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Children, schools and young people

Training brochure September 2020 — July 2021

Updated January 2021

Contents Training information

Religious Education

Collective Worship

Siams

Leadership

Well Being

Governance

Pages 3-4

Pages 5 -13

Pages 14 - 16

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Pages 18-19

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Pages 21-22

Training information

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The Canterbury Diocesan Board of Education (CDBE) is engaged in minis-try with children and young people across the Diocese of Canterbury, whether in schools or parishes, focusing firmly on deepening relationships and nourishing those we support and walk alongside. In particular, we en-deavour to engage closely with Church of England schools as they strive to provide a high quality Christian education which enables every child to flourish; providing first-rate professional advocacy, advice and support that represents excellent value for money.

Changes

In the ever-evolving educational landscape we delight in new connections and relationships, and are pleased to share our new virtual training and resources offer to benefit all schools, academies and collaborative net-works within our diocesan boundaries.

Schools should note that recorded training will still be time sensitive and will not be able to be downloaded or shared with non– attendees.

Bespoke training in addition to this core offer is also available. Please contact Niki Paterson (Deputy Director of Education) to discuss your training needs on:

• Collective Worship, Children’s Spirituality, Wellbeing for school lead-ers, School Effectiveness, Character Education.

• Distinctive Governance, senior leadership development including CEPQH, coaching and supervision.

• RE teaching, curriculum and subject leadership, local and national RE networks.

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Training information Cost :

For most courses and events, two prices are shown: ‘CSC’ refers to those Church Schools who make a contribution to our annual ‘Core Services’ scheme,. ’Non-CSC’ is all other schools and academies.

We are mindful that school are under exceptional financial pressure and therefore, we have decided for a second year not to increase our charges for training . The virtual platform has , however, enabled us to provide a wider variety of training content.

Please note that all prices exclude VAT; invoices will be sent in the name of our trading company, ‘ethos School Improvement Limited’.

Booking is essential so that we can monitor our support and provide con-firmation to SIAMS inspectors .

Participants are asked to give at least 48 hours’ notice if they need to cancel their place, as all ‘no-shows’ will be charged at the Non-CSC rate.

Please contact Pip Tanton in the first instance.

GDPR:

The information entered onto our booking forms will be used and stored solely for the purposes of your booking and for recording your attendance. If you want to know how we use your data and who we might share it with, please click here to read our privacy policy, or call 01227 459401 to request a copy.

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Inspired RE leadership development programme Course Description

InspiREd is a subject leader development programme, which has a vision to inspire and enable those with responsibility for RE in being ‘strategic, im-pactful and flourishing leaders’.

The programme is aimed at leaders who want to develop their subject lead-ership skills in a primary or middle school setting to ensure it is strategic, has an impact on the whole school and is driven by the school’s distinctive Christian vision.

For more information about this course please contact Rebecca Swansbury

Date, time and venue:

Day 1 — 28th April 2021 10.00am — 4pm Zoom

Day 2 — 27th May 2021 10.00am — 4pm Zoom

Day 3 — 7th July 2021 10.00am — 4pm Zoom

Day 4 — 2nd December 2021 10.00am — 4pm TBC

Day 5 — 25th February 2022 10.00am — 4pm TBC

Audience: RE Leaders

Cost: CSC — £100 Non-CSC — £200

Led By Rebecca Swansbury

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Understanding Christianity KS1 support Course Description

This session is for KS1 teachers to receive specific subject knowledge and support for the teaching and planning of Understanding Christianity units in year 1 and 2. This training will help teachers to feel more confident about delivering the Understanding Christianity units with in their class-rooms.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Key Stage 1 Teachers

Cost: CSC — Free Non-CSC — £50



Understanding Christianity lKS2 support Course Description

This session is for LKS2 teachers to receive specific subject knowledge and support for the teaching and planning of Understanding Christianity units in year 3 and 4. This training will help teachers to feel more confi-dent about delivering the Understanding Christianity units with in their classrooms.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Lower key Stage 2 Teachers



Understanding Christianity year 5 support Course Description

This session is for Year 5 teachers to receive specific subject knowledge and support for the teaching and planning of Understanding Christianity units in year 5. This training will help teachers to feel more confident about delivering the Understanding Christianity units with in their class-rooms.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Year 5 Teachers




Understanding Christianity Year 6 support Course Description

This session is for Year 6 teachers to receive specific subject knowledge and support for the teaching and planning of Understanding Christianity units in year 6. This training will help teachers to feel more confident about delivering the Understanding Christianity units with in their class-rooms.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Year 6 Teachers



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Effective RE in EYFS Course Description

This training will explore best practice for RE in Early Years. We will discuss the current EYFS units, looking at the best way to structure your RE curriculum and teaching. There will also be strategies for recording and assessing children in RE.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: EYFS Teachers



Subject knowledge support — Islam KS1 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the KS1 Islam unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded video





Subject knowledge support — Islam ks2 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the KS2 Islam unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded video




Subject knowledge support — Judaism KS1 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the KS1 Judaism unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded video





Subject knowledge support — Judaism KS2 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the KS2 Judaism unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded video




Subject knowledge support — Sikhism LKs2 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the LKS2 Sikhism unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Lower Key Stage 2 Teachers




Subject knowledge support — Hinduism LKS2 Course Description

This session is to support teachers with subject knowledge and teaching ideas to enable them to effectively plan and teach the LKS2 Hinduism unit.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Lower Key Stage 2 Teachers



Re leader networks Course Description

It is so important to work alongside colleagues who share a similar role within school—those of you who have been part of the Understanding Christianity training know how valuable this has been. Come and be part of these regular sessions to keep up to date with national issues and news in RE, explore the SIAMS evaluation schedule, plus enhance your leadership of RE in your school.


Wednesday 18th November 4-5.15 pm

This network meeting will be held virtually—more details to follow

Term 4

Thursday 25th March 4-5:15 pm


Term 6

Thursday 17th June 4-5:15 pm


Audience: RE Leaders

Cost: CSC — Free Non-CSC — Free



RE & Collective Worship

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New to a church school Course Description

This training session will give teachers an opportunity to explore what it means to work in a Church of England school. It will cover Christian Dis-tinctiveness and best practice in RE and Collective Worship.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded

Audience: Teachers



Training for Newly qualified teachers Course Description

These sessions have been written and designed specifically for teachers in their first few years of teaching. The training will cover best practice and practical support for RE and Collective Worship.


Session 1—Friday 9th October 2.30pm—4.30pm

Session 2—Friday 4th December 2.30pm—4.30pm

Both sessions will be held virtually—more details to follow

Audience: NQT’s or those within their first few years of teaching.

Cost: CSC — Free Non-CSC — £100 (£50 per session)


Collective worship and siams leaders network Course Description

This network is aimed at those in church schools responsible for Collective Worship and the school’s distinctive Christian character. Religious Educa-tion will not be covered during these networks.


Tuesday 6th October 2021 4-5.15 pm


Term 3 -

Thursday 11th February 2021 4-5:15 pm


Term 5 —

Thursday 20th May 2021 4-5:15 pm


Audience: CW Leaders and Clergy

Cost: CSC — Free Non-CSC — Free


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Planning and leading acts of worship Course Description

This training sessions will be split into two parts.

Part 1— Is a practical exploration of spiritual styles and how we can use this information to plan Collective Worship sessions that are inclusive, in-vitational and inspiring.

Part 2— How can we engage pupils in our schools to lead worship which is both planned and spontaneous. The session will include practical strate-gies and ideas for creating meaningful opportunities for children to take ownership of acts of worship within school.


Ongoing

Pre-recorded videos

Audience: CW Leaders, Teachers and Clergy



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HELP! I’m the new collective worship leader Course Description

An introductory and informative session for those teachers and leaders who have taken over the leadership of Collective Worship.

Session will include: an introduction to the new SIAMS evaluation sched-ule and timelines involved in the preparation for inspection, expectations of leading and monitoring Collective Worship and strategies to plan yearly or termly Collective Worship.


Tuesday 22nd September 2020 4.00-5.30pm

This training will be held virtually—more details to follow

Audience: CW Leaders



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Creating a distinctly Christian vision Course Description

School leadership teams will be lead through activities and discussions to begin the process of discerning and building a distinctively Christian vi-sion, which is underpinned by a biblical narrative.


Wednesday 21st October 10.00—3.00pm

This training will be held virtually—more details to follow

February 2021 TBC

Audience: Headteacher, Senior Leaders , Chair of Governors, Foundation Governors and Clergy.


Led By Rebecca Swansbury and Niki Paterson

Siams

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School leaders support network Course Description

An opportunity for leaders to network with each other and members from the Diocesan Education team. The focus will be on important up-dates, well being, peer to peer support and problem solving.


Monday 25th January 4-5pm

Monday 1st March 4-5pm

Monday 26th April 4-5pm

Monday 28th June 4-5pm

Audience: Headteachers, School Leaders


Led By Niki Paterson

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leadership

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CEFel open leadership national leadership networks Course Description

You are invited to join CEFEL open networks, which draws together school leaders from across the country to explore different leadership practices and share both their challenges, learning and hopes for the future. CEFEL will be running monthly open networks throughout 2020-21. See below for details and to register for the sessions:

For more information please click here.

https://www.cefel.org.uk/networks/

Living Well Course Description

Come and use a space for the day alone - bring your own lunch - be in a peaceful setting. Mostly available on Mondays and Thursdays - no input particularly, just quiet space.

Come and meet with us as Chaplains, booked appointments, for listening and prayer if wanted, 90 minute appointments - spend half the time with the Chaplains and half the time in the garden or using a garden room for a place of rest and prayer . Book through our July/August Doodle Poll.

Come as a small group on a Wednesday or Saturday when we can facilitate some group work and hopefully offer individual listening or prayer if want-ed as well.


Individual booking

Audience: Leaders


Led By Chaplains at Living Well Centre

Wellbeing

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Well being : 5 minute reflections Course Description

Pre-recorded reflections on leadership/teacher well being by the team, the wider diocese and special guests


On-going (Pre-recorded)

Audience: Leaders

Cost: CSC — Free Non-CSC — free

Led By Niki Paterson and team

https://doodle.com/poll/43mzaru5r8u83afy

New to foundation governance Course Description

This session is open to all those in a governance role in schools and acade-mies supported by the Diocese. It provides a basic induction to the Core Roles of Governance, but with a focus on the history and context of church schools and how this affects the governor's role.



Audience: New foundation governors



Chairs/Foundation Governors Forum Course Description

An opportunity for leaders to network with each other and members from the Diocesan Education team. The focus will be on important updates, well being, peer to peer support and problem solving.


Term 1—Friday 16th October (Online Forum) 5.00—6.30pm

Term 4—Wednesday 3rd March (Online Forum) 5.00—6.30pm

Audience: Chairs and Governors



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What does it mean to be voluntary aided ? Course Description

Being voluntary aided affects a school’s buildings, land, recruitment, gov-ernance, employee expectations, finance, collective worship, Religious Education and Ofsted. Find out why, your legal responsibilities and what should be happening in practice.



Audience: Leaders and Governors of VA Schools



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Effective monitoring for governors Course Description

Monitoring is an essential part of good governance . Designed specifically for those who are new to governance or can be viewed as part of an FGB who wish to review their practice . Recording is 40 mins.



Audience: Governors



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