:

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• Sharing whole-class teaching elements of the lesson. • Carrying out guided group work with one or two different groups. • Providing extra support and challenge for individual pupils with additional needs. • Sharing opportunities for assessing pupils during the lesson.

Peer modelling Where teachers may benefit from the opportunity to observe other colleagues’ practice, the SENCO might carry out demonstration lessons. This provides an opportunity to focus on either

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generic or specific aspects of teaching practice, for example:

SEN CPD AUDIT

• Behaviour management techniques. • Application of pedagogical approaches, such as the use of questioning to engage lower-ability learners. • Effective communication with TAs. Alternatively, the SENCO may choose to undertake coaching or mentoring. SENCOs are most likely to be involved in mentoring NQTs or other staff who have recently joined the school. Coaching may involve informal conversations to promote reflection on teaching practice or to support the development of more specific areas of SEN. Both approaches can be useful for moving on an individual’s practice, but require the SENCO to have time (often a luxury!) and a range of skills, such as active listening, questioning, reflection, sensitivity, and often patience, in order to be really effective.

So what difference has the CPD made? Following opportunities for staff to engage in SEN CPD, it is important that the SENCO follows this up by evaluating the difference it has made to practice, and ultimately to the outcomes of pupils with SEN.

Questions for staff Are you familiar with the whole-school aims /policy to meet the needs of pupils with SEN? Do you understand the systems and processes used for SEN? Do you feel confident in identifying pupils who may have special educational needs? Do you feel confident in your under standing of the range of pupil needs within your class? Are you confident in monitoring the progress of pupils with SEN? Are you confident of how well pupils with SEN should be achieving? Do you believe you provide reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of pupils with SEN? Do you use AfL effectively to increase the participation and engagement of pupils with SEN? Do you think that TAs are deployed effectively to ensure the support of pupils with SEN?

The Perfect SENCO

one-day course this spring term...

:: What works perfectly in leading whole-school SEN :: Strategies to demonstrate impact to Ofsed :: Prepare for policy changes from the SEN Green Paper :: How to achieve Outstanding progress for all SEN pupils

Thurrock 05.03.14 | Manchester 13.03.14 Birmingham 14.03.14 | London 20.03.14 For further details or to book contact us and quote ‘STAFFROOM’

Phone 0808 160 5 160

Visit bit.ly/NatSENCO

The Essential Guide

the book that accompanies the course...

You will find even more advice and support in Natalie’s book.

Top Tip — Online Essentials

Does the support you provide pupils with SEN improve their outcomes?

There are a range of ready-made materials available on the internet to help you develop training sessions, so you don’t have to start from scratch.

What do you feel are your strengths in relation to supporting pupils with SEN?

Take a look at Nasen’s A Whole-School Approach to Improving Access, Participation and Achievement toolkit or the DfE’s Inclusion Development Programme (IDP), both of which provide a range of resources to support staff with aspects of high-quality, inclusive teaching and address specific areas of need. SR

Is there anything that concerns you about supporting pupils with SEN?

‘The Perfect SENCO’ is an essential guide for those with responsibility for ensuring high quality provision for, and progress of, pupils with SEN.

Are there areas of SEN which you would like further support with or additional CPD?

For further details and to purchase, visit:

bit.ly/PerfectSENCO Spring 2014

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generic or specific aspects of teaching practice, for example:

SEN CPD AUDIT

The Perfect SENCO

one-day course this spring term...

Thurrock 05.03.14 | Manchester 13.03.14 Birmingham 14.03.14 | London 20.03.14 For further details or to book contact us and quote ‘STAFFROOM’

Phone 0808 160 5 160

Visit bit.ly/NatSENCO

The Essential Guide

the book that accompanies the course...

You will find even more advice and support in Natalie’s book.

Top Tip — Online Essentials

Does the support you provide pupils with SEN improve their outcomes?

There are a range of ready-made materials available on the internet to help you develop training sessions, so you don’t have to start from scratch.

What do you feel are your strengths in relation to supporting pupils with SEN?

Is there anything that concerns you about supporting pupils with SEN?

‘The Perfect SENCO’ is an essential guide for those with responsibility for ensuring high quality provision for, and progress of, pupils with SEN.

Are there areas of SEN which you would like further support with or additional CPD?

For further details and to purchase, visit:

bit.ly/PerfectSENCO Spring 2014

SPOTLIGHT | The Pupil Premium The proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is above average, as is that of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals. Some pupils come from traveller families, and some pupils are from an asylum-seeker or refugee background. The school context is important, not least because the Headteacher and the Governing Body decided to use some of the school’s Pupil Premium funding to support the OTI programme. Independent research, published by the DfE in July 2013,2 shows that four-fifths of secondary schools and more than two-thirds of primary schools introduced or enhanced support for disadvantaged pupils as a direct result of the Pupil Premium.

Supporting a strong future for disadvantaged pupils

n July, Ann Bridgland talked to Staffroom about her Outstanding Teaching Intervention and how the school used the Pupil Premium to help this practical adventure. Written for Staffroom | Ann Bridgland

I am privileged to be working at Earlsmead Primary School in Harrow with a cohort of five committed, reflective-practitioner and enthusiastic teachers, who are undertaking an Osiris Outstanding Teaching Intervention (OTI) Programme. 12

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At the time of writing, we had completed Module 1 of the three modules in the programme. The focus of Module 1 is ‘flow and engagement’. What are the tools and techniques that teachers need to have in their ‘kit’ to create, and sustain, a classroom full of engaged, autonomous and motivated learners? Earlsmead is a larger than average-sized school. Most pupils are from minority ethnic groups, with sizeable groups from Asian, Black African and Black Caribbean backgrounds. Over half of the pupils speak English as an additional language, with about 26 languages other than English being spoken by pupils’ families.

Year 1 teacher (and deputy head) Kalpa’s pupils are very engaged by their ‘Register Challenges’:

“They are fun and I like thinking about different things,” said Siddharth. “They are fun and exciting,” said Gurbuz. “I enjoy them as they are hard,” said Sushant. “I like telling everyone about my favourite colour,” said Denosh.

Vox Pops

“I like them as they make your brain think!” said Dominic.

Reflections and reactions from teachers and pupils on the OTI programme to date are already exemplifying the Cambridge research pearls of wisdom, (left): words which have always resonated with me in my career as a teacher, adviser, trainer and consultant.

“They make everyone think!” said Rasa.

So, here are some Earlsmead pupil and teacher voices so far...

An Eye-Opener “Evidence from our research, and in studies in the UK and internationally, suggests that pupil voice strategies can be transformational experiences for teachers and for pupils. The relationship between pupil voice and teacher development demonstrates how pupil voice strategies have enabled teachers to gain a deeper understanding of the teaching and learning processes and have helped them to change the way they think about pupils and their learning.” 1

simply calling out a pupil’s name in expectation of the “present” response, teachers and pupils are rising to a different challenge. For example, by saying their name and describing themselves with an adjective that starts with their name’s first letter, or with a word that describes how they feel about their learning today.

Ossai, teaching Year 1 at the time, reflected on the impact of her OTI work so far when watching the Module 1 video of herself and her pupils in action, experimenting with some of the practical classroom approaches that we have been working on. “It was interesting to see what I have now termed the ‘blind spot’. These are children which I and the TA did not notice were not engaged, therefore were playing around. It was a real eye-opener and made me and the other adults in the class think about the classroom arrangement. It was also useful to show the children what not to do when the teacher is not looking; finally, it was also a good way to praise the children who were completing their activities.”

Register Challenges One of the approaches to pupil engagement that is developing across the OTI cohort is a new take on taking the register. Rather than 1 2

What is thunking?

Thunking Maya, then teaching Year 4, has also introduced ‘thunks’ to engage and challenge her pupils, as well as the technique of challenging them to sum up their learning in, for example, just eight words: “I have been trying out the ‘thunks’ and ‘what have you learnt in 8 words’. The children have responded really well. They enjoy the thunks as there is no right or wrong answer and they all get involved.

“Thunking refers to the sound your brain makes when tackling questions and challenges which really exercise the higher-orderthinking skills,” says Ann.

“When they tell me what they have learnt, rather than getting a few responses I get the whole class giving me innovative ways of telling me what they have learnt, as it has simply become a challenge to them!” And here is what some of her pupils think:

“I think thunks are fun because there are no wrongs or rights and you can express what you think about them,” said Daniel. “I think that they are interesting and that they make children think so that their brains start working,” said Olivia. “I like telling the teacher what I have learnt in 8 words because I use my brain more,” said Puvi.

Julia Flutter (2007) Teacher Development and Pupil Voice, University of Cambridge, Volume 18, Issue 3, [online]. Available at bit.ly/UoCextract (Accessed 16th October 2013). DfE (2013) Evaluation of Pupil Premium, Department for Education, 2nd July 2013 [online]. Available at bit.ly/DfEPP (Accessed 3rd October 2013).

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Supporting a strong future for disadvantaged pupils

n July, Ann Bridgland talked to Staffroom about her Outstanding Teaching Intervention and how the school used the Pupil Premium to help this practical adventure. Written for Staffroom | Ann Bridgland

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Year 1 teacher (and deputy head) Kalpa’s pupils are very engaged by their ‘Register Challenges’:

Vox Pops

“I like them as they make your brain think!” said Dominic.

“They make everyone think!” said Rasa.

So, here are some Earlsmead pupil and teacher voices so far...

Register Challenges One of the approaches to pupil engagement that is developing across the OTI cohort is a new take on taking the register. Rather than 1 2

What is thunking?

“Thunking refers to the sound your brain makes when tackling questions and challenges which really exercise the higher-orderthinking skills,” says Ann.

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PRACTICAL | 4by4s “I like the word challenge at the end because it is more of a challenge!” said Ajancia. Sultana also extended her then-Year 2 children’s ‘thunking’. Here is Princess’ feedback:

“I thought the thunk was very helpful, also it was kind of like a brain quizzer and it had no right or wrong answers. The thunk had weird questions with obvious answers! Every week there was a thunk question and we as a class discussed it.” Sultana was also incorporating such techniques into the ‘Talkabout’ tasks which her Year 2 pupils undertook for homework. “What if you say sorry and don’t mean it?”

“I think it is wrong to say sorry and you don’t mean it because that means you’re pretending to be their friend and, when you say that, they have to say sorry back and if they say it straight away that means they’re still not your friend.”

Because, Because, Because

Ann Bridgland Challenge and support for schools of all kinds are at the heart of Ann’s work. Ann’s specialisms, at the forefront of the latest government policies and of effective classroom practice, include: provision for ‘more able’ pupils; differentiation, questioning, thinking & independent learning; Outstanding teaching; aspiring to leadership. Passionate about stretch, challenge and opportunity for all learners, her training is packed with practical, sustainable techniques that can be implemented immediately.

4by4s – Relevance | By Andy Griffith & Mark Burns

“Blank because there will be no colour,” said Jermaine. Classroom thinking challenges are even infecting the school staffroom! Learning detectives: Some Earlsmead pupils are also becoming ‘learning detectives’, whose task it is to look and listen out for good thinking and learning among their peers. This technique, a favourite of mine both as a teacher and as a trainer, supports learners’ engagement and autonomy by enabling them to take greater control of their own learning:

“I like the learning detectives and they always help us,” said Richardo. “I like the learning detectives because they help us when we are learning,” said Oscar. “I like the learning detectives because they make sure children are working,” said Riyan. “I liked when I was (a learning detective) writing notes and asking children questions,” said Dominic. Learning detective, Oscar, at the time in Year 1, wears a special jacket!

Emerging Impact The strategic leadership of the Headteacher at Earlsmead, Emma, is firmly underpinning this significant CPD programme. It is up to Headteachers to decide what interventions to spend Pupil Premium money on, as they are best placed to understand the educational needs of their pupils, in the context of school improvement priorities. “The Governing Body at Earlsmead is keen to secure the best progress for as many children as possible. Improving the quality of teaching is key to this, and Governors agreed to the use of some of the school’s Pupil Premium money for the OTI training,” says Emma. After only a few weeks, it was encouraging for all to see that change was afoot.

A key word which is becoming consistently emphasised by the teachers with their new classes this year is ‘because’, important in the development of pupils’ engagement in learning and their ability, independently, to justify and explain their own thinking.

“Already, the impact is evident in terms of the quality of lessons observed, and a deeper understanding by pupils of how they are learning, as well as what they are learning. I look forward to the ongoing ‘ripple effect’ into the next academic year and beyond!”

Linking Module 1 with Module 2 (which started in the school in September), the challenge of effective questioning is starting to be explored. ‘What if ...’ questioning is one example, which is also encouraging the pupils to take risks with, and justify, their thinking. Here’s an example from Kalpa’s class:

Since the programme finished in November, it is still rippling!

What colour would a zebra be if it lost all its stripes?

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“Peach because when animals’ fur comes off it is peach colour,” said Ellen.

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One Last Thing Two learning detectives from Nadja’s class, at the time in Year 6, scrutinise work and take notes for later feedback to the class.

“You may never know what results come of your actions, but if you do nothing, there will be no results,” says Mahatma Gandhi. SR

“Red because the blood will show up,” said Nivitha “White because of the colour of the bones,” said Sushant and Shiloh. “Grey because it will leave grey from mixing black and white together,” said Rasa. “White and red because blood is red and bones are white,” said Riyan and Gurbuz.

Ann Bridgland is available to deliver Outstanding Teaching Interventions. To book or for further details, visit bit.ly/BookAnn — don’t forget you can help pay for it with your Pupil Premium!

CPB LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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Application of this activity: Think about writing learning objectives in terms of content, process, and benefits (CPB). Doing this ensures that we think carefully about not only the content we are going to teach but also why it will benefit learners to learn about it. It is a key part of our job as teachers, given a topic to teach, to consider the best way to engage our learners! For some this might be about how what they are learning can align with post-school career ambitions. How does it help learners to make progress? CPB learning objectives can be highly motivational for learners. When they see the relevance of a topic, they are more likely to push themselves and take more care over their work. Learners are also more likely to get into the state of flow as this is more likely to occur when learners have clarity of goals and are intrinsically motivated. The ‘process’ element explains how we are going to learn. Some schools have a ‘Why are we learning this?’ section on the whiteboard to pre-empt the question some learners always ask. Teacher reflections from this activity: What can we do to ensure that learning objectives always feel relevant for learners? Learning objectives can often be the first impression of a lesson. How can they be used to ‘sell’ the benefits of new learning? How can you use learning objectives to emphasise not just what is to be learned but also how and why that learning might take place?

Application of this activity: Could a module of learning focus on an issue that is relevant to the learners’ community? This could include the opening of a new supermarket, new road scheme, or perhaps address a local issue such as anti-social behaviour or pollution. Learners might need to conduct surveys of local opinion and present these to political representatives, or interview people from the community as part of local history projects, etc. How does it help learners to make progress? Getting learners to create something that has a real benefit to others within their community can generate immense pride for them. Learning about organisations within the community, which until this point might be hidden, opens up opportunities to learn more about other citizens and build social awareness. By also involving the external organisations in some of the assessing of the learners’ work, they might take even more care over this presentation and quality. Teacher reflections from this activity: What community issues or campaigns can our learners link in with? Which local organisations share values that you are trying to promote within our school/college? Who or what needs help and support in our community? Can we generate outcomes of learning that beautify or develop local amenities and services?

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Application of this activity: Using visits to bring learning to life can take subjects from appearing quite abstract to become completely relevant. When learners can see how the topic they are learning about links to a particular career path or a problem in the real world it suddenly becomes more relevant. Often, hearing about the topic from an expert in the field who isn’t a teacher brings fresh insight to learners. How does it help learners to make progress? When learners see a link between learning knowledge, skills or dispositions that might help them with a future job some will suddenly switch on. Not everyone sees the learning as an end in itself, so they now appreciate that what we are teaching them might be a means to an end! Either way, when learners have a career goal they are going to be more attentive and reflective. This will help them to improve the quality of their work. That is why focusing on ‘quality work’ is always such a good idea. Teacher reflections from this activity: How can you use trips as an opportunity to make what you are teaching more relevant by allowing learners to see real-life applications of what they are studying? What areas of the scheme of learning might benefit from a learning stimulus that takes place out of the classroom? What personal contacts have we got that might help us to arrange a quality trip?

Application of this activity: Quite regularly in lessons, learners are learning about issues that can affect thousands, if not millions, of people, e.g. global warming, war, migration, child development, the Holocaust, racism, conflict between religions. Some learners find the issues overwhelming, given their scale. In these situations, the best lessons often take the problem to a micro level, focusing on the impact on one person or family. This is a common technique used in the media to raise awareness of an issue that affects lots of people. How does it help learners to make progress? When the focus is on one child, adult or family, learners are better able to empathise with the issues they are wrestling with and are better able to put themselves in that person’s shoes and think like them. As a result, they are able to grasp the complexity of the issues much more effectively. Teacher reflections from this activity: How can you link a topic or your subject to a personal interest story? How can you challenge learners to imagine they are in the shoes of that person to create greater self-awareness? Who can you invite into your classroom to speak to learners who have experience of the issues your class are learning about?

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One Last Thing Two learning detectives from Nadja’s class, at the time in Year 6, scrutinise work and take notes for later feedback to the class.

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ith the publication of Ofsted’s ‘Unseen Children: access and achievement 20 years on’ report over the summer, all eyes are on the attainment of FSM students. Written for Staffroom | Ellie Finney

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Will the increase in the Pupil Premium have Ofsted’s desired effect?

Free School Meals (FSM) is a quick and simple way to isolate and analyse the achievement of disadvantaged pupils against that of their peers, to measure whether economic and domestic situations impact upon attainment. Ofsted’s Unseen Children report equates the current situation of FSM pupils against that of 20 years ago when urban areas of deprivation were the largest culprits for underachievement. This has now been reversed, thanks largely to targeted initiatives such as London Challenge, and coastal and market towns are now witnessing the greatest gap in achievement. When presenting the report, Sir Michael Wilshaw stipulated that Ofsted is to be tougher on schools that are not doing enough for their poorer children. The report recognised that FSM students do worse at schools in areas of relative affluence, stating that the achievement of others acts as a mask, a fact that could jeopardise an Outstanding grading in the future if not addressed. In 2012, 36% of FSM students achieved 5 A*-to-C GCSE grades compared with 63% of their peers. As a consequence, fewer students progress to A-Levels, with an obvious result of fewer university applications.

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According to DfE statistics, 46% of FSM students went on to university, compared with 48% non-FSM, yet just 4% of those receiving free dinners went to a Russell Group university.

• Critically analyse which pupils are underachieving and why.

This, in turn, has a decided impact on future career prospects. The Sutton Trust, a charity dedicated to improving social mobility through education, stated that students from private schools are over-represented in the ‘elite’ career paths, comprising 35% of MPs, 51% of medics and 70% of High Court judges.

• Ensure support staff are highly trained.

So what can be done to close this ever-present gulf in attainment? The increased Pupil Premium will certainly help. Its 50% rise to £900 this academic year will provide much-needed money to target problem areas. A further rise to £1,300 for every disadvantaged primary school pupil in 2014 will, hopefully, continue to close even further the FSM gap. In the meantime, some schools are already narrowing it. Following the publication of the 2013 GCSE results, ‘The Guardian’ published an article focusing on a school in Rotherham whose pupils gained 90% A*to C grades in 2013, but who come from one of the most deprived areas in the country. 58% received FSM and 25% spoke English as a second language. No excuses needed, they bridged the gap. The DfE also published information about a Birmingham school which used its Pupil Premium to provide high staff levels, smaller class sizes and out-of-hours targeted teaching to 25 students, 19 of whom received FSM. The outcome so far – exam results are rising steadily and more students are opting to stay on into the sixth form. The young people are enthusiastic about the additional sessions – and enjoy collecting extra stamps for the school’s system of rewards. Socio-economic disadvantage is a barrier to learning, but it is not insurmountable. There is no obvious overnight solution and no one solution that will suit all. However, there are already success stories and hopefully, with the increase in the Pupil Premium, those stories will become more frequent.

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• Ensure day-to-day teaching meets the needs of each learner. • Have a designated senior leader with a clear overview of how the funding is being allocated and the difference it is making to the outcomes for pupils. • Allocate your best teachers to teach intervention groups to improve mathematics and English. • Frequent use of achievement data to check whether interventions are working and amend as needed. • Ensure teachers know which pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium so that responsibility for accelerating their progress is owned. • Improve attendance, behaviour or links with families with well-targeted support. • Rigid performance management systems for all staff. • Governors are made part of the decision making and evaluation process. • Demonstrate the impact of each aspect of spending through careful monitoring and evaluation. SR

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Will the increase in the Pupil Premium have Ofsted’s desired effect?

THE REPORT... Ofsted’s ‘Unseen Children’ report Access a copy of the report by visiting:

bit.ly/OfstedUC

According to DfE statistics, 46% of FSM students went on to university, compared with 48% non-FSM, yet just 4% of those receiving free dinners went to a Russell Group university.

• Critically analyse which pupils are underachieving and why.

• Ensure support staff are highly trained.

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EXCLUSIVE | Visible Learning plus

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JOHN HATTIE How PROFESSOR HATTIE turned his world-renowned research into a whole-school improvement programme

n 2008, Professor John Hattie took the educational world by storm with his book on Visible Learning.

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Two years later, he was sitting with a colleague, Deb Masters, discussing how to turn his research into the Visible Learning plus programme. We talk to Deb to find out more.

Caistor Yarborough Academy, Lincoln

This month is the first anniversary of an exclusive UK partnership with Osiris Educational, a partnership that already has great evidence of the positive impact Visible Learning is having on schools in this country. Deb now works exclusively on Visible Learning plus and is a well-known face at the Lincolnshire headquarters of Osiris, in Raithby. “To be successful, we need to have great partners such as Osiris,” said Deb. “They are vital to our success and we choose them with great care. Not only do we need to know they can deliver the school interventions that are needed, but we also need to be confident they share our vision and our dream. “It is also not just about finding the right companies to work with: we also have to look at whether the country’s educational system is at the right place in its evolution,” she added. “We have had interest from countries not yet in the right place. Unfortunately, if I were to go and talk to them about Visible Learning, they would wonder just what planet I had come from.

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We are looking for a rate of change in our progress, but it’s early days. What is clear is that we are stopping doing those things that are seen to have a much lower effect size, or no effect at all. E.g. learning studies which some have hung on to. It is very clear that learning is very slowly becoming more visible!” Jeremy Newnham, Headteacher

Hodge Hill Primary School, Birmingham “We embarked upon VL training thinking that we had already equipped our children well as learners but this was not the case. The evidence into action days prompted us to deeply evaluate how visible the learning was in our school so that we could begin to map out our improvement journey. It focused us on building the learning capacity of our children as well as the evaluative skills of our teachers, so that each group could lead their own learning and development. We now use research and effect sizes to guide our improvement strategies so that we use more of the strategies that make the most difference.” Laura Kearney, Headteacher Visit bit.ly/VLprogramme for more in-depth case studies

“When it comes down to it, Visible Learning is the SEFs on steroids”

“However, we have launched in the USA and in Scandinavia and talks are on going in the Netherlands. We also have huge interest in Germany and China, but the correct conditions have to be in place.

“Teachers here last year were asking all the right questions, all the way through, and most understood that the Foundation Day is just what it says: an introduction, an awareness day, if you like.

“We need countries such as the UK, whose schools are self-managing, where they have the power to make whole-school decisions. In our Foundation Days last year, it was obvious the mix was right.

“When John and I sat down to talk about his research, he wanted it to be so much more than a one-off keynote speech. He had already discovered that, although useful as an introduction to the concept, schools needed far more if they were to embed the principles. With Osiris, we can now deliver just what is needed through our Foundation Days,” said Deb.

“You are already doing data analysis, which is a huge part of looking at evidence of progress, and you already have a focus on Assessment for Learning (AfL) and you also prepare for Ofsted with Self-Evaluation Forms (SEFs),” said Deb.

“We had already started looking at effectiveness before we came across John’s work. The book confirmed what we had already thought with regards to the impact of traditional homework. Our Governors have used it to form student interview questions and it has given us lots of discussions in our Teaching and Learning Communities. We’ve also looked at the feedback we give to our parents on their reports! Could the reports be more effective?

“After all, with Visible Learning in place, Ofsted Outstanding is a no-brainer.”

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EXCLUSIVE | Visible Learning plus

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PROFESSOR

JOHN HATTIE How PROFESSOR HATTIE turned his world-renowned research into a whole-school improvement programme

n 2008, Professor John Hattie took the educational world by storm with his book on Visible Learning.

UK SUCCESS STORIES...

Two years later, he was sitting with a colleague, Deb Masters, discussing how to turn his research into the Visible Learning plus programme. We talk to Deb to find out more.

Caistor Yarborough Academy, Lincoln

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“When it comes down to it, Visible Learning is the SEFs on steroids”

“However, we have launched in the USA and in Scandinavia and talks are on going in the Netherlands. We also have huge interest in Germany and China, but the correct conditions have to be in place.

“Teachers here last year were asking all the right questions, all the way through, and most understood that the Foundation Day is just what it says: an introduction, an awareness day, if you like.

“We need countries such as the UK, whose schools are self-managing, where they have the power to make whole-school decisions. In our Foundation Days last year, it was obvious the mix was right.

“After all, with Visible Learning in place, Ofsted Outstanding is a no-brainer.”

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Visible Learning plus Intervention The exclusive UK programme from Osiris Educational â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the Visible Learning plus Intervention, we can give schools the necessary tools and enable them to plan with confidence, knowing that what they put into practice will work. Visible Learning is not just a one-off keynote speech: it is a continual process.â&#x20AC;? This exciting new intervention is an in-depth model of school change. It is based on a professional development programme that explores how evidence can be used to create innovation in the learning environment.

This intervention transforms an organisation and accelerates the process of individual and whole-school change. It builds significantly the capacity of learners to learn, teachers to teach, leaders to lead and systems to improve.

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The intervention is appropriate for everyone within a school: from the newly qualified right through to senior leaders. To work effectively, it must be done teacher by teacher and not as a top-down, one-size-fits-all model. SR

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4 Evidence into Action for leaders, and

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EXCLUSIVE | Growing Independent Learners to coach good learning habits: the habits that will underpin success in school exams, success in the much more independent world of college or university (where too many high- as well as low-achieving students currently fail or founder), and success in pursuing their own passions and dealing well with the unpredictable challenges of the real world.

orld-renowned education professor, Guy Claxton, shares his thoughts and experiences on growing independent learners - exclusively for Staffroom. Written for Staffroom | Guy Claxton

Last week I was in an audience of around 60 educators, watching a demonstration lesson in St Bernard’s Catholic Primary School in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire. In front of us were about ten Year 5s, miked up so we could eavesdrop on their discussions. They seemed completely unfazed – not at all inhibited by this odd experience. We all watched an elegiac little animation called ‘The Piano’, and the children were first asked to ‘explore the deeper meanings of the film’ in conversation with their partners.1

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They quickly uncovered two good questions: “What triggers reminiscence?” And: “What, in art, makes for an effective ‘flashback’?” The next question their teacher asked them made my ears prick up. He said: “Where do you want your learning to go from here?” The children decided they wanted to explore the second question and, in discussion, generated a list of success criteria for a good artistic or literary use of a flashback. We went to look around the school whilst the children wrote their own version of a flashback for themselves. When we came back they read them out to the whole room – again without any self-consciousness. One piece, by Fiona, who wanted to be a writer when she grew up, was superb. The teacher said: “That was good, Fiona. Now, who could

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find a way to offer Fiona some feedback that would help her make it even better?” Immediately several children offered, very respectfully, some tentative suggestions for improvement. The teacher asked Fiona: “How did you feel, getting that feedback?” She said: “At first I was a bit hurt that they were not more impressed, but then I remembered they were just trying to help me make the story the best it could be, and then I felt grateful for their ideas.” These children’s astonishing confidence, insight, creativity and respect for each other wasn’t a reflection of their home backgrounds. Many of them came from complex homes and/or disadvantaged backgrounds. Their qualities of communication, collaboration, imagination and presence of mind came from months of deliberate coaching by the staff. One of the key aims at St Bernard’s is ‘to help the children build transferable skills and attitudes for lifelong learning’ – and they are conspicuously successful. Everyone in that audience was deeply impressed, and a good many of us were moved, by those ordinary children – with extraordinary learning habits and dispositions. Their learning would have been outstanding even in a group of bright sixth-formers. And, by the way, the children’s levels of attainment, and a recent Ofsted, are both Outstanding. Preparing children to be powerful learners, and getting good results, are entirely compatible. St Bernard’s is a Building Learning Power (BLP) school, and I was there to celebrate their becoming one of the very few schools in this country to gain the BLP Gold level Award.2 But all over the UK, there are hundreds of schools making demonstrable progress in their quests

The basic habits of powerful learners are shown in the box. Within each of those broad categories, you can go as fine-grained as you like. At St Bernard’s they unpick the general area of collaboration, for example, into a host of more specific skills and attitudes: active listening, explaining ideas clearly, validating others’ contributions, standing your ground, building on others’ ideas, turn-taking and not talking over people, staying focused on the topic, monitoring and if necessary helping to improve the workings of the group, giving feedback and suggestions respectfully, seeking and accepting feedback graciously and so on. Each of these, and more, are given explicit attention repeatedly in the course of ‘normal’ lessons. The maturity of those kids in the hall, naturally manifesting many of those detailed facets of good collaboration (under the pressure of being observed by dozens of unfamiliar eyes) is the fruit of that explicit, painstaking coaching, carried out across the whole school. To build that level of skill amongst a whole staff of teachers (and teaching assistants) takes time and clear, relentless leadership. People are being asked to adjust their habits, some of which they may not even realise they have – such as talking in a way that discourages a growth mindset, as Carol Dweck has shown.3 And that takes patience, support, coaching and a clear appreciation of why this is worth doing. Those people in that hall who were new to BLP were blown away by what they saw. They went away convinced that building powerful learners is a deeply desirable goal of 21st-century education – and, more importantly, one that is eminently practical and possible. SR

Professor Guy Claxton is the originator of the Building Learning Power approach. His latest BLP book, ‘The Learning Powered School’, is available from Amazon and also from www.tloltd.co.uk. You can find it available at bit.ly/ThePianoVid For more information visit bit.ly/LearningFramework 3 Carol Dweck (2006), Mindset, Ballantine: New York. 1 2

THE HABITS... What are the habits? • Curiosity — asking good questions, especially about the validity of knowledge. • Determination — patience and mental toughness in the face of difficulty. • Concentration — staying focused and managing distractions. • Investigation — skills of noticing, researching and collating information. • Imagination — generating and exploring possibilities. • Reasoning — exploring consequences, explanatory theorising. • Craftsmanship — self-evaluating, tinkering and improving to make things ‘the best they can be’. • Collaboration — being a good team player. • Resourcefulness — being flexible and adaptable.

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Watch a snippet of Professor Guy Claxton discussing Building Learning Power with Art Costa in this preview

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PRACTICAL | Building Educational Apps

How to build an educational app with Fairlawn Primary School

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he digital age is having a big impact on education with iPads, interactive whiteboards and B.Y.O.D. changing the way children are educated (and teacher’s for that matter), but dare you delve into the world of educational apps? Staffroom goes behind the scenes to see what it takes to build an educational app. Written for Staffroom Kim Clark, Nick Davies and Terry Burr

So you would like to build an app to help your pupils track their progress or aid your teachers with lesson planning? There is so much you can do with apps but the biggest thing is not deciding to do one — it’s deciding where to start.

Kim Clark Kim Clark is Deputy Headteacher for Fairlawn Primary School — a Teaching School in London. Part of their constant drive to improve teaching lead Kim to write for Staffroom! Find out what else the school is up to by visiting:

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Kim Clark, Deputy Headteacher at Fairlawn Primary School, tells us why her school wanted to develop an app and how the process is going.

Whose idea it was to produce an app and what were the reasons for it? We have recently invested in a number of iPads and there has been much focus on how we can use them to develop 21st-century learners.

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As part of a round of lesson observations last year, I was concerned at the level of teacher talk — the ideal ratio being 80/20. We currently use IRIS connect technology to record ourselves and reflect on our practice. To support teachers’ engagement with this, we set up a Teaching and Learning Community. We made teacher talk time a focus and as part of this, we analysed how much we talk compared to children. This is quite a lengthy process. It involves recording yourself, watching back and timing your talk compared to the children’s. It got me thinking about how we could make this easier. I had the idea of using something similar to a chess timer. I found one online and thought it would be a great idea for teachers to use it on the iPads to time their talk as you could switch between pupils and adult. Unfortunately, it was Flash -driven so would not work on iPads. Also, I could only get it to count down, not up. I decided it would be useful to develop a simple Teacher Talk Timer app which simply times talk and automatically works out a ratio for you. One day, I was discussing this idea with our

Executive Headteacher, who mentioned that he had contact details for an app developer. We got in touch and a meeting was set up. We have had lots of contact with them along the way and they have done exactly what we asked for.

How has the development of the app gone so far? Currently, we are in the testing phase of the app. We have got the app on six iPads which teachers are using to test it out. Any feedback we have will be passed on to the app developers so that they can enter the last phase of development. The app will then become live in the Apple store.

What does the app do? It’s a very simple app which enables teachers to switch between recording the length of teacher talk and the length of pupil talk with a tap of the screen. The ratio is calculated throughout the lesson, providing instant feedback to the teacher about how much teacher talk is going on. This enables teachers to modify practice in real time. The app will be available soon to upload and we hope that schools will find it a useful tool.

KIM’S iPad IDEAS... Use your iPads effectively — without a heavy bill Apps are great for education but, unless they are free, they can prove expensive. Kim Clark shares some of her ideas to utilise tablets for learning in every classroom. • Use them to record audio success criteria for those children who cannot access them written down. • Use the voice recorder for children to record sentences before they write them down – giving them an opportunity to free up their working memory and improve their sentences. • Try the thesaurus app with young children. It is a quick way for children to be adventurous with their vocabulary. • Calculator apps like Myscript Calculator allow students to write their own calculcations before the answer appears. This is great for self-marking with younger children! • Use apps like Educreations to explain learning to others through interactivity and exploration.

Here are some apps recommended by Kim Clark...

What things should other schools consider when making an app?

Myscript Calculator

Educreations

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The biggest drawback for us developing a range of apps is cost. We have only been able to develop stage 1 of this app so far. The more complex analysis function that I would like to have has a large price tag attached. You need to consider how to make the app cost -effective in the long term and how you want to get your pupils involved in the process. Of course, there is the option to charge a small amount for the app, but we are undecided about whether to charge or keep it free at the moment.

What is the long-term vision? We are very excited about our app going live and we hope to build up a bank of teaching tool apps. We also want to introduce a coding club to our pupils and get them involved in the app development process.

That’s just one part of the process... turn over for the next stage!

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How to build an educational app with Fairlawn Primary School

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Kim Clark, Deputy Headteacher at Fairlawn Primary School, tells us why her school wanted to develop an app and how the process is going.

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Here are some apps recommended by Kim Clark...

What things should other schools consider when making an app?

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PRACTICAL | Building Educational Apps

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hort, Bald and Lanky are app developers who have been working on ‘Teacher Talk Timer’ for Fairlawn Primary School. Here they discuss the TOPAPP process they used. Nicholas Davies, Daniel Nicholls and David O’Neill started out as independent app developers, about 18 months ago they decided to help make other people’s app ideas come to life and Short, Bald and Lanky was founded. “We all have children and we felt that working on apps for teachers, schools and children was a good fit for us. “We specialise in helping to make great app ideas into wonderful apps fit for any audience. “Whatever your idea may be we can guide you through everything you need to create the ideal solution,” says Nicholas Davies. If you would like more information about building an app or you have an idea you would like to develop with us, please visit:

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Step 1 - Trigger

Step 4 - appraise

This is the very start of the app-building journey — where the sparks of creation and energy start to happen!

Once we have a working build of your app it is time to showcase it!

We will all sit down together and discuss ideas. At this point we will want to turn an idea into something more tangible with the use of wireframeing. From the wireframes we can build a prototype to mimic your app vision into something more concrete that we all agree on. This is a hugely powerful first step in the app building process.

Step 2 - outline Once we have the wireframes we can outline what your app is about. At this point we will want to discuss: • Who is your target market? • Who is your competition in your line of business? • What are your deadlines to build this app? • What apps are there out there already built similar to your idea? • How will you differentiate from your competitors? • How will your app be monetised? At this point the design team take the wireframes and, with the understanding of your aims, design artwork that is ready to be used in the app development.

Step 3 - produce

At the appraisal stage we will demonstrate what we have built so far. It is important at this stage that we sit down and discuss how the app development is going and any changes you would like to make. A working model means you can: • Check everything is on the right lines and the app is being built to the standards expected. • Request any necessary changes to your app as early as possible in the development process. We will continue to loop between step 4 and 5 until we have a product ready for testing.

Step 5 - present Once we have a beta version we are ready to present. At this point we will have to decide if the app is ready for testing. At this point we present the app to a range of beta testers and allow them to not only test the functionality but to recommend any changes. Depending on the outcome of this stage we can either go to step 6 or return to step 4. Once the app has been rigorously tested it is full steam ahead to step 6!

Step 6 - push

We strongly believe in the Agile Development Process — mainly, working software that can be delivered to you as quickly as possible. The sooner you can see your app taking shape the faster we can release your app or make changes.

This is where the excitement really begins. We are now finished and ready to push your app onto whatever platforms we decided at the very start of this process. All of the building work for the first release is complete and we just have to submit it to the app store(s) and get prepared for the launch.

A Project Manager will ensure your app is built on time and budget while the developer ensures the app is functional and provides regular updates.

Once your app is launched there may be a multitude of new pieces of functionality or tweaks required — we’ve got that covered too!

Once we have working software ready to show we are ready to move on to step 4.

We can work out a suitable plan for future releases for you. It is all part of our clear and simple TOPAPP process.

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Step 1 - Trigger

Step 4 - appraise

This is the very start of the app-building journey — where the sparks of creation and energy start to happen!

Once we have a working build of your app it is time to showcase it!

Step 3 - produce

Step 6 - push

A Project Manager will ensure your app is built on time and budget while the developer ensures the app is functional and provides regular updates.

Once your app is launched there may be a multitude of new pieces of functionality or tweaks required — we’ve got that covered too!

Once we have working software ready to show we are ready to move on to step 4.

We can work out a suitable plan for future releases for you. It is all part of our clear and simple TOPAPP process.

Spring 2014

EXCLUSIVE | DR BILL ROGERS’ BEHAVIOUR ADVICE “There was very little literature and what there was came from America. I wanted something for my colleagues that they could relate to. So I worked with a peer support group for teachers to discuss how we could most effectively help other teachers.

BILL’S 2014 UK TOUR... Managing the Challenging Class Whole-School Approach to Behaviour Challenging Behaviour

“We set up a non-judgemental model where we went into each other’s classrooms, sharing the class leadership, mentoring each other, not just sitting at the back observing. It was a model that worked and one I still use today. “This peer group provided all the evidence for my first book and allowed me to indulge my first passion, which is mentoring.”

Dr Bill Rogers

FROM CARPENTER TO PhD In July, Staffroom met up with Dr Bill Rogers to find out how he got where he is today and what makes him such a popular deliverer of teacher training in the UK. Written for Staffroom | Julie Wetton

I was delighted to interview Dr Bill Rogers and looked forward to meeting the man renowned for his ability to defuse explosive classroom situations with dry wit, a touch of irony and kind humour.

Dr Bill Rogers Bill is a world-renowned authority on behaviour management and this is a rare opportunity to hear him speak in the UK. He is an inspirational speaker who uses humour and practical anecdotes to illustrate his core strategies. He offers practical solutions to managing difficult behaviour at classroom and whole-school levels. Discover more about Bill’s range of courses, visit:

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On the day, what shone through was not his humour: instead it was his huge passion for helping his fellow teachers – and, in turn, their students. “Colleagues supporting each other are essential. A school needs a strong collegiate culture to succeed. Staff morale improves and stress is moderated, which is most important in coping and dealing effectively in the interaction with kids,” said Bill.

I was putting it up on the school noticeboard, a prefect caught me,” said Bill. “The school I went to was very much into corporal punishment. I wasn’t waiting round for the punishment and I just ran and ran. I never went back.” A few months later, he and his family emigrated to Australia where Bill, now aged 16, found himself working on a building site. “I decided that I needed to finish the education I started and so went to night school. It was self-driven and it worked. “I felt let down by my school in England, although I do remember individual teachers with great fondness,” he added.

So how did the story start? Bill left school at the age of 15. In fact, he ran away after being caught putting up a large oil painting of all the teachers he didn’t like.

Bill qualified as an architectural draughtsman and completed National Service before becoming a teacher. He taught in primary and secondary schools. “All my work as a teacher was in schools in areas where families had long-term unemployment problems, existed on subsistence and who had some very disabling prejudices: all the ingredients for behaviour problems.

“It was the last day of term and I decided to stage my own little rebellion. I’d painted them as caricatures, but in a Salvador Dali style. I’d brought the drawing pins and everything, but as

“When Australia abolished corporal punishment in schools, I was invited by the Victorian government to consult with schools on matters of student behaviour, discipline and management.

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Several books later, Bill has built up a prestigious reputation and is known for timing the use of humour to deflect or lighten a mood or situation. He’s back in the UK for six weeks in January and February 2014 to run another three exclusive courses with Osiris, all dealing with behaviour management. In the 2014 tour, Bill will share his commitment to positive behaviour and discipline from the early years to the secondary level: from the individual needs and challenges of teachers to the whole-school approach. Whatever the course, Bill always refers to situations where he has managed to help a student turn their behaviour round or help a restless, and even a rowdy class to settle, re-focus and remember why they are in that classroom. “Humour is important,” says Bill. “It’s not something that should be ladled on, but it is very useful at times. It can deflect trouble and it allows me to challenge without judgement, something I believe is vitally important. One of his favourite quotes comes from psychiatrist Victor Frankyl, a prisoner in Dachau and Auschwitz - “Humour was one of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation”.

Download the course flyers for Bill’s tour, visit:

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Dr Bill Rogers’

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Bill warns against sarcasm, however. “It can be very damaging and have exactly the opposite effect to what is needed.”

:: Managing the Challenging Class

I enjoyed my visit with Bill. I might not have met quite the man I expected, but the person I did meet impressed me with his zeal for teaching, his commitment to helping his colleagues and a natural, reflective personality that charmed. SR

:: Challenging Behaviour

:: Whole-School Approach to Behaviour

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BILL’S 2014 UK TOUR... Managing the Challenging Class Whole-School Approach to Behaviour Challenging Behaviour

Dr Bill Rogers

I was delighted to interview Dr Bill Rogers and looked forward to meeting the man renowned for his ability to defuse explosive classroom situations with dry wit, a touch of irony and kind humour.

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So how did the story start? Bill left school at the age of 15. In fact, he ran away after being caught putting up a large oil painting of all the teachers he didn’t like.

“It was the last day of term and I decided to stage my own little rebellion. I’d painted them as caricatures, but in a Salvador Dali style. I’d brought the drawing pins and everything, but as

“When Australia abolished corporal punishment in schools, I was invited by the Victorian government to consult with schools on matters of student behaviour, discipline and management.

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Download the course flyers for Bill’s tour, visit:

bit.ly/BillTourFlyer

Dr Bill Rogers’

courses this January & February...

Bill warns against sarcasm, however. “It can be very damaging and have exactly the opposite effect to what is needed.”

:: Managing the Challenging Class

:: Challenging Behaviour

:: Whole-School Approach to Behaviour

For further details or to book, contact us and quote ‘STAFFROOM’

Phone 0808 160 5 160

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EXCLUSIVE | State of the Nation Much Better Better Neutral/Same Worse Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know Are schools better places than they were ten years ago?

IN-HOUSE AVAILABILITY How has professional development training available to you changed?

Between May and September this year, Osiris Educational conducted a survey of 2,000 educationalists.

INTENSIVENESS

The results show that most changes have not had the positive effect many would have hoped for. Pupil performance and Ofsted inspections are still seen as the key issues for many schools at present but schools are seen as better places now for pupils and CPD training is in a good place.

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Performance Related Pay

Focus on STEM Subjects

Academies Programme

Budget Freeze

Changes to Ofsted

What has been the impact of the above on your job?

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EXCLUSIVE | State of the Nation Much Better Better Neutral/Same Worse Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know Are schools better places than they were ten years ago?

IN-HOUSE AVAILABILITY How has professional development training available to you changed?

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Performance Related Pay

Focus on STEM Subjects

Academies Programme

Budget Freeze

Changes to Ofsted

What has been the impact of the above on your job?

Spring 2014

| First Look How to Design Classrooms of the Future March & April 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code COF01

SPRING’S New Blend of Training Courses

Hear from Professor Stephen Heppell, the leading expert in classroom design, and discover how to transform your school without spending any money. Explore a range of small ideas from shoeless learning to the effect of toilet design on bullying, privacy and hygiene – a major concern for pupils! Stephen has gathered a host of easy-to-implement ideas from schools around the world to tackle these issues and many more. Revolutionise your school and create a better learning environment for all your pupils. Download a flyer at bit.ly/SHeppell

Grammar Habits 2014

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March 2014 | Suitable for Primary only | Course code GH01

Here is a taste of this term’s new courses, brewed up by our expert Product Development team!

It is a well-known fact that the grammar use is deteriorating. Students have no interest in a subject they see as tough, tired and unnecessary, citing the common argument of “well, you know what I mean”. Sue Palmer is looking to remedy this from the start, bringing her entertaining and vibrant take on grammar to revolutionise the teaching of KS1 and KS2 in line with the new curriculum requirements. Boring drills and recitation will be forever banished, to be replaced by games, songs, art and drama to embed an attention to grammar and a love of language across the curriculum. Download a flyer at bit.ly/Grammar14

Outstanding Curriculum Design

March 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code OCD01

Book online by searching the course code

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As 2014 approaches, schools face an exciting time. With greater flexibility in the curriculum, schools and teachers will now have the freedom to teach in the way they know works best for their school and their pupils. So what’s the best way to go forward and ensure an Outstanding curriculum during a time of rapid and frequent change? Andrew Wrenn’s course is a good starting point. This new course will look at the changes both in the National Curriculum and in Ofsted’s expectations and explore just what needs to be included. Download a flyer at bit.ly/OCDesign

How to deal with Self-Harm

March 2014 | Suitable for Primary only | Course code HDSH01 Shocking new figures from Childline show that self-harm among schoolchildren has risen by 167% in the last two years and is growing at an alarming rate. Indeed, some youngsters are now self-harming in groups, and graphic videos on YouTube show how to do it and hide it from teachers and families.

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Jane Smith’s course will look at how to identify those at risk, how to recognise the tell-tale signs of self-harm, and how to address the problem. Given that it was one of the top five concerns among 13-year-olds last year, it’s not a course you can afford to miss. Download a flyer at bit.ly/SelfHarm

Immersive Learning

March 2014 | Suitable for Primary only | Course code IMM01 Taking a school from special measures to Outstanding in less than two years is an incredible feat. But a school in Lincoln has done just that, using a ground-breaking approach called immersive learning. Imagine a classroom where all the children are fully engrossed and displaying enthusiasm, creativity and cognitive thinking at very high levels. Now among the top 5% schools in the UK, Headteacher Carl Jarvis shows you how to achieve rapid progress, higher standards, engaged and reflective learners and Outstanding staff.

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| First Look How to Design Classrooms of the Future March & April 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code COF01

SPRING’S New Blend of Training Courses

Grammar Habits 2014

Call free and quote ‘STAFFROOM’

0808 160 5 160

March 2014 | Suitable for Primary only | Course code GH01

Here is a taste of this term’s new courses, brewed up by our expert Product Development team!

Outstanding Curriculum Design

March 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code OCD01

Book online by searching the course code

bit.ly/springcourses

How to deal with Self-Harm

Download a PDF flyer and fax it back to us

01790 755 288

Immersive Learning

Download a PDF flyer and post it free of charge

FREEPOST OSIRIS

Download a flyer at bit.ly/ImmLearn

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DAY COURSES :: IN-SCHOOL TRAINING :: INTERVENTIONS :: CONFERENCES

Osiris Educational Spring 2014 Directory

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CONTENTS

Welcome to your spring directory of CPD training

Contents

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Early Years Courses

Leadership and Management Courses

Teaching and Learning Courses

Gifted and Talented/SEND Courses

Day Courses

Pastoral and Behavioural Courses

We have 187 high-quality, one-day courses running this spring, covering important topics for every job role, for every staff member and for every new policy.

Subject-specific Courses

English

Mathematics

Conferences

Science

Sample the delights from some of the biggest names in education by attending one of our conferences this summer. Choose between leadership keynotes and practical workshops for a high-impact one-day training.

Humanities

MFL

Others [including Computing, PE and Business]

Conferences

In-School Training

Interventions

SPRING COURSES | PG 4

CONFERENCES | PG 24

In-School Training Most of our day courses are available for you and your staff as In-School Training. Thousands of schools across the UK have reaped the benefits of having one of our specialists revolutionise their teaching.

IN-SCHOOL TRAINING OPTIONS | PG 25

Interventions Interventions are a training method to provide sustained improvement within school when a day course is simply not enough. Grown from deep-rooted research and proven outcomes, we present our options.

INTERVENTION OPTIONS | PG 26

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

CONTENTS

Welcome to your spring directory of CPD training

Contents

Page

Early Years Courses

Leadership and Management Courses

Teaching and Learning Courses

Gifted and Talented/SEND Courses

Day Courses

Pastoral and Behavioural Courses

We have 187 high-quality, one-day courses running this spring, covering important topics for every job role, for every staff member and for every new policy.

Subject-specific Courses

English

Mathematics

Conferences

Science

Humanities

MFL

Others [including Computing, PE and Business]

Conferences

In-School Training

Interventions

SPRING COURSES | PG 4

CONFERENCES | PG 24

IN-SCHOOL TRAINING OPTIONS | PG 25

INTERVENTION OPTIONS | PG 26

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

EARLY YEARS

Outstanding Reception

Achieve Ofsted level 1 and involve your pupils’ parents in their child’s learning at every stage. Receive practical ideas and examples of Outstanding practice across the UK

An exciting new model that will meet EYFS 2013 standards while maintaining a play-based curriculum and promoting educational development.

4 Early Years

Course code: OTR

4 Early Years

New to 2s

Rapid Progress in Early Writing

Be prepared for the appearance of two-year-olds in your Early Years classroom. This comprehensive course will give you everything you need for perfect provision.

Achieve and surpass the hardest Early Learning goal and get all your children writing in sentences by the end of Reception. Take away a complete toolkit for improving early literacy.

Course code: NT2

4 Early Years

Course code: RPEW

4 Early Years

Assessment in the Revised EYFS

Special Needs in Early Years 2014

Clarify the major changes to statuatory assessment and ensure you can implement the latest requirements to ensure an Outstanding EYFS, as well as the latest key techniques to improve AFL.

An update on the national agenda for SEND and five crucial steps to identify, plan and support children with additional needs.

Course code: ASEY

4 Early Years

Course code: EYSEN

4 Early Years

Ofsted Best Practice 2014: How to Reach Outstanding in the EYFS

Mathematics in the Revised EYFS

Develop an Outstanding action plan for reaching Ofsted Level 1 in Early Years. Respond effectively to a rapidly-changing agenda and deliver well-presented data.

Ensure students have the best start to numeracy with practical solutions to exceed Ofsted’s latest expectations, as well as an insight into the opportunities to introduce numeracy in everyday play.

Course code: PWO

4 Early Years

Course code: N3-5

4 Early Years

Adult or Child Led? Effective Learning in the EYFS

EAL 3-7

Practical ways to use observation and assessment to identify learning steps and ways of ensuring the perfect blend of adult-led and child-led activities.

Help students acquire English (as a second language) as quickly and as proficiently as possible. This course ties in with the EYFS.

Course code: ADCL

4 Early Years

Course code: EAL

4 Early Years

EYFS in Action

ICT in the EYFS 2014

Solutions to overcome challenging areas including evidencing to impress Ofsted, reducing paperwork and successfully involving parents.

Prepare for the new KS1 computing curriculum: you may even learn a thing or two about ICT. Take away a host of activities, ideas, tools and techniques to use technology.

Course code: OTEY

4 Early Years

Course code: ICTEY

4 Early Years

How to Embed Cognitive Development in Early Years

Becoming an Outstanding Teacher in Early Years

This is a highly practical course that delivers 600+ tools and activities. Explore the Vygotskian pedagogy and enrich the EYFS three prime areas with thinking and learning skills.

Understand the new Ofsted criteria and make them relevant for your class, with a dynamic guide to implementing Outstanding teaching every day.

Course code: ILEY

4 Early Years

Course code: BOTEY

4 Early Years

Outstanding Leadership in Early Years

Outdoor Learning

Unpick the realities of leading and managing in times of rapid policy change and leave with practical strategies to prepare for the new EY framework and Ofsted.

Utilise this step-by-step guide to creating an outdoor classroom that motivates and progresses learning in any Early Years setting.

Course code: OLEY

Course code: ODL

4 Early Years

Perfect EYFS

Phonics in the New National Curriculum

Combine the latest research with practical strategies and techniques to produce Outstanding lessons that really make an impact on your pupils’ development.

Be ready with the latest systematic phonics techniques and deliver the best new KS1 and KS2 programmes of study. Take away everything you need for success.

4 Early Years

Course code: PNC

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

Course code: EYFS

EARLY YEARS

Outstanding Parental Involvement in the EYFS

Course code: PIEY

This course is based on the Vygotksy method of cognitive development

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

4 Primary

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

EARLY YEARS

Outstanding Reception

Achieve Ofsted level 1 and involve your pupils’ parents in their child’s learning at every stage. Receive practical ideas and examples of Outstanding practice across the UK

An exciting new model that will meet EYFS 2013 standards while maintaining a play-based curriculum and promoting educational development.

4 Early Years

Course code: OTR

4 Early Years

New to 2s

Rapid Progress in Early Writing

Be prepared for the appearance of two-year-olds in your Early Years classroom. This comprehensive course will give you everything you need for perfect provision.

Achieve and surpass the hardest Early Learning goal and get all your children writing in sentences by the end of Reception. Take away a complete toolkit for improving early literacy.

Course code: NT2

4 Early Years

Course code: RPEW

4 Early Years

Assessment in the Revised EYFS

Special Needs in Early Years 2014

Clarify the major changes to statuatory assessment and ensure you can implement the latest requirements to ensure an Outstanding EYFS, as well as the latest key techniques to improve AFL.

An update on the national agenda for SEND and five crucial steps to identify, plan and support children with additional needs.

Course code: ASEY

4 Early Years

Course code: EYSEN

4 Early Years

Ofsted Best Practice 2014: How to Reach Outstanding in the EYFS

Mathematics in the Revised EYFS

Develop an Outstanding action plan for reaching Ofsted Level 1 in Early Years. Respond effectively to a rapidly-changing agenda and deliver well-presented data.

Ensure students have the best start to numeracy with practical solutions to exceed Ofsted’s latest expectations, as well as an insight into the opportunities to introduce numeracy in everyday play.

Course code: PWO

4 Early Years

Course code: N3-5

4 Early Years

Adult or Child Led? Effective Learning in the EYFS

EAL 3-7

Practical ways to use observation and assessment to identify learning steps and ways of ensuring the perfect blend of adult-led and child-led activities.

Help students acquire English (as a second language) as quickly and as proficiently as possible. This course ties in with the EYFS.

Course code: ADCL

4 Early Years

Course code: EAL

4 Early Years

EYFS in Action

ICT in the EYFS 2014

Solutions to overcome challenging areas including evidencing to impress Ofsted, reducing paperwork and successfully involving parents.

Prepare for the new KS1 computing curriculum: you may even learn a thing or two about ICT. Take away a host of activities, ideas, tools and techniques to use technology.

Course code: OTEY

4 Early Years

Course code: ICTEY

4 Early Years

How to Embed Cognitive Development in Early Years

Becoming an Outstanding Teacher in Early Years

This is a highly practical course that delivers 600+ tools and activities. Explore the Vygotskian pedagogy and enrich the EYFS three prime areas with thinking and learning skills.

Understand the new Ofsted criteria and make them relevant for your class, with a dynamic guide to implementing Outstanding teaching every day.

Course code: ILEY

4 Early Years

Course code: BOTEY

4 Early Years

Outstanding Leadership in Early Years

Outdoor Learning

Unpick the realities of leading and managing in times of rapid policy change and leave with practical strategies to prepare for the new EY framework and Ofsted.

Utilise this step-by-step guide to creating an outdoor classroom that motivates and progresses learning in any Early Years setting.

Course code: OLEY

Course code: ODL

4 Early Years

Perfect EYFS

Phonics in the New National Curriculum

Combine the latest research with practical strategies and techniques to produce Outstanding lessons that really make an impact on your pupils’ development.

Be ready with the latest systematic phonics techniques and deliver the best new KS1 and KS2 programmes of study. Take away everything you need for success.

4 Early Years

Course code: PNC

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

Course code: EYFS

EARLY YEARS

Outstanding Parental Involvement in the EYFS

Course code: PIEY

This course is based on the Vygotksy method of cognitive development

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

4 Primary

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

EARLY YEARS

How to Measure your Staff’s Effectiveness

Your total guide to creating a fun learning environment that has been proven to raise literacy standards.

Identify where your strengths and weaknesses lie, understand the latest academic research and judge the effectiveness of your staff. Take away an action plan for immediate use. 4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Design Classrooms of the Future with Professor Heppel

Master the complexities of deputy headship and excel under the new Ofsted inspection framework and Teachers’ Standards.

Join one of the world’s foremost experts on contemporary online learning and go boldly into the future. Learn that less is more.

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: COF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Curriculum Design 2014

Sustaining Outstanding

Make the most of the new curriculum freedoms and design one that is right for your school and your pupils. Everything you need for success is in this course.

Keep your Outstanding status by understanding and tackling the five reasons for reversing to Good status.

Course code: OCD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: SUSO

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Behaviour and Safety of Pupils

Outstanding Governor 2014

Are you ready for one of the Big 4 of inspections? Do you understand the criteria for Outstanding? Is your e-safety policy in place? No? Then get booking — you need this course!

Know the new Ofsted judgement for Governors whilst challenging and supporting school leaders using practical methods designed to improve your school instantly.

Course code: OBSP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect Assistant Head

Achieve the New Ofsted Framework 2014

Overcome the major challenges to being the perfect Assistant Head, in line with the latest Ofsted requirements. Clarify your role and receive the latest techniques for success.

Prepare for Ofsted by unpicking the latest requirements and discovering exactly what is needed, with functional tools and a full support package.

Course code: PAH

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: NOJ

4 Primary

Attendance for Ofsted

Outstanding Self-Evaluations

Prepare for your new legal responsibilities with the latest Ofsted criteria and strategies and techniques to implement straight away, to ensure your attendance exceeds expectations.

Provide the evidence Ofsted requires. This course provides a practical toolkit to embed a successful self-evaluation process immediately in your school.

Course code: AFO

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSEF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Performance Management 2014

Moving to Good

Practical guidance to the latest management expectations, including assessing salaries and the complete disciplinary procedures for long-term sickness.

Refresh your school’s culture, system and staff, using practical tools and proven strategies to progress to an Ofsted Good standard.

Course code: NPMS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: MSG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Data for Ofsted

Leading Large Primaries 500+

Effectively enable students to interact with their own data and track their progress. Use data to inform intervention and successfully narrow attainment gaps.

Spend the day with an Outstanding Headteacher exploring your role, leadership style and key issues. Packed with working examples for you to try out in your school.

Course code: NDC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: LLP

4 Primary

New Leadership Demands Day 1 - Knowing the Challenges

From Good to Outstanding - The Essential Leadership Steps

Ensure you are leading your school as effectively as possible. Understand the changes to school and roles, as well as what you can do to improve your leadership.

The essential leadership steps required to move from a Good school to an Outstanding one by improving achievement, progress and consistency.

Course code: NLD

Course code: MSE

4 Primary

The Perfect Deputy Head

Course code: PDH

This course is delivered by Professor John West-Burnham

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Outdoor Phonics

Course code: ODP

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: G2O

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

Full course details at bit.ly/EYcourses

EARLY YEARS

How to Measure your Staff’s Effectiveness

Your total guide to creating a fun learning environment that has been proven to raise literacy standards.

Identify where your strengths and weaknesses lie, understand the latest academic research and judge the effectiveness of your staff. Take away an action plan for immediate use. 4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Design Classrooms of the Future with Professor Heppel

Master the complexities of deputy headship and excel under the new Ofsted inspection framework and Teachers’ Standards.

Join one of the world’s foremost experts on contemporary online learning and go boldly into the future. Learn that less is more.

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: COF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Curriculum Design 2014

Sustaining Outstanding

Make the most of the new curriculum freedoms and design one that is right for your school and your pupils. Everything you need for success is in this course.

Keep your Outstanding status by understanding and tackling the five reasons for reversing to Good status.

Course code: OCD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: SUSO

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Behaviour and Safety of Pupils

Outstanding Governor 2014

Are you ready for one of the Big 4 of inspections? Do you understand the criteria for Outstanding? Is your e-safety policy in place? No? Then get booking — you need this course!

Know the new Ofsted judgement for Governors whilst challenging and supporting school leaders using practical methods designed to improve your school instantly.

Course code: OBSP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect Assistant Head

Achieve the New Ofsted Framework 2014

Overcome the major challenges to being the perfect Assistant Head, in line with the latest Ofsted requirements. Clarify your role and receive the latest techniques for success.

Prepare for Ofsted by unpicking the latest requirements and discovering exactly what is needed, with functional tools and a full support package.

Course code: PAH

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: NOJ

4 Primary

Attendance for Ofsted

Outstanding Self-Evaluations

Prepare for your new legal responsibilities with the latest Ofsted criteria and strategies and techniques to implement straight away, to ensure your attendance exceeds expectations.

Provide the evidence Ofsted requires. This course provides a practical toolkit to embed a successful self-evaluation process immediately in your school.

Course code: AFO

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSEF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Performance Management 2014

Moving to Good

Practical guidance to the latest management expectations, including assessing salaries and the complete disciplinary procedures for long-term sickness.

Refresh your school’s culture, system and staff, using practical tools and proven strategies to progress to an Ofsted Good standard.

Course code: NPMS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: MSG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Data for Ofsted

Leading Large Primaries 500+

Effectively enable students to interact with their own data and track their progress. Use data to inform intervention and successfully narrow attainment gaps.

Spend the day with an Outstanding Headteacher exploring your role, leadership style and key issues. Packed with working examples for you to try out in your school.

Course code: NDC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: LLP

4 Primary

New Leadership Demands Day 1 - Knowing the Challenges

From Good to Outstanding - The Essential Leadership Steps

Ensure you are leading your school as effectively as possible. Understand the changes to school and roles, as well as what you can do to improve your leadership.

The essential leadership steps required to move from a Good school to an Outstanding one by improving achievement, progress and consistency.

Course code: NLD

Course code: MSE

4 Primary

The Perfect Deputy Head

Course code: PDH

This course is delivered by Professor John West-Burnham

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Outdoor Phonics

Course code: ODP

LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: G2O

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Meeting the New Teaching Standards

Outstanding Subject Leadership

Key strategies to successfully lead a team, motivate others, plan your department’s progression and deal with some of the challenges that middle leadership brings.

Course code: MNTS

4 Primary

Course code: OSL

4 Secondary

How to Lead the Improvement of Teaching

How to Account for Pupil Premium

An exclusive course for Headteachers which reveals how to come to terms with rapidly changing expectations.

Meet new legal responsibilities for the Pupil Premium Fund - how to account for it and what evidence you need to record and show. Plus, hundreds of ways to spend the fund!

Course code: LITMH

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: HAPP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect School Coach

Outstanding CPD Co-ordinator

Introduce coaching to your school with colleagues and pupils, using this ‘how to do it’ manual. Find out about ready-made coaching systems that are adaptable to any situation.

Raise standards of attainment and achievement through strategically-led CPD with practical tools and guidance based on Ofsted and DfE best practice.

Course code: PSC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ECPD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Parental Involvement

New to Head of Year

Highly successful strategies for engaging with parents to benefit pupils and achieve Ofsted’s new Outstanding grade in leadership and management.

Top tips for working with the senior management team, and resources and templates to help you revel in your role.

Course code: OPI

4 Secondary

Course code: NHOY

4 Secondary

Children and Families Act 2014

Outstanding Safeguarding 2014

This must-attend course delivers everything you need to know about the new law coming in September 2014. Be the best you can be at ensuring Outstanding care for vulnerable children.

Uncover changes to child protection law, and ensure you are meeting your legal obligations and keeping your students safe.

Course code: CFA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Implementing Performance-Related Pay

4 Levels of Progress for High and Low Attainers

Discover the new system for performance-related pay and how to effectively implement and sustain the changes, to get the best for your school.

Implement effective differentiation which stretches the most able of students and inspires those who have been left behind. Enable every pupils to achieve their very best.

Course code: PRP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: M4L 4 Secondary

Media Training for Schools

5 Steps to Perfect Financial Management

A highly practical course on how to build, enhance and protect your school’s reputation with local and national publicity. Learn the tricks of the trade for dealing with the media.

Be able to effectively use and monitor your budget, with proven strategies and ideas to minimise waste and maximise opportunities.

Course code: MTMS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: PFM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

SMSC 2014

Outstanding Middle Leadership

Act on the new focus for SMSC provision and leave with practical strategies to deliver Outstanding SMSC throughout your school.

Thrive in your leadership role, with the ultimate guide to middle leadership. Face leadership challenges head-on and inspire those around you.

Course code: SMSC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OMLD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Head of Year

SMSC 2014 Conference

Balancing the academic and pastoral responsibilities of a Head of Year is immensely challenging – and that’s before you factor in pupil attainment levels. This course can help.

The ultimate event: gain a full understanding of the upcoming changes, with great, innovative ideas to implement straight into the classroom. Bring SMSC into the heart of your curriculum.

Course code: OHOY

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: SMSCCON

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Meeting the New Teaching Standards

Outstanding Subject Leadership

Key strategies to successfully lead a team, motivate others, plan your department’s progression and deal with some of the challenges that middle leadership brings.

Course code: MNTS

4 Primary

Course code: OSL

4 Secondary

How to Lead the Improvement of Teaching

How to Account for Pupil Premium

An exclusive course for Headteachers which reveals how to come to terms with rapidly changing expectations.

Meet new legal responsibilities for the Pupil Premium Fund - how to account for it and what evidence you need to record and show. Plus, hundreds of ways to spend the fund!

Course code: LITMH

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: HAPP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect School Coach

Outstanding CPD Co-ordinator

Introduce coaching to your school with colleagues and pupils, using this ‘how to do it’ manual. Find out about ready-made coaching systems that are adaptable to any situation.

Raise standards of attainment and achievement through strategically-led CPD with practical tools and guidance based on Ofsted and DfE best practice.

Course code: PSC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ECPD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Parental Involvement

New to Head of Year

Highly successful strategies for engaging with parents to benefit pupils and achieve Ofsted’s new Outstanding grade in leadership and management.

Top tips for working with the senior management team, and resources and templates to help you revel in your role.

Course code: OPI

4 Secondary

Course code: NHOY

4 Secondary

Children and Families Act 2014

Outstanding Safeguarding 2014

This must-attend course delivers everything you need to know about the new law coming in September 2014. Be the best you can be at ensuring Outstanding care for vulnerable children.

Uncover changes to child protection law, and ensure you are meeting your legal obligations and keeping your students safe.

Course code: CFA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSG

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Implementing Performance-Related Pay

4 Levels of Progress for High and Low Attainers

Discover the new system for performance-related pay and how to effectively implement and sustain the changes, to get the best for your school.

Implement effective differentiation which stretches the most able of students and inspires those who have been left behind. Enable every pupils to achieve their very best.

Course code: PRP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: M4L 4 Secondary

Media Training for Schools

5 Steps to Perfect Financial Management

A highly practical course on how to build, enhance and protect your school’s reputation with local and national publicity. Learn the tricks of the trade for dealing with the media.

Be able to effectively use and monitor your budget, with proven strategies and ideas to minimise waste and maximise opportunities.

Course code: MTMS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: PFM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

SMSC 2014

Outstanding Middle Leadership

Act on the new focus for SMSC provision and leave with practical strategies to deliver Outstanding SMSC throughout your school.

Thrive in your leadership role, with the ultimate guide to middle leadership. Face leadership challenges head-on and inspire those around you.

Course code: SMSC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OMLD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Head of Year

SMSC 2014 Conference

Balancing the academic and pastoral responsibilities of a Head of Year is immensely challenging – and that’s before you factor in pupil attainment levels. This course can help.

The ultimate event: gain a full understanding of the upcoming changes, with great, innovative ideas to implement straight into the classroom. Bring SMSC into the heart of your curriculum.

Course code: OHOY

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: SMSCCON

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

Becoming an Outstanding Primary Teacher

Become the perfect school secretary by understanding the latest policies relevant to your role and remain up to date in the ever-changing world of education.

Benefit from years of research and experience in all areas of primary education, with a mix of new and tried-and-tested teaching techniques and strategies.

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: OPT

4 Primary

The Perfect Personal Assistant

Engaging Learners

Best-practice examples to help your wide and varied role, including time management tips and communication strategies.

Take the first major step to Outstanding Teaching with two top national trainers. Based on over 1,300 Outstanding lessons, this course delivers hundreds of ideas, tips and techniques.

Course code: PPA

4 Primary 4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: ENL

4 Secondary

Outstanding in Leadership and Management

Toolkit for Outstanding Teaching

Clarify Ofsted’s new Outstanding criteria and unpick the difference between leading and managing.

The most inspirational, challenging and engaging tools, activities and structures based on over 1,000 lesson observations.

Course code: OLM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Embed Vocational Provision for 16-to 19-year-olds

4 Primary

Course code: ROT

4 Secondary

Captivating Your Sixth Form Class

As demands for greater vocational advice and provision increase, take a look at the highly workable tips and techniques this course offers. It’s jam-packed with tools and best-practice. Course code: TACS

Get the confidence to teach in a way that enables students to learn through enjoying the subject. Plus a full and detailed run-through of learning and revision methods.

4 Further Education

Course code: CUCO

4 Further Education

The Perfect Environment for Sixth-Form Success

Immersive Learning

Create a safe and nurturing environment ideal for high-achieving sixth-formers. Find out how to broaden the curriculum and deliver Outstanding progress.

Spend the day with the Headteacher of the nation’s most innovative primary. Learn about this ground-breaking approach and discover what rapid progress really is.

Course code: PSF

4 Further Education

Course code: IMM

4 Primary

Leading and Managing Sixth Form

Philosophy for Children

Discover the secrets of Outstanding leaders and prepare for the raising of participation age, with practical strategies to engage pupils to achieve.

Step-by-step guide to using P4C immediately in your classroom with a practical toolkit to stretch mental dexterity.

Course code: LMSF

4 Further Education

Course code: P4C

4 Primary

Professional Display Training

Independent Learning

Create high-quality displays throughout your school, at low cost. Incorporate 3D and suspended displays for a more vibrant, inspiring classroom.

Tools, games and tasks to boost pupil motivation and independence and refocus student attention on the skills needed for long-term achievement.

Course code: PDT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ILCJ

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Teaching

Visible Learning Evidence into Action (2 day programme)

A highly interactive day proven to improve teacher performance by at least one Ofsted level while meeting the demands of the new Ofsted framework.

Using the most significant research base ever, embed a measurable proven process to accelerate progress and raise standards.

Course code: 20T

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: E2A

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Embedding Outstanding Teaching

Mindsets

A whole-school approach proven to lift all teachers by one Ofsted level and achieve an overall Outstanding grade.

Translate Carol Dwecks Mindset research into practical classroom application and foster a growth mindset culture in all your pupils with Professor Barry Hymer.

Course code: 20T2

TEACHING & LEARNING

The Perfect School Secretary

Course code: PSS

TEACHING & LEARNING

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: MSC

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

Full course details at bit.ly/LMcourses

Becoming an Outstanding Primary Teacher

Become the perfect school secretary by understanding the latest policies relevant to your role and remain up to date in the ever-changing world of education.

Benefit from years of research and experience in all areas of primary education, with a mix of new and tried-and-tested teaching techniques and strategies.

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: OPT

4 Primary

The Perfect Personal Assistant

Engaging Learners

Best-practice examples to help your wide and varied role, including time management tips and communication strategies.

Take the first major step to Outstanding Teaching with two top national trainers. Based on over 1,300 Outstanding lessons, this course delivers hundreds of ideas, tips and techniques.

Course code: PPA

4 Primary 4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: ENL

4 Secondary

Outstanding in Leadership and Management

Toolkit for Outstanding Teaching

Clarify Ofsted’s new Outstanding criteria and unpick the difference between leading and managing.

The most inspirational, challenging and engaging tools, activities and structures based on over 1,000 lesson observations.

Course code: OLM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Embed Vocational Provision for 16-to 19-year-olds

4 Primary

Course code: ROT

4 Secondary

Captivating Your Sixth Form Class

Get the confidence to teach in a way that enables students to learn through enjoying the subject. Plus a full and detailed run-through of learning and revision methods.

4 Further Education

Course code: CUCO

4 Further Education

The Perfect Environment for Sixth-Form Success

Immersive Learning

Create a safe and nurturing environment ideal for high-achieving sixth-formers. Find out how to broaden the curriculum and deliver Outstanding progress.

Spend the day with the Headteacher of the nation’s most innovative primary. Learn about this ground-breaking approach and discover what rapid progress really is.

Course code: PSF

4 Further Education

Course code: IMM

4 Primary

Leading and Managing Sixth Form

Philosophy for Children

Discover the secrets of Outstanding leaders and prepare for the raising of participation age, with practical strategies to engage pupils to achieve.

Step-by-step guide to using P4C immediately in your classroom with a practical toolkit to stretch mental dexterity.

Course code: LMSF

4 Further Education

Course code: P4C

4 Primary

Professional Display Training

Independent Learning

Create high-quality displays throughout your school, at low cost. Incorporate 3D and suspended displays for a more vibrant, inspiring classroom.

Tools, games and tasks to boost pupil motivation and independence and refocus student attention on the skills needed for long-term achievement.

Course code: PDT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ILCJ

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding Teaching

Visible Learning Evidence into Action (2 day programme)

A highly interactive day proven to improve teacher performance by at least one Ofsted level while meeting the demands of the new Ofsted framework.

Using the most significant research base ever, embed a measurable proven process to accelerate progress and raise standards.

Course code: 20T

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: E2A

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Embedding Outstanding Teaching

Mindsets

A whole-school approach proven to lift all teachers by one Ofsted level and achieve an overall Outstanding grade.

Translate Carol Dwecks Mindset research into practical classroom application and foster a growth mindset culture in all your pupils with Professor Barry Hymer.

Course code: 20T2

TEACHING & LEARNING

The Perfect School Secretary

Course code: PSS

TEACHING & LEARNING

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: MSC

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

TEACHING & LEARNING

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

TEACHING & LEARNING

How to be Ofsted Confident

Feedback and Marking for Teachers

Achieve the dream and face the inspectors with confidence. Ensure your data is the right data, that is well presented and explore the links between the four judgements.

Discover how to significantly reduce teachers’ marking workload by 60% and how to improve the impact of feedback by 100%.

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: HOC

Course code: MF

4 Primary

Paul Black’s Masterclass in Assessment

The Perfect TA

An exclusive opportunity to rethink the principles and practices that your school’s assessments are based on.

Learn how to wear the many hats demanded of you and deliver your different roles and responsibilities with confidence. Take away a complete guide to maximising your impact.

Course code: PAS

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: TPA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Assessment Without Levels

Talk-Less Teaching

Bridge the gap between educational research and actual practice and identify what’s important in assessment. Discover the latest research and forms of assessment.

Prepare for Ofsted’s new ‘10-minute teacher-talk’ criteria and clarify what must be done to pass Ofsted’s revised lesson observations.

Course code: AWL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Demonstrate Progress

Course code: TALK

4 Primary

This hugely popular course is delivered by Isabella Wallace

4 Secondary

Building Learning Power™ with Guy Claxton

Discover new ways to show pupils progress in as little as 20 minutes, with proven practical tools to engage your pupils and fulfil Ofsted’s requirements. Course code: DEMON

4 Primary

Encourage lifelong learning and instil classroom confidence in all teachers and pupils and see an increase in performance.

4 Secondary

Course code: AGC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Differentiation: Practical Strategies and Solutions

Outstanding Lessons

Discover the key principles behind differentiation and take away 30 strategies to make a difference in differentiation.

Practical strategies to meet the highest Ofsted requirements in all lessons every time. Suitable for KS1 to 5.

Course code: DIF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Perfect Assessment for Learning: The Practical Guide

Multi-Disorders

Meet and exceed the latest Ofsted requirements and effectively embed use AfL to blast through barriers to learning and raise achievement.

A course on all SENs touching on dyslexia, asperger’s syndrome, dyspraxia and ADHD. Increase awareness that children may have more than one of these.

Course code: HSAFLS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: MDS

4 Primary

Outstanding SEN Teaching

Uncover exactly how to stretch and challenge your most able students, while also supporting those who are less able. You can ensure that every pupil fulfils their full potential.

Ten key steps to deliver and provide evidence for Ofsted’s Outstanding in your SEND provision with expert guidance to make your whole-school systems to work for all.

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSEN

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Perfect Lessons Every Time

Future of SEND

Classroom techniques that really work to improve pupils’ learning and achievement while exceeding the latest Ofsted requirements

Be at the forefront of the biggest SEND shake-up in years with tools, tactics and timelines for implementation.

Course code: PERL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: FSEN

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Raise Challenge in the Classroom

New Approach to SEND

Create a climate for rapid and sustained progress with the Hattie key to expert teaching. Break the Satisfactory habit and set the bar high for all pupils.

A practical and informative day that shows how to overcome the obstacles SEND pupils face in their day-to-day life at school. Raise attainment and reduce absenteeism.

Course code: RCC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: SEND

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

G&T | SEND

4 Secondary

Perfect Differentiation

Course code: PDIF

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

4 Secondary

TEACHING & LEARNING

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

TEACHING & LEARNING

How to be Ofsted Confident

Feedback and Marking for Teachers

Achieve the dream and face the inspectors with confidence. Ensure your data is the right data, that is well presented and explore the links between the four judgements.

Discover how to significantly reduce teachers’ marking workload by 60% and how to improve the impact of feedback by 100%.

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: HOC

Course code: MF

4 Primary

Paul Black’s Masterclass in Assessment

The Perfect TA

An exclusive opportunity to rethink the principles and practices that your school’s assessments are based on.

Learn how to wear the many hats demanded of you and deliver your different roles and responsibilities with confidence. Take away a complete guide to maximising your impact.

Course code: PAS

4 Primary 4 Secondary

Course code: TPA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Assessment Without Levels

Talk-Less Teaching

Bridge the gap between educational research and actual practice and identify what’s important in assessment. Discover the latest research and forms of assessment.

Prepare for Ofsted’s new ‘10-minute teacher-talk’ criteria and clarify what must be done to pass Ofsted’s revised lesson observations.

Course code: AWL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Demonstrate Progress

Course code: TALK

4 Primary

This hugely popular course is delivered by Isabella Wallace

4 Secondary

Building Learning Power™ with Guy Claxton

Discover new ways to show pupils progress in as little as 20 minutes, with proven practical tools to engage your pupils and fulfil Ofsted’s requirements. Course code: DEMON

4 Primary

Encourage lifelong learning and instil classroom confidence in all teachers and pupils and see an increase in performance.

4 Secondary

Course code: AGC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Differentiation: Practical Strategies and Solutions

Outstanding Lessons

Discover the key principles behind differentiation and take away 30 strategies to make a difference in differentiation.

Practical strategies to meet the highest Ofsted requirements in all lessons every time. Suitable for KS1 to 5.

Course code: DIF

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Perfect Assessment for Learning: The Practical Guide

Multi-Disorders

Meet and exceed the latest Ofsted requirements and effectively embed use AfL to blast through barriers to learning and raise achievement.

A course on all SENs touching on dyslexia, asperger’s syndrome, dyspraxia and ADHD. Increase awareness that children may have more than one of these.

Course code: HSAFLS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: MDS

4 Primary

Outstanding SEN Teaching

Uncover exactly how to stretch and challenge your most able students, while also supporting those who are less able. You can ensure that every pupil fulfils their full potential.

Ten key steps to deliver and provide evidence for Ofsted’s Outstanding in your SEND provision with expert guidance to make your whole-school systems to work for all.

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: OSEN

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Perfect Lessons Every Time

Future of SEND

Classroom techniques that really work to improve pupils’ learning and achievement while exceeding the latest Ofsted requirements

Be at the forefront of the biggest SEND shake-up in years with tools, tactics and timelines for implementation.

Course code: PERL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: FSEN

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Raise Challenge in the Classroom

New Approach to SEND

Create a climate for rapid and sustained progress with the Hattie key to expert teaching. Break the Satisfactory habit and set the bar high for all pupils.

A practical and informative day that shows how to overcome the obstacles SEND pupils face in their day-to-day life at school. Raise attainment and reduce absenteeism.

Course code: RCC

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: SEND

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

G&T | SEND

4 Secondary

Perfect Differentiation

Course code: PDIF

Full course details at bit.ly/TLcourses

4 Secondary

Full course details at bit.ly/GTcourses

G&T | SEND

Girl Bullies

Be at the forefront of the latest government policies and ensure there is room at the top for all pupils. It’s a cracker of a course, sure to deliver success.

A highly practical course that will give you the skills to stabilise girl relationships, manage girl conflicts and safeguard against bullying.

4 Secondary

Course code: GGB

4 Secondary

Stretch and Challenge for the Most Able Pupils

Grade A Mentoring

Beat the statistics for your most able students to excel, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with practical resources, best-practice guidelines, case studies and models.

Discover how to baseline students, deliver great interventions, measure the difference that mentoring makes, and deliver the evidence that addresses students’ progression.

Course code: MAP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: GAM

4 Primary

Gifted and Talented Enrichment & Extension

Dr Bill Rogers Challenging Behaviour

Ensure that your lessons engage and enrich your most talented students with planning strategies, activities and tools to stretch even the very able.

Hear from the world’s leading authority on behaviour management. Discover his preferred practices for managing individual challenging children.

Course code: GTE

4 Primary

Course code: PCB

4 Secondary

Leading G&T to Outstanding

Troubled Children

Strategies to ensure G&T provision in any school is Outstanding. Discuss the future of G&T education and provide an inclusive G&T programme for all.

Packed with practical strategies to cope with children who are dealing with divorce in the family, bullying, anger, death, abuse or relationship issues.

Course code: LOG&T

4 Primary

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: TCH

G&T 2014

Dr Bill Rogers Managing the Challenging Class

Unpick Ofsted criteria for G&T provision and ensure a sustainable impact on learning, that all pupils are stretched in all lessons and whole-school consistency is achieved.

World-renowned presenter Bill Rogers tells you how to start fresh with a difficult group with techniques for managing challenging behaviour.

Course code: SOGT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ABR

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect SENCO

How to Set Up an Anger Management Programme

Understand what works perfectly and be prepared for the latest changes to SEND. Also, discover how to demonstrate your impact to Ofsted and track individual pupil progress.

This programme includes all of the materials needed to run an anger-management programme in your school. Take home trainer and participant workbooks handouts, posters and visuals.

Course code: PSEN

4 Primary

Course code: SAM

4 Secondary

Assertive Discipline

Outstanding Nurture Groups

The number 1 classroom management strategy, proven to stop bad behaviour immediately and put the focus of lessons back onto learning.

Support strategies to deal with the major troubles faced by teens, including parental divorce, bullying, anger, death, abuse and relationship issues.

Course code: ASD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ONG

4 Primary

Dr Bill Rogers Behaviour: A Whole-School Approach

Dealing with Difficult People

School-wide approaches to classroom, corridor and playground discipline. Develop a safe school, putting respect, tolerance and support at the heart of everything you do.

Learn how to handle bullies, moaners, procrastinators and killjoys with proven techniques and practical skills.

Course code: BRWS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: DP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Deal with Self-harm

Tackling Difficult Conversations

Understand the rapidly-escalating problem of self-harm among pupils. Discover why it happens, how to spot self-harm and how to address the problem.

Maximise the outcome of conversations about underperformance, delivering criticism and giving bad news with practical tools and techniques.

Course code: HDSH

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL

Progress in AG&T

Course code: PGT

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL

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4 Primary

4 Secondary

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Course code: TDC

4 Primary

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4 Secondary

Full course details at bit.ly/GTcourses

G&T | SEND

Girl Bullies

Be at the forefront of the latest government policies and ensure there is room at the top for all pupils. It’s a cracker of a course, sure to deliver success.

A highly practical course that will give you the skills to stabilise girl relationships, manage girl conflicts and safeguard against bullying.

4 Secondary

Course code: GGB

4 Secondary

Stretch and Challenge for the Most Able Pupils

Grade A Mentoring

Beat the statistics for your most able students to excel, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with practical resources, best-practice guidelines, case studies and models.

Discover how to baseline students, deliver great interventions, measure the difference that mentoring makes, and deliver the evidence that addresses students’ progression.

Course code: MAP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: GAM

4 Primary

Gifted and Talented Enrichment & Extension

Dr Bill Rogers Challenging Behaviour

Ensure that your lessons engage and enrich your most talented students with planning strategies, activities and tools to stretch even the very able.

Hear from the world’s leading authority on behaviour management. Discover his preferred practices for managing individual challenging children.

Course code: GTE

4 Primary

Course code: PCB

4 Secondary

Leading G&T to Outstanding

Troubled Children

Strategies to ensure G&T provision in any school is Outstanding. Discuss the future of G&T education and provide an inclusive G&T programme for all.

Packed with practical strategies to cope with children who are dealing with divorce in the family, bullying, anger, death, abuse or relationship issues.

Course code: LOG&T

4 Primary

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: TCH

G&T 2014

Dr Bill Rogers Managing the Challenging Class

Unpick Ofsted criteria for G&T provision and ensure a sustainable impact on learning, that all pupils are stretched in all lessons and whole-school consistency is achieved.

World-renowned presenter Bill Rogers tells you how to start fresh with a difficult group with techniques for managing challenging behaviour.

Course code: SOGT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ABR

4 Primary

4 Secondary

The Perfect SENCO

How to Set Up an Anger Management Programme

Understand what works perfectly and be prepared for the latest changes to SEND. Also, discover how to demonstrate your impact to Ofsted and track individual pupil progress.

This programme includes all of the materials needed to run an anger-management programme in your school. Take home trainer and participant workbooks handouts, posters and visuals.

Course code: PSEN

4 Primary

Course code: SAM

4 Secondary

Assertive Discipline

Outstanding Nurture Groups

The number 1 classroom management strategy, proven to stop bad behaviour immediately and put the focus of lessons back onto learning.

Support strategies to deal with the major troubles faced by teens, including parental divorce, bullying, anger, death, abuse and relationship issues.

Course code: ASD

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: ONG

4 Primary

Dr Bill Rogers Behaviour: A Whole-School Approach

Dealing with Difficult People

School-wide approaches to classroom, corridor and playground discipline. Develop a safe school, putting respect, tolerance and support at the heart of everything you do.

Learn how to handle bullies, moaners, procrastinators and killjoys with proven techniques and practical skills.

Course code: BRWS

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: DP

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Deal with Self-harm

Tackling Difficult Conversations

Understand the rapidly-escalating problem of self-harm among pupils. Discover why it happens, how to spot self-harm and how to address the problem.

Maximise the outcome of conversations about underperformance, delivering criticism and giving bad news with practical tools and techniques.

Course code: HDSH

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL

Progress in AG&T

Course code: PGT

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL

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4 Primary

4 Secondary

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Course code: TDC

4 Primary

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4 Secondary

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL Essential training courses for all NQT teachers

Full course details at bit.ly/PBcourses

Leading Literacy to Outstanding

New ideas and techniques you can use immediately for managing classes, improving teaching skills, motivating pupils and dealing with parents.

The winner of a Literacy TES award divulges his model template for a 2-year programme proven to lead to Outstanding literacy results — Presented by TES Award Winner Graham Tyrah Course code: OLIN

4 Secondary

Perfect Staff Mentor

Future of English: The New Secondary Curriculum

Get to grips with the new work-based learning, discover how to exceed the new Teaching Standards and be ready for that sticky subject of performance management.

Uncover the latest curriculum changes, timelines for implementation and strategies to embed new practices into your lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: PSM

4 Secondary

Course code: FES

4 Secondary

All Pupils Pass English GCSE

Struggling Readers and Writers

Comprehensive guide to a 100% pass rate: develop the correct curriculum structure, choose the best exams, craft an integrated skills model and use rigour and creativity.

Back-to-basics revision of core reading and writing skills with proven methods to boost the confidence of struggling readers and writers.

Course code: APPE

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: SRW

The New KS2 Writing Course

Getting Boys To Read

Discover the new ‘writing for real’ approach, ideas, activities and essential information to improve writing.

Change and adapt boys’ attitude to reading. Including suggestions for boy-friendly reading material to encourage them to read for enjoyment.

4 Primary

Course code: IWP

Course code: BR

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Grammar Habits 2014

The New KS3 English Curriculum

Grow the roots of great grammar in every child in your class to improve their writing for the rest of their educational career and beyond.

Understand how to gain Outstanding for KS3 English as well as practical tools and techniques to create lively and dynamic lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: GH

Course code: RKS3

4 Secondary

Rapid Progress in English

Raising Standards in Reading and Writing in EYFS and KS1

Join an award-winning English teacher and discover how to deliver Ofsted’s expectations for exceptional progress. Take away a whole treasure trove of strategies.

With the latest research and practical, proven techniques, you can raise standards in reading and writing and see improvement throughout the curriculum.

Course code: PIE

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: RFO

4 Primary

A* at A-Level English Literature

Combining Literacy and Higher Order Thinking

Tried-and-tested techniques incorporated in a step-by-step guide to improve students’ chances of achieving an A*.

Act on the Government and Ofsted demands for literacy and spark improvement in extended writing with practical strategies to stimulate thinking and ignite a passion for writing.

Course code: ASE

Course code: LHOT

4 Further Education

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Future of English: The New Primary National Curriculum

Outstanding Bottom Set Mathematics

Get ready for the government proposals 2014 by developing an action plan for your school using tools, tactics and timelines.

Unlock pupil potential with practical approaches to help those who are stuck, disaffected or of low ability to achieve Ofsted grade one.

Course code: CPE

4 Primary

Course code: OBSM

Perfect Marking in Maths

A must-attend course filled to the brim with exciting ways to embed new content into a rigorous curriculum designed for Outstanding success. Take away a step-by-step guide.

Reduce your marking time and beef up your feedback skills with this course. Discover a new approach to marking and assessment and develop strong mathematical rigour.

4 Primary

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Course code: PMM

4 Primary

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SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MATHEMATICS

4 Secondary

Leading KS1 Literacy to Outstanding

Course code: KS1L

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC ENGLISH

Advanced Behaviour Management for NQTs

Course code: BMNQT

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC ENGLISH

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4 Secondary

PASTORAL | BEHAVIOURAL Essential training courses for all NQT teachers

Full course details at bit.ly/PBcourses

Leading Literacy to Outstanding

New ideas and techniques you can use immediately for managing classes, improving teaching skills, motivating pupils and dealing with parents.

The winner of a Literacy TES award divulges his model template for a 2-year programme proven to lead to Outstanding literacy results — Presented by TES Award Winner Graham Tyrah Course code: OLIN

4 Secondary

Perfect Staff Mentor

Future of English: The New Secondary Curriculum

Get to grips with the new work-based learning, discover how to exceed the new Teaching Standards and be ready for that sticky subject of performance management.

Uncover the latest curriculum changes, timelines for implementation and strategies to embed new practices into your lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: PSM

4 Secondary

Course code: FES

4 Secondary

All Pupils Pass English GCSE

Struggling Readers and Writers

Comprehensive guide to a 100% pass rate: develop the correct curriculum structure, choose the best exams, craft an integrated skills model and use rigour and creativity.

Back-to-basics revision of core reading and writing skills with proven methods to boost the confidence of struggling readers and writers.

Course code: APPE

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: SRW

The New KS2 Writing Course

Getting Boys To Read

Discover the new ‘writing for real’ approach, ideas, activities and essential information to improve writing.

Change and adapt boys’ attitude to reading. Including suggestions for boy-friendly reading material to encourage them to read for enjoyment.

4 Primary

Course code: IWP

Course code: BR

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Grammar Habits 2014

The New KS3 English Curriculum

Grow the roots of great grammar in every child in your class to improve their writing for the rest of their educational career and beyond.

Understand how to gain Outstanding for KS3 English as well as practical tools and techniques to create lively and dynamic lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: GH

Course code: RKS3

4 Secondary

Rapid Progress in English

Raising Standards in Reading and Writing in EYFS and KS1

Join an award-winning English teacher and discover how to deliver Ofsted’s expectations for exceptional progress. Take away a whole treasure trove of strategies.

With the latest research and practical, proven techniques, you can raise standards in reading and writing and see improvement throughout the curriculum.

Course code: PIE

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: RFO

4 Primary

A* at A-Level English Literature

Combining Literacy and Higher Order Thinking

Tried-and-tested techniques incorporated in a step-by-step guide to improve students’ chances of achieving an A*.

Act on the Government and Ofsted demands for literacy and spark improvement in extended writing with practical strategies to stimulate thinking and ignite a passion for writing.

Course code: ASE

Course code: LHOT

4 Further Education

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Future of English: The New Primary National Curriculum

Outstanding Bottom Set Mathematics

Get ready for the government proposals 2014 by developing an action plan for your school using tools, tactics and timelines.

Unlock pupil potential with practical approaches to help those who are stuck, disaffected or of low ability to achieve Ofsted grade one.

Course code: CPE

4 Primary

Course code: OBSM

Perfect Marking in Maths

A must-attend course filled to the brim with exciting ways to embed new content into a rigorous curriculum designed for Outstanding success. Take away a step-by-step guide.

Reduce your marking time and beef up your feedback skills with this course. Discover a new approach to marking and assessment and develop strong mathematical rigour.

4 Primary

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Course code: PMM

4 Primary

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SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MATHEMATICS

4 Secondary

Leading KS1 Literacy to Outstanding

Course code: KS1L

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC ENGLISH

Advanced Behaviour Management for NQTs

Course code: BMNQT

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC ENGLISH

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

4 Secondary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MATHS

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC SCIENCE

Struggling Mathematicians

Perfect Marking in Science

New practical methods for raising achievement and how to implement the different models for understanding mathematics.

Allow your pupils to get the most out of your feedback and marking, with practical tips and techniques that have a direct effect on attainment.

Course code: STM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: PMS

4 Secondary

Differentiation in Mathematics

All Pupils Pass A-level Chemistry

Extend your range of techniques with resources, strategies and planning tools to bring challenge to all.

Improve the thinking capabilities of your students and put them at the centre of the learning process. Banish boring Chemistry lessons for ever and maximise all pupils’ abilities.

Course code: DMC

4 Secondary

Course code: CHEM

4 Further Education

Every Lesson Outstanding in Maths

All Pupils Pass Science GCSE

Discover what will make your department Outstanding and how to achieve with smart planning tools, practical strategies and dynamic resources.

Disappointing GCSE Science results this year mean this comprehensive guide to 100% pass rate is a must. Prepare for new linear exams and maximise all pupils’ performance. Course code: APPS 4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: EMLO

Inspirational Mathematics Teaching

Future of Science: The New Primary National Curriculum

All you need to teach Outstanding maths lessons time after time with practical tools and activities to cover odd moments to full days.

Prepare to deliver the new rigorous science curriculum with tools and strategies to ensure practical and creative lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: CMP

4 Primary

Course code: FSP

All Pupils Pass Maths GCSE

Future of Science: The New Secondary National Curriculum

100% pass rate in maths through developing the correct curriculum structure, exam choice, data, data, data - monitoring pupils from Year 7.

Unpick the latest requirements and techniques for the brand new curriculum, with strategies for implementation and sustaining high teaching standards.

Course code: MGCSE

4 Secondary

Course code: FSS

4 Secondary

Future of Mathematics: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Outstanding Computer Science Teaching

Prepare for the new curriculum and ensure your maths department is in-line with the requirements with practical strategies for teaching KS3/4.

Uncover the new Computer Science curriculum with this step-by-step guide for Outstanding teaching, using examples of work and practical, affordable resources.

Course code: FMS

4 Primary

Course code: OCST

4 Secondary

Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum

Outstanding Bottom Set Science

Meet Ofsted’s requirement: “Every opportunity is taken to successfully develop crucial skills, including being able to use their literacy and numeracy skills in other subjects.”

Achieve Ofsted Level 1 in low ability science plus learn the foundations of invisible classroom management

Course code: NASC

4 Secondary

Know the changes your school needs to make in terms of teaching, planning and assessment for 2014. Course code: NCPM

Course code: BSS

4 Secondary

Future of History: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Future of Mathematics: The New Primary National Curriculum

4 Primary

Ensure that your History department is ready for the curriculum changes, uncovering exactly what is required and learning techniques to ensure that History is engaging and inspiring. Course code: FHS

Future of History: The New Primary National Curriculum

Enable your pupils to be confident and capable in the use of numeracy to support all their areas of learning and help them achieve success throughout their school life and beyond.

Learn how KS1/2 History is changing and discover how to stay one step ahead, with the latest research and techniques to adapt and improve your department.

4 Primary

Course code: FHP

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SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

4 Secondary

Numeracy across the Primary curriculum

Course code: NAPC

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4 Primary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MATHS

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC SCIENCE

Struggling Mathematicians

Perfect Marking in Science

New practical methods for raising achievement and how to implement the different models for understanding mathematics.

Allow your pupils to get the most out of your feedback and marking, with practical tips and techniques that have a direct effect on attainment.

Course code: STM

4 Primary

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: PMS

4 Secondary

Differentiation in Mathematics

All Pupils Pass A-level Chemistry

Extend your range of techniques with resources, strategies and planning tools to bring challenge to all.

Improve the thinking capabilities of your students and put them at the centre of the learning process. Banish boring Chemistry lessons for ever and maximise all pupils’ abilities.

Course code: DMC

4 Secondary

Course code: CHEM

4 Further Education

Every Lesson Outstanding in Maths

All Pupils Pass Science GCSE

Discover what will make your department Outstanding and how to achieve with smart planning tools, practical strategies and dynamic resources.

4 Primary

Course code: EMLO

Inspirational Mathematics Teaching

Future of Science: The New Primary National Curriculum

All you need to teach Outstanding maths lessons time after time with practical tools and activities to cover odd moments to full days.

Prepare to deliver the new rigorous science curriculum with tools and strategies to ensure practical and creative lessons.

4 Primary

Course code: CMP

4 Primary

Course code: FSP

All Pupils Pass Maths GCSE

Future of Science: The New Secondary National Curriculum

100% pass rate in maths through developing the correct curriculum structure, exam choice, data, data, data - monitoring pupils from Year 7.

Unpick the latest requirements and techniques for the brand new curriculum, with strategies for implementation and sustaining high teaching standards.

Course code: MGCSE

4 Secondary

Course code: FSS

4 Secondary

Future of Mathematics: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Outstanding Computer Science Teaching

Prepare for the new curriculum and ensure your maths department is in-line with the requirements with practical strategies for teaching KS3/4.

Uncover the new Computer Science curriculum with this step-by-step guide for Outstanding teaching, using examples of work and practical, affordable resources.

Course code: FMS

4 Primary

Course code: OCST

4 Secondary

Numeracy across the Secondary Curriculum

Outstanding Bottom Set Science

Meet Ofsted’s requirement: “Every opportunity is taken to successfully develop crucial skills, including being able to use their literacy and numeracy skills in other subjects.”

Achieve Ofsted Level 1 in low ability science plus learn the foundations of invisible classroom management

Course code: NASC

4 Secondary

Know the changes your school needs to make in terms of teaching, planning and assessment for 2014. Course code: NCPM

Course code: BSS

4 Secondary

Future of History: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Future of Mathematics: The New Primary National Curriculum

4 Primary

Ensure that your History department is ready for the curriculum changes, uncovering exactly what is required and learning techniques to ensure that History is engaging and inspiring. Course code: FHS

Future of History: The New Primary National Curriculum

Enable your pupils to be confident and capable in the use of numeracy to support all their areas of learning and help them achieve success throughout their school life and beyond.

Learn how KS1/2 History is changing and discover how to stay one step ahead, with the latest research and techniques to adapt and improve your department.

4 Primary

Course code: FHP

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

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SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

4 Secondary

Numeracy across the Primary curriculum

Course code: NAPC

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4 Primary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

Leading History to Outstanding (Primary)

Leading an Outstanding Geography Department

Obtain six high-impact strategies, resources, practical examples and ideas that will take your History department to Outstanding.

Drive up standards and attainment in your department with the latest changes and Ofsted expectations. Prepare your staff for change and excel in your role. 4 Primary

Course code: HNS

4 Primary

Course code: LGO

4 Secondary

Leading History to Outstanding (Secondary)

Future of Geography: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Clarify the latest changes to the History curriculum, with practical strategies and techniques to take advantage of the freedoms that now exist and ensure lessons are engaging for your pupils.

Understand the new curriculum requirements for Geography and how to plan and implement effective and engaging lessons for KS3/4.

Course code: LHO

4 Secondary

Course code: FGS

4 Secondary

Outstanding Progress in History

Future of Geography: The New Primary Curriculum PSHE

Meet Ofsted’s expectations for Outstanding progress through high-quality teaching methodologies. Grow historical interest and knowledge to improve attainment and uptake.

Prepare for the newEducation curriculum with practical strategies for KS1/2 Geography. Uncover is All the 2012 PHSE Review policy changes explained: deletions, additions, its what fit with expected and how ensure lessons have the best possible outcomes. statutory policy andtothe latest your research.

Course code: PIH

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: FGP

Outstanding PSHE 2014 in Secondary

Future of MFL: The New Secondary National Curriculum

A comprehensive course for sensitive subjects that may cause controversy inside and outside the school. Leave the day confident in your ability to deliver Outstanding PSHE.

Be prepared for MFL as a compulsory subject with practical guidance on what to teach and assessment of progress as well as a complete guide to introducing and delivering KS2 MFL.

Course code: PSHES

4 Secondary

Course code: FMFLS

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MFL

4 Secondary

Outstanding PSHE 2014 in Primary

Future of Languages: The New Primary National Curriculum

Put PSHE at the heart of your school and overcome the difficulties of teaching PSHE. Learn from best-practice case studies and exceed Ofsted’s requirements for this sensitive area of work.

Unpick the latest requirements for KS3/4 MFL, with techniques for planning, assessment and assuring pupil progress, as well as discovering where freedom lies in the new curriculum.

Course code: FPSHEP

4 Primary

Course code: FMFLP

4 Primary

Outstanding RE: Today and Tomorrow

How to Deliver the New KS2 Language Curriculum

Shape and revitalise your own Outstanding RE provision with exciting toolkits and strategies, plus a speech from John Keast (Chair, RE Council of England and Wales).

Be ready to deliver the new languages curriculum in 2014 – even if you’re a non-language specialist. Find out how to excel and bring languages to your school.

Course code: REQM

4 Primary

Course code: LKS2

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Outstanding RE Teaching

Outstanding MFL Lessons

Beat the criticism and tackle this far-reaching subject with confidence and skill. Make RE work for you across the curriculum – especially in SMSC.

Become an Outstanding modern foreign languages teacher by learning 10 core techniques and using a host of practical activities.

Course code: RET

Course code: OMFL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Differentiation in the History Classroom

Outstanding Literacy in MFL

The eight core techniques for differentiation; making mixed-ability teaching meaningful; differentiation by design and lessons for mixed-ability magic.

Ground-breaking strategies for astonishing progress in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Save preparation, marking and lesson time by using literacy in MFL.

Course code: DIFH

Course code: LIM

4 Secondary

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Embed New Geography Curriculum

A* at GCSE MFL

Help your pupils find their way around the fascinating world in which they live and draw them a map to success. Unpick the new curriculum requirements and be on the road to Outstanding.

Unlock the latest information on how to achieve those A* grades, what separates an A and an A* answer, as well as lesson ideas and strategies to stretch your pupils.

Course code: NCG

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4 Primary

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Course code: AAFL

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4 Secondary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC HUMANITIES

Leading History to Outstanding (Primary)

Leading an Outstanding Geography Department

Obtain six high-impact strategies, resources, practical examples and ideas that will take your History department to Outstanding.

Drive up standards and attainment in your department with the latest changes and Ofsted expectations. Prepare your staff for change and excel in your role. 4 Primary

Course code: HNS

4 Primary

Course code: LGO

4 Secondary

Leading History to Outstanding (Secondary)

Future of Geography: The New Secondary National Curriculum

Clarify the latest changes to the History curriculum, with practical strategies and techniques to take advantage of the freedoms that now exist and ensure lessons are engaging for your pupils.

Understand the new curriculum requirements for Geography and how to plan and implement effective and engaging lessons for KS3/4.

Course code: LHO

4 Secondary

Course code: FGS

4 Secondary

Outstanding Progress in History

Future of Geography: The New Primary Curriculum PSHE

Meet Ofsted’s expectations for Outstanding progress through high-quality teaching methodologies. Grow historical interest and knowledge to improve attainment and uptake.

Course code: PIH

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Course code: FGP

Outstanding PSHE 2014 in Secondary

Future of MFL: The New Secondary National Curriculum

A comprehensive course for sensitive subjects that may cause controversy inside and outside the school. Leave the day confident in your ability to deliver Outstanding PSHE.

Be prepared for MFL as a compulsory subject with practical guidance on what to teach and assessment of progress as well as a complete guide to introducing and delivering KS2 MFL.

Course code: PSHES

4 Secondary

Course code: FMFLS

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MFL

4 Secondary

Outstanding PSHE 2014 in Primary

Future of Languages: The New Primary National Curriculum

Put PSHE at the heart of your school and overcome the difficulties of teaching PSHE. Learn from best-practice case studies and exceed Ofsted’s requirements for this sensitive area of work.

Unpick the latest requirements for KS3/4 MFL, with techniques for planning, assessment and assuring pupil progress, as well as discovering where freedom lies in the new curriculum.

Course code: FPSHEP

4 Primary

Course code: FMFLP

4 Primary

Outstanding RE: Today and Tomorrow

How to Deliver the New KS2 Language Curriculum

Shape and revitalise your own Outstanding RE provision with exciting toolkits and strategies, plus a speech from John Keast (Chair, RE Council of England and Wales).

Be ready to deliver the new languages curriculum in 2014 – even if you’re a non-language specialist. Find out how to excel and bring languages to your school.

Course code: REQM

4 Primary

Course code: LKS2

4 Secondary

4 Primary

Outstanding RE Teaching

Outstanding MFL Lessons

Beat the criticism and tackle this far-reaching subject with confidence and skill. Make RE work for you across the curriculum – especially in SMSC.

Become an Outstanding modern foreign languages teacher by learning 10 core techniques and using a host of practical activities.

Course code: RET

Course code: OMFL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Differentiation in the History Classroom

Outstanding Literacy in MFL

The eight core techniques for differentiation; making mixed-ability teaching meaningful; differentiation by design and lessons for mixed-ability magic.

Ground-breaking strategies for astonishing progress in speaking, listening, reading and writing. Save preparation, marking and lesson time by using literacy in MFL.

Course code: DIFH

Course code: LIM

4 Secondary

4 Primary

4 Secondary

How to Embed New Geography Curriculum

A* at GCSE MFL

Help your pupils find their way around the fascinating world in which they live and draw them a map to success. Unpick the new curriculum requirements and be on the road to Outstanding.

Unlock the latest information on how to achieve those A* grades, what separates an A and an A* answer, as well as lesson ideas and strategies to stretch your pupils.

Course code: NCG

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4 Primary

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Course code: AAFL

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4 Secondary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MFL

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

How to Deliver the New Primary Computing Curriculum 2014

Unpick the difference between A and A, whilse discovering how to produce Outstanding lessons with techniques, ideas and proven methods of differentiation.

Be ready for the changes to the computing curriculum with strategies to exceed the highest Ofsted expectations and effective, practical tools for implementation. 4 Primary

Course code: BPCC

4 Further Education

Rapid Progress in MFL

iPads & Mobile Devices

Watch all students thrive and exceed Ofsted’s expectation for progress with practical techniques for demonstrating progress and beating underachievement across the ability range.

Reap the benefits of mobile technology to enrich your curriculum, engage your pupils and make feedback immediate. A highly-practical course filled with ideas, techniques and activities.

Course code: RPMFL

Course code: IPAD

4 Secondary

Future of PE: The New Primary National Curriculum

Outstanding ICT Lessons

Create your own primary curriculum by taking inspiration from the Olympic/Paralympic games to improve every child’s physical development.

Uncover the latest ICT curriculum and discover how to use it to create innovative lessons. Receive practical tools to ensure that your students are passionate and successful in lessons.

Course code: PEP

Course code: OICT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Music - New Statutory Guidance 2014

Outstanding Citizenship Teaching

Explore the new programmes of study for KS1 and KS2 and find out how to use music to deliver progress across the curriculum. Also, discover how the Pupil Premium can be used to best effect.

Prepare for the major task of getting to grips with the changes to the Citizenship curriculum. Understand its ambition and plan changes to create Outstanding schemes of work.

Course code: MNSG

Course code: OCT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding PE Lessons

Outstanding D&T Teaching

How to get to Outstanding in a PE lesson. What it looks like, engaging students and increasing levels of challenge.

Give your young people an Outstanding opportunity to create what they imagine and offer them a perspective of today’s technological world – so they can shape the world of the future.

Course code: OPEL

4 Secondary

Course code: ODT

4 Secondary

Leading Politics to Outstanding

Leading Business to Outstanding

This is a day full of must-have information to enable you to excel at your next Ofsted inspection. Full of tips and techniques, it’s a course that will revolutionise Politics in your school.

Make your subject the best-performing and most popular in your school with an innovative curriculum, bursting with fresh ideas, real-life scenarios and Outstanding leadership.

Course code: LP

4 Secondary

Course code: LBO

4 Secondary

Future of Art & Design

Outstanding A-Level Teaching for Economics

Get up-to-date with the latest changes to the Art & Design curriculum and take advantage of the new freedoms that exist.

Create Outstanding lessons regardless of budget, in line with the requirements, with cutting-edge teaching ideas and engaging strategies for revision and interactive teaching.

4 Primary

Course code: FAD

4 Secondary

Course code: OAT

4 Further Education

Outstanding Assessment in Art 2014

The Perfect EAL Coordinator

Make assessment and feedback of creativity a positive learning experience and assess without levels in line with the new National Curriculum in 2014.

Mix together a passionate trainer, an informative, highly practical day and a toolkit for Outstanding EAL provision, and what have you got? A recipe for perfect EAL Co-ordinators.

Course code: AIA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: PEAL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Future of D&T - The New Secondary National Curriculum

Outstanding EAL Teaching

Understand exactly what stays and what must go in the new curriculum and ensure lessons are engaging for your pupils.

Make your EAL classroom Outstanding with five new EAL methodologies and a step-by-step guide to integrating EAL.

Course code: FDT

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC OTHER

A* at A-Level MFL

Course code: AAMFL

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC OTHER

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4 Secondary

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Course code: OEAL

4 Primary

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4 Secondary

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC MFL

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How to Deliver the New Primary Computing Curriculum 2014

Unpick the difference between A and A, whilse discovering how to produce Outstanding lessons with techniques, ideas and proven methods of differentiation.

Be ready for the changes to the computing curriculum with strategies to exceed the highest Ofsted expectations and effective, practical tools for implementation. 4 Primary

Course code: BPCC

4 Further Education

Rapid Progress in MFL

iPads & Mobile Devices

Watch all students thrive and exceed Ofsted’s expectation for progress with practical techniques for demonstrating progress and beating underachievement across the ability range.

Reap the benefits of mobile technology to enrich your curriculum, engage your pupils and make feedback immediate. A highly-practical course filled with ideas, techniques and activities.

Course code: RPMFL

Course code: IPAD

4 Secondary

Future of PE: The New Primary National Curriculum

Outstanding ICT Lessons

Create your own primary curriculum by taking inspiration from the Olympic/Paralympic games to improve every child’s physical development.

Uncover the latest ICT curriculum and discover how to use it to create innovative lessons. Receive practical tools to ensure that your students are passionate and successful in lessons.

Course code: PEP

Course code: OICT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Music - New Statutory Guidance 2014

Outstanding Citizenship Teaching

Explore the new programmes of study for KS1 and KS2 and find out how to use music to deliver progress across the curriculum. Also, discover how the Pupil Premium can be used to best effect.

Prepare for the major task of getting to grips with the changes to the Citizenship curriculum. Understand its ambition and plan changes to create Outstanding schemes of work.

Course code: MNSG

Course code: OCT

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Outstanding PE Lessons

Outstanding D&T Teaching

How to get to Outstanding in a PE lesson. What it looks like, engaging students and increasing levels of challenge.

Give your young people an Outstanding opportunity to create what they imagine and offer them a perspective of today’s technological world – so they can shape the world of the future.

Course code: OPEL

4 Secondary

Course code: ODT

4 Secondary

Leading Politics to Outstanding

Leading Business to Outstanding

This is a day full of must-have information to enable you to excel at your next Ofsted inspection. Full of tips and techniques, it’s a course that will revolutionise Politics in your school.

Make your subject the best-performing and most popular in your school with an innovative curriculum, bursting with fresh ideas, real-life scenarios and Outstanding leadership.

Course code: LP

4 Secondary

Course code: LBO

4 Secondary

Future of Art & Design

Outstanding A-Level Teaching for Economics

Get up-to-date with the latest changes to the Art & Design curriculum and take advantage of the new freedoms that exist.

Create Outstanding lessons regardless of budget, in line with the requirements, with cutting-edge teaching ideas and engaging strategies for revision and interactive teaching.

4 Primary

Course code: FAD

4 Secondary

Course code: OAT

4 Further Education

Outstanding Assessment in Art 2014

The Perfect EAL Coordinator

Make assessment and feedback of creativity a positive learning experience and assess without levels in line with the new National Curriculum in 2014.

Mix together a passionate trainer, an informative, highly practical day and a toolkit for Outstanding EAL provision, and what have you got? A recipe for perfect EAL Co-ordinators.

Course code: AIA

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Course code: PEAL

4 Primary

4 Secondary

Future of D&T - The New Secondary National Curriculum

Outstanding EAL Teaching

Understand exactly what stays and what must go in the new curriculum and ensure lessons are engaging for your pupils.

Make your EAL classroom Outstanding with five new EAL methodologies and a step-by-step guide to integrating EAL.

Course code: FDT

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC OTHER

A* at A-Level MFL

Course code: AAMFL

SUBJECT-SPECIFIC OTHER

Full course details at bit.ly/osiriscourses

4 Secondary

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

Course code: OEAL

4 Primary

BOOK ONLINE www.bit.ly/osiriseducational

4 Secondary

CONFERENCES

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Outstanding Teaching Conference 2014 January 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code OTCON The third Outstanding Teaching Conference comes to Sheffield this spring. This time, the conference will provide you with the opportunity to hear the research of some of the biggest names in education; Professor Mick Waters, Professor John Hattie, Andy Griffith, Mark Burns, and Mike Hughes among others. As well as hearing from the leading educationalists, they will show to embed their inspirational and practical ideas across the school. Hear case studies, see evidence of what really works and take it all back to school to improve your own practice and that of those around you.

Book this conference online at bit.ly/OT14Con | Download a flyer at bit.ly/OT14Flyer

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IN-SCHOOL TRAINING

Training how you want it, when you want it Osiris Educational’s In-School Training team has years of experience in providing schools, from all backgrounds, with the most relevant and cost-effective training. Choose from over 400 expert educational trainers, including current teachers and leaders, Professors, Doctors, and world-renowned experts. Over 500 current and previous courses can be delivered as In-School Training in your school.

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The New Primary Curriculum Conference 2014 March 2014 | Suitable for Primary only | Course code PCON The New National Curriculum will be coming into effect September 2014. There has been much controversy surrounding the curriculum, but schools must seize the opportunity to overhaul their current practices to enhance the learning for all pupils. We have gathered leading experts; Russell Hobby, Alison Peacock, and Dr Bethan Marshall to discuss how schools can build an outstanding curriculum that is both creative and ensures every child makes progress.

Book this conference online at bit.ly/PrimaryCon | Download a flyer at bit.ly/PConFlyer

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Dr. Bill Rogers Will Ord Kathy Bigio Linda Tallent

o Andy Griffith o Isabella Wallace o Professor Barry Hymer

o Mark Burns o Jane Simister o Caroline Bentley-Davies

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The New KS3 Curriculum Conference 2014 March 2014 | Suitable for Secondary only | Course code SCON Our “New Key Stage 3 Curriculum 2014 Conference” is a must see conference for leaders who wish to take advantage of the freedoms offered under the new curriculum. Create a broad and balanced curriculum that meets the needs for all pupils. During the day will be keynote sessions from leading policy makers including Tim Oates and curriculum design expert Dr Brian Male. Hear from Outstanding schools and take part in host practical workshops to embed numeracy, literacy and technology across your curriculum.

Book this conference online at bit.ly/KS3Con | Download a flyer at bit.ly/KS3Flyer

SMSC Conference 2014 March 2014 | Suitable for Primary & Secondary | Course code SMSCCON Our SMSC Conference aims to get educationalists excited about revolutionising their SMSC provision to bring it in line with new governmental expectations. The leading speakers are experts on all things SMSC and their passion and drive will inspire you to create an Outstanding provision across the whole school. Attend keynotes, updates, case studies and practical sessions to receive tools, strategies and best practice to make your provision shine. Ensure your students receive a well-rounded education at school and wow the Ofsted inspectors in the process.

Book this conference online at bit.ly/SMSCCon | Download a flyer at bit.ly/SMSCFlyer

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Outstanding Teaching Outstanding Lessons Outstanding TAs Differentiation

o Marking and Feedback o Talk-Less Teaching o Demonstrating Progress

o Visible Learning o Assessment o Performance Related Pay

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20th December 2013 6th January 2014 7th January 2014 8th January 2014 14th February 2014

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24th February 2014 4th April 2014 22nd April 2014 23rd May 2014 2nd June 2014

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CONFERENCES

Full course details at bit.ly/osirisconferences

Book this conference online at bit.ly/OT14Con | Download a flyer at bit.ly/OT14Flyer

Further details at bit.ly/insetinfo

IN-SCHOOL TRAINING

STEP 1

1000s

of bespoke options to choose fr om by visiting bit.ly/osiris INSET

Pick from some of our most requested trainers

Book this conference online at bit.ly/PrimaryCon | Download a flyer at bit.ly/PConFlyer

o o o o

Dr. Bill Rogers Will Ord Kathy Bigio Linda Tallent

o Andy Griffith o Isabella Wallace o Professor Barry Hymer

o Mark Burns o Jane Simister o Caroline Bentley-Davies

STEP 2

Choose one of the most sought after course areas

Book this conference online at bit.ly/KS3Con | Download a flyer at bit.ly/KS3Flyer

Book this conference online at bit.ly/SMSCCon | Download a flyer at bit.ly/SMSCFlyer

Spring 2014 Courses | BOOK BY PHONE 0808 160 5 160

o o o o

Outstanding Teaching Outstanding Lessons Outstanding TAs Differentiation

o Marking and Feedback o Talk-Less Teaching o Demonstrating Progress

o Visible Learning o Assessment o Performance Related Pay

STEP 3

Select your preferred INSET dates

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18th October 2013 25th October 2013 28th October 2013 4th November 2013 19th December 2013

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20th December 2013 6th January 2014 7th January 2014 8th January 2014 14th February 2014

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24th February 2014 4th April 2014 22nd April 2014 23rd May 2014 2nd June 2014

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INTERVENTIONS

Deep and long-term improvement An Intervention is a long-term, deeply-embedded solution to sustained teaching and learning improvement in your school. The process of individual and whole school change is accelerated using the latest and most effective training techniques with fully licenced consultants. Transform your organisation and create an innovative learning environment that will impact pupils and teacher alike

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Outstanding Teaching Intervention • Aims to raise the standards of teaching in the cohort by one full level • Calibrated with current Ofsted criteria for measuring teaching quality • 13 distinctive processes including ways of thinking, reflexive techniques and video work in the classroom • Promises clear progression, complete relevance and practical interpretation through evaluation of impact

Visible Learning plus Intervention • Based on John Hattie’s internationally renowned evidence-based research into what actually improves learning • Significantly builds the capacity of learners to learn, teachers to teach, leaders to lead and systems to improve

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• Develop the Visible Learning strands, including know thy impact, inspired and passionate teaching and effective feedback • The Chain of Impact supports decision making and provides recommendations to maximise learning

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Mark Burns Wendy Brown Isabella Wallace Jim Holian Nick Austin Mike O’Neill

VL Trainers o Craig Parkinson o Natalie Packer o Mike Bell o Ann Bridgland o Wendy Parker o Helen Blanchard

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The pioneers of Building Learning Power™ and Habits of Mind™ come together on DVD to exclusively share their educational insights l New insights to help transform your teaching l Define a new Gold Standard for Learning

l Explore best learning practice from around the world l The three key actions to develop World Class Learning

Watch as Professor Guy Claxton and Professor Art Costa deliver 101 minutes of essential advice for every switched-on, dynamic and ambitious education professional

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INTERVENTIONS

Professor Art Costa

Professor Guy Claxton

Yours to own f or jus

£150.0 + VAT a

nd P&P

Available IVELY EXCLUS iris from Os nal Educatio

OTI Trainers o o o o o o

Andy Griffith Michelle Carter Natalie Packer Leah Kirkman Carmel Bones Ann Bridgland

o o o o o o

Mark Burns Wendy Brown Isabella Wallace Jim Holian Nick Austin Mike O’Neill

VL Trainers o Craig Parkinson o Natalie Packer o Mike Bell o Ann Bridgland o Wendy Parker o Helen Blanchard

For further information or to discuss your needs, call the team on 01790 755 787 or email to prainbird@osiriseducational.co.uk

l Explore best learning practice from around the world l The three key actions to develop World Class Learning

Watch as Professor Guy Claxton and Professor Art Costa deliver 101 minutes of essential advice for every switched-on, dynamic and ambitious education professional

ORDER YOURS NOW

Call free on 0808 160 5 160 and quote STAFFROOM when booking Spring 2014