February 19 Newsletter

February 2019

ALPSIT NEWSLETTER Edition 4. February 2019

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend The Behavior conference “When the Adults change everything changes” led

by Paul Dix and Dame Kathryn August. The feedback we have had about the event has been fantastic and it was so wonderful to see 161 ALPSIT colleagues in one room. The day was held at Anfield LFC and for those of you who attended that day you can concur you absolutely did “Walk through a storm”

Paul Dix delivering at the Behaviour conference

ALPSIT Improving our Schools together

CPD and Training Available Ambition Leadership The new Ofsted Framework 2019

The School Bus The school bus offer of £300 flat fee is still available to all trust schools. email james.outram@hub4lead ers.co.uk Arbour Education We are offering a 30% discount on all premium benchmarking reports with the code CHURCHMARKET-PLACE Enabling Enterprise Enabling enterprise are offering a fully funded Membership Offer available to all ALPSIT schools until the end of February, this is a great way to introduce the 8 Essential Skills to any school. It includes: 2 CPD Sessions for all teachers, Teaching Resources and Assessment Tool. For more information please get in touch

24th or 25th or 26th or 27th June 9 -4pm at LACE This one day session will be held at LACE to support Headteachers and SLT to understand the new Ofsted Framework. https://alpsit.org.uk/events /2019-06-24-ofstedframework-training SEF Update Training for Senior Leaders.

1st or 2nd or 3rd or 4th July 9-4pm at LACE This one-day session will be held to support Headteachers and their senior leadership teams to review their SEF in-line with the new Ofsted Framework. Places are £50 per person https://alpsit.org.uk/events /2019-07-01-sef-updatetraining ASP 2019 Training 11th or 12th or 13th or 14th November 9-4pm at LACE This one-day session will be held to support Headteachers and SLT to get to grips with ASP when it is released. Places are £50 per person https://alpsit.org.uk/events /2019-11-11-asp-2019training

Ambition leadership are offering a variety of courses to eligible ALPSIT schools.

Teaching Leaders. A two-year programme for high potential middle leaders. Currently free to schools in Priority 5&6 areas who are graded 3/4 by Ofsted.

Transforming Teaching A whole school funded programme for improving teaching. Available to schools in Ofsted 3 or 4 ALPSIT Conference

Don’t forget to put Friday 27th September 2019 at Hope University in your diary as this will be our annual

ALPSIT Conference.

ASP 2019 Training for Governors 11th or 12th or 13th November 5-7pm at LACE This 2-hour session will be held to support Governors to get to grips with ASP when it is released.

Places are £25 per person. Please get in touch for more information.

Something missing?

Is there particular training you would like to see developed?

Something additional your staff would benefit from? For more information regarding these opportunities or any additional you would like to see developed then please do not hesitate to get in touch k.rufo@rcaol.co.uk

Solution Satellite Updates

Go Bubble Gobubble is a free online platform similar to Facebook but secure for children. This platform is from the makers of Ecadets

Positive Footprints

Join here: https://www.bubble.scho ol/public/index

A project to explore raining aspirations for disadavantaged pupils.

We still have 2 places left for this project https://alpsit.org.uk/solut ion-satellites/project-6positive-footprints

Parent Apps We stillhave space for 4 schools on the parents apps project.

Applications for this pilot will close on the 1st March. https://alpsit.org.uk/so lutionsatellites/project-5parentapps

Solution Satellite 1: Diminishing the differences

Steam School You can still get a hold of steam school for the reduced price of ÂŁ295.

This is half the price of the usual cost.

Up and Running EYFS Project (part 1 part two will be up and running after 1/2 term for schools who applied and have not yet heard back) MATHS Project Global Blogging Project

Balance Project still has places available for 3 schools.

A visit has been arranged to St Vincent de Paul to see the system working in school. If you would like more information please get in touch.

https://alpsit.org.uk/sol ution-satellites/project7-steam-school

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NEW Solution Satellite Project Project 9: Pupil Premium Champions: Improving the impact of Pupil Premium funding- closing the disadvantage gap We are looking for 12 schools to take part in the following project. This project will cost £125 per school. All sessions are half days and aimed at the senior leader with responsibility for pupil premium in your school.

Final sessions will be delivered in 4 triads.

Prior to the face to face session there will be a detailed review of each school’s published documentation on their website, to assess the level of compliance, quality and accuracy of information, evidence of impact and effective planning processes. All participating schools would receive this in an envelope at session 1.

Session 1 – Improving compliance – This session would focus on establishing a planning

timeline – setting baselines – cognitive and non-cognitive – raising staff awareness, governor responsibilities – monitoring interventions and making use of examples of best practice.

Session 2 – Impacting upon the disadvantage gap- understanding the long-term impact of

disadvantage – identifying relevant barriers to progress – exploring research on low cost high impact strategies – high quality verbal feedback – metacognition – reading comprehension – mastery learning – emotional intelligence. Monitoring progress against the natural ability curveensuring impact on higher ability PP children. Linking SEND and Pupil Premium Planning.

Studying best practice.

Session 3 –Building capacity and developing sustainability – setting in the context of

recent Ofsted curriculum research and proposed inspection framework – focus on- intent – implementation- impact. Identifying staff training needs over time – building non-cognitive assessment processes. Leading to high quality review and planning documentation – timeline of monitoring and review – ensuring sharper focus on pupil needs and evidencing pupil progress.

Session 4 – Learning to peer review with the focus of Pupil premium Session 5, 6 and 7: Peer reviews of Triad schools.

If you are interested in finding out more about this project, and how your school can get involved. please contact k.rufo@rcaol.co.uk to discuss.