1. education
2. school

Leading Outstanding Learning Programme 2015
Rationale:
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A CPD programme aiming to enhance the leadership of learning in schools.
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An opportunity to learn from experiences and best practice in a wide range of
schools; outstanding state and independent schools, raidly improving and
ethnically diverse inner city schools and newly created ‘school within a
school’ learning community.
Outcomes:
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Teachers will develop skills and strategies to achieve outstanding learning
and progress from students in their classrooms and in the classrooms of
colleagues.
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Teachers will lead the development and sharing of best practice with others in
their department and school to further improve student learning outcomes for
all.
Facilitators:
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Vicky Conway – The Dearne ALC – vconway2@barnsley.org
Sarah Rhodes – Horizon CC – sRhodes@horizoncc.co.uk
Duration:
6 sessions:
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Wednesday 1st July – 1.00pm – 3.30pm - Horizon CC
Wednesday 16th September – 8.30am – 11.30am – The Dearne ALC
Thursday 8th October – 1.00pm – 3.30pm – Horizon CC
Tuesday 3rd November – 8.30am – 11.30am – The Dearne ALC
Monday 30th November – 1.00pm – 3.30pm – Horizon CC
Monday 14th December – 1.00pm – 3.30pm – The Dearne ALC
Cost:
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£33 per session (£198 for all 6 sessions) All 6 sessions must be booked in
order to complete the course. Booking Information: Contact Julie Tallant –
manager@barnsleytsa.co.uk
Participants:
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The programme has been created for secondary school teachers with the
capacity to achieve outstanding learning and progress from students. These
teachers will be able to drive forward improvements in Teaching & Learning
with colleagues back in their schools.
Approaches:
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Teachers are invited in pairs or trios from their school; they will have support
from a home school mentor to facilitate opportunities for the development and
sharing of best practice in their school.
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The programme encompasses six half day events hosted on a range of
morning, afternoon and twilight times to minimise impact on class teaching
commitments.
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Each half day event leads directly into the development of practice in the
participating teacher’s classrooms and a wider school action to further
develop outstanding practice in their school.
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The programme will draw on a range of learning experiences including:
focussed lesson observations in a range of schools in contrasting contexts;
demonstration of best practice by the programme leaders and fellow
participants; discussion panels with students and staff; collaborative learning
opportunities with colleagues from the same school and in other schools and
engagement in our online learning community for outstanding teachers to
share practice.
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The programme will be personalised to each school’s and teacher’s
development goals based on needs analysis gathered from each participant
on the programme.
Programme Events:
1 Achieving outstanding teaching and learning
2 Best practice in Assessment for Learning
3 Driving improvement across classrooms
4 Encouraging successful student-led learning
5 Differentiation for key learner groups
6 Showcasing best practice developed
Leading Outstanding Learning CPD Programme:
Event Overview:
Proposed Date and Venue:
1 Achieving outstanding teaching and learning
• Experiencing learning walks of outstanding classroom
practice and student panel discussions on engaging
students
• Demonstrations of strategies for achieving outstanding
engagement, challenge and demonstration of progress
from students
• Sharing of best practice from within the schools and
classrooms of participating teachers
Wednesday 1 July
2 Best practice in Assessment for Learning
• Experiencing learning walks of outstanding classroom
practice
• Demonstrations of strategies for developing best practice
in modelling success criteria, feedback and questioning &
review
• Sharing of best practice from within the schools and
classrooms of participating teachers
3 Driving improvement across classrooms
• Experiencing discussion panels with outstanding teachers,
middle and senior leaders
• Demonstrations of effective approaches to change
management, teacher coaching and quality assurance of
Teaching and Learning
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Beyond Event Overview:
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Horizon Community
College
1 – 3.30pm
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Wednesday 16th
September
The Dearne ALC
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8.30 – 11.30pm
Thursday 8th October
Horizon Community
College
1-3.30pm
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In your own practice – Applying new approaches to
improve engagement, challenge and demonstration
of progress from students. Sharing learning from the
outstanding lesson videos on our programme
website and reviewing impact of the programme so
far on our online forum
Wider school practice – Engaging in peer
observations and feedback with colleagues in your
learning pair/trio
In your own practice – Improving AfL practice
through collaborative planning with a member of
your learning pair/trio and experiencing a video
observation of a lesson
Wider school practice - Sharing new practice from
the programme so far with your department or other
group of colleagues
In your own practice – Visiting the school of a
fellow participant on the programme to support the
development of a specific area of practice
Wider school practice - Coaching improvement
from a colleague in your school
4 Encouraging successful student-led learning
• Experiencing learning walks of outstanding classroom
practice
• Demonstrations of strategies for achieving outstanding
independent learning routines and thinking skills from our
students
• Meeting student learning leaders
5 Differentiation for key learner groups
• Experiencing learning walks of outstanding classroom
practice and student panel discussions focussed on
meeting individual needs
• Demonstrations of strategies for differentiating for different
learner groups and individuals, leading Teaching
Assistants and interventions in response to data analysis
• Sharing of best practice from within the schools and
classrooms of participating teachers
6 Showcasing best practice developed
• Demonstrating best practice developed as part of this
programme and the impact achieved as part of a learning
showcase
• Sharing outstanding practice with colleagues from across
many schools through this event and the online forum
Tuesday 3rd November
The Dearne ALC
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In your own practice - Improving the effectiveness
of student-led learning, gathering student voice as
an impact measure
Wider school practice - Instigating an improvement
in a focussed area of Teaching and Learning within
a department or faculty
8.30 – 11.30pm
Monday 30th November
Horizon Community
College
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1-3.30pm
Monday 14th December
The Dearne ALC
1-3.30pm
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In your own practice - Improving the progress of a
class, key learner group or individual.
Wider school practice – Developing your learning
showcase of best practice developed and the impact
with your learning pair/trio
Wider school practice – Supporting the leadership
of improvement in a focussed area of Teaching and
Learning across your school