Tuesday 18 May 2021 | 0930 - 1530 | Online

This masterclass is a follow-up from the successful ‘Curriculum Thinking’ masterclasses led by Mary Myatt, Tom Sherrington and John Tomsett.

Mary Myatt will be thinking about curriculum design, implementation and leadership implications and this masterclass will include an extended presentation, as well as time for questions and discussion on future
challenges. 

Cost | £50 per delegate 

Masterclass Leader | Mary Myatt is an education adviser, writer and speaker. She trained as an RE teacher and is a former Local Authority adviser and inspector. She engages with pupils, teachers and leaders about learning, leadership and the curriculum. 

Mary has written extensively about leadership, school improvement and the curriculum: 
‘High Challenge, Low Threat’, ‘Hopeful Schools’ and ‘The Curriculum: Gallimaufry to Coherence’ and ‘Back on Track’. She has also established Myatt & Co an online platform with films for teachers, including Teaching Assistants and leaders including Governors. 

Mary has been a Governor in three schools, and a Trustee for a Multi Academy Trust.

She co-founded the RE Quality Mark, is Chair of the Board for the Centre for Education and Youth and is a member of the curriculum advisory group for Oak National Academy. 

Session 1 | Tuesday 18 May 2021 | 1100 - 1200 | Microsoft Teams 
Session 2 | Tuesday 25 May 2021  | 1100 - 1200 | Microsoft Teams

This two-part online course will focus on three types of neurodiversity: Dyslexia, Autism and ADHD.
Teaching Assistants will come to appreciate the importance of supporting executive functioning skills in neuro-diverse pupils and to understand their broader role in supporting pupils with dyslexic profiles, Autism and ADHD in school.

Objectives
Session 1
1.  To know what ‘exemplary’ Teaching Assistant/pupil interaction looks like.
2.  To understand the role of the Teaching Assistant (TA) in supporting students/pupils with dyslexic profiles.

Session 2
1. To understand the role of the Teaching Assistant (TA) in supporting students/pupils with autism and/or ADHD.
2. To appreciate the importance of supporting executive functioning skills in neuro-diverse students/pupils.

Target Audience | Teaching Assistants

Trainer | Karen Sewell was the SENDCO at Kingsbridge Community College until 2017 and is an experienced SEND SLE for SWTSA and a SEND Associate for Education South West. Karen is also a SEND Governor.

Cost | SWTSA free (included in membership fees) | TSSW Members £60 | Other Colleagues £65

Secondary Maths Network Meeting
Wednesday 10 March 2021 | 1400 - 1600 | Online

This network meeting is intended to create a support network in which schools can share ideas and effective practice and discuss issues about Maths GCSEs.  The focus will be on practical solutions to common challenges in order to gain expert advice and guidance from examiners and other lead professionals.

Tom Francome, Senior Fellow at the Centre for Mathematical Cognition (CMC) in Loughborough University’s Mathematics Education Centre, will be leading a session on:
'Mixing Things Up’ – Adapting and Extending for Mixed-Attainment Teaching. 

Tom has taught Mathematics for many years in Birmingham schools, most notably leading his Department to win the TES Award for 'Maths Team of the Year 2015'. He has also contributed lesson materials for the EEF-funded project on Best Practice in Mixed-Attainment Teaching for which he was awarded the 2016 BCF-BERA Routledge Curriculum Journal Prize.

Tom's role as CMC Senior Fellow is to connect practitioners with research; integrating basic research, academic scholarship, and practical experience. He is currently researching the nature of practising in Mathematics and co-author of Practising Mathematics: developing the Mathematician as well as the Mathematics. 

Network Leaders:
Lucy Welzel | DTSA Specialist Leader of Education | Woodroffe School, Dorset
Max Wallace | DTSA Specialist Leader of Education | Queen Elizabeth Academy, Crediton

Cost | TSSW Members Free | Other Colleagues £25 per delegate

Colleagues will be invited to share ideas and effective practice with the group.

Introduction to Mindfulness | Amanda Tyler | Sunrise Psychology
Monday 29 March 2021 | 1545 – 1645 | Zoom

Mindfulness has never felt so important in our busy lives.

By bringing our awareness to the present moment with a sense of curiosity and kindness (therefore not judging what we are experiencing), a wealth of research on mindfulness shows how it can improve our well-being.

This one hour session aims to define mindfulness and introduce some mindfulness techniques to you that you can use in your daily life. We will also briefly explore some of the research around mindfulness and emotional well-being.

This introductory session is suitable for everyone.
There is a limit of 15 places and this session is live, not recorded.
As it is a live interactive session, you are encouraged to have your microphones and cameras switched on.

Cost | SWTSA Members FREE | TSSW Members £20 | Other Colleagues £25

Designed for Administrators, Project Administrators, PAs and Office Support Staff, this training will be delivered in three sessions and covers the essentials of Microsoft Teams - from working with channels and managing meetings to collaborating with other Microsoft applications.

Workshop 1 | Thursday 25 February 2021 | 1330 – 1500 | Online (Microsoft Teams)

• What is Microsoft Teams and how it changes the way you work – the benefits.
• Useful features.
• Integration with Outlook and the calendar function.

Workshop 2 | Thursday 4 March 2021 1330 – 1500 | Online (Microsoft Teams)

• Organising Teams, Channels and Tabs.
• Managing Teams Meetings including working with people outside your organisation.
• Breakout rooms.

Workshop 3 | Thursday 11 March 2021 1330 – 1500 | Online (Microsoft Teams)

• Information storage and management.
• Creating your single workspace.
• Using Teams with Office 365.

Cost |  FREE for TSSW Members
Please note - in order to access the course for free, you will be required to complete an additional simple information form, which will be sent to you under separate cover.
This enables the Department for Education (DfE) and Edtech Demonstrator to track engagement in the programme.
Without the completed form, there could be a charge for attending. 

Trainers | Delivered by Broadclyst Community Primary School (BCPS), part of the Cornerstone Academy Trust.
BCPS have designated DfE EdTech Demonstrator School status.

The EdTech programme is delivered by a consortium, including the National Grid for Learning, Sheffield Hallam University and The Education Foundation and provide expert technical support to other schools in the region, facilitating access to Google and Microsoft’s free education platforms and also run a range of EdTech live events.

​Devonport High School for Boys are running two free EdTech Demonstrator webinars specifically aimed at supporting primary schools in the efficient and effective use of Google Meet and Google Classroom.  

​Google Meet​ | Tuesday 9 February 2021 | 1600 - 1700
The first webinar will walk through the correct settings and tools on how to use Google Meet safely and efficiently.

Google Classroom | Wednesday 10 February 2021 | 1600 - 1700
The second webinar will look at the tools available in Google Classroom to monitor engagement for easy ways to feedback and assess work. ​

Module 1: Tuesday 20 April 2021 Setting the scene: the evidence behind the disadvantage gap.
Module 2: Friday 7 May 2021 In the classroom: an excellent teacher in front of every class.
Module 3: Tuesday 25 May 2021 Structured interventions: providing targeted academic support.
Module 4: Monday 14 June 2021 In the school: addressing non-academic barriers to success.
Module 5: Friday 25 June 2021 Parental engagement & Attendance and Completing implementation plans.
All Modules | 1000 to 1200 | Online delivery via Zoom

​This programme seeks to explore practical, evidence-informed approaches for closing the poverty-related attainment gap. Engaging with the best available evidence on high quality teaching, targeted academic support and school-wide approaches, delegates will develop and implement a Pupil Premium strategy fit for their setting so that all pupils can flourish.

Target Audience | Headteachers, Governors, Pupil Premium Co-ordinators and School Leaders supporting disadvantaged students.
Note that we strongly recommend at least two members of the same school attend to aid collaboration.

Cost | TSSW members FREE | Non-TSSW Members £150 

Introductory Session |  Wednesday 17 March 2021 | 1600 - 1730 
Follow-Up Session | Wednesday 28 April 2021 | 1600 - 1730 

Learning about the roots of the English Language offers a key to understanding new words and enriching vocabulary.

As highlighted in Alex Quigley's influential book ' Closing the Vocabulary Gap' Gap' (2018), building knowledge of etymology and morphology in the classroom can help pupils to develop greater 'word consciousness', which in turn enables them to better understand and use language. 

Trainer | Charlie Andrew
Charlie is the Training and Resources Manager at Classics for All.
She previously taught Latin and classics at Greig City Academy in Haringey and in various primary schools around London. 

Alongside her Word Roots materials, Charlie has developed a range of exciting and accessible ancient language and culture courses for Key Stage 2 and KS3 pupils (Maximum Classics, Mega Greek and Basil Batrakhos). ​

Four 60/90-minute webinars | Presentation + Q&A | Live on Microsoft Teams

This well-being webinar series will focus on student / pupil mental health and cover the important topics of self-harm, eating disorders and substance abuse - the signs and how to react in the first instance.

Each webinar will include strategies to help spot the signs and guidance on what to do to help students with articulating and regulating their own situations and emotions. 

Suitable for classroom practitioners, Teaching Assistants and pastoral leaders.

Webinars:
Webinar 1 | Eating Disorders | The signs and how to react in the first instance | Jenny Langley
Tuesday 26 January 2021 | 1530 – 1700

Webinar 2 | Self-Harm | The signs and how to react in the first instance | Jenny Langley
Tuesday 16 March 2021 | 1530 – 1700

Webinar 3 | Substance use and Risky Behaviours | Ian Macdonald
Monday 10 May 2021 | 1530 – 1700

Webinar 4 | The teen brain matters : A workshop for teachers | Jo Billington
TBC (Summer Term) two x 90 minute sessions

Costs:
Per webinar | SWTSA Free | TSSW £20 | Other Colleagues £25
All four webinars (*four for the price of three*) | SWTSA Free | TSSW £60 | Other Colleagues £75

Trainers:
Jo Billington
Jo is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Reading and an Affiliate Lecturer in SEND and Inclusion in the School of Education at Oxford Brookes University.

Her teaching and research centres on the lived experiences of students in mainstream schools with a specific focus on well-being. In addition to her academic work, Jo is a mental health trainer for the Charlie Waller Trust, where she works directly with school staff, parent-carers and students to promote good mental health in learners with and without SEND.

Jenny Langley 
Jenny is a Chartered Accountant, an author and a mental health expert, as well as a mum with six children age between 16 and 30 and loves the challenges and chaos that they bring into her busy home. When it all gets too much she goes running.

When her eldest son recovered from anorexia over ten years ago Jenny left her City job behind and has since focused her attention on raising awareness of mental health and emotional resilience of young people.
She has a special interest in prevention, early intervention and crisis management in the school environment, which she follows through her involvement with the Charlie Waller Trust.

Ian Macdonald
Ian has held various roles in public health including Healthy Schools, You’re Welcome, substance misuse services and HeadStart. He teaches on young people’s health, including devising CPD programmes on mental health, substance use and relationship and sexuality education, as well as currently teaching for the Open University.