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This course is particularly useful to governors who serve on the Headteacher Performance Panel but is of interest to all governors.


Outline

Governors will:

• be familiar with headteacher performance management arrangements
• understand the role of the external advisers in this process
• gain awareness of relevant policies
• have regards to the work/life balance of the headteacher.

The programme has been formulated by successful and experienced senior leaders from the education sector, and designed for all heads of Sixth Form who are aspiring to excellence. 
 
Delegates will hear insights from practitioners and other experts, learn how outstanding leadership can be achieved in the Sixth Form, and take away practical solutions from an outstanding Sixth Form.

In addition to understanding the key leadership skills required to evaluate the Sixth Form and hold staff to account, the programme will also focus on setting the vision, ethos and culture of an effective Sixth Form.

This course is aimed at new users of the Hertfordshire version of RM Finance Online who will be posting the financial transactions onto the system.

Day one will provide an introduction to the system. We will be looking at the coding structure in RM Finance Online and how to post simple income and expenditure transactions.

Day two will follow on from the topics covered on day one. We will look at how to post more complex items including payroll reports. We will look at setting up and using duplicate batching and how to correct any errors.

Day three will revisit the areas covered on days one and two and will be an opportunity for delegates to refresh their knowledge and improve their skills using RM Finance Online in a supported environment.

This course is designed for schools using RM Finance Online who complete their own transactions and are seeing differences on the Comprehensive System Reconciliation and need help to understand why they occur and how to fix them. This course will look at the different sections of the form and understand what they are designed to check. We will look at some of the most common errors and how to rectify these, including differences on the VAT section. Delegates will then be able to complete their own Comprehensive System Reconciliation using their latest school’s data with staff on hand to be able to support with solving the reasons for any variances.

Please note that we cannot guarantee that we will be able to resolve all system reconciliation errors on this course. Please also note that we will not be able to investigate variances on the purchase order section of the Comprehensive System Reconciliation and it is recommended that schools contact the Financial Services helpline for help with this.

Steve Oakes is a researcher, author, associate lecturer in Psychology at MMU and associate Director of Education at AQR International, where he leads the work on mental toughness in education.  He will be attending to discuss his research which shows how successful students approach their studies with a specific set of behaviours, skills and attitudes, and that despite not differing cognitively from their peers, they can significantly outperform them.

This AQA training event, hosted by Herts for Learning, will provide feedback on the English Literature examinations sat by students in the summer series of 2019.

AQA subject specialist, Ryan Wilson, will provide delegates with an overview of student performance nationally, detailed feedback on student performance and trends, as well as providing exemplar work.

Highly effective teaching assistants can add real value to pupil's learning. As the Sutton Trust identified, investing in professional development for this group of practitioners makes the difference. This two-hour session will offer teaching assistants the opportunity to reflect on key aspects of the Primary English Curriculum and how best to support pupils with reading and writing both in the classroom and through guided group work. We will be delving into some subject knowledge as well as providing plenty of practical activities which can be used straight away back in the classroom.

These two half-day sessions will combine current research and practice to impact on the achievement of disadvantaged and vulnerable children.

Delegates will be provided with their own copy of the HfL 'Making the Difference' toolkit to take back to their setting and clear guidance on how to use the tools and templates for planning and evaluation. Information will be shared on best practice for interventions and effective strategies that can be deployed to promote progress and improve outcomes. Opportunities will be provided for delegates to reflect on their own school data and develop bespoke plans to diminish gaps between disadvantaged and vulnerable pupils and their peers.

Practitioners may wish to consider using Early Years pupil premium/pupil premium grant to fund attendance on this training.

Do you feel that pupils are passengers in their learning journey, or are they the captains of their own ship? We know that powerful learners are autonomous agents in their education, yet sometimes pupils develop a passivity that leads them to be very reliant on teacher input, validation and feedback. This can lead to pupils becoming more risk averse and more susceptible to having a discouraging mindset about their own capabilities and growth. Let's find a way to put them firmly at the helm.

This one-day course will explore current research and thinking on learning, brain development, engagement and motivation and how these can be implemented to benefit our pupils - empowering them and building their self-efficacy and independence. Combining theory and practice, we will discuss activities and strategies to cultivate, in our pupils, curiosity, courage, reflectiveness and an awareness of how they can improve and persevere in the face of challenges and setbacks.

The course will address the key principles and concepts related to increasing pupil progress, attainment, independence, love of learning and a Growth Mindset. This will include developing a feedback culture, positive learning attitudes and self-belief, resilience, improving self-awareness and focus. Let's turn "I can't" into "I can’t yet – but I will" and show our pupils the power that is in their hands!

This training aims to dispel some of the myths surrounding health and safety and promote a proportionate and sensible approach to safety in schools. The course will provide an overview of health and safety management within schools and summarise key areas in which management control is particularly important.