English
| Course | Developing Writing In Your School | |||
| Led by | Marie Byrne | |||
| Details | Our programme covers three half day sessions and will be delivered by Marie Byrne. One of the best models of early writing development is the ‘simple view of writing’, but what does this involve? Is it that simple? How can we create a culture and community of writers in our schools? The ‘Developing Writing in Your School’ sessions build on the simple view of writing model and delves deeper into the writing process. It will increase your confidence in knowing that you are delivering a writing curriculum that provides the knowledge and skills for children to succeed. Session 1 - Wednesday 27th November 2024 • Unpicking the simple view of writing model, specifically looking at the importance of embedding transcription skills (handwriting and spelling) in line with current thinking on the working memory. • Looking at the latest evidence based research to support why this is important and offering ways to support his in the classroom. Session 2 - Wednesday 15th January 2025 • Delve into the writing process and how we can ensure that children develop the essential skills necessary to become confident, independent writers who write for a purpose and audience. From oracy through to the finished piece, writing is a complex process that needs careful planning and guided support to ensure all children succeed. • Provide practical support and ideas to take back into the classroom. Session 3 - Wednesday 23rd April 2025 • The assessment of writing and writing assessment opportunities. • The process involved in the moderation of writing. • What a GDS writer looks like at the end of KS2. Remote learning session | |||
| Timings | Session 3 - 23rd April | 1pm - 3pm | £75 per session | |
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| Course | Whole School Approach To Oracy/Vocabulary | |||
| Led by | Marie Byrne | |||
| Details | How can you use oracy to raise children’s confidence and improve outcomes? What’s the best way to teach children new vocabulary? Course details: Over two sessions, including a ‘gap-task’, this training will include up-to-date research and practical ideas that can be used throughout school and across the curriculum. It will delve into what ‘talk’ in the classroom means, how it can be implemented and how we can use this successfully to equip our students with the life-long skills needed to communicate confidently whilst raising attainment in both reading and writing. Course participants will leave the course with more secure knowledge of how oracy and vocabulary will empower their students; how they can embed oracy into their curriculum; what words to teach, why, when and how; as well as banks of ready-to-use activities for the classroom. Dates and Venue Session 1 – Wednesday 29th January 2025 9am-12pm. Venue: Tranmere Park Primary Session 2 – Wednesday 19th March 2025 9am-12pm Venue: Tranmere Park Primary | |||
| Timings | Session 1 - 29th January 2025 & Session 2 - 19th March 2025 | 9am-12pm | £75 per session | |
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| Course | Moderation Of Writing Assessments - Year 6 | |||
| Led by | Delivered by Beth Tidey - Senior Deputy Headteacher & Lead Writing Moderator | |||
| Details | Session overview This half day session gives year 6 teachers, and subject leaders responsible for assuring the accuracy of school assessments and the opportunity to moderate together their assessment judgements of their pupils’ writing attainment. The session will include a brief over-view of the statutory external moderation process and a summary of some useful STA training materials and resources. The bulk of the session will be spent moderating writing against the end of Key Stage 2 standards with colleagues from other schools across the city. This is an essential process to ensure consistency and accuracy in Teacher Assessment. Aims • End of KS2 Writing Assessment Criteria • The process involved in moderating writing • Opportunities to moderate writing with colleagues from other schools Suitable for Year 6 Teachers, Primary English Subject and Assessment Leads Venue: TBC | |||
| Timings | Thursday 1st May 2025 | 1pm-3pm | £80.00 | |
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