New Horizons Teaching School Alliance events

Leadership Suite Courses 2018

The New Horizons Teaching School Alliance, are pleased be in a position to offer another cohort of the Leadership Suite Programmes* to start in March 2018 for teaching and support staff at different stages of their careers. The courses will be organised and led with the UCL Institute of Education (UCL/IOE) and based at Strood Academy.

In brief, the courses are designed for leaders/aspiring leaders to reflect upon the behaviours required to lead effectively. These courses could lead to the more practitioner based programmes of NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH.

*Please note courses will only run if we can achieve minimum candidate numbers.

Why choose NHTSA and UCL Institute of Education?

UCL Institute of Education (IOE) is a world-leading centre for research and teaching in education and social science.

Ranked number one for education worldwide in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 QS World University Rankings, the IOE was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2016. In 2014, the Institute secured ‘outstanding’ grades from Ofsted on every criterion for its initial teacher training, across Primary, Secondary and Further Education programmes. In the most recent Research Excellence Framework assessment of university research, the IOE was top for ‘research power’ (GPA multiplied by the size of the entry) in education. Founded in 1902, the Institute currently has more than 8,000 students and 800 staff. In December 2014 it became a single-faculty school of UCL, called the UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

NHTSA and UCL Institute of Education have worked collaboratively delivering the Leadership Programmes successfully as a local cluster for over four years, we are able to show impact and career progression through participant outcomes and professional development.

Early Leadership - for new and aspiring leaders (£595)

Who can apply?

New middle leaders or those aspiring to a middle leader role; Middle leaders who have not undertaken any professional leadership development; Professional support staff.

Widening Leadership - programme for senior leaders (£635)

Who can apply?

School leaders who have already been in a middle leader role and who are ready to move into senior leadership or have recently joined a senior leadership team.

Application

If you are interested in attending any of these courses, please visit the NHTSA website to download an application form and email to Helen Lambkin, NHTSA Administrator, at Helen.Lambkin@tsatrust.org.uk.

Course Fees and Attendance

Course fees must be paid in full prior to the commencement of the programme. Full attendance is required. If you do miss one of the sessions, you can potentially attend a catch-up session at the IOE in London, however you will be responsible for securing and booking catch up sessions through the IOE - please contact Maggie Woods, Senior Administrator and Training coordinator for Widening Leadership and Early Leadership Programmes on 020 7612 6616.

Costs - School/Participant Payment

Costs are exceptionally competitive and also include refreshments and materials during the course. The courses will only run if they have viable numbers.

Withdrawals

Before any withdrawal from the programme can be approved, a discussion must take place with the programme leader or the cluster leader to ascertain if there is any other method of resolving any issues and finding a way forward. However, if a withdrawal is agreed, you will be required to provide a reason for withdrawal in writing and signed off by your Principal or Headteacher, you may be subject to cancellation fees and exit fees. We reserve the right to charge an appropriate fee commensurate with length of time completed on the programme and to include an administration charge.

Cancellation and Exit Fees

For cancellations made up to 8 weeks before the course: 30% of the course fee will be retained, with 70% refundable.

For cancellations made less than 8 weeks before the course: no refund will be issued.

Refunds of programme fees cannot be made if a participant withdraws during the course of the programme.

Coaching Development Programme - Middle Leadership

Programme Overview

This innovative professional development programme has been designed by the London Centre for Leadership in Learning (LCLL) at the UCL and IOE, in partnership with the New Horizons TSA. It is aimed at colleagues who have a coaching role in developing teachers through improving their practice. This may be facilitated by school improvement initiatives such as the STEP programme.

The programme helps participants to build on and further develop their coaching skills. It aims to develop an understanding of how, through coaching, to:

• support colleagues in improving their practice
• understand what ‘coaching readiness’ looks like
• know how change affects people
• be aware of themselves as emotionally intelligent leaders
• effectively manage challenging conversations
• understand what builds and destroys trust
• and so help to develop a coaching culture within and across the organisation.

Programme Fees

£250 per delegate.

Learning Model

Sessions combine bursts of theory with practical activity. In addition, between sessions participants will be asked to apply their new learning and maintain a reflective log or journal.

How coaching can support improvements in practice. Understanding the concept of ‘readiness for coaching.’

• Coaching to support learning - of adults and students
• Lesson observations - providing a balance of challenge and support
• Post lesson conversations that lead to improvements in practice
• Managing under performance through a coaching approach.

Leading change and improvement and building trust.

• What it means to lead change
• How moving through change can affect people
• How do you build trust - and how can you lose it?
• Exploring the implications for you and your role.

Emotionally intelligent leadership and managing challenging conversations and behaviours

• Why emotional intelligence matters
• Motivating, developing and managing people through emotionally intelligent leadership
• Coaching approaches to challenging conversations and managing performance
• Exploring the implications for you and your practice.

Programme Dates and Venue

New Horizons Teaching School Alliance in partnership with the UCL and Institute of Education.

Facilitated by Graham Dring (UCL/IOE) and held at:
The Rochester Grammar School, Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent ME1 3BY - 4pm-6pm.

Session 1 - Thursday 26 April 2018
Session 2 - Thursday 24 May 2018
Session 3 - Wednesday 4 July 2018

Applications

If you would like to make a booking, please complete the application form found on the NHTSA website and return to Helen Lambkin H.Lambkin@tsatrust.org.uk. We will honour applications on a first come first served basis.

Teacher Specialist Subject Training - Free Training

We are very pleased to announce that we have secured grant funding to run the TSST Programmes again in 2018.

The purpose of teacher subject specialism training is to improve the subject knowledge of non-specialist teachers and returning teachers, and aims to build the capacity of non-specialists who may be able to move into another specialism role.

Please visit the NHTSA website to download the programme flyers and expression of interest form for completion and please submit to Helen Lambkin H.Lambkin@tsatrust.org.uk.

TSST Core Maths

Induction day: Thursday 1 March 2018 - 1:30pm-5pm
Tuesday 27 March - 1:30pm-5pm
Monday 23 April - 1:30pm-5pm
Tuesday 8 May - 1:30pm-5pm
Wednesday 20 June - 1:30pm-5pm
Plus an immersion day (optional) working with other schools to observe Core Mathematics in action.

TSST Secondary Mathematics

Induction day: Thursday 1 March 2018 - 1:30pm-5pm
Tuesday 27 March - 1:30pm-5pm
Monday 23 April - 1:30pm-5pm
Tuesday 8 May - 1:30pm-5pm
Wednesday 20 June - 1:30pm-5pm
Plus an immersion day (optional) working with other schools to observe Secondary Mathematics in action.

TSST Modern Foreign Language

Induction day: Monday 8 January 2018 - 9am-3pm
Monday 12 February 2018 - 9am-3pm
Tuesday 3 April 2018 - 9am-3pm
Monday 4 June 2018 - 9am-3pm
Friday 6 July 2018 - 9am-3pm
Plus an immersion day (optional) working with other schools to observe MFL in action.

TSST Secondary Physics

Induction day: Thursday 1 March 2018 - 1:30pm-5pm
Monday 26 March - 1:30pm-5pm
Monday 23 April - 1:30pm-5pm
Tuesday 8 May - 1:30pm-5pm
Wednesday 20 June - 1:30pm-5pm

Postgraduate Master’s Loans

£10,000 loans for students studying a Master’s.

The government has announced the opportunity for part-time post-graduate students to finance their study via the student loan system. They will provide up to £10,000 a year for taught and research Masters courses in all subject areas. This means that MSc Professional Practice Teaching and Learning pathway students now may be eligible for government loans. The new system will be introduced from the 1 August 2016.

Eligible students can borrow up to £10,000.

• All disciplines and subjects areas are eligible
• Loans will be available for part-time, full-time and distance-learning Master’s programmes
• The loans are not means tested and are paid directly into your UK bank account
• Repayments will not start before April 2019.

Please refer to the flyer and link on the University of Kent website