Jamie Nairn (TOVE Director of Education for Primary) facilitates this training

Cross Phase training with a focus on “Get under the bonnet of the new inspection toolkit - find out more about expectations and what inspectors will be looking for when they come into your schools”. This training is designed for headteachers and senior leaders, offering practical insights and strategies to help you confidently prepare for the new inspection framework and understand what to expect during a two-day inspection.

Areas of Focus:

Get under the bonnet of the new inspection toolkit – find out more about expectations and what inspectors will be looking for when they come into your schools.

Outcome:

• Have greater confidence in what inspectors will look for and how to show them the evidence
• Develop a deeper understanding of the nuances between the evaluation scales used on inspection.

This training is facilitated by David Robinson, the Tove Learning Trust School Improvement Director for SEND & Inclusion

 Join us for an engaging, thought-provoking session focused on behavior drivers and their interplay with SEND.

This session is aimed at senior leaders, middle leaders, teachers, SENCos, and pastoral leaders and is suitable for both secondary and primary school phases.

The session will explore:

•  The value in establishing the function of behavior
• How to adapt behavior approaches for pupils with SEND
• Practical strategies for reducing the incidents of poor behavior for pupils with SEND

Alex Quigley, the Head of Content and Engagement for The Education Endowment Foundation, will facilitate this training. Alex is the author of multiple books for educators, including “Why Learning Fails (And What To Do About It) and a regular contributor to the TES Magazine.

Key objectives for this training:

• Develop a confident understanding of adaptive teaching
• Consider scaffolding as a key facet of adaptive teaching (high challenge, high support)
• Understand adaptive reaching in relation to supporting high-needs pupils
• Plan for implementing high-quality universal teaching and targeted support

Session structure

Session 1: What problem is adaptive teaching solving? Understand, define, and initiate planning to establish adaptive teaching for universal teaching and targeted support

Session 2: Consider the 3As model for adaptive teaching and the central role of scaffolding

Session 3: Supporting implementation in every classroom – structured planning and sustaining success (targeting support to individuals, whilst providing high-quality adaptive teaching for all).

             Session Outcomes:

• Strong knowledge and understanding of the national context, defining adaptive teaching, and targeted academic support.
• Practical implementation planning to put the knowledge into action.

Matt Pinkett is an English teacher with a personal and professional interest in gender and masculinity in schools. He is co-author of the bestselling book Boys Don’t Try? and the author of Boys Do Cry. Matt has also blogged and written for several publications, and delivers regular CPD sessions on the topic of teaching and masculinity.Join Matt for an eye-opening, thought-provoking training session that explores the complex world of gender, masculinity, and mental health and wellbeing in today’s classrooms. Drawing on his acclaimed books and years of experience, Matt will challenge common assumptions, share practical strategies, and help educators create environments where boys can thrive.Perfect for teachers, school leaders, and pastoral staff, this session will equip you to better understand the pressures boys face, tackle harmful stereotypes, and support wellbeing.

Focus:

Session 1 - Are boys being supported to express emotion/empathy?

Session 2 - How often is “boys will be boys” thinking challenged?

Session 3 - Challenging online misogyny in schools.

Session 4 - Creating positive role models.

Session 5 - Improving boys’ mental health and wellbeing in schools.

Samantha Austin (TOVE School Improvement Director Teaching and Learning) facilitates this training

Aimed at all  secondary school class teachers. The training will explore a range of powerful teaching approaches and strategies to foster independence, critical thinking, and motivation. To develop teachers’ pedagogical knowledge in order to encourage autonomy by creating an environment that encourages self-directed learning, challenge, decision-making, and responsibility for pupils progress. Practitioners will gain a deeper knowledge of why it is important to develop learners’ autonomy and have some practical strategies to build on their practice and take back to their departments.

Areas of Focus:

This training is facilitated by David Robinson - School Improvement Director (SEND and Inclusion) at TOVE

The Olevi Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme is an opportunity for experienced teaching assistants who are, or who have the potential to be, outstanding in their role.

The sessions will develop the potential for teaching assistants to build upon their existing high level of practice and have a wider impact on improving the quality of teaching and learning across the school. This will allow participants to explore their current practice within a collaborative learning environment with colleagues.

This training is suitable for both Primary and Secondary Teaching Assistants.

The training will cover the following areas:

• What is an effective TA?
• Using different methods and styles of support to challenge learners
• Creating opportunities for learning
• Maximising impact

Lunch provided for the first day’s training; this is a repeat of last year’s course.

This training is facilitated by David Robinson - School Improvement Director (SEND and Inclusion) at TOVE

The Olevi Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme is an opportunity for experienced teaching assistants who are, or who have the potential to be, outstanding in their role.

The sessions will develop the potential for teaching assistants to build upon their existing high level of practice and have a wider impact on improving the quality of teaching and learning across the school. This will allow participants to explore their current practice within a collaborative learning environment with colleagues.

This training is suitable for both Primary and Secondary Teaching Assistants.

The training will cover the following areas:

• What is an effective TA?
• Using different methods and styles of support to challenge learners
• Creating opportunities for learning
• Maximising impact

Lunch provided for the first day’s training; this is a repeat of last year’s course.