Flyer 6 Mar 2020

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust Weekly Flyer: 6th March 2020 Dear Colleagues, 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 Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015 Tue 10 Mar 2020 NPQSL Day 2 (Wrightington Group 1) Venue: The Wrightingon Hotel 13:15 - 16:00 Design and Technology HoD Meeting - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/7qt24 Venue: De La Salle School, Mill Brow, St Helens, WA10 4QH Wed 11 Mar 2020 NPQSL Day 2 (St John Bosco Group) Venue: St John Bosco Arts College 15.00 – 17.00 West NQT Session - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/8ib61 Venue: The Academy of Saint Francis of Assisi, Gardner's Dr, Liverpool L6 7UF 15.00 – 17.00 Central NQT Session - Book here http://w.pfrms.co/5y02t Venue: De La Salle School, Mill Brow, St Helens, Eccleston, St Helens WA10 4QH

Thu 12 Mar 2020 13:30 - 16:00 NW Maths Hub: Mathematical Thinking for GCSE Session 3 Book here http://w.pfrms.co/4m5kq Venue: St Cuthbert’s CHS, Berrys Lane, St Helens WA9 3HE Fri 13 Mar 2020 NPQSL Day 2 (Wrightington Group 2) Venue: The Wrightington Hotel

Upcoming Events Tue 17 Mar 2020 NPQML Day 2 (Wrightington Group) Venue: The Wrightington Hotel Wed 18 Mar 2019 NPQML Day 2 (St John Bosco Group 2) Venue: St John Bosco Arts College 13:30 - 16:00 NW Maths Hub: Challenging Topics for GCSE Session 3 Book here http://w.pfrms.co/aeo0h Venue: St John Bosco Arts College, Storrington Ave, Liverpool L11 9DQ Thu 19 Mar 2019 NPQML Day 2 (St John Bosco Group 1) Venue: St John Bosco Arts College

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Staff Wellbeing Session: Saturday, 21st March 2020 Grace Kelly, from St Bede’s, has spoken to a number of staff regarding wellbeing and has designed a course that will allow colleagues to network, connect, learn, share and develop strategies to cope and to 'bend and not break' under a magnitude of home and work life pressures.

The day consists of 4 keynote speakers in the field of NLP, Mindset, Coaching, Prioritisation and Goal setting as well as Financial Planning and Self-esteem/Confidence in order to address an array of well being topics. Each keynote speaker is accredited and highly recommended in their field of expertise.

This session will take place at Hurlston Hall, Scarisbrick, L40 8HB on Saturday 21st March 9.30am3.30pm providing a day of Self Development which is guaranteed to be a thought proving, reflective, and enjoyable experience, that can be transferred into our work and life to make a positive difference.

Tickets can be accessed via Eventbrite @ https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/personal-development-workshopNewsletter—Edition WinterGrace 2015 tickets-95644857343?aff=ebdssbdestsearch or you can1contact directly at g.kelly@sbchs.co.uk

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Hay’s Training: Wellbeing First Research has shown that one in five teachers could leave the profession due to excessive workloads. To combat this, Wellbeing First has been designed to place staff wellbeing at the heart of your school.

Courses help staff to manage their workload, cope with stress, improve their mental health and fall back in love with teaching.

Further details for this free programme can be accessed via this link https:// educationtraining.hays.co.uk/wellbeing-first/

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015 University of Liverpool March 2020 Bulletin Full details can be found in the attached word document.

Inside Exams Live - The search for perfect assessment AQA will be hosting an event in Manchester later this month. This will consist of a panel discussion with industry experts and interactive workshop sessions focusing on the search for perfect assessment. The day will be hosted by our Inside Exams podcast host Craig Barton at the Great John Street Hotel in Manchester, and we’ll be covering a range of topics around assessment design including: writing exams, accessibility, grade boundaries and how to use assessment data effectively.

When and where?

Date: Tuesday 24 March 2020 Time: 10.30am – 4pm Location: Great John Street Hotel, Great John Street, Manchester, M3 4FD In order to book a free of charge place, please use the following link.

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REPEAT ITEMS

Student Media Competition 25th June 2020 Further to this being featured in our spring newsletter, we can now confirm that this event will take place again at Hope University in Liverpool.

Schools can express an interest in being involved in this competition by completing this form http:// w.pfrms.co/fk9jf Those completing the form will receive full entry information.

This form will close on 3rd April and colleagues will be contacted for further information regarding their entries after the Easter holidays.

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015

Public Speaking Competitions 2020 Following last year’s successful events, we will again be holding Public Speaking Competitions for all clusters.

Each cluster contest is open to 11–14 year old students (Year 7, 8 and 9 only). The overall aim of the contest is to foster presentation and communication skills in young students, as all walks of life, especially the business world, are increasingly reliant on these abilities.

There is a trophy for the winning school to retain for one year and certificates for all those taking part.

We do hope you can put forward a candidate/s (maximum of 2), boys or girls, as representative/s of your school. We are sure all participating students will have much to gain and nothing to lose in taking part in a friendly and stimulating atmosphere.

This year’s topics are: • • • • •

Local communities should have more control over how they are policed.

Schools should do more to support young people's mental health.

The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. (Steve Biko) The whole economy needs to be realigned around the goal of preventing climate change.

What is Britishness in 2020?

Schools can submit an expression of interest in these events, and receive a copy of the topics and competition rules, by using this link http://w.pfrms.co/9kc48 This form will close on 22nd May 2020.

The date of the competitions are as follows: 3rd July - West Public Speaking 7th July - East Public Speaking 9th July - Central Public Speaking

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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.

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015

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