A personalised, inspirational programme for senior leaders with cross-school responsibilities including experienced middle leaders, deputy heads, SENCOs, subject leaders working across MATs and SLEs. We welcome applicants from across Devon and the South West. Starts in October 2020.

The range and quality of our training including face to face, online learning and individual coaching is highly rated: “DTSP holds a very strong quality rating with a 100% pass rate. Support for participants exceeds expectations, demonstrating exceptional performance, 100% of participants would recommend this programme” Tribal QA report 2020

The NPQSL programme is designed to develop the leadership potential of Senior Leaders leading a team across their school. They will be supported to further develop key leadership behaviours: Vision, Collaboration, Personal Drive, Resilience, Interpersonal and Intra-personal Awareness, Integrity and Respect.

They will achieve this through an improvement project that they will work with a team across the school to reduce variation in pupil progress and attainment and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of teaching. The programme will last 4 terms by which time they will have submitted for assessment a 5,000 word assignment which covers the initiation, implementation and evaluation of the project.

Key Features:

• Led by an experienced Headteacher and the Director of DTSP who understand whole school improvement processes and the key part distributed leadership plays within its success.
• A personalised programme that endeavours to support Senior Leaders develop their own leadership style and apply their learning within their own context.
• Inspirational trainers who have developed the key skills of Senior Leaders within their own schools and beyond
• Excellent face to face leadership training days aligned to a core theme of transformational change
• School visits: Membership of an Action Learning Set to compare and analyse change in different schools.
• Two coaching sessions provided within the SL’s school to explore their personal leadership development
• High quality online research and reading across four modules to challenge thinking and support your project

Application deadline Monday 28^th September 2020

For further details, including course outline and facilitators, please visit our website at: http://www.dpscitt.ac.uk/418/npqsl

Support programme for Primary NQTs run over 7 sessions. For more information click the 'Register Button' below.

This programme is delivered through South Somerset Partnership Teaching School.

Teach First, in partnership with TSSW, is offering all Secondary NQTs the opportunity to take up the Teach First ‘Early Career Framework’ Programme in 2020-2021.

The main features of the offer are:

• Premium quality programme: Teach First is a leading national training provider which has developed a premium ECF programme for NQTs and NQT+1 through a team of leading expert national advisers
• Blended learning approach: The programme combines self-directed study through a state-of-the-art learning platform, group seminars and instructional coaching with the in-school Mentor; the approach is not reliant on NQTs going off-site, which in the COVID-19 recovery phase will maximise time spent in lessons.
• Builds high impact mentoring: NQT mentor will receive training and support to hone instructional coaching skills. Mentors will have full access to the ECF learning platform, so they can track and support NQT progress.
• Free programme with unlimited places: the DfE are rolling out early the ECF in response to COVID 19 to strengthen support for NQTs who would have had a shortened teacher training year. All aspects of training for NQTs and Mentors are free. Cover costs and travel expenses will also be significantly reduced.
• Combining strong local expertise: TSSW will play a key partnership role in delivery. Early career leads from TSSW will be trained to deliver the Teach First programme, including the webinars for NQTs and Mentors and as well as Mentor Group Sessions. This enables us to combine strong local expertise with a premium national programme.

Please book your places by Friday 10th July 2020.

Two Rivers Institute is pleased to be able to offer a full range of NQT Induction and Programme Services to local schools.
 
Appropriate Body

The appointment of an Appropriate Body (AB) is a statutory requirement for the induction period of NQTs and an NQT cannot start their induction until their Appropriate Body has been agreed. As an AB, TRI will undertake the necessary verification and administrative processes on your behalf. 
 
This will include:

• Registering the NQT with ourselves and the Teaching Regulation Agency 
• Maintaining records and assessment reports 
• Making the final decision as to whether or not the NQT’s performance against the Teaching Standards is satisfactory, drawing on the recommendations of the Headteacher/Principal 
• Notifying the Teaching Regulation Agency of the decision 
• Providing a named contact and advice line for support and guidance

NQT Induction Services

In addition to TRI’s role acting as an Appropriate Body to undertake the verification of NQT induction assessments, TRI is able to support schools by providing access to a full range of services to ensure that all NQTs are successfully inducted into the teaching profession.

This can include but is not limited to:

• Training for NQT mentors in Summer Term of AY1920 to ensure the mentors are fully prepared to support their NQTs in AY2021 
• Programme of professional themes seminars aimed specifically at NQTs 
• Lesson observations with developmental feedback (written and verbal) against the teaching standards 
• Coaching sessions
   

For further information on registering for Appropriate Body services or to book a place on the induction programme, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or telephone 01202 878073 (option 7).

The purpose of the Secondary Leadership Network is to develop a strong and eclectic network of Headteachers who enjoy:

• collaborating
• sharing ideas
• visiting high performing schools nationally
• discussing and debating ways to improve schools
• understanding the regional context

The following clear set of principles will underpin the work of the network: 

Effective Collaboration:

For the past decade there have been examples of successful schools collaborating, leading to significant improvements. Examples include London Challenge in the UK and Uncommon Schools & KIPP from the US.

Critically Inquisitive:

With an overwhelming volume of innovations, new theories and polarised opinions, this network will seek out and scrutinise both the latest and long-standing best practice in this country and abroad, with a view to providing a practical and well-informed approach to improvement within our schools.

Support and Challenge:

As a group, we will support and challenge each other to both devise and enact critical developments within our schools and ensure that we know the efficacy of these acts.

The progrmame will consiste of the following:

• At least six sessions over a year, beginning in October 2020; which will be a blend of online and face-to-face events, linked, where possible, to other key meetings attended by Headteachers.
• Built into the network experience will be visits to high performing / rapidly improving schools nationally. 
• One-to-one support via follow up sessions will be offered from network leads to fit in with your school’s needs and desires. 
• We will also seek to engage with existing groups such as regional MAT leader conferences if the situation allows.

The content can be flexible to reflect the priorities and interests of the network members.

Led by experienced Headteachers Tim Harris (Colyton Grammar School), Steve Margetts (Torquay Academy) and Tim Rutherford (West Exe School), the programme is for established Secondary Headteachers from all career stages and includes all secondary school types and all Ofsted ratings.

For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

This is one of two leadership programmes on offer to all schools in support of the School Improvement journey regardless of your Ofsted rating.

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of school/academy/MAT complaints policies and procedures.

The workshop 

• raises awareness of legislative requirements, the role of the DfE and ESFA in complaints and the complaints policy and provides an overview of the complaints procedure
• outlines the roles within the procedure
• explains how to achieve early resolution for your complainants
• provides best practice pointers to inform procedures in local settings

This 3 hour session includes best practice pointers and a real-life case study to test skills and understanding. The associated handout booklet provides additional guidance and model documentation for you to adopt and use in your individual settings. There is an opportunity at the end of the session to address any specific questions you may have (in the group or confidentially).

 Maximum number of delegates = 20.

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of school/academy/MAT complaints policies/procedures. The session focusses on managing complex/challenging cases and provides advice and guidance on what to do when faced with an unreasonable and/or persistent complaint.

The workshop 

• raises awareness of legislative requirements, the role of the DfE and ESFA in complaints 
• provides an overview of the policies required to effectively manage unreasonable and persistent complaints
• explores unreasonable complainant behaviours
• explains how to manage challenging complaint cases
• looks at strategies to manage unreasonable complainants
• provides best practice pointers to inform procedures in local settings

This 3 hour session includes best practice pointers and a real-life case study to test skills and understanding. The associated handout booklet provides additional guidance and model documentation targetted at the management of unreasonable and persistent complaints. There is an opportunity at the end of the session to address any specific questions you may have (in the group or confidentially).

 Maximum number of delegates = 20.

This workshop is designed to help you to manage difficult customers in your school/academy or MAT.

The workshop 

• provides an overview of the complaints policy/procedure
• explores difficult customers and their behaviours
• looks at strategies to manage difficult customers (over the telephone and in person) including best practice hints and tips
• considers resilience and wellbeing
• provides best practice pointers to informa procedures in individual settings

This 2 hour session includes practical advice, the policies you need and strategies you can use in order to manage difficult customers successfully in your own settings. The associated handout booklet provides additional guidance and model documentation for you to adopt and use. There is an opportunity at the end of the session to address any specific questions you may have (in the group or confidentially).

 Maximum number of delegates = 20.