October Newsletter

October 2018

ALPSIT NEWSLETTER Edition 2. October 2018 Solution Satellites

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our first ever ALPSIT Conference – Our Launch event took place on Friday 28th September and over 135 people attended. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive about the event as a whole, but in particular the keynote speaker Dr Ioan Rees and the good practice sharing sessions in the afternoon, for this reason we have decided to run an Annual ALPSIT conference. Watch this space for next year’s date.

Based on the feedback from the conference and a steer from the Trust Board we are starting our work on solution satellites straight after half term.

Satellite 1: Will focus on diminishing the difference Satellite 2: Will focus on supporting leadership at all stages.

Please complete the very short perspective lite questionnaire to enable me to involve you in this work Dr Ioan Rees delivering at the ALPSIT Launch event

Angel Solutions

Don’t forget all the great tools that are available free via your perspective lite login including Watchsted and infographics tools

ALPSIT Improving our Schools together

Some great opportunities, savings and support currently available for ALPSIT Schools The School Bus

Enabling Enterprise

Ambition Leadership

The school bus offer of £300 flat fee is still available to all trust schools.

Click here for a free trial Click here to request a free demo Or email james.outram@hub4leade rs.co.uk

Enabling enterprise are offering a fully funded Membership Offer available to all ALPSIT schools until the end of October, this is a great way to introduce the 8 Essential Skills to any school. It includes:

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

The Key

2 CPD Sessions for all teachers, Teaching Resources and Assessment Tool Please see attached PDF for more information

Future Leaders (including NPQH). A two-year programme

The key are now offering 10% to ALPSIT Schools.

This includes new schools and schools renewing.

Please contact me for more information.

Arbour Education We are offering a 30% discount on all premium benchmarking reports with the code CHURCHMARKET-PLACE

Pearson Education Pearson’s 20-25% savings on paper products are still available until the end of October

Headteacher Appraisal handbook.

ALPSIT Sips are now all trained to support governing bodies to deliver their Headteacher appraisal. We have developed a new handbook and proforma to guide governors in this role.

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.

for senior leaders with the potential to be heads within the next three years. Focused on teachers who want to lead in disadvantaged areas. Currently reduced from £1500 per year to £500.

Transforming Teaching – TLIF. A whole school funded programme for improving teaching. Available to schools in Ofsted 3 or 4 For more information regarding these opportunities please do not hesitate to get in touch k.rufo@rcaol.co.uk

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Solution Satellite 1: Diminishing the Difference

The next step for this work is to start to use the following to identify good practice - Data (Attainment now – Progress in December) - SIP reports - impact proformas - Headteacher self-referral - DSOs to identify schools to lead - Nationally sought models of good practice Would you like to be involved? Please sign into perspective lite and answer the following questions: Do you want to join a solution satellite focused on diminishing the difference?

▪ Yes, as a follower of all the learning taking place ▪ Yes, we have something we would want to share with other schools on this topic ▪ Yes, we would like to lead on an element of this work ▪ No thank you we are not interested in this piece of work for our school at this time.