Curriculum

This programme is suitable for senior leaders, English leaders, phase leaders and class teachers working with Lower KS2, offering a key CPD opportunity to support you in making accurate writing judgements.

Equally, it will support strong validation when discussing school assessments with parents, governors and external visitors, including inspectors. This is particularly important in the light of the current context and the disruption to pupils’ learning over the year, especially in writing.

This programme is suitable for senior leaders, English leaders, phase leaders and class teachers working with Upper KS2, offering a key CPD opportunity to support you in making accurate writing judgements.

Equally, it will support strong validation when discussing school assessments with parents, governors and external visitors, including inspectors. This is particularly important in the light of the current context and the disruption to pupils’ learning over the year, especially in writing.

Two key questions facing school leaders with regard to the quality of education on offer are, ‘what research do we need to know?‘ and ‘how can we use it in our school?‘

Course objectives:

This one day course will give headteachers and school leaders the opportunity to explore the often impenetrable field of education, including the research underpinning the new inspection framework. The research will be demystified by translating it into practical strategies that can be implemented in school.

Participants will:

• gain a greater awareness of the key concepts that impact on curriculum design including progress, learning, automaticity, limitations of short-term memory, and cultural capital
• explore current research underpinning curriculum design, including cognitive science supporting the progression model etc and consider the 3 I’s in relation to this research
• explore research on meta-cognition and consider practical examples of what this looks like in the classroom
• explore learning & pedagogy practices including deep learning v shallow learning, and turning information into powerful knowledge
• benefit from reflection through reference to a sample of pupils’ work in any chosen subjects using the key questions (supplied) to consider what the provision and practice is like in your school

This course will assist leaders, including headteachers, to understand the implications of the changes to the EYFS Statutory Framework from September 2021. At the end of the session, leaders will have a clear understanding of the changes and what it means for their school.

A new course offered to Humanities subject leaders to support them in understanding the implications of the new Ofsted framework on their leadership role. The new Ofsted Framework focuses on ensuring that learners receive a high-quality education, through the school’s rich curriculum offer. This 1 day course is aimed at empowering History subject leaders to:

• Understand the implications of the new Ofsted framework on their leadership role
• Explore how intent, implementation and impact relate to each other within the context of a school’s History curriculum
• Consider the key elements of a ‘Deep Dive’ in History.
• Evaluate practical ways to drive forward improvements in History.

Leaders will also have the opportunity to consider:

• What knowledge and understanding are pupils expected to gain at each stage of their schooling and in each subject?
• How does our whole-school curriculum hang together?
• How does the school’s context inform the curriculum?
• Do pupils know more and remember more of the planned curriculum? How does this compare to expectations?

Global Education Services Limited (GES LTD), a company established by Raj Mehta, was an approved supplier for phonics training and consultancy under the Department for Education (DfE) Matched Funding Scheme The Importance of Phonics between 2011 and 2013. Since then, the training has been updated to reflect the changes in this area of the curriculum and accountability in the primary education system.

This 1 day training session is based on the core criteria as outlined by the DfE in the recent validation process. It will be delivered in an interactive, multisensory manner with a good balance of theory, information, and practical activities so that attendees develop the necessary expertise to teach phonics effectively.

The aims & objectives for attendees are to:

• understand how the GES’s Simply Letters and Sounds SSP programme supports effective phonics teaching in your school
• acquire the necessary phonics subject knowledge and skills required to deliver high quality phonics lessons
• understand the expected pace and progression for phonics teaching in Reception and KS1 classes to ensure children acquire the phonic knowledge and skills to support successful reading and writing (spelling)
• recognise what effective phonics teaching looks like

The course will cover:

• Phonics knowledge and skills that underpins teaching each of the phases in Letters and Sounds
• the recommended pace, progression and assessment of phonic teaching in GES’s Simply Letters and Sounds Phases Two to Five
• application of phonic skills to reading and writing
• use of 100% decodable books to match the programme
• Implementation – key features of high-quality phonics teaching to include planning, teaching, assessment and tracking pupil progress

The training will be delivered by Raj Mehta who is an expert in phonics and early literacy. She was a communication, language, and literacy consultant for a London local authority. Raj coached, collaborated, and engaged with headteachers, senior leaders, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 staff across schools within the local authority to raise standards.

She has worked both nationally and internationally training leaders, teachers, teaching assistants and parents on phonics and early literacy.

With the increasing spotlight on middle leaders in the new inspection framework, there is an unambiguous focus on the ability of middle and phase leaders to improve teaching and learning and ultimately, drive forwards whole school improvement.

Leaders are being judged on their ability to develop the role of middle leaders – this includes looking at the quality of training in place to support middle leaders in effectively executing their roles and responsibilities.

Created for subject and or middle leaders across the primary phase of education, this one-day course introduces them to a range of effective strategies, approaches and knowledge that will help them grow in confidence and excel in this important role.

Middle leaders will be empowered to:

• consider the changes to the inspection framework and how this impacts on the school’s curriculum
• understand the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of middle leaders in light of the latest changes to the inspection framework
• use an audit tool to evaluate the Intent, Implementation, and Impact within your curriculum.
• investigate how monitoring can be carried out in the most effective way e.g. planning scrutiny, work sampling, learning walks, pupil interviews and lesson observations
• gain practical tips and ideas on how to effectively execute their role as a subject leader

This course will provide guidance and support to teachers new to the RE leader role with ready-to-use ideas to engage staff and pupils. It will give participants the knowledge and confidence they need to be an effective and inspirational leader of RE. The day will cover:

• Roles and responsibilities of leading RE in a church school
• How to promote and maintain a high profile of the subject within the school
• The law and the national picture for RE
• Understanding the Church of England Statement of Entitlement for RE
• Understanding the key principles that underpin curriculum design
• Understanding the LDBS agreed syllabus

Mary Thorne leads on many of our RE courses. She leads on RE for the LDBS primary schools and runs the RE network meetings.

“I went away feeling encouraged and equipped to carry out my role. Lots to think about, but also lots of great ideas shared.”

This course will assist leaders, including headteachers, to understand the implications of the changes to the EYFS Statutory Framework from September 2021. At the end of the session, leaders will have a clear understanding of the changes and what it means for their school.

The aims and objectives of this course is to equip leaders and senior leaders to effectively monitor the quality of phonics and early reading provision in their schools. The training will cover:

• the application of phonics in reading and spelling
• checking the quality of phonics and early reading teaching
• using data effectively to continually raise standards and identifying key trends in communication and language, phonics and reading links across EYFS, KS1 and KS2
• using resources effectively to support high quality teaching, including the use of decodable texts

The training will be delivered by Raj Mehta who is an expert in phonics and early literacy. She was a communication, language, and literacy consultant for a London local authority. Raj coached, collaborated, and engaged with headteachers, senior leaders, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Key Stage 1 staff across schools within the local authority to raise standards.

She has worked both nationally and internationally training leaders, teachers, teaching assistants and parents on phonics and early literacy.

• “This course is very good, all very helpful and good to listen to how other teachers/leaders are delivering and closing gaps.”
• “If only Raj Mehta’s courses were free! I would attend them all.”

This practical course focuses on how to teach reading to ensure that pupils make the necessary progress towards achieving greater depth in reading.

A variety of texts will be explored to ensure pupils are offered high quality reading opportunities and extension activities to provide depth and breadth. We will develop good quality questioning to enable pupils to think deeply about the text they are reading and give higher level responses. We will also consider how best to prepare our pupils for the KS2 reading paper.

Course objectives

• to provide depth and breadth through high quality reading opportunities
• to develop good quality questioning to extend pupils’ thinking and analysis of text
• to have a good understanding of the end of KS2 assessment performance descriptors for reading and the requirements of the KS2 reading paper

This 1/2 day course provides an opportunity for subject leaders and teachers to broaden their understanding of their role as leaders of Design & Technology (DT) as well as that of the subject.

Aims & objectives:

• a clear understanding of DT and its processes
• clarity about the expectations of the National Curriculum
• advice on how to develop a curriculum map for DT

The course will explore the role of the science subject leader and its associated responsibilities. It will cover a range of strategies for fulfilling them; from identifying and promoting effective primary science teaching, to auditing and leading science in your school.

Naomi Hiscock works for the Science Learning Centre London as a trainer, delivering INSET both at The Centre based at the Institute of Education and in schools.

“Really good course – especially being new to science leadership, good to network and share ideas. I feel confident to implement some things back to school now.”

This full-day course provides subject leaders and teachers with an in-depth look at the formative and summative assessment of science.

Participants will be provided with a clear understanding of the expectations of the National Curriculum statements and a range of strategies that will enable teachers to confidently make formative assessments to inform their planning, and robust summative assessments on the completion of both science themes and school years.

Naomi Hiscock works for the Science Learning Centre London as a trainer, delivering INSET both at The Centre based at the Institute of Education and in schools.

This training is for Key Stage 1 teachers to support them in delivering GES’s Simply Letters and Sounds and the spelling programme as outlined in The National Curriculum, English Appendix 1 : Spelling.

This 90 minute online training session will provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively teach the spelling programme in KS1 so that it that extends and builds upon children’s phonics knowledge and segmenting skills for spelling.

Course aims & objectives:

• Deepen phonemic and morphological knowledge essential to the teaching of spelling conventions and patterns
• Deepen understanding of how the spelling programme builds upon pupils’ prior phonics knowledge
• Enable teachers to explicitly teach spelling strategies that are applied to high frequency words, subject related vocabulary and individual pupils’ bank of known words
• To understand the teaching sequence and plan progressively for the teaching of spelling conventions whilst providing a cross curricular focus

The course will cover:

• The statutory requirements for Year 2 Spelling programme in the National Curriculum
• Knowledge of the Spelling System
• The teaching sequence for spelling
• Analysis of pupils’ writing samples with a specific focus of the application of phonics and knowledge of spelling

This in-depth, 1 day course gives subject leaders and teachers the opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the progression within the working scientifically skills.

This course will provide subject leaders and teachers with a range of strategies to support the explicit teaching of the ‘working scientifically’ skills to ensure appropriate progression through the school and their integration with scientific enquiry.

Naomi Hiscock works for the Science Learning Centre London as a trainer, delivering INSET both at The Centre based at the Institute of Education and in schools.

This 1/2 day course provides subject leaders and teachers with an introduction to the Design & Technology process.

Participants will investigate and evaluate an existing product and practice a technical skill. They will then develop a design brief and design, make and evaluate a final product.

NOTE: this course will be held at Kentish Town Primary School in Camden and if there is sufficient interest we may be able to offer this to school clusters in other areas.

Please contact us should you like to arrange this for your schools ›

This 1/2 day course provides subject leaders and teachers with an introduction to the benefits of using outdoor learning to enhance the science curriculum.

Participants will develop their understanding of the benefits of outdoor learning and consider the potential barriers. It will highlight the opportunities for outdoor learning within the Science National Curriculum, demonstrating how it is vital to some topics and beneficial to others.

Part of the time will be spent in the school grounds and therefore participants should wear appropriate clothing and footwear.

NOTE: this course will be held at Kentish Town Primary School in Camden and if there is sufficient interest we may be able to offer this to school clusters in other areas.

Please contact us should you like to arrange this for your schools ›