School Workforce Development

Professional Learning Programme

The Professional Learning Programme gives information about training available this academic year.

Last updated Friday 05 September 2009.

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Conferences

Conference for Northumberland Headteachers and Community Leaders
 

25th September 2008
Marriott Hotel, Gosforth Park

Click here for further information
and booking form

Primary Maths and English Be Creative Conference

February 2008

March 2008

Click here for more details and booking form.

Courses

IQEA courses
(Year 2 of current cohort)

All meetings are at Embleton Hall, Longframlington.
01 October 2008
05 February 2009
19 May 2009.

Leaders of Professional Learning Group
Meetings

All meetings are in the Thinking Room, Pont House, Hepscott Park

Middle Schools

09 October 2008

First Schools
16 October 2008.

Thinking for Learning
Autumn courses
* Developing Emotional Intelligence
* Strategic Implementation of the QCA Personal, Learning & Thinking Skills Framework
* Creativity Across the Curriculum
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Independent Enquirers
* P4C L1
* Thinking Through Music
* Mantle of the Expert
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Team Workers

Full details of courses can be found in the Professional Learning Programme or on the Thinking for Learning website:
www.thinkingforlearning.com

Thinking for Learning Spring courses
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Creative Thinkers
* Thinking Through Art
* Encouraging Distributed Leadership
* Teaching Thinking Certificate
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Self Managers
* Dilemma Based Learning
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Reflective Learners
* 14-19 Diploma Work Related/Work Based Teaching and Learning: engaging the learner
* Getting to Grips with the QCA PTLS framework: Developing Effective Participators

Full details of courses can be found in the Professional Learning Programme or on the Thinking for Learning website:
www.thinkingforlearning.com
 

Thinking for Learning Summer courses
* Learning To Be
* Coaching
* P4C L2

Full details of courses can be found in the Professional Learning Programme or on the Thinking for Learning website:
www.thinkingforlearning.com

Secondary Strategy Meetings

Please click on the file title of the Secondary Strategy Meeting to view the handouts discussed.

Summer 2008
June 2008:
Summer meeting (power point)
Secondary Managers briefings
Curriculum Review Challenge Tool
The Challenge
Core Subjects Line Management Tool 2
Aims into Actions

 

 

Autumn 2008
October 2008:
 

Spring 2009
March 2009: