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Primary Geography Subject Leader Network Meetings
We would like to invite primary Geography Subject Leaders to attend a series of 3 network meetings that will take place over the course of the academic year. The meetings will be a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from different schools, share good practice and discuss current research and initiatives.
The sessions will be run by Pete Dickinson, the Geography Lead at Alex Mcleod, as part of the work with RBG EYFS/Primary Strategy Group. Pete has experience of teaching and leading Geography at both primary and secondary schools and is passionate about working with other Geography leads across Greenwich.
The sessions will include: 
  • Opportunities for leaders to reflect on their leadership of Geography and identify areas to develop back in school
  • Collaborate and share best practice with Geography leads across Greenwich
  • A close look at progression of different strands of Geography from EYFS to YR7
  • A deep understanding of substantive and disciplinary subject knowledge
  • Understanding what excellence looks like
  • Online opportunities to keep in touch between sessions
We encourage subject leaders from all Greenwich primary schools and with all levels of experience to join us. KS3 Geography teachers/leads are welcome to attend.
Greenwich School Alliance.
Date
17th September 2024 (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
11th February 2025 (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
29th April 2025 (4:00pm - 5:30pm)
Venue
Alexander McLeod Primary School
Tutors
Peter Dickinson
Cost
Free to GSA Subscribing Schools
Free to non GSA Subscribing Schools

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Getting It Right First Time - Training on Exclusion Law and Guidance
Training on Exclusion Law and Guidance
Practitioners will:
  • Have an understanding of the exclusion guidance and responsibilities when suspending and issuing permanent exclusions
  • Be empowered to issue exclusions when necessary, in a reasonable, lawful and procedurally fair manner
  • Have a full understanding of Independent Review Panels.
 
Settings will:
  • Have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice and are compliant with the responsibilities of the Exclusion Guidance as issued by the DfE.
Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers
Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
27th September 2024 (9:30am - 4:15pm)
Venue
Woolwich Town Hall
Tutors
Tanya Callman
Cost
£20 for RBG schools
£20 for non-RBG schools
No charge to RBG LA staff

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Supporting Children who Struggle to Learn to Read

This course identifies and provides strategies for teaching the crucial concepts that children need to learn in the early stages of reading, from directionality through to working on unknown words in context. 

It identifies the three main sources of information that good readers use to read: Meaning, Language Structure and Phonics, and provides training on how to support these three areas in simple, practical ways. 

Participants will be taught how to take a Running Record. This is a simple assessment that can be taken on any text. They are a quick and efficient way of gathering information about a child’s reading and are particularly useful for children who struggle with reading, providing valuable information about the strategies a child uses/ignores. Once gaps have been identified they can be addressed in order to support the child’s reading development. 

Participants will:

  • have a clear understanding of the building blocks that need to be taught in order for children to develop into good readers 
  • be able to take and analyse a Running Record in order to identify key strengths and weaknesses of readers 
  • be able to use a range of simple strategies to support children in addressing any specific gaps

Early Years, KS1 & KS2 Practitioners and Teaching Assistants

Greenwich Direct Services to Schools
Date
8th October 2024 (9:30am - 3:00pm)
Venue
SEND Outreach, King's Park Campus, Eltham Palace Road, SE9 5LX
Tutors
SEND Outreach Support Service
Cost
£30 for RBG schools
£50 for non-RBG schools

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Primary English Subject Leader Network Meetings
We would like to invite English subject leaders to attend a series of network meetings that will take place over the course of the year.
The meetings will be a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from different schools, share good practice, and discuss current research and initiatives.
We encourage subject leaders with all levels of experience to join us.
Greenwich School Alliance.
Date
8th October 2024 (1:30pm - 4:00pm)
28th January 2025 (1:30pm - 4:00pm)
20th May 2025 (1:30pm - 4:00pm)
Venue
Wingfield Primary School
Tutors
Cost
Free to GSA Subscribing Schools
Free to non GSA Subscribing Schools

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