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Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust

Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust Weekly Update Welcome back and Happy New Year!

Please find below a list of Archdiocesan events taking place in the coming weeks.

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 15 Jan 2019 2015 Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 8.00-10.00 East Cluster Headteacher Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/dgyq1 St Peter’s Catholic High School 16 Jan 2019 8.00-10.00 Central Cluster Headteacher Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/c4frg Holy Family Catholic High School 17 Jan 2019 13.30-16.00 Geography HoD Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/9y7hc Holy Family Catholic High School

Upcoming Archdiocesan Events Tue 22 Jan 2019 09:15 - 11:15 East Cluster CPD Leads Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/e4egz St Peter's Catholic High School, Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU Wed 23 Jan 2019 08:00 - 10:00 Central Cluster CPD Leads Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/fn4cm All Saints Catholic High School, Roughwood Dr, Liverpool L33 8XF 14:00 - 16:30 Physics Partners Programme (East & Central) Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/4hwip St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Rookery Ave, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan WN4 9PF Thu 24 Jan 2019 08:00 - 10:00 West Cluster CPD Leads Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/a40y1 St John Bosco Arts College, Storrington Ave, Liverpool L11 9AT 13:15 - 16:00 HoD Psychology Meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/a7hgr Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College, Highfield Road, Widnes WA8 7DW 13:30 - 16:00 Physics Partners Programme (West) - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/djps4 St Francis Xavier's College, Woolton Hill Rd, Liverpool L25 6EG 14:00 - 16:00 East Cluster NQT Programme (1st Meeting) - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/c0v34 St Peter's Catholic High School, Howards Lane, Orrell, Wigan WN5 8NU

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Archdiocese of Liverpool Secondary School Improvement Trust Events, External Courses and Grant Opportunities

A Level Sociology - Grade Boosting Seminar On Tuesday 12th February St John Bosco will be hosting a grade boosting seminar run by Keith Trobe for A Level students following the AQA specification. The cost is £15 per student (no charge for teachers). The session will run from 9am to 1.30pm. The canteen will not be open, but students are welcome to bring a packed lunch, or plan to have lunch back at school.

As a side note - Keith is highly qualified and has been delivering these for 20 years. Until recently he was a Principal Examiner for A level and still an Assistant Lead Examiner. He also has 35 years experience examining and writes textbooks for the course.

The course details are below, but if you have any queries please contact Jen Donnelly at DonnellyJ@stjohnbosco.org.uk About our Student seminars Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015  The seminar last about four and a half hours.  The focus of each seminar is on the highly specific exam skills required of students to do well in AQA A level Sociology exams.  They are very intensive days – for which no apologies are made!  All students receive a 25/30 page pack of materials to use during the seminar and afterwards.  The seminars include presentations, marking exercises and small group work.  The seminars are also intended to be motivational as well as being functional in terms of exam skills RESERVING PLACES To book your place please complete the information below and send to lindpress@aol.com Name …………………………………………………………….

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Commentary on Curriculum Research - Phase 3 (Information from Anne Pontifex) Amanda Spielman provides a commentary on phase 3 of Ofsted's research into the school curriculum. This document can be accessed via this link https://www.gov.uk/ government/speeches/commentary-on-curriculum-research-phase-3

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Teaching Personnel (Information for Headteachers) Temporary to Permanent Handover Period As the partnership agency for Liverpool Archdiocese, Teaching Personnel are immensely proud of the part we play in sourcing permanent, quality staffing for Diocesan schools. In the last 12 months, Teaching Personnel have provided candidates that have been taken onto school contracts, demonstrating quality staffing.

Our ‘Temp to Perm’ handover of 16 weeks provides schools with the opportunity to assess a candidate’s suitability for a school contract, whilst ensuring the candidate is also happy and progressing in the role. At the end of the handover period, the candidate then goes onto the school’s contract with no fee incurred, removing the issue of finder’s fees for schools whilst also being cost-effective throughout the process. Schools also have the flexibility to remove a candidate from a role or cancel the handover at any point throughout.

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015

*NB the 16-week period starts from the day notice is given from schools.

North West Maths Hub Showcase: China-England Teacher Exchange 2018/19 One of our excellent HoDs and SLEs has recommended this Y6 event as a valuable CPD session for staff, as it will mirror work at KS3.

A North West Maths Hub Showcase will take place 1.20pm to 3.45pm on 23rd January at Holme Slack Primary School in Preston and details are attached.

If you would like to attend this afternoon session, please contact Tracey Parker at Tracy.Parker@queenkatherine.org or on 01539 743900.

RQT Meetings (West and Central Clusters) Our first sessions aimed specifically at RQTs will take place at the start of February. Please register your colleagues as soon as possible to ensure that these sessions go ahead. Details are as below: Tuesday 5th February 2019 15:30 - 17:00 Central RQT Programme - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/hrfg8 Hope Academy, Newton-le-Willows WA12 0AE 15:30 - 17:00 West RQT Programme meeting - Please book here http://w.pfrms.co/8igeo St John Bosco Arts College, Liverpool L11 2DT

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Design Technology CPD St Edward’s College are delighted to be hosting some events in the College run by Julie and Paul Boyd. The first event up will be a DT 'connect' session, it is structured CPD for a cost of £10 . These are usually held in Nottingham as they are a non profit making session, so this is a great opportunity for colleagues to attend closer to home.

The session will take place 4- 6pm on Wednesday 6th February.

After this there will be two further events in May and June which will be Textiles and DT (general). Further information can be found in the attached flyer.

If you would like to attend, please contact Kerry Cave at St Edward’s directly at kerry.cave@st-edwards.co.uk

Newsletter—Edition 1 Winter 2015

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