Professional learning courses

Securing Greater Depth Writing

The course would be of use for Year 5/6 primary school teachers and English leaders.

The course is being delivered by Stephen Nash (Deputy Headteacher at Stradbroke Primary) and Ben Dawson (English Lead at Malin Bridge Primary), both of whom are current Y6 teachers and former City-Wide Moderators for Sheffield. The session will focus on:

• Developing an understanding of the Interim Assessment Framework.
• Analysing examples of GDS writing.
• Choosing an appropriate medium.
• Planning for success: are you providing opportunities for children to be GDS writers?

The Outstanding Teacher Programme (OTP)

A national programme, delivered locally, giving good and outstanding teachers a set of high level skills and strategies to enable them to become consistently and sustainably outstanding.

It is suitable for those wishing to develop coaching skills.

The course provides teachers with:

• the ability to demonstrate higher level understanding of teaching and improve learning for their pupils,
• the ability to coach colleagues and pupils in their own school and in other schools to raise performance levels,
• the ability to create a proactive school culture where the quality of teaching and learning is openly observed, discussed, challenged and enhanced,
• increased professional satisfaction and create opportunities for further leadership and career progression.