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w/c 1st November 2021

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New EEF guidance report: High-quality teaching is pivotal in improving children’s outcomes

Part 1 of 4

The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) published a new guidance report on the 27th October 2021: Effective Professional Development.

Recognising that high-quality teaching is pivotal in improving children’s outcomes, the guidance report draws upon reforms such as the Early Career Framework and National Professional Qualifications to exemplify the crucial role of effective professional development in improving classroom practice.

It acknowledges the importance of well-designed professional development that meets needs and that is effectively implemented when schools and teachers invest time and resources to access it.

Whether the teacher is accessing professional development from an external provider, or a school is designing its own programme for its workforce, the guidance report provides useful recommendations.

You can download the guidance report and the supporting documentation here.

In the coming weeks, I will use this newsletter to share the report’s three recommendations with you. 

Bradford Teaching School Hub is working with Bradford Research School to provide teachers and leaders with a full briefing on the guidance report via an event in December 2021. We will share more information with you in due course.

Best wishes

Paul

Paul Butler

Director: Bradford Teaching School Hub, Exceed Academies Trust

Feature of the week

Find school improvement and teacher development support for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision in your school

SEND support

Starting this month: RQT development programmes for primary and secondary teachers

Your RQT teacher(s) have experienced a disrupted initial teacher training programme and NQT year. The DfE has allocated funding to support these teachers (unless they are already involved in the early roll-out of the Early Career Framework). To support these teachers, Harden Primary School and White Rose Academies Trust are offering a training and support programmes that schools can fund using the grant.

 RQT Development Programme for primary
More information on DfE funding
RQT Development Programme for secondary

 

Apply now for February 2022 cohorts of the National Professional Qualifications (NPQ)

Find out about each of the National Professional Qualifications for aspiring and established leaders here:

Specialist NPQs

  • National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture
  • National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching
  • National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development

Leadership NPQs

  • National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership
  • National Professional Qualification for Headship
  • National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership
Scholarship information

Curriculum hub support

  • West Yorkshire Maths Hub
  • Behaviour hubs
  • Burley and Woodhead English Hub
  • Bingley Grammar School Computing Hub
  • Skipton Girls' High School Ed Tech Demonstrator Programme
  • Northern Lights Science Learning Partnership

Professional development events for nursery, primary, secondary, special, AP and post-16 schools/colleges

ECF/NPQ inspection framework: Webinar for teachers accessing lead providers' NPQ programmes
3:30pm – 4:30pm
03
November
Getting to Grips with Great SEND Governance
4:00pm – 5:30pm
04
November
It's Your Story: Telling the story of communities in Bradford
6:00pm – 7:00pm
04
November
The Inclusive Secondary Classroom
3:45pm – 5:15pm
09
November
FREE Teaching for Mastery in maths open classroom event
9:30am – 11:30am
10
November
Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum
4:00pm – 5:00pm
10
November
Developing your role as a Teaching Assistant - Course (Four sessions)
9:00am – 11:30am
11
November
Early Identification and Intervention: Acting upon the Earliest Indicators of Need at Every Stage
4:00pm – 5:00pm
11
November
Leadership of SEND: Building a Culture of Collective Responsibility
2:00pm – 3:30pm
16
November
RQT Development Programme (Secondary)
All Day
17
November
Preparation for Adulthood: High Aspirations Through All Stages of Education
2:00pm – 4:00pm
17
November
RQT Development Programme for primary
1:00pm – 3:00pm
18
November
Working with Parents, Carers and Families
4:00pm – 5:00pm
18
November
The Inclusive Secondary Classroom
3:45pm – 5:15pm
23
November
Developing an Inclusive, Accessible and Ambitious Curriculum
4:00pm – 5:00pm
24
November

Bradford Teaching School Hub, led by Copthorne Primary School and Exceed Academies Trust, has a leading role in signposting and delivering teacher development support to all 213 Bradford schools and our partners in other regions wishing to access support from Bradford Teaching School Hub.

The Hub helps to fulfil one of Exceed Academies Trust's ethical goals: to contribute to system-wide improvements in education.

Designated by the Department for Education (DfE) in February 2020, Bradford Teaching School Hub’s core functions support schools and trusts to invest in their workforce to grow, recruit, develop and retain the very best teachers, support staff and leaders. We will achieve this through a place-based approach to signposting and delivering high-quality progressive teacher development programmes that complement the internal support provided by schools and trusts. Our vision acknowledges teacher and leadership development are two of the most important forms of school improvement. We will achieve this by enhancing partnership working with schools, trusts and high-quality providers; improving the communication of opportunities with the workforce; introducing new professional learning opportunities; supporting teachers and leaders to make informed choices when selecting continuous professional development (CPD) and support, and ensuring that no school is left behind.

Find out more about our vision, strategies and priorities here.