Events
School staff and governors
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March 2019
Thursday 21 March 2019
Headteachers' Conference: Transformational Leadership
Thursday 21 March 2019
Headteachers' Conference: Transformational Leadership
8:45am Refreshments
9:15am Opening worship
9:45am Transformational Church of England school leadership expectations in the new SIAMS schedule; presentation by Liz Youngman, Assistant Diocesan Director of Education, focusing on the standards that all Church of England Headteachers and leaders are expected to fulfill
10:15am Transformational leadership of the curriculum - leading a creative approach to curriculum development, through a bespoke Day 10:10 curriculum and collaborative working with other schools; presentation by Sandy Ettridge, Co-Headteacher of Brigstock Latham’s CE Primary School, on the opportunities to design creative units of work that focus on key areas identified as needing further development
11:00am Refreshments
11:15am Transformational leadership of collaborative cross-sector school learning partnerships - the OPEN Learning Partnership involving Oundle School and Oundle CE Primary School with other local schools; presentations by Janet McMurdo, Headteacher of Oundle CE Primary School, and Gordon Montgomery, Head of Community Partnerships at Oundle School, on providing opportunities to share resources and expertise.
11:30am Transformational leadership of relationships education - a creative new approach to delivering the PSHE curriculum, devised by HeartSmart, to build character, emotional health and resilience in children; presentation by Pete Hay, Director of HeartSmart
12:15pm Lunch
1:00pm Transformational leadership of international education - a journey towards developing an international link with one of the Watoto schools in Kampala, Uganda; presentation by Joanne Lloyd-Williams, Headteacher of Finedon Infant School and Finedon Mulso CE Junior School, on the link that has been made and developed since 2012
1:15pm Transformational leadership of social justice education - ending modern slavery through empowering children; presentation by Phil Knight, Founder of Just Enough UK, on this charity that visits schools across the UK
2:00pm Refreshments
2:15pm Transformational leadership of marketing and pupil recruitment on a shoe-string - a practical approach to improving marketing and pupil recruitment on a very limited budget; presentation by Nicola Fountain, Headteacher of Rothersthorpe CE Primary School
2:30pm Transformational leadership of governance - a practical approach to getting your governing body in shape, so that they can help provide outstanding school leadership; presentation by Peter French, Deputy Diocesan Director of Education, on how to ensure governors help and support in transforming the leadership of the school
Kettering Conference Centre, Thurston Drive, Kettering NN15 6PB
Kettering Conference Centre, Thurston Drive, Kettering NN15 6PB
Wednesday 27 March 2019
Admissions & Appeals for Office Staff
All the things you need to know to ensure that appeals and admissions run smoothly from your school office. This will include:
How to update your school's Admission Policy in line with developments with the Admissions Code
Timelines required for Admissions and Appeals
What to say and not to say when parents enquire at the office door about school places
Guidelines for preparing and presenting your school's case at an admission appeal
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Saturday 30 March 2019
Fire Church
An outdoor youth worship event organised by CROPS, Gen2 & Peterborough Cathedral
Fire Church: an event for Youth Groups aged 11-18
Food. Worship. Music….and a few surprises
Saturday 30th March 2019 7-9pm
Peterborough Cathedral (gather by the cathedral main doors)
FREE (Booking is required by youth leaders for your group via Eventbrite
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fire-church-tickets-54706739330)
Dress warmly and for outdoors!
(Note: no parking at the cathedral, except disabled access)
Peterborough Cathedral
April 2019
Tuesday 2 April 2019
Understanding Religion and Belief
This course will address practical ways of learning about and from key concepts in Islam, Buddhism and Judaism. It will improve subject knowledge and build confidence in tackling challenging topics. Participants will eave with new resources and ideas to support creative, visual, active and enquiry-based learning.
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Tuesday 30 April 2019
Going Deeper with SIAMS Strands 6 and 7
A workshop to delve deeper into the requirements of the new SIAMS schedule, focusing on Strands 6 and 7. Bring a laptop with the new SEF form downloaded on it. Session to be repeated at Oundle CE Primary School on 27 June. Aimed at RE Leads and Headteachers
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
May 2019
Thursday 2 May 2019
Understanding Christianity Day 3 FULL
A set of resources called Understanding Christianity: Text Impact Connections, offers an approach to teaching and learning about Christianity with units of work and supporting resources from EYFS to Year 9. It was launched at Lambeth Palace on 26th May 2016 and has been extremely well received since then with over 95% of Diocesan Schools having completed the training.
Understanding Christianity sets the bar for the quality of teaching and learning about Christianity in our schools and academies. It reinforces the messages we have been giving over the last few years about ‘digging deeper’ and engaging children and young people with the big ideas and concepts of the Christian faith. The teaching approach is one of theological enquiry, and the units of work support both continuity and progression.
The Resources
These include a handbook and units of work as well as a copy of the “Picturing Christianity” pack and a wall frieze showing the “Big Story” of the Bible. The resources will only be available to teachers who attend the training package. This has been stipulated by RE Today to ensure effective implementation.
Understanding Christianity takes place over 3 days. On day one the RE Subject Leaders will receive the resources to support implementation. Following this, participants must attend a Day Two and Day Three Encounter day. It is not possible to attend days two and three without attendance on Day One. All sessions will take place at the Diocese of Peterborough Education Office, Bouverie Court, Bedford Road, Northampton, NN4 7YD.
Day 1 will be held on Wednesday 3 October 2018 from 9.30am – 3.30pm
Day 2 will be held on Monday 14 January 2019 from 9.30am – 3.30pm
Day 3 will be held on Thursday 2 May 2019 from 9.30am – 3.30pm
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Thursday 9 May 2019
Collective Worship: inclusive, invitational and inspiring?
How can we ensure that the worship experiences we provide meet the three 'I's? Good practice examples of school worship that really is inclusive, invitational and inspiring.
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Tuesday 21 May 2019
Roles & Responsibilities of Experienced Church School Governors
What are the special features of church school governance? An introduction for all governors in church schools, and compulsory training for all foundation governors. This training is aimed specifically at Foundation Governors who are about to be re-appointed for a further term of office.
Oundle CE Primary School, Cotterstock Road, Oundle, PE8 5HA
June 2019
Friday 7 June 2019
Launch of the Peterborough Diocese new RE Syllabus
Limited to 1 attendee per school. This is school RE Leads
Kettering Park Hotel, Kettering Parkway, NN15 6XT
Wednesday 12 June 2019
Roles & Responsibilities of NEW Church School Governors
What are the special features of church school governance? An introduction for all governors in church schools, and compulsory training for all foundation governors. This training is specifically aimed at those who are completely new to the role of Foundation Governor.
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Monday 24 June 2019
Headteacher Performance Management
All you need to know about performance management of your Headteacher, and how to perform this vital task.Fre
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Tuesday 25 June 2019
Headteacher Performance Management
All you need to know about this important task. Led by Andrew Lakatos School Improvement Officer for the Diocesan Board of Education.
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Wednesday 26 June 2019
Mental Health First Aid for Schools
A nationally recognized course to give an understanding of issues that relate to young people's mental health including how to spot the warning signs of mental ill health in those aged 8-18 years. The course includes a copy of the MHFA manual. This training is for Teachers and teaching assistants, SENCOs and senior leaders in school
The Diocesan Education Offices, Bouverie Court, Unit 1, 6 The Lakes, Bedford Road, Northampton NN4 7YD
Thursday 27 June 2019
Going Deeper with SIAMS Strands 6 and 7
A workshop to delve deeper into the requirements of the new SIAMS schedule, focusing on Strands 6 and 7. Bring a laptop with the new SEF form downloaded on it. Repeat session from 30 April at Bouverie Court, Northampton. Aimed at RE Leads and Headteachers
Oundle CE Primary School, Cotterstock Road, Oundle, PE8 5HA
Saturday 29 June 2019
Gen2 Conference
For everyone involved in Children’s, Youth, Family & Inter-generational Ministry
Bringing together practitioners and thinkers to share current ideas and inspiring ways of being.
With plenty of helpful and practical tips, plus space to worship, be refreshed and network.
Bring your whole team. FREE. Booking opens on Eventbrite on March 1st
Speakers booked so far include Bishop Donald, Jason Royce, Anna Hawken… more to come!
Contact becky.wills@peterborough-diocese.org.uk for more details
King's Park, Northampton, NN3 6LL
