Free CPD for Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness Week

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 18-24 May 2020. There are so many organisations offering free online learning to support our awareness and understanding. The below providers are offering free CPD courses, often accredited, which can be undertaken by staff whilst working from home or in isolation. All the courses are free, however, some do charge if you want to upgrade to receive a certificate and/or a badge.

Course title	Links
Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma - course starts on 15th June	https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-students-trauma
We all have mental health: an introduction for teachers	https://www.samh.org.uk/about-mental-health/elearning-for-teachers
Making sense of mental health problems	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/making-sense-mental-health-problems/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Keeping them safe	https://paceuk.info/training/keep-them-safe/
Young people and their mental health	https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/young-people-mental-health
Professional relationships with young people	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/professional-relationships-young-people/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Emotional intelligence at work	https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/emotional-intelligence-at-work
Understanding young minds	https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/courses/safeguarding/understanding-young-minds

Free EYFS online training courses

We may have had to postpone our Early Years Training programme but fortunately, there are now so many providers offering free online training during such unprecedented times. Having researched many of the training opportunities available, the Open University courses seem like a great opportunity not to be missed. On completion you will receive a statement of completion certificate. Below are some of the courses that staff at Broadford have been accessing.

Free EYFS  CPD opportunities The below providers are offering free CPD courses, often accredited, which can be undertaken by staff whilst working from home or in isolation. You will receive a statement of partictipation certificate on completion.
Course Title	Links	Duration
The role of play in children’s learning	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/the-role-play-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	15 hours
Parents as partners	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/parents-partners/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	15 hours
Attachment in the Early Years	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/early-years/attachment-the-early-years/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	6 hours
Understanding Early Years Environments	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/understanding-early-years-environments-and-childrens-spaces/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	6 hours
Children’s perspective on play	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childrens-perspectives-on-play/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	5 hours of study
Early years: Teamwork and leadership	https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-youth/early-years-team-work-and-leadership/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab	8 hours of study

FREE CPD: Demonstration Writing with Jane Considine

We were delighted with the training sessions we received from www.trainingspace.co.uk. All the schools that attended gave such positive feedback. It's great to see that Jane is now offering free CPD sessions online.

During the Easter holidays, you can now join Jane Considine every weekday at 7:30pm BST for her live streaming CPD sessions.

Each session she will focus on one aspect to help you improve the teaching of writing.

These sessions will last for approximately 45-60 mins and are completely free to watch.

Please use the hashtag #TheWriteStuffSessions when you are posting on social media.

You can follow Jane on Twitter @janeconsidine or Facebook @JaneConsidineEducation or Instagram @TrainingSpace. 

FREE Level 2 Distance Learning Qualifications

In this time of uncertainty, professionals are pulling together and supporting one another. Below are a list of courses that you can complete at home. All recognition goes to Milton Keynes College.

Milton Keynes College are delighted to announce that they offer the following Distance Learning courses. These courses are usually available at no cost to the individual.

All courses are accredited to NCFE/CACHE Level 2. Please book early to secure your place.


Certificate in Understanding Autism


Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems


Certificate in Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities


Certificate in Understanding Behaviour that Challenges


Certificate in Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties


Certificate in Children & Young People’s Mental Health


Certificate in Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent

For further information on these Distance Learning courses or any other training requirements, please contact our Distance Learning Team on:


01908 684154 or email distance.learning@mkcollege.ac.uk

Free online training

Understanding Young Minds

https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/courses/safeguarding/understanding-young-minds

Keeping them safe: Sexual exploitation

https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/keep-them-safe

Introduction into safeguarding

https://prosperoteaching.com/free-accredited-online-safeguarding/

Keeping them safe

https://paceuk.info/training/keep-them-safe/

Female Genital mutilation

https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/recognising-and-preventing-fgm

Prevent training

https://www.elearning.prevent.homeoffice.gov.uk/edu/screen1.html

Caring for vulnerable children

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/vulnerable-children

Listening to young children: Transition

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/listening-young-children-supporting-transition/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab

Attachment in the Early Years

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/early-years/attachment-the-early-years/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab

Understanding Early Years Environments

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/understanding-early-years-environments-and-childrens-spaces/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab

Exploring Children’s learning
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/exploring-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab

Structural learning: better thinking, better memory

In collaboration with Empower Teaching Alliance, we are able to hold a Structural learning session at Broadford Primary School. To book please visit:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hall-mead-school/t-ykjaoj

The Write Stuff: Fantastic Foundations.

Fantastic Foundations - The Write Stuff for Early years

Vision to Provision session (Day 3) will be led by The Write stuff for Early Years - Fantastic Foundations

Date: Tuesday 13th February
Time: 9.00 -12.00 (Arrival from 8.30 for coffee) or 1.00 - 4.00 ( Arrival from 12.30 for coffee)
Venue: Mead Primary School

These particular sessions will be also be open to all Literacy leads as well as to all Teachers, Nursery Nurses and Teaching assistants in Early Years.

For further information about, please see the link below:

https://www.thetrainingspace.co.uk/fantasticfoundations-course/


This course is fully funded by the Teaching School and is free for all Havering Schools. Outside of Havering, there will be a charge of £50 per participant.

Please note that to book onto Vision to Provision this year, you will need to book through the Teaching School - jstanley@broadford.havering.sch.uk. You will not be able to book via Havering Education Services. There are limited places for each of the courses, so please book early to avoid disappointment.​

FANTASTIC FOUNDATIONS WITH LYANNE YOUNG
SUPPORTING CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY IN THE EARLY YEARS
COURSE OVERVIEW

The FANTASTICs are a key component of Jane Considine’s systems for teaching reading and writing to primary aged pupils. This full day of training will explore ways practitioners can use the FANTASTICs to support children in early years settings as they acquire language, develop vocabulary and begin to construct sentences. During the day, delegates will explore ways to introduce the FANTASTICs into a language rich environment and also how they can be used to directly extend children’s vocabulary. Practical ideas, anecdotes from real settings and case studies will be used to show the positive impact the FANTASTICs can have. As the day progresses delegates will discover how the FANTASTICs can also be used to effectively support the development of comprehension skills and written composition. The ideas and activities shared during this day are designed to be embedded within a curriculum of rich and varied experiences.


ABOUT LYANNE YOUNG
“Throughout the last academic year I have been privileged to spend time with amazing children and talented practitioners in a wide range of early years settings. Creating a sharing community, encouraging professional dialogues and the development of case studies as opposed to data, were high on the agenda for our Early Years Project group. I am very pleased to now be able to share the outcomes of this project during this new, one day training course titled – Fantastic Foundations.“

Lyanne Young, Education Development Officer.

Lyanne Young is the Education Development Officer here at The Training Space. She is an experienced Deputy Head teacher with a proven record in whole school improvement. She has coached and mentored subject leaders, individual teachers, NQTS and EYFS practitioners to develop their skills and improve their practice. Once described by an HMI inspector as a naturally gifted teacher, she has a creative approach to teaching and learning and is keen to share her wealth of experience to support others.

Year 6 to 7 Continuity Project

We have an exciting opportunity to take part in a continuity project led by and funded through the Maths Hub.

Overview:

This work group will consist of different teachers from different levels working together to improve communication between Key Stage 2 and 3. The main aim of this work is to improve continuity of learning by pupils between Year 6 and Year 7. Participants in this project will take an aspect of the mathematics curriculum or pedagogical approach as a focus for their work and develop a consistent approach to it through discussion, joint melssen planning and delivery, observation and the development of documentation to support continuity.

Who is it for?

This project is for KS3 secondary Maths teachers and KS2 primary teachers who will be linked from neighbouring primary and secondary schools. Teachers will have a drive to develop a shared understanding of the teaching that will give pupils the best opportunities to progress their mathematics between year 6 and year 7.


Ideally, we are looking for 3 secondary schools who will work closely with 2 or 3 of their feeder schools.


Dates:

Session 1 - Monday 27th January @CEME

Session 2 - Thursday 27th February at Broadford (Model lesson to observe from the Maths Hub)

Session 3 - Either Monday 30th March or Wednesday 1st April @CEME

Session 4 - Thursday 4th June @CEME

To register your interest, please email: jstanley@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Forest School Level 3 Training

Forest School Leader Level 3

We are excited to announce that we have an opportunity to provide Forest School training (level 3) through the Teaching School, as we have been able to enlist a Forest School trainer to fully deliver the training.

Level 3 is designed to qualify the trainee to become a Forest School Leader, able to set up and run a Forest School programme. Level 3 covers how to facilitate groups in a learner-centred way, and how to manage a Forest School site sustainably. It also covers the practical skills required of a Forest School Leader.

The training will take place at Holly Trees Primary School in Brentwood. The Level 3 Certificate in Leading Forest School qualification requires you to spend a total of 5 days of training, followed by 4 days of assessment (dates to be clarified). There is also a written portfolio to complete which is roughly ‘A’ level standard.

Normally the cost of full training, would be £750. However, through the Teaching School, we will be able to subsidise this cost and offer this to all schools at the fantastic price of £500 per participant. This covers all training days, observation assessment, portfolio marking and certification.

What will you need to consider before you go on a training course?

• You will need enthusiasm. Bags of this will go a long way! 
• You do not need any specialist knowledge or previous skills to access this course. 
• Your Forest School Adventure may start with your learning on a training course, but the learning will not end when you have your certificate.
• Your school/setting/organisation will need to be behind you, as they will need to help you with organising and running your first project (which will happen during your training).
• You will need to run six sessions of Forest School between the initial training and the assessment week (although no tool work or fires until fully qualified)
• You will need to complete a 16 hour paediatric outdoor first aid course separately. The first aid can be done whenever suits individuals or organisations but must be completed before teaching tools and fires once you achieve Level 3.
• You will need to identify a site you can use and a group to work with. (We have a site available in Havering)

If you require any further details or would like to express an interest, please contact Joanne Stanley at jstanley@broadford.havering.sch.uk

Dates will be confirmed once we have confirmed numbers to ensure the dates are workable for all.

Early Career Teacher Network - RQT (cross borough)

Early Career Teacher Network (RQT – Year Two)

Led by Gants Hill partnership Teaching Alliance

• To provide a tailor-made CPD programme to support Early Career Teachers throughout their first two years in teaching

• To create a group of reflective and evaluative professionals who implement CPD into their everyday practice

• To offer training in elements of the DfE’s Early Career Framework to support effective teaching

Programme Leader: Nicole Moore

Joining the Network: Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs) are invited to join this network. To do so, please contact Stella Kalaidzi (Teaching Alliance Administrator) stella@ghpta.co.uk, or 020 8550 1803, giving name, school, email address.
Network focus: The focus of training for the planned sessions: working memory, metacognition strategies, differentiation and inclusion, resilience and self-regulation, liaison with parents. Colleagues from the Teaching School Alliance schools will deliver this training. The focus CPD is the same as with the NQT network but will develop the initial input to a deeper level and focus on implementing the pedagogy and achieving impacts on learning. Between each session the RQTs are required to reflect on how they have put this practice into the classroom and will feedback at the beginning of the next of session. At the end of this academic year there will be a celebration event which will allow the RQTs to share their learning journey with invited guests.

Meetings will be held once each half term between 2:00pm to 5:00pm at participating schools.

Dates:

Wednesday 4th December 2019

Wednesday 5th February 2020

Wednesday 18th March 2020

Wednesday 17th June 2020

English Hub Showcases

English Hub Showcases at Elmhurst Primary School

3rd October
6th November
22nd January
11th March
29th April
3rd June

Further details can be found by clicking on the link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/showcase-event-at-new-vision-english-hub-tickets-74273346579

County Lines Talk - Tuesday 15th October @ 6.30 pm at Broadford Primary School

County Lines Talk - Tuesday 15th October @ 6.30 pm

We are hosting a presentation evening from Peter Wilson from the Metropolitan Police (Trident), regarding Child Criminal Exploitation and County Lines within Havering. This important information will assist with equipping members of the public and parents to be vigilant in supporting all children / young people regardless as to where they live. These talks have been very well received and are highly recommended for parents.

Pete Moorhouse training in Havering

We were delighted to welcome Pete Moorhouse back to Havering to enthuse even more Early Years practitioners with a passion to develop woodwork within their provision.

Pete Moorhouse is passionate about encouraging creative thinking in Early Years Education. He has over 25 years experience working with schools.Pete is the leading authority on Woodwork in Early Years Education and has several journal articles and books published. Pete is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol currently researching Creativity and Critical thinking in Early Years Education. Pete is dedicated to providing opportunities for all children to express their creativity and develop their creative and critical thinking skills, and firmly believes in narrowing the gap in attainment and improving outcomes for all children.

Pete will be leading two workshops throughout the day - one in the morning and then repeated again in the afternoon.

Date: Tuesday 8th October

Time: 9.00 -12.00 or 12.30- 3.00

Venue: Broadford Primary School

Please see the link below to find out more about Pete. 

https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/resources/

This course is free to all Havering Schools. If you are a school outside of Havering, but if yiou would like to attend, there is a fee of £25 per session.

If you would like to book a place, please contact Joanne Stanley at bookings@teachingschool.havering.sch.uk​ There are limited places for each of the courses, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

   

  

Vision to Provision Returns!!

Vision to Provision Returns!!

We are delighted to be able to deliver the Vision to Provision programme again this year, funded through Havering Primary Teaching School Alliance.

We will be changing how we run the programme based on the feedback from headteachers and EYFS leads. Over the past two years, we have been working with EYFS leads on developing a clear vision for their settings. We now feel that it would be a great opportunity to broaden Vision to Provision to include all Early Years practitioners with the focus of embedding the vision.

This year we will still run the 6 part programme, but this will be open to all Teachers, Nursery Nurses and Teaching assistants in Early Years to attend. All courses will be FREE for all schools in Havering. 

In previous years, we have asked that the EYFS leads attend all sessions as each session followed on from the previous session. This year the sessions are more stand alone as we have planned them based on what the EYFS leads have said they would like as a CPD programme for their colleagues, to support in embedding the vision. We have already planned for many of the sessions to be led by Early Years consultants, which means that places will be limited. This would mean however, that you could send a colleague to the session in the morning and then a different colleague to the session in the afternoon, or you could pick which sessions would be most beneficial to your school. As these sessions will be held in different schools, a tour will also be available.


Vision to Provision dates will be:

Tuesday 8th October - Pete Moorhouse - Developing woodwork in the Early Years @ Broadford School - please note change of venue

Tuesday 10th December - Jo Stanley - Cycle of Observing, assessing and planning

Thursday 13th February - The Write stuff for Early years - fantastic foundations @ Mead School

Tuesday 31st March - Jo Stanley - Continuous Provision

Thursday 7th May - Alison Shorter - Outdoor learning incorporating Forest Schools @ Mead School

Tuesday 2nd July - Susan Ogier - Expressive arts and design

All sessions will be either 9.00 - 12.00 or 12.30 - 3.30


Our first Vision to Provision session (Day 1) will be led by Pete Moorhouse

Date: Tuesday 8th October

Time: 9.00 -12.00 or 12.30- 3.00

Venue: Broadford Primary School

Please see the link below to find out more about Pete.

https://irresistible-learning.co.uk/resources/

Please note that to book onto Vision to Provision this year, you will need to book through the Teaching School - bookings@teachingschool.havering.sch.uk​ There are limited places for each of the courses, so please book early to avoid disappointment.

Vision to Provision - Day 6: 2nd July

We look forward to welcoming you all to Day 6, our final session of our Vision to Provision programme. If you haven't already booked onto the course, please do so via Havering Education Services portal. This programme is free to all EYFS leads across Havering.

This is one of our most succesful programmes run in collaboration with Havering Education Services. It is run by staff working in schools alongside Havering's Early Years Advisor.

The EYFS Leadership programme has been designed to facilitate further continuing professional development for Early Years Leaders, focusing specifically on the establishment of a vision for everyday practice, the practical application of leadership strategies and the ensuring of a great start to school for all Havering Reception aged pupils.


Day 6 - EYFS Leadership training half day session:

Tuesday 2nd July @ Mead

9.30am - 12.00pm or 1.00pm - 3.30pm
We will be discussing how you are developing 'Successful Transitions from YR to Y1'.

For this session you are invited to bring a year one colleague. I appreicate that to release two members of staff for the session may too demanding on your school at such a busy time of year, so this optional.

We will focus on sharing your Foundation Stage profile data with year one colleagues to support transition and then looking at our transition policies. If you could bring along your transition policies, that will be great.

We will also be discussing about how we will be developing Vision to Provision and some ideas for the future.

Vision to Provision - Day 3

EYFS Leadership Programme

This month we welcomed over 36 Early Years Leaders to Day 3 of our Leadership programme. The Vision 2 Provision programme is run in collaboration with Havering Education Services.

The EYFS leadership programme has been designed to facilitate further continuing professional development for Early Years Leaders, focusing specifically on the establishment of a vision for everyday practice, the practical application of leadership strategies and the ensuring of a great start to school for all Havering Reception aged pupils.


The programme is designed to provide:

• Inspiration to help shape and then deliver a clear vision for your setting
• Opportunities to reflect upon your own leadership within your current setting
• An enhanced understanding of leadership and management strategies and styles
• Peer learning
• Credible, valid and reliable professional development provided by expert EYFS professionals

Throughout day 3, we evaluated developments of our action plans; how we are leading our teams; reminded ourselves of the stautory requirements of Early Years and explored in depth expected outcomes in writing and how these can be achieved.

We look forward to welcoming all EYFS Leads to the next session on the 2nd April 2019

For further details, please see our flyer

  

SSIF Training: Closing The Vocabulary Gap

On Monday 21st January, we hosted a training day, focusing on 'Closing the vocabulary gap in year one'. This training was lead by a consultant from Oxford University Press, for the benefit of Year 1 Teachers and Teaching Assistants.

Throughout the day, participants got to:

• explore theory and practice, including the key principles of vocabulary extension
• supporting the selection of appropriate, engaging and motivating texts
• identifying and supporting strategies that facilitate word learning
• developing an understanding of word consciousness through rich oral language experiences.

This training was put in place to build on the support children had been receiving as part of the SSIF project being implemented through the Teaching School.
Whilst out visiting school this week, it was pleasing to hear that schools have already started implementing strategies that were explored during the training.

TA Training - Nuffield Early Language Intervention

On Friday, we welcomed back our TAs who are implementing The Nuffield Early Language Intervention across 15 school as part of the Strategic School Improvement Fund project. The project is a third of the way through and is now in the final 10 weeks. The project continues to be successful due the commitment, self reflection and knowledge that the TAs are bringing to the project.

The Nuffield Early Language Intervention is an evidence-based oral language intervention for children in nursery and reception who show weakness in their oral language skills and who are therefore at risk of experiencing difficulty with reading. It is delivered over 30 weeks by teaching assistants in groups of 3-4 children.

The intervention was developed by a team from the University of York, who subsequently carried out a randomised control trial in 15 schools and feeder-nurseries across Yorkshire. After 30 weeks, the children who had received the intervention had improved expressive language skills, including the use of vocabulary and grammar. Their letter-sound knowledge and spelling also improved, indicating the foundations of phonics were in place.

CPD Training with Pete Moorhouse

We were delighted to welcome Pete Moorhouse to Mead Primay School to deliver day 2 of our Vision to Provision programme. This was a fantastic opportunity for Havering's EYFS Leads to take part in some fantastic CPD funded through Havering Primary Teaching School Alliance. With 37 schools represented, we look forward to seeing how woodwork develops across the curriculum throughout the year. Pete will be back to join us for a final conference in May.

Pete Moorhouse is passionate about encouraging creative thinking in Early Years Education. He has over 25 years experience working with schools.

Pete is the leading authority on Woodwork in Early Years Education and has several journal articles and books published. Pete is an  Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Bristol currently researching Creativity and Critical thinking in Early Years Education. 

Pete is dedicated to providing opportunities for all children to express their creativity and develop their creative and critical thinking skills, and firmly believes in narrowing the gap in attainment and improving outcomes for all children.

Stephen King Writing Tips

Stephen King’s books have sold over 350 million copies. Here are our favourite pieces of advice for aspiring writers:

First write for yourself, and then worry about the audience. “When you write a story, you’re telling yourself the story. When you rewrite, your main job is taking out all the things that are not the story. Your stuff starts out being just for you, but then it goes out.”

Avoid adverbs. “The adverb is not your friend. Consider the sentence “He closed the door firmly.” It’s by no means a terrible sentence, but ask yourself if ‘firmly’ really has to be there. What about context? What about all the enlightening (not to say emotionally moving) prose which came before ‘He closed the door firmly’? Shouldn’t this tell us how he closed the door? And if the foregoing prose does tell us, then isn’t ‘firmly’ an extra word? Isn’t it redundant?”

Don’t obsess over perfect grammar. “Language does not always have to wear a tie and lace-up shoes. The object of fiction isn’t grammatical correctness but to make the reader welcome and then tell a story… to make him/her forget, whenever possible, that he/she is reading a story at all. “

Read, read, read. “You have to read widely, constantly refining (and redefining) your own work as you do so. If you don’t have time to read, you don’t have the time (or the tools) to write.”

Turn off the TV. You must be prepared to do some serious turning inward toward the life of the imagination. Reading takes time, and the glass teat takes too much of it.”

Professional Development Days

The Havering Primary Teaching School Alliance is committed to providing high quality professional development opportunities for colleagues across our Federation, locally and further afield. We provide professional development courses through a range of expert educationalists as well as specialists working in or closely with schools.

Within our Learning Federation, we are continually developing a culture of continuous improvement. This culture drives progress in teaching and learning to ensure that our pupils’ socio economic background is not a barrier to their progress. We expect all of the children we work with to achieve personal excellence and become lifelong learners.

During our last inset day, we received high quality training that reinforces and develops the key learning approaches to RWI. These development days play a crucial part in ensuring our vision becomes reality; we believe our pupils should be reading confidently by 6 so that they can access a rich curriculum.

Click on the link below to read why Broadford is a Read Write Inc.Model School

Broadford case study