Curriculum

A full day session, aimed at DT subject leaders or teachers who would like to access specialist input in the practical aspects of the DT curriculum.  This is an excellent opportunity to develop your knowledge of latest developments in your subject as well as your own subject knowledge, develop practical ideas to further develop the subject in your own schools especially around adaptive practice 

Participants should expect to be hands on and practical. The day will include a focus on thinking about how we can integrate the latest thinking around adaptive practice to ensure all learners love DT and succeed.

The sessions will be led by Caroline Walshaw, Specialist Leader in Education for DT in Devon schools.  

‘Caroline Walshaw trained as a Primary School teacher with a specialism in Design & Technology and has been a D&T subject leader for most of her 20 year career. She is immensely passionate about the benefits of Design & Technology education, from the Early Years onwards. She is also committed to providing high quality CPD to support all teachers and schools to deliver an excellent Design & Technology curriculum. Caroline has led many well received CPD sessions within schools, both in person and online, and has been training ITT students on the DPSCITT for 6 years now.  As a teacher and senior leader, Caroline understands completely what life in school is like and believes in training that has an immediate, practical and purposeful impact.’  The impact on your children’s understanding and developing number sense.  Take place online as staff will be given time to go away during the session and try out the materials with their class. 

Contact: Chris Conners

Target Audience: DT Subject Leaders

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person

A full day session, aimed at Art subject leaders or teachers who would like to access specialist input in the practical aspects of the Art curriculum, particularly around adaptive practice.

Participants should expect to be hands on and practical with a focus on painting, thinking about difference and diversity. 
The sessions will be led by Nic George, Specialist Leader in Education for Art in Devon schools.  

Contact: Chris Conners

Target Audience: Art Leaders

Cost: Free toTrust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person

We are delighted that David Weatherly will be continuing to inspire us this year, working with our humanities leads to explore what the latest curriculum review means for our subject and how to support our staff in adapting learners so that all of them can enjoy and success in the humanities subjects.  This is one not to miss.

Contact: Chris Conners

Audience: Humanities Leads

Cost: Free to Trust Staff and Maintained Schools, other Academies £50 per person

4These sessions are part of the core offer to school and each school should send at least one participant. The focus on these session over the year will be getting to grips with the Early Writing Framework and considering implications for practice in schools. Our session on 5th March is a full day for all hubs to come together and share practice.

This session is part of a course. Attendees will be expected to attend all sessions in the year

A chance to share best practice and offer support or direction for tricky cases. Local Authority updates will be shared at these meetings.

This is a series of networks, subject specific or drop in sessions. Attendees can attend one or more during the year.

St Christopher’s Trust Maths Leadership networks are an opportunity to keep up to date with the latest thinking and developments in maths and network with colleagues.

Subject leaders will have access to cutting edge thinking and research, as well as guidance on managing their subject leadership role. They will be updated on national and local developments in their relevant curriculum area and these events will also focus on developing a shared understanding of high-quality maths teaching and looking at teaching in action.

For all 4 sets of dates, there are repeated sessions in Exeter and Plymouth for you to choose the most convenient location.

This is a series of networks, subject specific or drop in sessions. Attendees can attend one or more during the year

St Christopher’s Trust Maths Leadership networks are an opportunity to keep up to date with the latest thinking and developments in maths and network with colleagues.

Subject leaders will have access to cutting edge thinking and research, as well as guidance on managing their subject leadership role. They will be updated on national and local developments in their relevant curriculum area and these events will also focus on developing a shared understanding of high-quality maths teaching and looking at teaching in action.

For all 4 sets of dates, there are repeated sessions in Exeter and Plymouth for you to choose the most convenient location.

This is a series of networks, subject specific or drop in sessions. Attendees can attend one or more during the year

This course is for those new to the Bookwrites teaching sequences or who would like a refresher. These sessions are practical and teachers will need to bring the texts for their unit and elicitation tasks for children. Together time will be given for planning and reflection and reviewing pupil outcomes. Attendees will need to attend both and stay until the end of the session on both days.

This session is part of a course. Attendees will be expected to attend all sessions in the year

Termly Phonics Network Meetings

This course has two parts - day one will focus on familiarisation with the early writing framework and how to adapt the curriculum and teaching to ensure success in writing at an early stage. There will be some time to reflect on the curriculum and teaching approach with your current learners in mind.

Session 2 is a half day follow up which will focus on sharing the impact of adjustments made to the curriculum.

This session is part of a course. Attendees will be expected to attend all sessions in the year

Facilated by Mel Johns and Rebecca Cosgrove.