December Newsletter

December 2018

ALPSIT NEWSLETTER Edition 3. December 2018

Solution Satellites Solution Satellite 1 now has 8 projects that will be up and running in January and at least another 4 on the way!

Project 1: EYFS. As anticipated this project is over subscribed and we are looking for schools to support. If you are a school with fantastic EYFS provision and interested in working with St Gerards and supporting up to 3 schools across the Trust then please get in touch. I will be notifying the three initial schools before the Christmas break. For more information please follow the link https://alpsit.org.uk/solutionsatellites/project-1-early-years Project 2: Maths. Congratulations to the 4 schools who will definitely be starting work with Sacred Heart in Warrington in January. There are still 4 more available places on this project should you wish your school to be involved. Info at: https://alpsit.org.uk/solution-satellites/project-2maths

Project 3: Balance. Balance is a new formative assessment tool that is helping to revolutionise pedagogy of assessment in the classroom.

Created by a deputy headteacher at his wits end with assessment cycles and excessive marking he was talking home. Balance is named so to support teachers to regain some work life balance whist still supporting learning and assessment. We are looking for 8 schools to participate in a hub to pilot Balance in their school. There is a cost implication, but it is significantly reduced. If you are interested in finding out more, we have two info sessions at Angel Solutions on Friday 18th January am and pm.

If interested can you please contact me directly to book your place as they are limited k.rufo@rcaol.co.uk. Additional information including videos can be found by following the link https://alpsit.org.uk/solution-satellites/balancehubs Project 4: Global Blogging. We are so excited at the response to this project! We have 45 schools already signed up to be part of this. There are just three year 5 class spaces left. Working in partnership with St Oswald’s in Chorley and Deputy Mitchell (follow him on twitter) for a small fee £125 your year 5 class could be globally blogging too. If you are interested, please see info below and get in touch. https://alpsit.org.uk/solution-satellites/project-4cluster-blogging

ALPSIT Improving our Schools together

Solution Satellite 1: Diminishing the differences for children in ALPSIT schools.

Project 5: Parentapps.

Working in partnership with All Saints Anfield and Parentapps we are able to offer a fantastic pilot project of their new “connect” platform. There is a cost implication for schools participating in this, but it is significant reduced.

For more information please follow the link https://alpsit.org.uk/solutio n-satellites/project-5parentapps Project 6: Positive Footprints. In Partnership with St Francis de Sales Liverpool and Sovini we are looking for three schools to participate in the second round of an exciting programme aimed at raising aspirations for children facing high levels of deprivation. For more info https://alpsit.org.uk/solutio n-satellites/project-6positive-footprints

Project 7: Steam School.

Have you heard of Steam School? They connect schools with science and tech innovators via their live weekly broadcasts and accompanying mini challenges. The spring cycle has lots of exciting guest speakers. Steam school are looking for a group of schools to pilot the project for almost half its usual price!https://alpsit.org.uk/sol ution-satellites/project-7steam-school. Interested please do not hesitate to get in touch Project 8: GoBubble.

Gobubble is a completely free and secure social media platform for children.

Designed by a former police officer, it works to support children to interact with others in a positive way.

Children can only be registered via school and all posts “bubbles” go through a rigorous screening process to filter out any negative images/phrases. We will be looking to launch a project in January so watch this space

Want to get involved?

Do you feel your school has some interesting / innovative or steady as an ox tried and tested practice that it would like to share with other ALPSIT schools? Your success area is someone else’s area for concern, by coming forward I can link schools together in a project – like all of the above and help us all to work together to solve all our problems. Working in this way has a significant number of benefits for schools leading too.

-All staff leading a project (this is not restricted to senior headers or the headteacher) will undertake a days training with Hope university looking at developing a model for intervention, monitoring and supporting and case study writing.

- Opportunity to work cross authority and learn from another school in a different setting - System leadership / school to school support experience For more information or to discuss an idea with me please do not hesitate to get in touch k.rufo@rcaol.co.uk

When the adults change everything changes conference.

Fantastic CPD available in January and February 2019

In partnership with Ignite teaching school we are offering places for their up coming behaviour conference in Anfield on 7th February. Places for ALPSIT schools are at a significantly reduced rate. Over 145 of you have already booked on but as we were successful at securing more places by changing rooms đ&#x;˜Š we can accommodate more. Click the link for more information. https://alpsit.org.uk/cpd/behaviour-conference

IDSR Training for Senior leaders and Governors . John Atkinson has come highly recommended and will be delivering free IDSR training here at Lace on the 21st and 22nd January. All SLT places are now taken for the 21st but there are still the following sessions available on the 22 nd. Places are limited so please get in touch.

Tuesday 22nd January Session 1: IDSR training for senior leaders. 9-12 (20 spaces) Session 2: IDSR training for senior leaders. 1-4pm (20 spaces) Session 3: IDSR Training for Governors. 5-7pm (20 spaces) The training will focus on supporting you, your senior leadership member or your governors to understand your own IDSR. https://alpsit.org.uk/cpd/idsr-training

FFT Middle leadership Training Do you already subscribe to FFT Aspire and are in receipt of their extended Dashboard? In partnership with FFT we have secured some free middle leaders training. This training will take place in two separate sessions at LACE on 24th January and we have 60 places available 9 – 12 (am session) – 30 places 1-4pm (am session) – 30 places If you would like your middle leader/s to attend this training could you please email me with the following information • • •

The name of the member of staff/s you would like to participate Their email AM or PM preference.

And Finally ‌‌.

Just wanted to say a very big Thank you to all the support you have provided for the growth of ALPSIT and the personal support for myself. I hope you all have a joyous Christmas and manage to get some rest and I will see you all refreshed and raring to go in 2019!

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