Courses
Secondary
DescriptionThe Early Years, Primary and Secondary CPD programme offers a wide variety of courses, both as a subscription package and standalone. The courses aim to support leaders and practitioners to develop high quality provision in their own schools. Courses provide participants with opportunities to reflect, share best practice and ensure they are up to date with current pedagogies and statutory requirements.
For 2021/2022, each Secondary school will receive one funded place, any additional attendees will be charged at the standard rates. Costs for individual courses can be found via the website and any additional package places will be charged at £785.
This package includes one place at each of the following:
- 3 X KS3 English Networks
- 3 X KS4 Mathematics Networks
- 3 X KS4 English Networks
- 2 X KS4 Science Networks
- 2 X KS4 Art
- 2 X KS4 MFL
- 2 X KS4 Foundation Subjects
- 3 X Post 16 Partnership Meetings
- 3 X Literacy Coordinator Network Meetings
- 3 X EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) Coordinators Network Meetings
- 3 X CEIAG (Career Education Information and Guidance) Networks
DescriptionThese meetings aim to keep subject leaders up to date with national, regional and local priorities and initiatives in music and, in particular, the opportunities made available through the Royal Greenwich Music Service.
The meeting will also provide opportunities for subject leaders to share and discuss good practice with visiting professionals providing inspirational CPD sessions.
ImpactPractitioners will:
- be up to speed with current issues in music education
- learn how to improve provision at school and benefit from working with other schools
- be fully involved in the Royal Borough of Greenwich Music Service
AudienceMusic Subject Leaders - Primary, Secondary and Special Schools
DescriptionThis is an online course to support staff in learning about the thinking and learning styles of students with an ASD and how to support them within a school based context.
The course is delivered through self-directed independent on line learning, supported by 3 sessions in a group context.
The course requires about 18 hours of self directed learning from participants, which includes some short tasks as part of the process.
ImpactPupils will:
- be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum
Practitioners will:
- have an understanding of autism and how it affects children and their families
- be equipped with a range of strategies to support children with autism in mainstream schools
Settings will:
- have staff with a greater understanding of best practice in relation to children with autism as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
AudienceStaff supporting pupils with an ASD in schools, SENCOs/Teachers and Teaching Assistants
DescriptionThis session provides an introduction to the thinking and learning styles of pupils with an ASD. Additionally it will provide all staff with an overview of practical strategies to support pupils with an ASD.
ImpactPupils will:
- be provided with appropriate strategies and support to assist their inclusion, interaction and access to all areas of the curriculum
Practitioners will:
- have an understanding of autism and how it affects pupils and their families
- be equipped with a range of strategies to support pupils with autism in mainstream primary schools
Settings will:
- be able to set up ASD friendly approaches across the whole school and establish consistent approaches to the management of pupils in their schools, as a consequence of a shared knowledge and understanding amongst all staff
- have staff who have a greater understanding of best practice in relation to pupils with autism, as well as the sensory difficulties they experience which can affect their ability to be included
AudienceWhole school teams