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Newsletter - Issue 6: Spring 2 (March 2023)
Welcome
Welcome to the Spring 2 edition of the Saffron TS Hub newsletter.
In this edition we look back on the launch of our new NPQ cohort in February and our Mentor Conference in March, and we start to think ahead to the Summer Term.
At some point in the Summer Term, Headteachers and Induction Tutors will be thinking about registering their September ECTs on the Early Career Professional Development Programme (ECPDP) and with an Appropriate Body; you will find a reminder of the steps involved in doing this below. In the ‘News & Updates’ section, you can also read the perspectives of an ECT, a Mentor, an Induction Tutor, a Headteacher and a Facilitator currently involved with our Early Career Professional Development Programme.
We have a number of events coming up in the Summer Term, including our Early Years seminar and our CPD Leads Network meeting (this network is growing - new members are always welcome). You will find information about these events below, along with a wealth of other CPD opportunities provided by our partners and by the Curriculum Hubs in our area.
If you have questions, you can always visit the Saffron TS Hub website or contact us - we love to hear from school leaders, teachers and staff with questions and feedback.
Wishing you a well-deserved end of term break when it comes.
Doug Brechin, Director, Saffron Teaching School Hub
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National Professional Qualifications
Expressions of interest for October 2023 - fully-funded NPQs
 If you are interested in joining our October 2023 cohort, please complete our NPQ Expressions of Interest Form.
We will then contact you in the summer term with a link to the full application form.
You can find details of our full suite of Teach First NPQs here.
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Registering ECTs for the Early Career Professional Development Programme (ECPDP)
There are three steps to registering ECTs for the ECPDP - this includes registering with an Appropriate Body:
Download a PDF version of the image above here: ECF & AB registration
You can find out more about our Early Career PD programme here and about the Saffron AB Service here.
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Facilitator recruitment - NPQ and Early Career PD programmes
We are looking to increase our pool of facilitators for our NPQ programme and our Early Career Professional Development programme.
Find out more about these roles and how to apply here:
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Key dates - expand the headings below
Saffron ECF programme - upcoming milestone dates
Next ECF Milestone dates
ECTs and Mentors should aim to complete the blocks to 100%, however the following is the minimum required to meet the next milestone which is by 14th April 2023 for the following cohorts:
- September 2021 Starters - 50% of Block 9 and 10, and 10% of Block 11
- September 2021 (Extended Programme) - 50% of Block 4 and 5
- January 2022 Starters - 50% of Block 7 and 8, and 10% of Block 9
- January 2022 (Extended Programme) - No milestones this period for this cohort
- April 2022 Starters - 50% of Block 5 and 6, and 10% of Block 7
- April 2022 (Extended Programme) - 50% of Block 3 and Block 4
For the following cohorts, the milestone date has just passed and the next milestones will be 11th July 2023:
- September 2022 Starters - 50% of Block 5 and 6
- September 2022 Starters (Extended Programme) - 50% of Block 2 and 3
- January 2023 Starters - 50% of Block 3 and 4
- January 2023 Starters (Extended Programme) - No milestones this period
- April 2023 Starters - To have started Block 1 or 2 (we interpret this as 10% of either)
- April 2023 Starters (Extended Programme) - To have started Block 1 (we interpret this as 10%)
You can download these milestone dates here.
If you have any queries about these milestone dates, contact our ECF Admin Lead Martin Green at mgreen@efspt.org.
Saffron ECF programme - Summer Term training dates
Booking is now open for the following training dates on the EDT platform (EDT Platform Login). All events are 1:30 to 4:30pm unless otherwise stated.
You can also download these training dates at the link below:
Saffron ECF Programme - Training Dates - Summer Term 2023
Year 2 Mentors:
- 18th April 2023 - Uttlesford Local Event (option 1) - Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow
- 18th April 2023 - Braintree Local Event - Shalford Primary School
- 20th April 2023 - Chelmsford (option 1) - Great Baddow High School
- 20th April 2023 - Harlow - Harlowbury Primary
- 26th April 2023 - Epping Forest - Oak View School
- 27th April 2023 - Chelmsford (option 2) - Great Baddow High School
- 27th April 2023 - Uttlesford - Saffron Walden County High School
Year 2 ECTs:
- 19th April 2023, 2:15 to 5:15pm - Chelmsford Local Event (option 1) - Chelmer Valley
- 19th April 2023 - Uttlesford Local Event (option 1) - Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow
- 24th April 2023 - Epping Forest - Alderton Junior School
- 24th April 2023 - Harlow - Harlowbury Primary
- 25th April 2023 - Chelmsford (option 2) - Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford
- 25th April 2023 - Uttlesford - Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow
- 26th April 2023 - Braintree - Shalford Primary School
Year 1 ECTs:
- 2nd May 2023 - Chelmsford (option 1) - Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford
- 2nd May 2023 - Uttlesford - Foakes Hall, Great Dunmow
- 3rd May 2023 - Braintree - Shalford Primary
- 3rd May 2023 - Epping Forest - Oak View School
- 4th May 2023 - Chelmsford (option 2) - Great Baddow High School
- 4th May 2023 - Harlow - Passmores Academy
- 5th May 2023 - Epping Forest (option 2) - Alderton Junior School
Please note the following:
- There is no training for Year 1 Mentors in the Summer Term.
- Year 1 ECTs/Mentors includes September 2022 Starters, April 2022 Starters and January 2023 Starters.
- Year 2 ECTs/Mentors include September 2021 Starters.
- January 2022 starters will continue their training with EDT.
- Those on extended programmes should attend the equivalent to their standard peers. In their first year they should attend one regional event and one local event. In year 2 they should attend one local session.
If you have any queries about the training sessions contact our ECF Admin Lead Martin Green at mgreen@efspt.org.
ECF Saffron Calendar - Google Shared Version (requires sign-in) - Wall Planner Version
Saffron Appropriate Body - upcoming deadlines
24th May 2023 - Deadline for Saffron AB to register all new ECTs with the TRA
23rd June 2023 - Saffron AB End of Year Assessment writing window opens
27th June 2023 - Saffron AB Progress Review writing window opens
7th July 2023 - Saffron AB End of Year Assessment submission deadline
10th July 2023 – Saffron AB Progress Review submission deadline
If you have any questions, contact the Saffron AB Administrator Caroline Duncombe at adminpln@lyonshall.org.uk
For full details of the Saffron AB service, click here.
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Spotlight article & ELE blog post
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17 Mar 2023
This year our primary trainee teachers were set a simple professional enquiry task. They were asked to think about how pupils learn, with a particular focus on cognitive load theory. The task was to be presented as a question; What impact does X have on the outcomes for pupil/pupils Y over a 6-week...
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17 Mar 2023
This Spotlight focuses on a new Early Years resource area launched by the Education Endowment Foundation in February. This marks a big step forward in their mission to support early years practitioners by providing the most up-to-date evidence about how effective different approaches are likely to b...
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Upcoming events & courses
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Join the Saffron TS Hub 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 Summer Term meeting will take place on Wednesday 3 May 4-5pm on Zoom. If you would like to attend this meeting and join our CPD Leads Network, register via our CPD page here.
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Summer Term Early Years Seminar - 23 May
 Registration is now open for our Summer Term Early Years seminar on Tuesday 23rd May 5:00-6:00pm.
Our termly Early Years seminars are free and take place on Zoom.
Book your place at the link below:
EY seminar registration
You can download the Early Years seminar flyer here.
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Courses run by Saffron TS Hub partners - click on each title for more details | |
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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 programmes, events & courses - click on each title for more details
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Science Learning Partnership - Herts, Essex, Beds & MK | |
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Science Learning Partnership - Southend, Essex & Thurrock | |
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 Computing Hub - London, Herts & Essex
We are pleased to announce that from 1st April 2023, all CPD for teachers from state-funded primary & secondary schools and colleges will be FREE.
Secondary schools will also be able to claim a subsidy to cover supply costs of up to £410 per academic year. For full details go to https://blog.teachcomputing.org/funding-subsidies/
In addition, we can offer subsidies and fully funded subject matter expert consultancy to state-funded secondary schools and colleges who do not currently offer GCSE Computer Science and who commit to offering the subject in the next academic year.
For further information on forthcoming CPD and how we can help your school, please email TeachComputing@swchs.net
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 New Vision English Hub
Phonics Reading Leader Network
The Phonics Reading Leader Network is a remote course focused on the fundamentals of running and teaching a phonic programme effectively. It is not programme specific and participants can choose to attend sessions which are most applicable to their training need.
Participants will develop their pedagogical understanding of the generic principles underlying SSP programmes, understand how and when to use decodable texts in a phonics lesson, review strategies to boost the progress of the lowest 20% of pupils and share phonic expertise with local colleagues.
Next session: Parental Involvement in Reading
Wednesday 26th April, 3:45 - 4:15pm
Click here to see all the Phonics Reading Leader Network sessions available through our Hub and sign up for those of interest.
Accelerator Fund
New Vision English Hub is able to offer schools across NE London and Essex another route to financial support for the 2022-23 Academic Year through the Accelerator Fund. Accelerator Fund schools could be eligible for up to £6,000 funding towards phonics resources and training. Accelerator Fund schools can also qualify for between 1-3 days of bespoke school support delivered by one of our Literacy Specialist team.
For full details of the Accelerator Fund, eligibility and how to apply, click here. You can also download this information here.
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 Matrix Maths Hub
Primary Teaching for Mastery Development Work Groups
We are now accepting bookings for our Primary Teaching for Mastery Development Work Group. Be part of the continuing programme to develop teaching for mastery in maths in primary schools.
Two teachers from each participating school join a Work Group, consisting of six or seven local primary schools. Each Work Group is led by a trained Primary Mastery Specialist. Work Groups meet regularly to plan, observe and discuss teaching for mastery. In between meetings, teachers explore mastery approaches in their own classrooms and across their school.
For more information and to apply, please click here.
Secondary Teaching for Mastery - Online Drop-in Session - 20th April
Thursday 20th April 3:30-4:45pm.
This online session is a fantastic opportunity to preview what Teaching for Mastery entails for Secondary practitioners and provides a brief introduction into how you can develop a mastery approach in your own practice and department.
To book your place, please click here.
For more information about the Matrix Maths Hub, please click here.
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 Venn Essex Maths Hub
Expand the headings below for more information about our Primary Teaching for Mastery programmes and Secondary Non-Specialist programme.
Primary Teaching for Mastery - applications for Teaching for Mastery Readiness and Development programmes now open
What is teaching for mastery?
Mastering maths means pupils of all ages acquiring a deep, long-term, secure and adaptable understanding of the subject. The phrase ‘teaching for mastery’ describes the elements of classroom practice and school organisation that combine to give pupils the best chances of mastering maths. Achieving mastery means acquiring a solid enough understanding of the maths that’s been taught to enable pupils to move on to more advanced material.
Teaching for Mastery is currently more widespread in primary schools across England, with around 9,000 primary schools engaging with their local Maths Hub, and over 850 primary teachers training as Mastery Specialists. You can find out more from the NCETM website here.
Find out more about the Readiness pathway here.
Find out more about the Development pathway here.
To apply for either programme, please email kelly@vennessexmathshub.co.uk
Calling all Secondary Non-Specialist Teachers!
Our Secondary Non-Specialist programme is designed to support teachers teaching maths in a secondary school in developing specialist knowledge for teaching mathematics, thus enabling them to understand, teach and support students in maths in the classroom. It replaces the earlier TSST programme.
Non-specialist teachers of maths in state-funded schools who fit the following definition are welcome to participate:
"A non-specialist teacher of mathematics is a teacher in a state-funded school or college that is currently teaching some mathematics or has commitment from a headteacher/executive head to teach some mathematics within the next year, who has not undertaken Initial Teacher Training (ITT) in mathematics."
If there is sufficient space in the cohort, other teachers of maths who do not fit this definition but would benefit from this support may also participate.
The programme is aligned to the NCETM teaching for mastery pedagogy and is based on six key themes:
- Structure of the number system
- Operating on number
- Multiplicative reasoning
- Sequences and graphs
- Statistics and probability
- Geometry
The SKTM Programme offers participants:
- Six days, or the equivalent, of face-to-face or online expert input, plus further local support
- The opportunity to be part of a vibrant and supportive online community
- Access to high quality resources
We plan to deliver the first three days after completion of the GCSEs so the impact on cover will be less due to their gained time. Sessions will be held at St Thomas Mores Primary School, Colchester CO1 2QB on:
- Thursday 22nd June 2023
- Friday 7th July 2023
- Wednesday 12th July 2023
All sessions will run from 09:00 - 15:30.
The remaining 3 days will be held in the autumn term - dates for these sessions will be confirmed in July.
To book your place click here.
For more information about the Venn Essex Maths Hub, click here.
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For further information about the Curriculum Hubs in our area and their courses/events, visit the Curriculum Hubs page on our website here.
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