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Wandsworth Primary
Teaching & Learning Newsletter
SCHOOL STANDARDS & IMPROVEMENT SERVICE Autumn 2020
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WELCOME
Welcome to our autumn term Primary Teaching & Learning Newsletter.
Many of you will be aware that Wendy Callard has recently retired as Primary School Improvement Manager and I am sure you will join me in extending thanks for her invaluable contribution to the school improvement service in Wandsworth over many years.
She worked tirelessly to ensure that the link inspector programme ran smoothly, that appropriate training and briefings were planned and presented, and above all providing a measured and helpful point of contact for schools whenever issues arose. She will be much missed. I am pleased, however, to let you know that we have recently interviewed candidates for the role and I am delighted to inform you that we have appointed a suitable candidate, who will be joining the team shortly . We would also like to welcome Angela Pitcher, who joined us as a link inspector. Andy Hough, Head of School Participation and Performance For the time being, most of our training programme will move online. We are planning to provide a combination of short live training sessions, live briefings, video recordings and follow up discussion meetings. We are really missing working with you this term and are keen to know how we can best support you in this current climate. To that end we have devised questions for English and mathematics subject leaders, to hear from you what your priorities are. This will enable us to tailor a programme of support that meets your needs and those of your pupils. As always, we also offer bespoke school support and training. Please do get in touch if you would like to request this. With best wishes for the term ahead. The Primary team
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Training
New to Y2 network
Join our network specially designed for teachers who are new to Year 2:
• Know and understand the national standards for maths and writing • Develop classroom practice • Learn from each other and from experienced practitioners • Address gaps in pupil attainment
We will do this through a range of activities, including use of assessment frameworks, national tests and exemplification, standardising pupils’ work and membership of an online community for sharing questions and top tips.
A series of online sessions: Session 1 – 5th November (4pm-5pm) Session 2 – 19th November (4pm-5pm) Session 3 – 3rd December (4pm-5pm) Session 4 – 20th January (4pm-5pm)
Participants will be expected to complete tasks before and in between sessions and will be invited to join an online community. To book a place please visit Wandsworth TPD
New to Y6 network
Join our network specially designed for teachers who are new to Year 6:
• Know and understand the national standards for maths and writing • Develop classroom practice • Learn from each other and from experienced practitioners • Address gaps in pupil attainment
We will do this through a range of activities, including use of assessment frameworks, national tests and exemplification, standardising pupils’ work and membership of an online community for sharing questions and top tips.
A series of online sessions: Session 1 – 11th November (4pm-5pm) Session 2 – 25th November (4pm-5pm) Session 3 – 9th December (4pm-5pm) Session 4 – 21st January (4pm-5pm)
Participants will be expected to complete tasks before and in between sessions and will be invited to join an online community. To book a place please visit Wandsworth TPD
Maths Subject Leader Network meeting
Wednesday 4th November, 16:00 – 17:00. Booking details to follow.
English Subject Leader Network meeting
Wednesday 18th November, 16:00—17:00. Booking details to follow.
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Welcome back to the autumn term!
First, a big ‘Thank you’ to the schools who entered our ‘Happiness’ poetry writing competition. 27 of our primary schools submitted 382 poems, with Y4 particularly strongly represented, entering a total of 110 poems! Winners and all submitted poems can still be viewed on the Wandsworth info4schools website .
We aim to provide support and advice to you, so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any requests for training sessions or any queries relating to English. If you are a new English Subject Leader, please send your details to [email protected], and we will add you to our contact list, which is used to send regular updates to our team of subject leaders.
Autumn term phonics screening check for children now in Y2 Guidance has been published for carrying out the check in the second half of autumn term. You can download phonics screening checks from previous years to carry out the check.
Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) Early years support package to help close Covid language gap. Part of the government’s investment in tutoring, this is for children in reception and focusses on raising outcomes in speaking and language skills among young pupils whose education has been disrupted by Covid-19 at a crucial time for their
development. Register your interest by 30th October.
UPDATED: 'Improving Literacy in Key Stage 1' - with additional support tools for teachers
The EEF has just published a new and updated edition of their guidance report, Improving Literacy in Key Stage 1. Based on the best available research, it offers eight practical recommendations to support 5-7 year-olds' language and literacy development.
Reading is Magic Festival
Headed by Waterstones Children's Laureate Cressida Cowell and inspired by her Laureate charter, the festival will kick off on Sunday, 27 September with Sir Charlie Stinky Socks creator Kristina Stephenson celebrating book festivals coming together, before the full programme of events from 28 September-2 October.
With coronavirus putting physical events on hold, families and schools will be able to sign up to take part in the Reading is Magic Festival for free. The events, which will last between 10-30 minutes each, will be broadcast on a schools-friendly platform along with captions, a British Sign Language interpreter and audio description.
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Updates
Please don’t hesitate to contact Ingrid Seifert ([email protected], or Caroline Staples ([email protected], if you have any queries.
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NATIONAL POETRY DAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Lots of resources and videos with our favourite poets, including Simon Mole and Karl Nova. The theme this year is ‘Vision’. The strapline is ‘See it like a poet.’
KIDS’ POETRY CLUB Find poetry pod casts, resources, poems, competitions and more at Kids Poetry Club https://www.kidspoetryclub.com/
YOUNG POETS NETWORK Useful poetry glossary, at the Young Poets Network, The Poetry Society’s online platform for young poets up to the age of 25. You will also find features about poets and poetry, challenges and competitions to inspire your own writing, new writing from young poets, and advice and guidance from the rising and established stars of the poetry scene.
CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS FOR POEMS Aimed at adults, but there are some good prompts there that can be used with children https://www.creative-writing-now.com/poem-starters.html
Poetry Matters! Zoom webinar with CLPE This workshop (6th October) explores how a focus on poetry in the primary classroom can increase children’s motivation to read, write and perform.
CLPE Primary Poetry Award Winner revealed in a live show on 9th October (14.00 to 14.35), with 5 poets performing from their shortlisted collections.
Reflecting Realities Following on from our spring newsletter and twilight session with Farah Serroukh from CLPE on the ‘Reflecting Realities’ report, please see a range of useful links celebrating diversity in books below:
19 Empowering Books with Black characters – Penguin Books BAME reads for primary schools – Peters UK Voices British Authors and Illustrators of Colour – Letterbox Library Diverse Voices – Children’s Books that Celebrate Difference – Lovereading4kids Breaking New Ground: Celebrating British Writers and Illustrators of Colour
Home school competition to explore Black British History The closing date has been extended for the 100 Great Black Britons home school competition, which is open to all age groups.
This competition, sponsored by The National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe, is a fantastic way for children and young people to learn more about the legacy and achievements of Black people in Britain and how they helped shape our country. There is also a competition for teachers. Details at https://100greatblackbritons.com/
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Poetry Corner: Keeping poetry going strong in our schools
Please don’t hesitate to contact Ingrid Seifert ([email protected]) , or Caroline Staples ([email protected]), if you have any queries.
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MATHEMATICS
Welcome back to school! We hope you were able to relax and unwind over the summer, and have now returned refreshed and ready to go! A special welcome for anyone new to the team. Please do drop Nicki Ashton an email ([email protected]) to introduce yourself. As always, we are here to support you – as teachers and leaders of primary maths– perhaps more appropriate than ever in this COVID-recovery period. Please contact Nicki with any questions or for support.
New look NCETM! The NCETM website (https://www.ncetm.org.uk/ ) has been updated over the summer, streamlined to showcase news, resources, podcasts, maths hubs info and more. Do take a look!
Post COVID Maths Planning – for Wandsworth schools
A small team of subject leaders have been working over the summer to re-think their curriculum plan for this year, in light of school closure. Based initially on White Rose Maths long term plans, we have re-jigged units and allocated times to address the gaps in teaching/learning since March, and referenced links to NCETM PD materials for planning. We are in the final stages of collating and presenting these documents, and details of how to access them will be emailed to Wandsworth maths subject leaders by the end of the month. Big thanks to Amit, Amy, James, Rob and Rona!
Maths Subject Leader Network Meeting
It was lovely to see so many of you at the online meeting in July. For those unable to join us, an audio copy of the powerpoint was sent out afterwards. Please contact Nicki if you have not received it. This term, our focus will rightly be on COVID-recovery, and for maths, this will be based on use of the DfE guidance and NCETM exemplification. Details of dates and access will follow by email. Please forward to Nicki Ashton the names and email contacts of any new maths subject leaders so that details of events and resources can be shared.
London South West Maths Hub
The maths hub continues to thrive. Led jointly by Priya Rawal (at Chesterton) and Nicki Ashton, the focus for many Wandsworth schools this year is on embedding and sustaining a teaching for mastery approach across the school. Popular work groups such as lesson design will now be incorporated within this, but there are still opportunities to join others such as:
• Developing continuity from Year 5 to year 8 • Subject knowledge enhancement for teachers and TAs • Use of procedural variation to expose mathematical relationships and structure • Effective approaches to problem-solving - from fluency to flair
See https://londonsouthwestmathshub.co.uk/home/ or contact Nicki Ashton for more details.
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MATHEMATICS
DfE Mathematics guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teaching-mathematics-in-primary-schools
Published in July, this non statutory guidance aims to: • enable greater coherence to the national curriculum by exposing core concepts and demonstrating
progression from Year 1 to Year 6 • summarise the most important knowledge and understanding within each year group and important
connections between these mathematical topics
The guidance comprises of 79 ‘Ready to progress’ criteria organised into year-group chapters. Each chapter provides teaching guidance and example assessment questions, and supports coherence across the primary phase and into KS3 through careful identification of:
• Key representations • Language structures - ‘core’/stem sentences • Making connections - within a year group • Assessment - demonstrating the depth and breadth of
understanding needed • Calculation methods and fluency development
There are accompanying videos for the introduction and each of the year-group chapters on the DfE link (scroll to the bottom).
Exemplification of the Ready-to-progress Criteria
The NCETM has produced a suite of 79 powerpoints to support the RTP criteria detailed in the guidance. They are not written primarily as first teaching materials, but rather for review, practice and consolidation. Aimed for use with small groups of pupils, and accessible for non-specialists and support staff, they could be used as part of a pre-teach or consolidation session, or as part of a teaching sequence if supplemented (links are included to the PD materials and lesson videos) – perhaps particularly useful at the moment, as teaching picks up on gaps and misconceptions from the summer period of lockdown. The exemplification is very practical, with content in the form of powerpoint slides that should be covered slowly/steadily and repetitively as required, with questions included alongside animations to allow for discussion. NRich activities are included for many of the criteria, and for others (e.g. number facts) there are multiple flashcards included in the slides to support fluency.
This exemplification (alongside the guidance itself) is quality material, and it is well worth spending time considering how to make best use of it in school, across the academic year. It is not a COVID-recovery document (its inception was a year ago!), and it will hold value for all pupils going forward in making progress year on year.
https://www.ncetm.org.uk/classroom-resources/exemplification-of-ready-to-progress-criteria/
For those interested, these RTP criteria will be matched (where possible) to the NFER tests data analysis templates created by the REU – for schools buying into REU Analysis Package. This will allow teachers to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge and skills, which can then be addressed through use of the exemplification material. The REU will publish details about how to access these templates as soon as they are complete, or you could contact Gwen Sinnott ([email protected]) or Nicki Ashton ([email protected]) for more information.
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WANDSWORTH NQT Appropriate Body Service
Wandsworth LA offer an Appropriate Body service, overseen by Julie Hillman and managed through Wandsworth NQT Manager. Wandsworth do not offer NQT training, but local Teaching Schools have established programmes that can be bought into separately.
How to sign up to Wandsworth LA Appropriate Body Service
STEP 1 – Register your NQTs online The NQT registration and assessment process is managed online via NQT Manager
STEP 3 – Manage the assessment process online The assessment process then follows:
• assessment templates, with clear deadlines, are available and required to be completed by the NQT’s mentor at the end of each term.
• assessment forms are digitally signed by NQT, tutor and HT and submitted electronically. • the NQTs induction programme, use of 10% non-contact time and evidence towards meeting the
standards can be uploaded to the individual profiles.
Contact Details: Julie Hillman: [email protected] Jeanette Beattie: [email protected]
STEP 2 – Pay for the service The Appropriate Body service is purchased through the Wandsworth Info 4 Schools website: http://i4s.wandsworth.gov.uk/Services/5011
The charge is a one-off payment per NQT regardless of the length of their induction period, length of employment at the school and start date.
Wandsworth Professional Development Centre
The WPDC has now reopened and rooms at our venue are once again available for hire, with safety measures in place and reduced room capacity in line with current social distancing guidelines.
We are pleased to inform you that WPDC furniture has been replaced with easy clean
items to help provide a safer training environment and enhance the WPDC.
WPDC has already hosted face-to-face training with more events scheduled to take place.
We look forward to welcoming you back to WPDC. If you wish to make a room booking please contact [email protected] or call 020 88718784.
Battersea Room Covid–secure room layout
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Black History Month
Black History Month 2020
Black History Month is celebrated each October in the UK. As part of this celebration, Wandsworth Council will be holding a number of exciting events and programmes in local areas. Schools and colleges, and early years and youth settings, are strongly encouraged to mark the occasion, especially cross-curricular. Black History Month 2020 brings opportunities to recognise and
celebrate the contribution to British society that Black achievers have made, whether in business, science and medicine, sport, music and entertainment, popular culture, literature, politics and all other aspects of British life.
Schools and colleges, and early years and youth settings, will be invited to contribute to a special edition of the Bulletin, to showcase this important equalities, diversity and inclusion work in Wandsworth.
We would love to hear what you are doing, so If you are planning an event or programme of activities to mark the occasion, please get in touch via email to either: [email protected] or [email protected]
More information about Black History Month can be found here:https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
Black History Month always provides a fantastic opportunity to celebrate contributions and achievements of people of African and Caribbean descent made over many generations. This year, the theme of the celebration is “African Americans and the Vote,” exploring 150 years (and more) of the struggle to ensure that African Americans are able to fully participate in American democracy.
Wandsworth Learning Resources Service supports teachers and schools in celebrating Black History Month by providing resources, such as non-fiction and fiction books, artefacts and any other relevant items to celebrate the achievements of Black Britons. The library also offers high-quality fiction so that children, from our diverse community, can find themselves in books and stories as well as use stories to learn about the experiences and lives of others . The service have collated a dedicated BAME booklist for our subscribing primary schools which is available upon request.
If you would like to receive any resources enhancing the teaching and learning about Black History or our BAME booklist please contact the library at [email protected]
All schools can access our online catalogue, to see resources available http://wandsworthlrs.cirqahosting.com/ Contact Details: Angela Blake 020 8871 8784 [email protected] Catherine Green 020 8871 8726 [email protected]
Further resources can be found on the LRS web page.
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School Leadership
Safer Recruitment for school staff & governors
This face to face training session will be delivered by our new trainer Steve Eccleston at the Wandsworth
Professional Development Centre.
It will cover the following areas:
• Safer recruitment and the wider context of safeguarding
• Prevalence of abuse and profile of abusers
• How abusers operate within organisations
• Features of a safer recruitment process
• Planning a safer recruitment process
• Making the right decisions: interview and selection
• Setting acceptable standards of behaviour
• Maintaining an ongoing culture of vigilance
Session 1 Wednesday 7 October 2020 09:00 - 16:00 SCH LEAD133
Repeat Tuesday 10 November 2020 09:00 - 16:00 SCH LEAD134
Educational Visits Coordinator training
Essential training for those with responsibility for overseeing visits off-site in schools and educational settings. DfE Guidance for Health & Safety on Educational Visits (November 2018) states that schools should appoint an educational visits coordinator and make sure they have the training they need. The headteacher has this duty if there is no coordinator.
The training will be delivered by Paul Bond who is an accredited EVC trainer from the Outdoor Educational Adviser Panel (OEAP).
This online course comprises 3 modules. Participants will need to attend each of the modules.
The areas covered include: • risk assessment • legal responsibilities • selecting external providers • current best practice • recent case studies and signposting to appropriate information, advice and guidance
There will be two short research tasks for delegates to complete between the modules. The course has been organised in collaboration with Wandsworth's Health & Safety team.
Session 1 Tuesday 13 October 2020 10:30 - 12:00
SCH LEAD142 Session 2 Tuesday 20 October 2020 10:30 - 12:00
Session 3 Thursday 22 October 2020 10:30 - 12:00
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Primary Science
Primary Science Subject Leaders' Network
This successful CPD network is for primary science subject leaders. It provides an opportunity for subject leaders to meet together on 5 afternoons over the year to participate in CPD sessions facilitated by a Naomi Hiscock from Primary Science Education Consultancy. Participating teachers will also have access to online resources and a networking forum. The planned programme includes workshops on science pedagogy and knowledge. Aspects that will be covered will include science enquiry, working scientifically skills, assessment, creative science and specific subject knowledge surgeries with particular reference to the National Curriculum. Leading science in school will be a theme that will thread through all CPD sessions.
Religious education The dates for the Primary RE subject leaders’ network, are still being finalized— please check Wandsworth TPD for updates
Further resources can be found on the RE web pages
Relationships Education and Sex Education (RSE) Health Education
The Department for Education is introducing compulsory Relationships Education for primary pupils and Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) for secondary pupils from September 2020.
• DfE guidance can be downloaded from here. • The Wandsworth ‘Getting to Grips with the new mandatory Relationships Education Relationships
& Sex Education and Health Education’ can be downloaded here • A programme of support for schools, is being finalised - please check Wandsworth TPD for updates
Further resources can be found on the Primary Science web page
Other updates
Primary Science Subject Leaders' Network
This CPD network is for primary science subject leaders.
Session 1 01 October 2020 13:30 - 15:00 SCH CURR339/1
Session 2 26 November 2020 13:30 - 15:00 SCH CURR339/2
Session 3 21 January 2021 13:30 - 16:30 SCH CURR339/3
Session 4 25 March 2021 13:30 - 16:30 SCH CURR339/4
Session 5 17 June 2021 13:30 - 16:30 SCH CURR339/5
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Literacy and Numeracy Support Service (LNSS)
Literacy and Numeracy Support Service (LNSS)
The team is delighted to be back in schools and working face to face with almost all pupils. Last term we were able
to continue to offer support to pupils through a wide variety of models. After half-term we delivered remote video
and audio lessons to pupils both within their schools or at home. In order to make this as multisensory as possible,
we delivered resource packs so that the pupils could work along with us in an interactive way and even managed to
play some games remotely. We recorded lessons embedded in PowerPoint or emailed lessons for pupils with
online access. When this was not possible, we sent packs of resources and activities directly or via the schools to
ensure no-one was missed.
Dyslexia Awareness Week This year Dyslexia Awareness week falls from Monday 5th to Sunday 11th October. There will be a number of events happening locally in Wandsworth, as well as through national and international organisations. The global theme for this year is #DyslexiaCreates, which the British Dyslexia
Association (BDA) describes as “looking at the power of dyslexia to create ideas, organisations and society and the invaluable contribution this makes to the UK. https://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/awareness-events/dyslexia-awareness-week/dyslexia-week-2020 The week is an opportunity to consider the challenges and barriers which Dyslexia brings but consider how pupils can be supported to achieve their full potential and feel confident in their strengths. Dyslexia Week Webinars We are offering two free webinars relating to Dyslexia during the week. For teachers: a twilight taster session on Wednesday sharing tried and tested strategies for supporting pupils that are easy to implement with minimal cost. For parents: A questions and answers session on Thursday evening giving parents the chance to ask questions about Dyslexia and how it is supported in the Borough. Parents are asked to submit questions in advance to [email protected]. How schools can get involved Schools in the Borough are planning to: Hold assemblies to discuss dyslexia as a learning difference, focussing on strengths as well as challenges and allowing pupils to think about their own strengths or superpowers. Members of staff with Dyslexia are sharing their experiences with pupils or playing a video such as Seeing Dyslexia differently as a starting point. Individual classes are working on a project on a famous person with Dyslexia and consider how thinking differently has helped them to succeed. There are a number of lists of famous dyslexics including this video. Staff are wearing red to school on Thursday 8th as part of the international “Go Red” campaign to reclaim the colour red. Please let us know of any events in your schools for Dyslexia Awareness week.
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Literacy and Numeracy Support Service (LNSS)
Other Literacy Training Sessions
Dyslexia Awareness week
Wed 7th Oct Webinar: Strategies you can put in place tomorrow to support pupils with Dyslexia or Literacy difficulties
16:00 – 16:30 Online See TPD
Thurs 8th Oct Wear red for “Go red” All day Borough wide
Parent Workshop: Question and Answer session 19.00 – 20:00 Online Eventbrite
Dyslexia Training
Aimed at all staff working with pupils with Dyslexia/literacy difficulties, this training will give participants an introduction into Dyslexia over two twilight sessions.
Participants will increase their knowledge and understanding of Dyslexia and literacy difficulties and take away practical strategies which can be used in the classroom to support Dyslexic learners.
Wednesday 4th November: An introduction to dyslexia Understanding dyslexia and recognising some of the signs. Supporting the confidence and well-being of pupils with dyslexia or similar difficulties.
Wednesday 18th November: Strategies for supporting pupils with dyslexia and dyslexic-type difficulties A range of practical and effective strategies to support pupils who have reading and/or spelling difficulties including pupils with dyslexia.
Cost: £50/60/free to LNSS traded schools
The training will also be offered as a half-day face to face session next term. We can also provide the training as a whole school INSET.
Wednesday 4th November & Wednesday 18th November
15.45 – 16.30 Online on Teams TPD
Wednesday 3rd March 12.30 – 15.30 Wandsworth PDC, Burntwood Lane TPD
Supporting pupils with Dyslexia and Literacy difficulties
Aimed at teachers, support staff or anyone working with pupils with Literacy difficulties, this course will introduce you to a broad range of strategies, hands-on resources and digital resources that you can use to help pupils catch up with their literacy skills. In the final session, you will also learn the signs of dyslexia and how to support pupils with this kind of difficulty.
The sessions will focus on: Reading and phonics Reading comprehension Writing and handwriting Spelling Dyslexia
Participants should attend all sessions and will be asked to complete gap tasks to implement some of the strategies between sessions.
Comments from previous participants include: “Great in-depth information” “Lots of ideas to put into practice” “Given me great ideas to support my 1 to 1, and also reasons why children struggle” “I have been given strategies to use to help students structure and get started with their writing”
Wednesday 13th January Session 1 13.00 – 15.30 Wandsworth WPDC TPD
Wednesday 27th January Session 2 13.00 – 15.30
Wednesday 10th February Session 3 13.00 – 15.30
Wednesday 3rd March Session 4 13.00 – 15.30
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Literacy and Numeracy Support Service (LNSS)
Maths Training 2020-21
Supporting students with Maths difficulties
An introduction to Maths difficulties for staff supporting pupils with Maths difficulties with an emphasis on early support in the classroom. There will be follow-up tasks between sessions in order to implement some of the strategies shared in the sessions. There will be 3 sessions covering:
Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties Assessment of Maths difficulties Inclusive strategies for the Maths Classroom Activities to develop number sense If classroom strategies are not effective– what next? Keep-up and catch-up interventions.
Delivery will be online through Teams and each session will be broken into two one-hour sessions with a 15-minute break in between.
Thursday 12th November Session 1 13.30 – 15.45 Online – teams meeting
TPD
Thursday 26th November Session 2 13.30 – 15.45
Thursday 10th December Session 3 13.30 – 15.45
Using Games to develop Number Sense
*New for 2020-21 These twilight sessions will be an opportunity to share (and play!) games that will help to develop number sense and gain fluency with basic maths facts which underpin the Maths curriculum. Games are an excellent way to mo-tivate reluctant or anxious learners as well as developing social skills. Each session will focus on a different type of game or equipment. Games are particularly suitable for one to one or small group work but have been successfully played in whole class sessions. The games can also be played at home. The games are aimed at pupils in primary who are taking longer to achieve maths fluency in the four operations, but most can be adapted to other age ranges or higher levels. Participants will be given details of equipment they will need in order to play along. This will be the first time we have played games remotely in a training session, although we have successfully done this in remote teaching. To play along in the first session, you will need:
• Five 1-6 dot dice • Multisided dice – a minimum of two 0-9 dice one (a 1-4, 1-6, 1-12, 1-20 and percentile dice would also be
useful) • Alternatively, a spinner or an online dice generator could be used.
The first session is free (limited numbers!)
Thurs 19th Nov Using dice games to develop number sense 15.45 – 16.45
Online TPD
Thurs 21st Jan Card games to develop basic maths facts fluency 15.45 – 16.45
Online TPD
Thurs 16th June 100 squares, number lines and tracks 15.45 – 16.45
Online TPD
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Literacy and Numeracy Support Service (LNSS)
The Service also offers all the above training sessions in schools as INSET days or twilights as appropriate. We can
provide training for support staff or parent workshops. Other bespoke training packages available include:
Please contact Janet Goring ([email protected], 020 8871 6815) for further
information on all aspects of the Service.
Teaching multiplication facts so that they stick
• Why do some people struggle with retaining multiplication facts? • Does it matter if you don’t know them? • Does rote learning work? If not, how can we help students to retain the facts?
The session will explore the importance of developing an understanding of multiplication and look at different approaches to exploring the facts. Participants will take away activities and games to develop maths skills. Wed 19th May Times Tables – How to support students
in retaining key facts 13.30 – 16.00
Wandsworth PDC, Burntwood Lane
TPD
LNSS Parents’ Group
The parents group continues to meet once a term. As detailed above, our first session will be online during Dys-lexia Awareness week. This will be a chance for parents to ask questions about Dyslexia on issues of concern such as identification and support. Please encourage parents to send questions in advance. We will be running a session on Dyscalculia and Maths difficulties, postponed from the beginning of May. All sessions are free to parents of pupils in Wandsworth maintained schools or Wandsworth residents but need to be booked in advance. Please contact Janet Goring [email protected], 020 8871 6815 for more information.
Comments from Parents on previous sessions: “It was a really enjoyable workshop and great resources shared” “Very useful, great presentation and lots of great tips” “The presenter was patient and clear in their explanations”
Thursday 8th October Dyslexia: Q&A session 19:00 – 20:00 Online Eventbrite
Friday 28th February Dyscalculia and Maths Difficulties 9.30 – 11.45 Online Eventbrite
Friday 12th March Assistive Technology that doesn’t break the Bank
9.30 – 12.00 WPDC, Burntwood Eventbrite
Friday 11th June Topic to be confirmed 9.30 – 12.00 WPDC, Burntwood Eventbrite
Literacy Difficulties/Dyslexia
• Dyslexia-friendly accreditation training • Assistive Technology for pupils with Dyslexia. • Supporting children with reading difficulties • Developing Comprehension • Supporting writing • Handwriting strategies • Strategies to Support spelling difficulties • Using online books to develop reading
Maths Difficulties/Dyscalculia
• Dyscalculia & Maths Difficulties • Using concrete resources to develop understanding
of basic concepts • Using games to develop understanding of Number • A graduated response to maths difficulties
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Autumn School Census 2020 Autumn School Census will be going ahead on Thursday 1st October.
New data items
Secondary Schools with Post 16 students undertaking 16-19 programmes:
• Programme aim
• Programme type
• Work placement start date
• Work placement end date
• Work placement hours
• Work placement mode
• Work placement employer ID
• T level planned hours
• T level planned employability, enrichment and pastoral hours
For full guidance please refer to Complete the school census - Guidance - GOV.UK
Changes to existing data items for Autumn 2020 census only for all schools
1. Exclusions Collection
Autumn census 2020 will collect 3 terms worth of exclusion data: Autumn 19 and Spring and Summer 20 exclusions.
Spring census 2021 will collect 2 terms worth: Summer and Autumn 2020 exclusions.
Research And Evaluation Unit
REU Traded Service - Analysis Package 2019-20
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2. Changes to Exclusion reasons
From the start of the Autumn Term 2020 (1stAugust), the code set for exclusion reasons will change to include additional codes and also be able to record up to three reasons.
Following the expansion of the categories and the collection of multiple reasons, ‘Other’ will no longer be recorded as category for exclusions with a start date on or after 1st August 2020.
The first collection of up to three reasons and new codes will be collected in the Spring 2021 census.
3. Attendance
No attendance data will be collected in the Autumn 2020 school census.
However, attendance data for the 2020 to 2021 academic year will include categories of school attendance, rather than just those that equate to authorised and unauthorised absence. The first collection of this data will occur in Spring 2021, which includes data for the previous autumn term.
4. FSM eligibility period
Due to the absence of a summer census collection, DfE have decided to amend the ‘end date’ range for autumn 2020 census to collect an FSM eligibility end date that is, on or after 17 Jan 2020 and up to and including the autumn census day 1st October 2020.
5. Steps to take to prepare for the School Census Autumn Return
Please ensure that dry runs are carried out as early as possible including comparing reports with previous census to provide enough time to resolve any issues.
Premium Files For Financial Year 2020 - 2021 The Pupil Premium files have been released by the DfE based on pupils in January School Census 2020 who were aged 4 and above in Reception to year 11 and solely or dual-main registered at that school. A final file will be released in December 2020 based on the latest March 2020 Children Looked-After data return. We have downloaded the current files and they are available on the REU website under Cross Phase to make it easier for you; alternatively you can download these from Key to Success. Pupil Premium Funding covers four elements: Deprivation pupil premium (known as FSM ever 6’), Post LAC pupil premium (adopted from care), Looked after children pupil premium and Service child pupil premium (known as Service ever 6’). Please refer to the Pupil Premium User Guide which is also available on the REU website (https://children.wandsworth.gov.uk/education/reu/) for further explanation including any adjustments that may be made.
Research And Evaluation Unit
Education Matters
REU Traded Service - Analysis Package 2019-20
Further resources can be found on the REU web page.
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Governor Services
Governance – back to school Schools are welcoming back staff and pupils after the Summer break and will be getting used to new ways of working in order to keep everyone safe. The priority for school leaders and their governing boards remains the same - providing the best possible education for all pupils. The pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on all pupils, particularly those who are disadvantaged or vulnerable. Governing boards and school leaders will need time to review the needs of pupils as they return to school so that they can make the correct plans to support every pupil. Governor services have produced a model FGB agenda and crib-sheet with the key issues for this term. This is available from your Wandsworth clerk or from Governor Services Co-ordinator.
Meetings remain virtual According to latest DfE guidance, Governors and trustees are not prevented from visiting their schools, but “schools will need to consider their own risk assessments and how they will protect the health and safety of any visitors alongside staff and pupils, in line with our guidance” and, “If your visits can happen outside of school hours, they should.” Governor Services advise that if your current, virtual arrangement are working well for you, to continue to hold meetings and make decisions as you have been.
Chairs Briefing Wandsworth Governor Services are pleased to continue to support Chairs and Vice Chairs from all Wandsworth schools with termly information briefings. Previous briefings and presentations can be accessed at any time here. This term’s briefing will take place on the 23rd September via Teams. Invitations will be sent in due course to Chairs and Vice Chairs of governing boards. The dates for the Spring and Summer term are the 27th January and the 26th May. (Venue TBC).
NGA Learning link – Free for all Wandsworth maintained school Governors A reminder that Wandsworth Governor Services are offering e-learning training resources for school Governors. NGA Learning Link offers flexible e-learning to help governors, chairs and clerks develop their governance skills and knowledge during this global crisis. Full details of how to sign up is here – please do sign up and make the most of this fantastic resource.
Wandsworth Training The Wandsworth Governor Training & Development Core Programme is available here. You can also view full course details (including course times and fees) and book a place on a course, by visiting TPD Online. Once you have logged on, click on to the Schools & Governors portal, search events and enter a relevant keyword. If you have any queries or need support please contact Governor Services Co-ordinator.
Further resources can be found on the Governor Service web page.
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WHO’S WHO AND CONTACT DETAILS All phone numbers should be prefaced by 020 8871.
Name Tel E-mail Role
EMA
Suaad Mohamed [email protected] Somali Home School Liaison Officer
English
Ingrid Seifert 7451 [email protected] Primary Teaching and Learning Consultant (English)
Caroline Staples 8724 [email protected] Primary Teaching and Learning Consultant (English)
General Data Protection Officer
Katrina Waite [email protected] GDPR and Information Governance Manager
Governor Services
Keith Revell 7644 [email protected] Governor Services Manager
Selina McClure & Donna –Marie Muir
8371 [email protected] Governor Services Co-ordinators
Literacy & Numeracy Support Service
Janet Goring 8740 [email protected] Manager (Literacy & Numeracy Support Service)
Inclusion Service
Andrew Hough 8856 [email protected] Head of Inclusion & School
Jackie McCallum 5469 [email protected] Head of Inclusion (SEND)
Andrew Fish 6308 [email protected] ASD Inclusion Advisor
Stephanie Perera 8736 [email protected] Key Administrative Officer
Learning Resources Service
Angela Blake 8784 [email protected] LRS Operations Manager
Wanda Gajewski 8734 [email protected] Senior Learning Resources Librarian
Rose Perera 8734 [email protected] Learning Resources Librarian
Mathematics
Nicki Ashton 8727 [email protected] Primary Teaching and Learning Consultant (Mathematics)
Music Services
Music Services 8703 [email protected] The Wandsworth Music Academy
NQT
Julie Hillman [email protected] School Leadership and Professional
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All phone numbers should be prefaced by 020 8871.
WHO’S WHO AND CONTACT DETAILS
Name Tel E-mail Role
Professional Development & Leadership
Alison Thomas 8707 [email protected] Training and Development Officer
Research & Evaluation Unit
Shemira Jetha 8749 [email protected] Research Officer
Meri Pesola 8729 [email protected] Principal Research Officer
Steve Preston 8142 [email protected] Performance & Information Manager
Gwen Sinnott 5693 [email protected] Performance & Information Manager
Nicola Smith 7652 [email protected] Performance and Information Officer
School Improvement
TBC TBC Primary School Improvement Manager
Henrietta Curtis 7608 [email protected] Primary School Improvement
Catherine Green 8726 [email protected] Strategic Business Manager
Andrew Hough 8856 [email protected] Head of Inclusion & School Standards (Interim)
Jeanette Beattie 8798 [email protected] Senior Business Support Officer
Wandsworth Professional Development Centre (WPDC)
Angela Blake 8743 [email protected] WPDC Operations Manager
Lorna McFee 8775 [email protected] WPDC Receptionist /Administrative Assistant (general enquiries/room bookings)
Jan Flick 8785 [email protected] Administrative Officer (Finance)
Kim Davies 8735 [email protected] IT and Communications Officer
Wandsworth Professional Development Centre (WPDC), 3rd Floor, Building 1, Burntwood School Burntwood Lane, London SW17 0AQ
Wandsworth Department of Education and Social Services, School Standards & Improvement Service Wandsworth Town Hall Extension, 4th floor, Wandsworth High St, London SW18 2PU
Wandsworth Learning Resources Service, First Floor, 166 Roehampton Lane , SW15 4HR
