Primary English Subject Leaders
We would like to invite primary English subject leaders to attend a series of 3 network meetings, run over the course of the academic year.
The meetings are a fantastic opportunity to meet colleagues from different schools, share good practice, collaborate, and discuss current research and initiatives.
We encourage subject leaders with all levels of experience to join us.
Pupils will:
- benefit from accessing an enriched English curriculum
Subject Leaders will:
- benefit from accessing current research and sharing good practice with colleagues
Schools will:
- make links with schools across the local authority and have opportunities to share practice and stay up-to-date with current research
Primary English Subject Leaders
Date
27th January 2026 (1:30pm - 3:45pm)
Venue
Wingfield Primary School
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Date
19th May 2026 (1:30pm - 3:45pm)
Venue
Henwick Primary School
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Understanding the Governor's role in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025
This course will investigate the specific and important role of the Safeguarding Governor, to ensure the:
- legal requirements are in place and are known and understood by all staff and adults working in your school
- expectations of OfSTED are being met and that governors can provide evidence of their compliance
- expectations from Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance are fully understood and embedded
This is a certified course to support Governors evidence of KCSIE compliance.
Governors will:
- have a clear understanding of their role
- have the knowledge and expertise to hold the school to account for ensuring that the policies and processes are in place and that they are being consistently applied
- have a good understanding of what they should monitor and challenge and how that is reported back to the full Governing Board
- be able to report on the staff's understanding of their role in Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance
All Governors
100% of attendees to have completed feedback, would recommend this course.
Date
27th January 2026 (6:00pm - 7:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Date
19th March 2026 (6:00pm - 7:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Date
30th June 2026 (6:00pm - 7:00pm)
Venue
Online delivery - This session will be delivered virtually
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Using your school and pupil contextual information to support your school priorities (Secondary)
During this session governors will have an opportunity to:
- Understand how the Inspection Dashboard Summary Report (IDSR) is used by Ofsted when preparing for a school inspection
- Become familiar with how data is calculated and presented in the IDSR
- Have an opportunity to look at their own school's IDSR and consider questions they might want to raise with leaders
- Find out about key accountability measures for primary schools
- Consider best practice in assessment processes in Secondary schools
Governors will develop strategies for:
- interrogating key school accountability measures
- effective questioning of leaders based on data presented
- identifying school improvement evidenced by in-school data
All Royal Greenwich Secondary School Governors
Date
29th January 2026 (8:30am - 10:00am)
Venue
The Professional Development Centre (PDC) at Eltham
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Primary and KS3 Mathematics Subject Leaders
We would like to invite maths 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 within the primary and secondary mathematics curriculum.
We encourage subject leaders with all levels of experience to join us
Pupils will:
- benefit from accessing an enriched mathematics curriculum
Subject Leaders will:
- benefit from accessing current research and sharing good practice with colleagues
Schools will:
- make links with schools across the local authority
- have opportunities to share practice
- stay up to date with current research
Maths Subject Leaders
Date
3rd February 2026 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Venue
Wingfield Primary School
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service
Date
23rd June 2026 (1:30pm - 3:30pm)
Venue
Henwick Primary School
Tutors
Members of the School Improvement Service