Northgate High School Continuing Professional Development Programme 2017-18
Continuing Professional Development at Northgate High School: The Building Blocks of a Successful Career in Teaching SKILLS-BASED TOOLKIT Non career stage specific CPD can be revisited at various points in the course of a career; each time at an appropriate level Collaborating with others in school and externally Collaborative Teaching Project Peer coaching Shadowing roles Mentoring trainees and NQTs Working groups Subject networks Working with Pupils School councils Pupil mentoring Trips and visits Extra-curricular activities Evaluating your own practice and well-being Analysing personal performance Mindfulness School gym facilities School-based CPD Action Research Groups Departmental CPD PD Day INSET Courses and Accreditation Exam board courses Masters degrees First Aid Safeguarding Subject-specific external courses PROFESSIONAL ROLE Headteacher Deputy Headteacher Assistant Headteacher Major Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR 1) Teaching and Learning Responsibility (TLR 2) Early Professional Development (RQT) Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) 2 ROLE-BASED TOOLKIT Career stage specific CPD must be accessed at the appropriate time according to the nature of the professional role NPQH Professional Development for Senior Leadership (PDfSL) Leading Teaching and Learning Action Research Groups and Working Groups Essential Skills for Middle Leaders (ESfML) RQT Programme NQT Induction Programme
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at Northgate High School, Ipswich, Suffolk There is a wide range of different opportunities for staff at all stages in their personal professional development at Northgate High School. The formal, long-term programmes for teachers at particular stages in their career are shown by the right-hand column in the diagram. We currently run programmes for trainee teachers, NQTs, Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs), aspiring Middle Leaders and Senior Leaders and aspiring Headteachers. The less formal, shorter-term opportunities for all teachers at any stage in their career are shown by the left hand column in the diagram. The ideas shown represent the types of activities available and there will be others that arise throughout the year. The programme of CPD sessions planned for the year is shown in this booklet. It has been carefully linked to the School Improvement Plan and Performance Management Objectives. Smaller Action Research Groups work together to develop practice related to areas of the Teaching and Learning wheel, which then feed into Teaching and Learning Group meetings and PD INSET days to share the groups findings. Please make a date in your diary for the ones that tie in with your own personal interests and performance management objectives this year. Further sessions may be added to the programme during the year. If you would like to contribute to any of these sessions, please let Dale Banham, Deputy Headteacher, know. If you have any CPD needs that are not covered in this programme please see Dale. He coordinates whole-school CPD, individual staff development and courses. Mary Hallett, Professional Development Tutor, coordinates the work of trainee teachers, NQTs and the Essential Skills for Middle Leadership (ESfML) and Professional Development for Senior Leadership (PDfSL) programmes. The procedure for arranging personal CPD is to fill in the purple CPD Request and Evaluation form and return it along with your Gold form. The form and guidance on how to fill it in are in the racks on the wall by the photocopiers in the staff resources room, A10. 3
Northgate High School Continuing Professional Development 2017-18 Week Beginning Autumn Term 2017 Monday 4 th Sept Monday 4 th September: PD Day 1 Tuesday 5 th September: PD Day 2 CPD Session Mon 11 th Sept Wednesday 13 th September Teaching and Learning Group Mon 18 th Sept Mon 25 th Sept Wednesday 27 th September Middle Leaders Discussion Forum Mon 2 nd Oct Mon 9 th Oct Tuesday 10 th October Action Research Group: Homework and Feedback for Progress Mon 16 th Oct Mon 23 rd Oct Mon 30 th Oct Friday 20 th October PD Day 3 Half Term Mon 6 th Nov Tuesday 7 th November Teaching and Learning Group Mon 13 th Nov Wednesday 15 th November Action Research Group: Literacy and Study Skills Mon 20 th Nov Mon 27 th Nov Mon 4 th Dec Tuesday 5 th December Action Research Group: ICT Use of Tablets and Surface Pros Mon 11 th Dec Mon 18 th Dec (Term Ends on Tues 19 th Dec) 4
Northgate High School CPD Spring Term 2018 Week Beginning Mon 1 st Jan (Term begins Wed 3 rd Jan) CPD Session Wednesday 3 rd January PD Day 4 Teaching and Learning Workshops Mon 8 th Jan Mon 15 th Jan Tuesday 16 th January Middle Leaders Discussion Forum Mon 22 nd Jan Mon 29 th Jan Wednesday 31 st January Teaching and Learning Group Mon 5 th Feb Mon 12 th Feb Mon 19 th Feb Half Term Mon 26 th Feb Mon 5 th March Mon 12 th March Mon 19 th March Tuesday 20 th March Teaching and Learning Group Including Revision Strategies Mon 26 th March (Term ends Thursday 29 th March) 5
Northgate High School CPD Summer Term 2018 Week Beginning Mon 16 th April (Term begins Tues 17 th April) Mon 23 rd April Monday 16 th April PD Day 5 CPD Session Mon 30 th April Mon 7 th May Mon 14 th May Mon 21 st May Wednesday 23 rd May Teaching and Learning Group - Collaborative Teaching Project Launch Mon 28 th May Mon 4 th June Half Term Mon 11 th June Wednesday 13 th June Middle Leaders Discussion Forum Mon 18 th June Mon 25 th June Mon 2 nd July Mon 9 th July Mon 16 th July Tuesday 17 th July Teaching and Learning Group Collaborative Teaching Project Feedback Mon 23 rd July (Term ends Tues 24 th July) 6
Teaching and Learning at Northgate High School Our Key Principles: Key Principle 14: All teachers should... Take responsibility for improving their own professional development by: responding to advice and feedback from colleagues planning collaboratively with colleagues and team teaching where possible Key Principle 15: All teachers should... Contribute to the development of teaching and learning across the department/school by: taking opportunities to share best practice with colleagues.