Weekly Flyer 17th Jan 2020

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust Weekly Flyer: 17 January 2020

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the first flyer of 2020.

Please find below details on upcoming events. Dates for all events can be found on our website https://www.alssit.co.uk/ If you have any queries please contact Vikki Borlase at v.borlase@rcaolp.co.uk

Next Week’s Events

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Tue 21 Jan 2020 08:00 - 10:00 East Cluster Headteacher Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/7mq7t Venue: St Mary’s Catholic High School, Manchester Road, Astley, Manchester M29 7EE 13:30 - 16:00 NW Maths Hub: Mathematical Thinking for GCSE Session 2 Book here http://w.pfrms.co/4m5kq Venue: St Cuthbert’s Catholic High School, Berrys Lane, St Helens WA9 3HE Wed 22 Jan 2020 08:00 - 10:00 West Cluster Headteacher Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/9nkci Venue: St Francis Xavier’s College, Woolton Hill Road, Liverpool L25 6EG 14:00 – 16.30 Physics Partners Programme – Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/bfj67 Venue: St Edmund Arrowsmith, Rookery Avenue, Wigan WN4 9PF Thu 23 Jan 2020 08:00 - 10:00 East Cluster CPD Leads Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/9mxbr Venue: St Peter's Catholic High School, Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU

Upcoming Events Mon 27 Jan 2020 08:00 – 10.00 Central Cluster Headteacher Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/a4y9s Venue: De La Salle School, Mill Brow, St Helens WA10 4QH Tue 28 Jan 2020 08:00 – 10.00 HAPs Working Party Venue: Hope Academy, Ashton Road, Newton-le-Willows WA12 0AQ 08:00 - 10:00 West Cluster CPD Leads Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/1xua4 Venue: The Academy of St Nicholas, Horrocks Aven, Liverpool L19 5NY 13:15 - 16:00 Geography HoD Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/8hr5f Venue: Holy Family Catholic High School, Virgin's Ln, Thornton, Liverpool L23 4UL 15.00 – 17.00 West NQT Session - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/c7jgk Venue: St John Bosco Arts College, Storrington Ave, Liverpool L11 9DQ 15.00 – 17.00 Central NQT Session - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/87hri Venue: St Cuthbert’s Catholic High school, Berrys Ln, St Helens, St Helens WA9 3HE 15.00 – 17.00 East NQT Session - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/4ofc7 St Peter’s Catholic High School, Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU

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Request from Tim Warren (Headteachers) Two years ago Tim discussed a proposal from a recruitment company which would have resulted in an ALSSIT wide agreement to recruit teachers from Ireland to cover shortage subjects. He has now been approached again by the same company and he may be able to negotiate something just for those schools that can commit to recruiting some teachers from Ireland in September 2020. There is an oversupply of teachers in Ireland qualifying each year.

If you would be interested in being part of such an initiative please respond to Tim with an indication of how many teachers you might be interested in recruiting from Ireland for September 2020. If numbers are sufficient to proceed Tim will enter discussions with appropriate partners.

Please respond to Tim’s email before Friday 25th January with your level of your interest. If a reply isn’t receive we will assume you are not interested.

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015 National Literacy Trust: Teaching Vocabulary within the Curriculum 28th January 2020 This half-day workshop helps secondary teachers develop students' academic language and subject-specific vocabulary.

Recent recommendations from the EEF suggest that to improve literacy in secondary schools, teachers should ‘provide targeted vocabulary instruction in every subject’. Focusing on the importance of disciplinary literacy at Key Stage 3.

The course costs £125 for the first participant, then £75 for each additional delegate you bring.

*Existing National Literacy Trust members receive a £25 discount per school Please use the booking form accessed via this link to book your place https://literacytrust.org.uk/events/

Free OCR A Level History Teacher Training Event 31st January 2020 A free OCR A-Level History teacher training event has been arranged at Carmel College on 31st January 2020.

This Teaching and Assessment Support session for the OCR A-Level History Qualification, delivered by the OCR Senior Subject Specialist for this qualification, will take place 9.45am until 12.45pm at Carmel College, Prescot Road, St Helens WA10 3AG. The session will cover: · · · ·

Understanding the specification and structure Understanding the assessment model Useful resources Best practise - delivery and assessment

Refreshments will be available, but lunch will not be provided.

To book your place please email David Savidge at David.Savidge@ocr.org.uk with the following info: The date and title of the session you would like to attend (as above), Your name, Name and address of your school or college, Your email address, Mobile number (only to be used for emergencies), Any special dietary, learning or access requirements to ensure we can fully cater for everybody on the day.

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National Centre for Computing Education Offer Please see flyer for further details. If you would like more information, please contact Amy Welsh at welsha@bca.warrington.ac.uk

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National Literacy Trust Gender and Literacy: Improving boys' reading and writing on 31st January 2020 Improving Boys' Literacy is a two-day CPD designed to help teachers and literacy leaders in Key Stage 2 and 3 understand the factors impacting on boys' literacy, explore the role of Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015 societal attitudes towards gender and develop strategies to use in the classroom. £400 for the first participant, £300 for each additional colleague.

We invite a head or senior leader from each school to attend the first session free of charge.

Attendance includes one year's membership of the National Literacy Trust giving all teachers in the school access to a range of resources. Existing National Literacy Trust members receive a £50 discount per school.

Please use this link to book your place https://literacytrust.org.uk/events/gender-andliteracy-improving-boys-reading-and-writing-liverpool/

Health and Safety PASMA Course 21st February 2020 St Bede’s are running a health and safety PASMA training course for school staff on Friday 21st February The qualification is a statutory requirement for school staff using scaffolding towers. The qualification is renewable every three years.

Trust schools can register for a place by emailing Annette Southworth, Finance Director ALSSIT, at a.southworth@sbchs.co.uk

There are nine places available at £130. Staff will need to bring a packed lunch. The course is being run during the February half term.

Below is a link to the course syllabus:http://www.adapt-training.co.uk/Downloads/pasma-towers-forusers.pdf

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Supporting character development through education as reflected in the new Ofsted framework (Free Event) The awarding body, SLQ, are inviting colleagues to attend one of their FREE events for SLTs in the North West in March The events will look at why character development is important and how this is reflected in the requirements of the new Ofsted framework. It will include a case study from a school delivering the new personal skills programme.

5 key things attendees will learn• Definitions of what character development is • Why character development is important in schools • Understanding of the requirements for personal development in the new Ofsted framework • How the personal skills programme help support delivery of character development in schools • The impact of delivering character development in a school

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If you are unable to attend one of the below face to face events, SLQ will be holding some online events for schools in mid-March. If you would like further information please contact Maria Hoather (National Lead for Character Education –SLQ) at mhoather@slqskills.org Please choose the session most convenient for you from the list below (The training is the same session at all four events): Hawkley hall training centre, Carr Lane, Wigan WN3 5NY 9th March 2020 4.00-5.00pm To find out more and to book a free place at this event please click on the link below. Places are limited so early booking is advised. Maximum of 2 staff per school https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-ofsted-requirement-for-character-development-in-thecurriculum-registration-88830358995 Thornleigh Salesian college, Sharples Park Bolton, BL1 6PQ 11th March 2020 9.00-10.00am To find out more and to book a free place at this event please click on the link below. Places are limited so early booking is advised. Maximum of 2 staff per school https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-ofsted-requirement-for-character-development-in-thecurriculum-registration-88838471259 Wade Deacon HS Conference Centre, Birchfield Road, Widnes WA8 7TD 12th March 2020 4.00-5.00pm To find out more and to book a free place at this event please click on the link below. Places are limited so early booking is advised. Maximum of 2 staff per school https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-ofsted-requirement-for-character-development-in-thecurriculum-registration-88831273731 Our Lady & St John Catholic College, North Road, Blackburn BB1 1PY 12th March 2020 8.30-9.30am To find out more and to book a free place at this event please click on the link below. Places are limited so early booking is advised. Maximum of 2 staff per school https://www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting-ofsted-requirement-for-character-development-in-thecurriculum-registration-88834234587

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Royal Society of Chemistry Course at St John Bosco (Quantitative chemistry, equilibria chemistry and structure & bonding) Please find below the booking link for the three part course at St John Bosco Arts College. This 3 part course is for any/all teachers of Science, including non-chemistry specialists.

Registration: https://events.rsc.org/rsc/1820/register Event details: https://events.rsc.org/rsc/1820/home •

Quantitative Chemistry – 27 January 2020

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Equilibria Chemistry – 20 March 2020

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Structure and bonding – 22 June 2020

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Sessions 1 & 2 run from 13:30-16:30 Session 3 runs from 09:00-15:00 Location: St John Bosco Arts College Storrington Avenue Liverpool L11 9DQ

National School Breakfast Programme The DfE has confirmed that it will spend an additional £11.8 million on a third year of its national school breakfast programme. The scheme, which will now run in 2021, aims to improve access to breakfast provision in schools in disadvantaged areas.

Spring Term Calendar of Events and Booking Links A list of all our spring term events, along with booking links, can be found on our website via this link https:// alssit.co.uk/news/2020-01-09-spring-term-events

Vacancies There are staff vacancies at different levels on our website https://www.alssit.co.uk/job-vacancies Please consider sharing with all colleagues, as this is a good way to advertise vacancies across the Trust.

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