St John Bosco English Hub proudly offers a variety of professional development opportunities through a range of training courses, webinars and face-to-face workshops.
All training opportunities are FREE of charge.
All session delivered 3.30pm-5pm via Zoom.
21st November 23 – Closing the gap through Storytime
Reading Leader sessions
14th November 23 Roles & Responsibilities and Prioritising Actions
22nd November 23 Coaching & Mentoring
28th November 23 Analysing Data and regrouping
24th January 24 The Importance of Running Records.
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We are pleased to work with Jeanette McKinney to deliver the following sessions:
14th November 2023 at 5pm-7pm via Teams.
Governors training – Preparing for Ofsted.
Tuesday 28th November 3.30-5.30pm
Deepdive into Early Reading- targeted at all HT, SLT, who leads on this area within your school.
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We are working with Epic Tales to deliver sessions on Storytelling
7th February 2024 In-person for 20/30 schools max 2 per school: Venue to be confirmed.
More in-depth guidance and practical activities for up to 40/60 members of staff, pre-tailored to specific challenges they are facing in their own settings, and focused on developing their storytelling and shared reading skills with observation and feedback.
5th June Online multi-workshop:
More in-depth guidance and practical activities for up to 30 members of staff (e.g. full staff of three single-tier primary schools, or English Leads from 30 schools). Includes some time to respond to specific challenges they are facing in their own settings.
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Diane Pye will be delivering the following two virtual sessions:
Getting the Culture Right: 26th January 2024 9am-12 noon
Key features of an ambitious, inclusive curriculum for all. Establishing good habits from the start in early reading and language.
A half-day online live session led by Diane Pye.
Reading beyond Phonics: 22nd February 2024 9am-12 noon
Where the phonics screening check sits.
- Supporting fluency and confidence.
- What meaningful practice looks like.
- From learning to read to reading to learn
A two-hour online live session led by Diane Pye
If you are interested please contact marie.powell@st-johnbosco.sandwell.sch.uk, as soon as the link is available for you to book, Marie will send it to you.
DfE Centralised Core Offers
READING FOR PLEASURE: TRANFORMING YOUR SCHOOLS READING CULTURE (TSRC)
Evidence based leadership CPD for Primary Reading Leaders and English Leads
The TSRC programme is a sustained, research based CPD programme. During the course of the programme participants will engage deeply with reading for pleasure pedagogy and leadership theory to transform their school’s reading culture. Participants will attend 5 sessions and complete gap tasks on between each session. Those who commit will be expected to attend all sessions.
£ All places are fully funded
Delivered via Zoom- Times to be confirmed.
Session 1-Reading for pleasure: a whole school culture
Session 2- Creating whole school change
Session 3-Creating a reading school: structural changes
Session 4-Creating a reading school: Behavioural changes
Session 5- Celebrating impact and sustaining change.
SUPPORTING EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
A school improvement course, focused on ensuring the very best outcomes in early language development. Participants will attend 6 session and complete gaps tasks in between sessions. Those who commit will be expected to attend all sessions.
£ All places are fully funded
Delivered via Zoom- Times to be confirmed.
Session 1- What is language and how does it develop
Session 2- Supporting talk in schools
Session 3- Teaching words and making them stick
Session 4- Identifying and supporting SLCN
Session 5-Making change: Sustaining change
Session 6 Sharing the school improvement journey
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NEW AY2425- READING AMBITION FOR ALL: Teaching children who need the most support, including those with SEND
Core aims of the Reading Ambition for all programme are:
- To improve outcomes for children who need additional support with reading, including those with SEND
- To ensure that all children receive quality first teaching based on the latest research into how children learn to read.
Session 1- The guiding principle of teaching SEND in mainstream schools
Session 2-Understanding children’s needs; ensuring access to learning
Session 3-Adaptive teaching and appropriate adaptations to use in class
Session 4-Leading Reading: High expectations for very child; using assessment to create specific and effective support using your SSP programme
Session 5- Celebrating impact and sustaining change
£ All places are fully funded Delivery via Zoom Dates to be confirmed.
Delivered via Zoom- Times to be confirmed.
If you would further information and would like to register your expression of interest for 24/25 please click here
