CPD at Berkhamsted2014-2015

CPD at BerkhamstedHigh quality CPD is something that all staff are entitled to and as a school, we aim to provide the best Continuing Professional Development possible.

Based on feedback, requests and appraisal targets, we have shaped the internal CPD programme to meet immediate training needs, provide guidance on career advancement and enhance personal effectiveness. The varied programme is designed to help meet the needs of staff at different points in their development.

The Big Picture - Professional Learning

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‘5 minute inset’External

CPDTwilight Sessions Coaching Research Bursary

Teaching, Learning &

Assessment Conference,

Berkhamsted

TeachMeet Berkhamsted

ICT Training

The start of each Staff Meeting

sees a member of staff share a teaching idea.

External courses

following a particular

development strand.

Practical and focused sessions led by members of staff and external

providers.

Executive coaching for colleagues

provided by Cathy Hall. Additional

coaching opportunities

provided over the year.

Funds and support are provided for staff to reflect

professionally on an aspect of their

teaching.

Bringing the best in Teaching and Learning across the education sectors to your

doorstep.

A celebration of the great

teaching and learning at the

school.

Sessions over the year to suit your particular

needs.

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1The Twilight CPD programme

Designed to support your work, develop your professional skills and enable you to enhance your wellbeing.

The ‘routes’ (Head of House, Head of Department etc) are not compulsory - if you are in one of the named roles and would prefer to attend another session, this may be possible.

The expectation for staff is to pick four sessions across the year (or three if you have attended an external course).

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Lesson Study (1, 2 & 3)These sessions will allow you to focus on teaching and learning by jointly planning, researching and observing a lesson.

Lesson Observation and Feedback (1 & 2)Led by Michael Bond, these sessions will cover the format of lessons observations in the school, areas to consider and how you can make the feedback work for all parties.

Using iSams effectively (1 & 2)Lucy Spray will take you through the features of iSams that are related to your role (such as how you can track student achieve-ment in your department/House with a few clicks).

Research for Learning (1, 2 & 3)Based on extensive research, these sessions will provide col-leagues with examples of classroom interventions with the best effect on achievement. Provided by Dragonfly Training.

Conducting Appraisals (1 & 2)A clear explanation of the appraisal process by the Principal based on feedback from the current cycle. Vital if you are a new HoD.

Section 1

Twilight courses

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Developments in Cognitive Psychology/Science and Learning (1 & 2)Cognitive Scientists/Psychologists will take you through the lat-est research on the human brain/human behaviour and explore how it can be used in the classroom to help students.

Leading your House (1 & 2)Richard Thompson and Duncan Hardy will lead these sessions which aim to support and develop pastoral leaders’ capacity to lead their House, manage tutors and build great relationships with parents.

Dealing with Homophobia (1 & 2)Led by Rob Moseley (accredited by Stonewall), these sessions will provide you with the necessary knowledge to deal with inci-dents and support students.

Coaching (1 & 2)Led by renowned coach Andy Vass, these sessions will help de-velop your soft skills to motivate your team and students.

Social Media (1 & 2)Drawn from the topics suggested by students in the School Council, these sessions will provide an outline of the issues and some examples of how pastoral leaders can support students.

Writing ReportsWill Gunary will provide an overview for new members of staff on the ‘House Style’ at Berkhamsted.

Drugs awareness talk (1 & 2) This is a practical session for pastoral leaders and focuses on providing knowledge and awareness of the challenges young people face.

Preparing for Parents’ EveningsLiz Richardson will provide some important pointers for new staff.

Using Data for Beginners (1 & 2) Richard Coupe will provide an introduction to the types of data held in school and how you can use it to support your teaching and students’ learning.

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Improving Literacy (1 & 2)Dragonfly Training will provide advice and tips on using a range of strategies to help improve reading, classroom discussions and writing across the curriculum.

Managing Challenging Behaviour (1 & 2)Dragonfly Training will provide practical training on how to man-age inappropriate behaviour in the classroom effectively.

Ski trips and Outdoor Education TrainingLed by Duncan Hardy and the Outdoor Education Team, this session will provide basis safety/awareness training for all staff on Outdoor Education trips.

Recognising and Overcoming Gen-dered Views in the Classroom (1 & 2) These sessions will highlight the use of gendered talk/perceptions in schools and what can be done to create a more cohesive environment for students.

Differentiation (1 & 2)The Learning Support team will provide practical advice on how to enable learners on differing levels to succeed in your class-room.

Helping students with the UCAS per-sonal statementPractical help on what to do/look for when supporting tutees/students.

CPD Book Club Led by Rosie McColl, each session will focus on a particular text. if you sign up for a session, we will provide a copy of the book under discussion.

Cognitive Behavioural TherapyLed by the Jeanette Hennigan, this session will introduce staff to the idea of CBT and how it can be used to enhance personal wellbeing.

Managing StressLinked to the CBT session, Jeanette Hennigan will outline strategies for managing stress.

Tues 9th Sept 9th Oct 26th November 20th January 11th February 16th March 21st May

HoD

DHoD

HoH

DHoH

NQT/GTP

New teacher

General

Lesson Study Lesson Study

Research For Learning Part 1 Dragonfly Training

Lesson Observations and feedback Michael Bond

Lesson Study

Research For Learning Part 2 Dragonfly Training

Lesson Observations and feedback Michael Bond

Conducting Appraisals Part 1 Mark Steed

Research For LearningPart 3 Dragonfly Training

Conducting Appraisals Part 2 Mark Steed

Developments in Cognitive Psychology /Science and Learning

Developments in Cognitive Psychology/Science and Learning

Choice

Lesson Study Lesson Study Lesson Study As HoD or choice As HoD or choice As HoD or choice Choice

Lesson Study Lesson Study

Leading your HouseRichard Thompson/Duncan Hardy

Using iSams effectively Part 1Lucy Spray

Lesson Study

Leading your HouseRichard Thompson/Duncan Hardy

Using iSams effectively Part 2Lucy Spray

Dealing with Homophobia Part 1 Rob Moseley

Drugs Talk 1

Dealing with Homophobia Part 2Rob Moseley

Coaching Andy Vass

Drugs Talk 2

Social Media Part 1

Coaching Andy Vass

Managing stress Counselling Team

Social Media Part 2

As Head of House As Head of House As Head of House As Head of House As Head of House As Head of House As Head of House

Personal and Professional Conduct (TS 8 & Part 2) Mary-Clare Startin

Enquiry Based Learning & Stretch & Challenge (TS 2, 4 & 5)

AfL (TS 2, 5 & 6) Learning Beyond The Classroom (TS 8)

Independent Learning (TS 1, 2 & 5)

Research For Learning (TS 3 & 5)

Review & Final Assessment Preparation

Report WritingLesson Study

Preparing for Parents’ Evenings Liz Richardson

Lesson Study General General General General

Lesson Study

Lesson Study

Using Data for beginners Part 1 Richard Coupe

Improving literacy Part 1

Managing Challenging Behaviour Part 1

Lesson Study

Using Data for beginners Part 2 Richard Coupe

Improving literacy Part 2

Managing ChallengingBehaviour Part 2

Ski trips and Outdoor Ed training Duncan Hardy

Gendered Differences Part 1

CPD Book Club Rosie McColl

Differentiation Part 1 Learning Support

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (open to HoH too) Counselling Team

Gendered Differences Part 2

CPD Book Club Rosie McColl

Differentiation Part 2Learning Support

Managing stress Counselling Team

CPD Book Club Rosie McColl

CPD Book Club Rosie McColl

UCAS reference writing

Dealing with loss, change and transitions Counselling Team

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Dealing with loss, change and transitionsLife is a series of frequent changes for us all, some welcome and some not so welcome. Understanding some of the proc-esses involved in loss, change and transition and what might be useful (and not so useful) can be helpful both professionally and personally. Led by Jane Markby and Jeanette Hennigan.

2 Providing timely and relevant sessions to suit your particular ICT needs.

ICT Sessions

This year’s ICT staff training programme is based around the themes of collaboration, communication, creativity and productivity. There is a combination of after school and lunchtime sessions available, as well as individual support. As many sessions as possible are repeated.

It’s all optional, and you can attend as many sessions as you like. Refreshments will be provided.

After attending a course, you will receive an electronic certificate of attendance for your own records. However, these sessions do not contribute towards your required whole-school CPD requirements.

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Microsoft Academy TrainingWeekly drop-in support sessions to help you achieve your Out-look qualification and any other Microsoft Office exams you would like to take.

Every Tuesday in NH214 4.40-6.00pm with Justine Bohitige

Every Thursday in NH214 4.40-6.00pm with Simon Robinson

Teaching and Learning with iPadThis is a practical two part course which will introduce you to some top iPad apps for teaching and learning, including how to show presentations, web pages, film and photos to your classes. Between sessions you will try out and use your favour-ite apps from the session (or others you will discover along the way), and the second session will allow for brainstorming on les-son ideas, feedback, review and reflection.

Course A

Session 1 Tuesday 9th September* 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Tuesday 20th January* 4.35-5.35pm

Course B

Session 1 Thursday 23rd April 4.35-5.35pm

Section 1

ICT Sessions

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Session 2 Thursday 4th June 4.35-5.35pm

Teaching and Learning with Windows - HP Envy and PCsThis is a practical two part course which will introduce you to some top Windows apps for teaching and learning, including how to show presentations, web pages, film and photos to your classes. Between sessions you will try out your favourite apps from the session (or others you will discover along the way), and the second session will allow for brainstorming on lesson ideas, feedback, review and reflection.

Course A

Session 1 Thursday 9th October* 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Wednesday 11th February* 4.35-5.35pm

Course B

Session 1 Thursday 30th April 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Thursday 25th June 4.35-5.35pm

Building interactivity using your Epson Projector or interactive whiteboard

In this two-part course we will share tools and ideas for exciting interactive lessons. We will explore the functionality of Smart Notebook and ideas for engaging students with the board. Be-tween sessions you can put the ideas into practice in your own classes, and return for feedback, discussion and joint activity brainstorming in the second session.

Session 1 Thursday 20th November 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Thursday 19th March 4.35-5.35pm

Getting started with Google Apps for Education and Google Classroom

For beginners, this course will get you up and running with Goo-gle Apps. It will include:

An introduction to Google Apps for Education and Google Class-room, Gmail, creating and sharing Google Docs, how Google Drive works, and how to navigate and share Google Slides, Sheets and Sites.

Thursday 18th September 4.35-5.35pm

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Building an online Professional Learning NetworkThis two part course is designed to help you develop your own learning network of global education professionals using social media.

Session 1

Setting up and developing Twitter profiles, who to follow and how to find your own network. Sharing content, avoiding pitfalls and managing your professional web presence.

Session 2

Reviewing your learning and the growth of your network, how to set up a blog as a CPD tool.

Course A

Session 1 Wednesday 26th November* 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Monday 16th March* 4.35-5.35pm

Course B

Session 1 Thursday 5th March 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2 Thursday 7th May 4.35-5.35pm

Creating and curating online courses

These sessions are designed to help you develop your own on-line courses.

Session 1

Screencasting: how to make instructional videos for your stu-dents (led by Steve Redman)

Thursday 5th February 4.35-5.35pm

Session 2

Creating a course on iTunesU (led by Nick Dennis)

Thursday 12th March 4.35-5.35pm

ICT courses/Dates

18th September

9th October*

20th November

26th November*

20th January*

5th February

11th February

5th March

12th March

16th March

19th March

23rd April 30th April 7th May 4th June 25th June

Teaching and Learning with

the iPad Course A

Teaching and Learning with

the iPad Course B

Teaching & Learning with

Windows - HP Envys and PCsCourse A

Teaching & Learning with

Windows - HP Envys and PCsCourse B

Building an online

Professional Learning NetworkCourse A

Building an online

Professional Learning NetworkCourse B

Building interactivity using your

Epson Projector/

Whiteboard

Getting started with

Google Apps for Education

& Google Classroom

Creating and Curating

online courses

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1 Session 2

Session 1

Session 1 Session 2

Drop in to Lunchtime Bytes for a relaxed opportunity to think about technology in teaching and learning. There are two types of session:

1. Ideas exchange: Bring your thoughts, questions and experiences for discussion

2. Testing lab: Try things out at your own pace with help on hand.

The same themes will be scheduled for both the Monday and Friday session, so come to whichever is more convenient to you. Monday sessions will be held at 12.00-12.40pm at Kings in NH214 & Friday sessions will be held at 13.00-13.40pm at Castle in DH103 (tbc).

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Monday 8th September and Friday 12th September

Ideas exchange: Exploring ideas, techniques and tools for flip-ping the classroom.

Monday 15th September and Friday 19th September

Testing lab: Building beautiful and impactful presentations

Monday 22nd September and Friday 26th September

Ideas exchange: Using Google Drive with students

Monday 29th September and Friday 3rd October

Testing lab: Editing film and audio using iPad

Monday 6th October and Friday 10th October

Ideas exchange: Productivity: digital to-do lists and time man-agement tools

Monday 3rd November and Friday 7th November

Testing lab: Creative learning products using iPads - digital sto-rytelling, animation tools, visuals and mindmaps

Monday 10th November and Friday 14th November

Ideas exchange: Digital lesson planning, marking and assessment tools

Section 2

Lunchtime Bytes

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Monday 17th November and Friday 21st November

Testing lab: Creating a class website using Google Sites

Monday 24th November and Friday 28th November

Ideas exchange: Organising your digital ‘stuff’ and keeping it organised!

Monday 1st December and Friday 5th December

Testing lab: iPad productivity: managing file sharing, storage, images and video

If you can’t make a Thursday after school session because of other commitments, please contact Laura Knight and she will arrange an alternative time with you.

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Digital Classroom Coaching (1-1 or small group)Would you like to build new digital tools into your lessons? Or perhaps you are stuck in a rut with teaching a topic and fancy doing it differently this year. Bring your lesson objectives and re-sources and we will work together on building interactivity, crea-tivity and collaboration. These sessions can run as a ‘before and after’ so we will have time to prepare together for your les-son, and then reflect on what worked and what to improve after-wards. Laura can come and observe informally if you like. Send an email to get the ball rolling.

HODs/ HOSHs/ HO6Hs coachingWould you like to discuss digital strategy for your team, or plans for your IT budget requests? Perhaps some support on imple-menting your plans, or advice on the best approach would be helpful. Email Laura to book a time that is convenient.

Departmental CPDLaura is available to run mini CPD sessions in department meet-ings or separate departmental twilight training on subject-specific ICT matters as required. Email Laura to book a time to talk it through.

Section 3

Other eLearning CPD

3Research Bursary

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Reflecting on the process of teaching.

ResearchLaunched this year in conjunction with the Expansive Education Network, the research bursary is offered to members of the Common Room to conduct a piece of action research. Supervi-sions will take place at the Institute of Education in London and with the Vice-Principal.

Research outcomes will be shared at the TeachMeet at the end of the year and published internally.

The bursary is for one academic year and is £750. The supervi-sions at the Institute of Education and at school are provided for no extra cost.

Section 1

Berkhamsted Action Research

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Executive coaching for a very personal approach to professional development.

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CoachingWe are very pleased to be able to offer executive coaching to a small number of colleagues this academic year.

Cathy Hall will provide the coaching sessions. Cathy used to be a former Head of Human Resources at CNN and now works as a coach at the London Business School.

Section 1

Executive coaching

5 An 8 week voluntary course provided for staff at Berkhamsted to enhance wellbeing.

Mindfulness Course

A specialist course for Berkhamsted staff.

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Led by Jane Markby and Jeanette Hennigan, this course is pro-posed to run on Mondays for 8 weeks consecutively (except half term) from Monday 12th January and will be about 1.5 hours in duration. If there is a major clash with any other event, Jane and Jeanette will work with the group to consider an alter-native date. Space is limited to 10 people.

Section 1

Mindfulness Course

6#TLAB15

Fantastic! So many good approaches to use back at school.“ This was

another amazing day - huge thanks to all involved

in organising it.

A great location, lovely welcome, well structured, supported, awesome provision, won-

derful students to ensure all got where they needed to be. A big thank you to everyone!

Comments from delegates on #TLAB14

This was a superb day from start to finish and made all the more special by there being a blend of practice and research but all with a focus on making our classrooms better for our students - and if you aren't doing that then what's the point?!

A conference that brings refreshing practicality and inspirational speakers/teachers to your doorstep.

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The Teaching, Learning & Assessment Conference, BerkhamstedThe previous two conferences sold out and the feedback has been incredibly positive on the quality of the workshop leaders and keynote speakers. The event this academic year will be held on Saturday 21st March and entry for Berkhamsted staff will be covered by the CPD budget (spaces are limited).

#TLAB15 has the theme of ‘All In The Mind’ and the opening keynote will be provided by Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Cognitive Neuroscientist at UCL.

Section 1

Teaching, Learning & Assessment, Berkhamsted

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There will also range of workshops covering the following sub-jects:

• Dance

• Music

• History

• RE

• Maths

• Science

• English

• MFL

Schools providing workshops include Berkhamsted School, Eton College, Ashlyns School, Sandringham School, Highbury Grove School & Cramlington Learning Village.

If you would like to attend, please email Nick Dennis (ndennis@berkhamstedschool.org).

You can also find out more information by visiting the confer-ence website: http://www.berkhamstedschool.org/TLAB15