St John Bosco English Hub proudly offers a variety of professional development opportunities through a range of training courses, webinars and face-to-face workshops.
All training opportunities are FREE of charge.
Live online sessions with Kirsty Holden and Qamar Maqsood
Best practice for EAL. - Wednesday 6th Nov 1pm-3pm via Teams
We would like to invite all teaching staff to attend
As the proportion of EAL pupils in schools grows, the role of overseeing EAL is becoming an area of specialist responsibility in increasing numbers of schools. This course will explore how schools can establish a robust baseline assessment of EAL learners' English language skills on first arrival, identify appropriate targets and next steps, and track progress against expected rates of language development. Staff will provided with an EAL Assessment Framework to use which shows evidence of progress, particularly for those pupils without prior attainment data and those working well below age-related expectations. The strategies and resources explored and provided will enable staff to explore the potential barriers to successful learning for EAL learners. It will provide clear guidance on expectations of progress and identification of whole class/intervention strategies that can enable children to access learning and meet age appropriate expectations; these approaches are equally relevant to monolingual pupils who struggle within school.
Meeting the EYFS profile requirements for EAL for Early Language needs- Tuesday 14th January 1-3pm via Teams
This session is for Early Years Leaders and Reading Leaders
This course will identify the requirements for EAL learners within the EYFS setting, as required in the EYFS profile. It will provide key strategies to support language development through quality first teaching and learning in a culturally and linguistically supportive environment for all learners, especially EAL, in EYFS. It will provide practical suggestions for activities that introduce children to a diversity of cultures, which reflect the cultures of all children within the setting and wider UK, opening children’s eyes to different cultures, ethnicities and faiths. This will enable practitioners to develop approaches to explore different cultures in Early Years that avoid stereotyping and tokenism and help children explore their own and others’ identities. It will also identify strategies to develop the use of first language within the setting through the assessment of EAL learners in EYFS. This will enable staff to identify effective ways to support children's first language and use appropriate strategies which will promote English language development for EAL learners.
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We are working with Epic Tales to deliver sessions on Storytelling
5th February 2025 9am-3pm In-person : Venue to be confirmed.
More in-depth guidance on the impact of storytelling on children's enthusiasm and stamina for reading. , pre-tailored to specific challenges they are facing in their own settings, and focused on developing their storytelling and shared reading skills with observation and feedback.
5th June Online multi-workshop: via Teams
An introduction to your teachers on the impact of storytelling on children's enthusiasm and stamina for reading. Leaves them holding palpable proof of that impact, and provides a few practical tips they can employ in their classrooms right away.
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Three Online live session led by Diane Pye.
All sessions are Informed by:
· HMI research reviews
· DfE and Ofsted publications
· Proven effective practice
· Telling the story – the English education subject report.
Getting the Culture Right: 14th November 2024 1pm-3pm via Teams
Key features of an ambitious, inclusive curriculum for all. Establishing good habits from the start in early reading and language.
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Fluency and Comprehension for KS1 4th March 2025 9.30am-11.30am
This two-hour training incudes:
· Fluency and comprehension
· The role of the spoken language curriculum
· Planning for success
· Purposeful language and high-quality interactions
· Unlocking the written word and making connections
· Identifying pupils who need support
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Reading beyond Phonics: 17th June 2025 9.30am-11.30am
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This two-hour training incudes:
· Overarching principles about learning
· Beyond the phonics screening check.
· Supporting fluency and confidence.
· What meaningful practice looks like.
· From learning to read to reading to learn.
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DfE Centralised Core Offers
READING FOR PLEASURE: TRANsFORMING YOUR SCHOOLS READING CULTURE (TSRC)
Evidence based leadership CPD for Primary Reading Leaders and English Leads
The TSRC programme is a sustained, research based CPD programme. During the course of the programme participants will engage deeply with reading for pleasure pedagogy and leadership theory to transform their school’s reading culture. Participants will attend 5 sessions and complete gap tasks on between each session. Those who commit will be expected to attend all sessions.
£ All places are fully funded
Delivered via Zoom 3-30pm-5pm
Session 10th October 2024-Reading for pleasure: a whole school culture
Session 2-4th December 2024- Creating whole school change
Session 3- 6th February 2025-Creating a reading school: structural changes
Session 4-3rd April 2025-Creating a reading school: Behavioural changes
Session 5-5th June 2025- Celebrating impact and sustaining change.
SUPPORTING EARLY LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
A school improvement course, focused on ensuring the very best outcomes in early language development. Participants will attend 6 session and complete gaps tasks in between sessions. Those who commit will be expected to attend all sessions.
£ All places are fully funded
Delivered via Zoom 3-30pm-5pm
Session 1-1st October 2024- What is language and how does it develop
Session 2-26th November 2024- Supporting talk in schools
Session 3-28th January 2025- Teaching words and making them stick
Session 4-18th March 2025- Identifying and supporting SLCN
Session 5-6th May 2025-Making change: Sustaining change
Session 6 -1st July 2025-Sharing the school improvement journey
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NEW - READING AMBITION FOR ALL: Teaching children who need the most support, including those with SEND
Core aims of the Reading Ambition for all programme are:
- To improve outcomes for children who need additional support with reading, including those with SEND
- To ensure that all children receive quality first teaching based on the latest research into how children learn to read.
Session 1- 8th October 2024- The guiding principle of teaching SEND in mainstream schools
Session 2- 3rd December 2024-Understanding children’s needs; ensuring access to learning
Session 3-4th February 2025-Adaptive teaching and appropriate adaptations to use in class
Session 4-1st April 2025-Leading Reading: High expectations for very child; using assessment to create specific and effective support using your SSP programme
Session 5-17th June 2025- Celebrating impact and sustaining change
£ All places are fully funded Delivery via Zoom
Delivered via Zoom 3-30pm-5pm
If you would further information and would like to register your expression of interest for 24/25 please click here
