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Newsletter - Issue 2: Summer 2 (June 2022)
Welcome
Welcome to the Summer 2 edition of the Saffron TS Hub newsletter. As ever at this time of year, with new staff being appointed, there is lots for all of us as teachers and school leaders to do before the end of the summer term. This edition of our newsletter highlights updates and information around ECF, Appropriate Body services, NPQs and wider development opportunities for staff and schools.
If you have further questions, you contact us or visit the Saffron TS Hub website.
Doug Brechin, Director, Saffron Teaching School Hub
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National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
Both facilitators and participants have been so pleased to meet colleagues in ‘real life’ at our recent Church of England and Teach First NPQ in-person sessions.
Next year, Saffron TS Hub will again be delivering NPQs in partnership with both the Church of England and Teach First.
Applications for NPQs are now open
For further information about our NPQ programmes, including funding and details of how to apply, visit our NPQs page here.
DfE additional funding for small schools
The DfE has announced a Targeted Support Fund for small schools to enable them to support their teachers and leaders to undertake NPQs. Eligible schools (state-funded schools or 16-19 settings with between 1-600 pupils) will be paid £200 for each teacher or leader who participates in an NPQ. For more details, click here.
New NPQs: Leading Literacy and Early Years
In addition to our existing NPQ programme, we are delighted to be offering the two new NPQs in Leading Literacy and Early Years Leadership with Teach First.
Early Headship Coaching Offer
We will also be running the new Early Headship Coaching Offer with Teach First. This is open to anyone who has completed (or is doing) an NPQH with any provider and is in their first 5 years of headship.
NPQ facilitator recruitment 
Saffron TS Hub is recruiting for NPQ facilitators and coaches for our NPQ programmes in the Autumn term.
For more information about the role and to apply click here.
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Early Career Programme registration for Sept 2022 ECTs
If you are a headteacher with ECTs starting at your school in September 2022, there are three steps you need to take in order to register them on the Saffron TS Hub Early Career Training programme:
Step 1: Register your school’s details on the Education Development Trust (EDT) website – Saffron TS Hub is a delivery partner with EDT
Step 2: Register your Induction Tutor, Mentors and ECTs on the DfE Online Service
Step 3: Register your ECTs with an Appropriate Body
For full details of these three steps, including all the necessary links, visit our ECF page here: Saffron TS Hub - Early Career Framework.
Early Career Training Programme facilitator recruitment
Saffron TS Hub is recruiting Early Career Training Programme facilitators to join our existing team. This role includes facilitating face-to-face training and drop-in surgeries for both ECTs and their mentors (for these activities, you will always be with a partner mentor) as well as supporting the monitoring of other parts of the programme.
The requirement will be to be available for 3 days over the year and to attend the training provided by Saffron TS Hub. You will be particularly well suited to this role if you have previous experience supporting ITT trainees, ECTs, NQTs or RQTs.
If you are interested, please complete the form below by 20th June:
Saffron TS Hub Early Career Training Programme - facilitator recruitment
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Key reading - DfE updates
On 26 May 2022, the Department for Education announced a series of updates and reforms in relation to National Professional Qualifications, the National Institute of Teaching, the Early Career Framework and Appropriate Bodies. These updates and reforms are detailed in this document.
Appropriate Body reform consultation - deadline 21 July
The DfE is encouraging anyone with an interest in statutory teacher induction to read and respond to the AB reform consultation document. The consultation document and online survey can be accessed here.
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Key dates
Saffron ECF programme Block deadlines - Sept 2021, Jan 2022 & April 2022 cohorts
Saffron ECF participants should meet the following deadlines by the end of the summer term:
- September 2021 Cohort: Milestone deadline for Block 5 and 6 and to have started Block 7
- September 2021 Cohort (non-standard participants): Milestone deadline for Block 3 and to have started Block 4
- January 2022 Cohort: Milestone deadline for Blocks 3 and 4
- January 2022 Cohort (non-standard participants): Milestone deadline for Blocks 1 and 2
- April 2022 Cohort: Milestone deadline for Blocks 1 and 2
For any queries about these milestones, contact Martin Green (ECF Admin Lead) at mgreen@efpst.org.
Saffron Appropriate Body - online briefing sessions in June, July & Sept 2022
For schools choosing to use the Saffron AB service for September 2022 ECTs, we are running a series of tailored online briefing sessions for:
- Schools who have not had an ECT this year
- New Induction Tutors
- Experienced Induction Tutors
- New ECTs
These online briefing sessions will take please in June, July and September 2022. For full details of the sessions and booking information click here.
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13 Jun 2022
This half term is a busy one as schools prepare for a new cohort of ECTs starting in September 2022. Here is a checklist of things that school leaders need to do:
Identify an Induction Tutor and a Mentor for each ECT
Timetable 10% release for Year 1 ECTs and 5% release for Year 2 ECTs
Regi...
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10 Jun 2022
Saffron Teaching School Hub has been delighted to witness the early successes of the Essex Disadvantaged Strategy, and is working in partnership with the LA, the Education Endowment Foundation and the Research Schools Network to support this county-wide initiative. Here are some examp...
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09 Jun 2022
In May, the outcomes of round 1 of the Initial Teacher Training accreditation process were shared. Saffron Teaching School Hub is working closely with the East of England Regional ITT Network to ensure support for all our ITT providers, offering bespoke training sessions on sections of the accredita...
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08 Jun 2022
The Diocese of Chelmsford have recently launched the Global Majority Education Association.
The Association seek to:
Create a forum for the exchange of ideas and strategies to improve the outcomes and opportunities for global majority educators and pupils.
Identify, support and...
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Spotlight articles & blog posts
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08 Jun 2022
Guest blog post: Abi Joachim, HLTA & ELE for Ipswich Associate Research Schools, shares the importance of metacognition in TA practice.
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07 Jun 2022
"For two years, schools have been grappling with real uncertainty. Questions from whether they would be open one day to the next, to how best to support learning, both remotely and in-class, have loomed large over daily life in schools. Amidst these challenges, teachers and school leaders...
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Upcoming events & courses
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Saffron TS Hub - CPD opportunities for 2022-23
East of England Subject Forums
Our online Subject Forums will give teachers at all stages of their careers the opportunity to look at the latest research in their subject area and consider how they can incorporate this into their practice. The Subject Forums are delivered in partnership with the Curriculum Hubs and the Teaching School Hubs in the Eastern region. For more details and to register your school click here.
Research School EEF programmes
Across the academic year 2022-23, six cohorts of training will be available to Essex teachers and leaders, co-delivered by the Research Schools Network and local Teaching School Hubs. These training programmes will explore the evidence base and review best practice within three thematic evidence strands: Language & Communication, Metacognition & Self-Regulation and Evidence-Informed Curriculum Design. For further information about the launch of this programme and details of how to register for these programmes, click here.
Join our CPD Leads network
The Saffron TS Hub CPD Leads Network is for all primary and secondary colleagues responsible for planning and delivering school or trust wide CPD. The network meets termly (online) - the next meeting will be in Autumn Term 2022. To join our CPD Leads Network, visit our CPD page here.
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CPD courses run by Saffron TS Hub partners | |
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For more information about CPD courses run by the Saffron TS Hub and its partners, visit our Continuing Professional Development page.
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Curriculum Hubs featured events & programmes
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The listings below are a snapshot of what is offered by the Curriculum Hubs in our area. For further information, visit the Curriculum Hubs section of our website here.
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Matrix Maths Hub
Primary Mastery Open Morning on 7th July in Christchurch, Ware: keep an eye on the Matrix Maths Hub website for more details and to register for this event.
Primary Mastery Development Work Group: there are 12 spaces for schools in the Harlow area to join a Primary Mastery Development Work Group in 2022/23. Details and how to apply are here: https://matrixmathshub.co.uk/
Primary Mastery Numbering Programme: now recruiting for 2022/23 - for details and to apply visit https://matrixmathshub.co.uk/primary-mastering-number/
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Computing Hub - London & Essex | |
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Computing Hub - London, Herts & Essex | |
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London, Herts & Essex Computing Hub Summer 2022 CPD courses
Click on the link below for a flyer listing all the remote and face-to-face CPD courses that we are delivering this summer:
London, Herts & Essex Computing Hub - Summer 2022 CPD courses
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Science Learning Partnership - Herts & Essex
Expand the headings below for details of Herts & Essex SLP CPD offers.
Primary: Science CPD staff meetings
Planning staff training for 2022/23? As well as our primary CPD courses, we offer primary staff meetings. These 1-1.5 hr courses can be delivered face to face or online during whole staff meetings or inset days, and can be delivered to multiple schools as joint inset. Schools can choose from three options. For more information and to book a whole staff meeting, contact stem@herts.ac.uk.
Secondary: Science Subscription packages for 2022-23
Click on the links below for details of our 2022-23 Science Subscription packages:
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Science Learning Partnership - Southend, Essex & Thurrock | |
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National Centre for Excellence for Language Pedagogy | |
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Essex Year of Reading event
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Michael Rosen on 'Language and Play'
Thursday 16 June 2022 - 10:00-11:00 (online)
 Michael Rosen is one of Britain’s best loved writers and performance poets for children and adults. He is also a broadcaster and Professor of Children’s Literature.
In this session Michael will perform and discuss the importance of play and talk in language development in young children.
This free event is aimed at Early Years Professionals, parents, grandparents, carers, and anyone who works with young children and is open to all.
To book a place and receive the session joining link, email please email ian.fisher@essex.gov.uk with 'Michael Rosen' in the subject line.
Download a flyer for this event here.
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