STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2014-15

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WELCOME

This is the first time that the College has been able to provide information about the professional development activities available to staff throughout the coming academic year. Further activities will be planned and publicised according to need, but we hope the sessions on offer will be high quality, informative, helpful to you carrying out your job, and, just as important, fun to attend.

This year we have revised the College induction programme so that new starters have a thorough introduction to the College in order that they can make the max-imum contribution as soon as possible. We have also developed sessions for those people who have assumed new roles within the College. However staff development is not just confined to courses and formal sessions. We will do our best to make sure that all staff have the opportunity to participate in a whole range of devel-opment activities to help them in their current job and prepare them for career progression within the College or elsewhere.

The key principles of our staff development programme are:

• encouraging staff to participate in planned development activities which are relevant to them making a contribution to the achievement of one or more of the College’s strategic priorities• ensuring all staff have an equal opportunity to access staff development relevant to their needs • using the outcomes of performance appraisal to identify development needs • ensuring staff development is of a high quality while being delivered in the most cost-effective way • ensuring all staff receive regular, fair and honest feedback on their performance and advice on their development needs • the identification and dissemination of good practice• training all managers annually on the Performance Appraisal and Development scheme and how to make sure an employee’s development needs are identified.

The Appraisal and Development Scheme will play an important part in identifying further development activities. We intend to develop the staff development area of the Gateway to inform staff of future sessions, provide training materials and to pro-vide external links to websites where staff can access further information on areas of interest.

STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2014/15 Title of session Facilitator Brief Description of the session

and the expected outcomesDate and Time Venue

Equality & Diversity

Embedding equality, improving behaviour and developing transferrable skills

Madeleine Massey

This session is for staff who were unable to attend this mandatory session during the August staff development period

19 Sept 3.30-4.30pm13 Oct 4.15-5.15pm

14 Nov 3.30-4.30pm8 Dec 12-1pm12 Jan 12-1pm23 Feb 4-5pm24 March 4-5pm12 May 4-5pm

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Equality and diversity in classroom practice

Madeleine Massey

This session is for members of the observation team and covers ways in which equality and diversity can be observed, noted and actioned to help drive improvements in this key area

21 Nov 3-4pm12 Dec 3-4pm

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Autism awareness

Andrea Pearson

This session is for all curriculum staff and provides guidance in relation to learners with autism and adjustments or considerations to be made with teaching, learning and behaviour management.

3 Sept 12-1pm29 Sept 9-10am23 Oct 4-5pm11 Nov 4-5pm3 Dec 4.15-5.15pm

8 Jan 4-5pm2 Feb 9-10am6 Mar 12-1pm14 Apr 12-1pm6 May 4-5pm

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Dyslexia awareness

Val Wintersgill

This session is for all curriculum staff and provides guidance in relation to learners with dyslexia and adjustments or considerations to be made with TLA

10 Sept 12-1pm6 Oct 9-10am7 Nov 8.30-9.30am25 Nov 4.15-5.15pm

17 Dec 8.30-9.30am15 Jan 4-5pm9 Feb 12-1pm13 Mar 12-1pm21 Apr 4-5pm13 May 9-10am

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Disability awareness

Val Wintersgill

This session is for all curriculum staff and provides guidance re learners with disabilities and adjustments or considerations to be made with TLA and behaviour management.

4 Sept 12-1pm28 Sept 4-5pm17 Oct 12-1pm5 Nov 4.15-5.15pm

26 Nov 4-5pm11 Dec 12-1pm12 Jan 4-5pm6 Feb 12-1pm3 Mar 12-1pm29 Apr 4-5pm

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Visual impairment awareness

Gillian McGee

This session is for all curriculum staff and provides guidance re learners with visual impairment and adjustments or considerations to be made with TLA and behaviour management

2 Sept 12-1pm24 Sept 9-10am14 Oct 4-5pm26 Nov 4.15-5.15pm

8 Dec 4-5pm13 Jan 12-1pm11 Feb 12-1pm26 Mar 4-5pm17 Apr 9-10am5 May 12-1pm

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Deaf awareness Gillian McGee

This session is for all curriculum staff with deaf learners in their groups and provides guidance re deaf learners and adjustments or considerations to be made with TLA and behaviour management.

Gillian will liaise directly with course leaders who have a deaf learner in their group to arrange

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Cultural awareness

Helen Jenkinson

This session is for all curriculum staff aims to look at cultural differences and similarities in relation to communication, expectations behaviours and needs. It is aimed at reducing stereotyping and fostering understanding between different groups of people.

20 Oct 4.15-5.15pm

13 Nov 12-1pm10 Dec 12-1pm23 Jan 9-10am9 Mar 4-5pm13 May 12-1pm

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Mental Health Helen Jenkinson

This session is for all curriculum staff and will raise awareness of mental health issues including stress, how mental illness can impact on learners and rights and responsibilities of staff and learners

8 Oct 4.15-5.15pm

11 Nov 12-1pm17 Dec 4-5pm15 Jan 9-10am27 Feb 12-1pm23 Mar 9-10am

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Religion and belief

Helen Jenkinson

This session is for all curriculum staff and will challenge common misconceptions and stereotypes.

8 Jan 9-10am2 Oct 12-1pm21 Oct 4.15-5.15pm

26 Nov 12-1pm26 Feb 12-1pm20 Mar 4-5pm

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Sexual orientation

Helen Jenkinson

This session will raise awareness of LGBT issues, challenge stereotypes and outline rights and responsibilities of staff and learners

23 Sept 4.15-5.15pm15 Oct 12-1pm20 Nov 9-10am16 Jan 4-5pm23 Feb 9-10am24 Mar 12-1pm

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Understanding and reducing attainment gaps

Lorna McLean

This session is for curriculum staff and will improve understanding of equality data, how key messages can be interpreted and understood, the causes of underachievement and differences in learning styles. It will also offer strategies to engage underachieving groups and drive up success rates.

13 Jan 9-10am26 Jan 4.15-5.15pm

11 Feb 9-10am25 Feb 12-1pm12 Mar 4-5pm25 Mar 9-10am14 Apr 4-5pm24 Apr 12-1pm6 May 9-10am22 May 12-1pm

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English and maths

Driving up success rates in English and maths

Rebecca Matthews

This series of sessions are all mandatory for the English and maths team and will focus on developing understanding of external drivers and internal strategies, processes, data and good practice to enable staff to work with these to drive up success rates

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Supporting ESOL students in vocational areas

ESOL Area Leader

This session is for curriculum staff who are not English and/or maths specialists and will cover a range of strategies, activities and techniques to support ESOL learners and drive up success rates

Mondays 4-5pm on:22 Sep10 Nov15 Dec9 Feb23 March8 June

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Practical resources to support embedding English in vocational/academic lessons

English Area Leader

This session is for curriculum staff who are not English specialists and will cover a range of strategies, activities and techniques to support learners with English and drive up success rates

13 Oct 4-5pm24 Nov 4.15-5.15

19 Jan 4-5pm9 March 4-5pm11 May 4-5pm22 June 4-5pm

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Practical resources to support embedding maths in vocational/academic lessons

Maths Area Leader

This session is for curriculum staff who are not maths specialists and will cover a range of strategies, activities and techniques to support learners with maths and drive up success rates

29 Sep 4-5pm17 Nov 4-5pm8 Dec 4.15-5.15pm

2 March 4-5pm13 April 4-5pm15 June 4-5pm

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Embedding English and maths in work based learning programmes

Phil Hall

This session is for staff delivering on work based learning programmes who are not English and maths specialists and will cover a range of strategies, activities and techniques to support learners and drive up success rates

Mondays 4-5pm on:20 Oct8 Dec2 Feb16 March18 May29 June

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ILPs

Supporting learners to reach their full potential through sharply focused ILPs

Lorna McLean

This session is for all curriculum staff involved in 16-18 full time provision and will focus on developing your understanding and skills in identification of prior attainment, setting targets and tracking & monitoring learners progress to help drive up learner success, value added data and positive destinations

4.15-5.15pm on:22 Sept

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Good practice in ILPs, smart targets and monitoring progress

Mark Hannant

This workshop is for subject tutors or for any personal tutors.

2 Sept4.15–5.15pm

25 Sept 4–5pm

5 Dec 1-2pm

5 Mar 4-5pm

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Technology

Maximising the impact of the VLE on your learners and their learning

Paula Kilburn

These sessions are for all curriculum staff and will include development on the new VLE system. They will generally be delivered on a curriculum area team basis as each team moves across to the new VLE.

Dates and times for each team to be confirmed with Heads of Department

TBC

Using e learning in the classroom

Matt Fodor Many learners now carry one of the most advanced computers the world has ever seen in the shape of their smart phones and there is no reason why teachers shouldn’t be utilising this development in technology for the benefit of their learners. This session is for all curriculum staff and aims to explore the impact a range of e-learning tools can have on interactivity within your classroom.

24 Sept 3-4pm

6 Oct 4.15-5.15pm

2 Feb 4.15-5.15pm

11 March 1.30-2.30

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Technology and motivation

Jodene Horrocks

This session is aimed at all curriculum staff and will explore how technology can be harnessed to engage, motivate and drive learner success

18 Sept 4-5pm

24 Sept 1.50-2.50pm

18 Jan 9-10am

18 Mar 4-5pm

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Using Facebook effectively

Patrick Jordan

This session is aimed at all curriculum staff who are considering setting up a course Facebook page and explores how it can be implemented into teaching and learning strategies. It will cover the basics of using a College Facebook page and the benefits that it can offer, as well as some of the potential pitfalls to be avoided.

29 Sept 4.15-5.15pm

1 Oct 1.50-2.50pm

12 Jan 4.15-5.15pm

26 Feb 1.50-2.50pm

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Other LTA

Differentiation, planning and feedback

Angela Stevenson

This session is for all curriculum staff and covers a collection of strategies, activities and techniques that enable learners to succeed.

16 Sept 4.15-5.15pm

13 Oct 9-10am

13 Nov 4.15-5.15pm

30 Jan 1-2pm

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Learning Squares

H.O.D./Director of SRC Bede Sixth Form will appoint learning square leaders

Learning squares for curriculum staff provide an opportunity to observe the practice of colleagues, share best practice, share reflections and receive/give support to colleagues. The squares will be department or sixth form based in semester 1 and will culminate in a Learning Fair on 13 February 2015. Some learning squares may be organised cross College in semester 2 to maximise the benefit of the best curriculum staff sharing their practice with other staff. The themes for semester 1 learning squares are:

• Embedding equality, improving behaviour and developing transferrable skills to drive learner success and close attainment gaps

• Embedding English & maths to drive learner success and close attainment gaps

Supporting learners to reach their full potential through sharply focused ILPs

TBC by the leader for each learning square

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High engagement – stretch and challenge

Claire Cantwell

This session is for all curriculum staff and will explore how to engage your learners from the minute they walk into the learning environment:

• What can we do?• What can they do?• How do we know they

are engaged?• Facts and myths

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7 Oct 4.15-5.15pm26 Jan 9-10am17 Mar 4.15-5.15pm

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Extended questioning – the next step

Nicola Rowling

This workshop for curriculum staff focuses on how to develop quick techniques and methods to improve learners’ skills and thought processes.

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22 Sept 9-10am22 Jan 1-2pm2 Mar 4-5pm

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Assessment for Learning

Kellie Wilson

Assessment for Learning aims to encourage students to be more active in their learning and associated assessment. This session for curriculum staff will focus on the role of effective feedback to develop independent learning and self-assessment.

2 Oct 4.15-5.15pm10 Nov 4.15-5.15pm

15 Jan 8-9am27 Feb 4-5pm

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Driving improvement in Higher Education

Teesside University

This exciting staff development opportunity is for curriculum staff who deliver on Teesside University HE programmes and will initially comprise of 3 x 10 credit masters level modules (HE in Context; Module Design; Innovative Assessment and Feedback). 1 day attendance is required per module at TU with additional support provided via Blackboard. Further information is available from Becky Wolfe.

TBC Nov, March & July

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How you can engage with school liaison activities to increase recruitment

Vicky Petrie This session is for curriculum managers and staff.How to maximise recruitment:• How curriculum staff can

improve their engagement with school IAG activities

• What the Schools IAG team deliver

• How can curriculum departments increase their recruitment through school engagement in a very competitive environment

• New ideas for student engagement

15 Oct 4.15-5.15pm4 Dec 1-2pm

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How to build your reputation and promote your course/department/ the College through PR and media

Vicky Petrie This session is for all staff.How to build your reputation:• De-mystify PR and media• Raise awareness of how all

staff can raise or lessen the reputation of themselves/their course/dept/the College

• Tips and techniques to build reputation and promotional skills

• Raise and manage expectations of what can be achieved through PR

• How to get the most out of the College’s PR Marketing Team

22 Oct 4.15-5.15pm 14 Jan3-4pm

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The Eye

Inform your Business Planning with national, regional and local policy developments

Phil Hastie For managers• Presenting current external

developments, policies and priorities to assist managers in their thinking and planning for Business Planning and future departmental developments.

25 Feb2-3pm

The Eye

Driving equality and diversity

Lorna McLean

This session is for support staff and will set out expectations around the rights and responsibilities of staff in relation to equality and diversity, especially in relation to the challenging of learners’ poor behaviour or inappropriate useof language.

23 Sept 9-10am16 Oct 4-5pm5 Nov 12-1pm27 Nov 4-5pm15 Dec 4-5pm13 Jan 4-5pm13 Feb 12-1pm4 Mar 9-10am16 Mar 4-5pm25 Mar 12-1pm

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Improving the College’s reputation SLT Manager: Lynne Kirkwood

Title of Session

Facilitator Brief Description of the Session and the expected outcomes

Date and Time

Venue

How to increase your student recruitment by improving the learner journey

Vicky Petrie This session is for curriculum managers and staff.How to maximise recruitment:• Good practice interviews• Build staff confidence and

tips in potential student engagement and interviews

• Important steps of the learner journey and what interventions can be used

• Increase your application to enrolment conversion rates

16 Oct1-2pm

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Right course - right student

Lorna McLean

This session is for all curriculum staff and interviewing staff.• Raise staff confidence,

knowledge and skills when interviewing potential students to identify personal support needs.

• How to ensure students are recruited to the right level and type of course; looking at what and how support can be accessed to help students achieve and remove barriers or myths on why students ‘couldn’t achieve on my course’

• Raise awareness of what student support and materials are available to help your students achieve

• How to maximise the student support and disadvantaged funding available

2 Oct 4.15-5.1523 Oct 1-2pm

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Equality and diversity: Responsibilities of line managers

Lorna McLean

This session is for managers and programme area leaders and will help improve awareness of issues relating to discrimination, victimisation and harassment in the workplace and managers’ confidence in dealing with issues when they arise. An overview of the Equality Act 2010 legislation is included along with the implications for individuals and the College should we fail.

7 Oct 4-5pm4 Nov 9-10am27 Nov 12-1pm

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Looked after children

Helen Jenkinson

This session is for curriculum staff and front line support staff and covers the cause of children being taken into the care system, the long term effects of neglect and abuse on behaviour and strategies for improving engagement and behaviour.

15 Sept 4-5pm30 Sept 12-1pm14 Oct 9-10am6 Nov 4-5pm21 Nov 9-10am1 Dec 4-5pm16 Dec 12-1pm7 Jan 4-5pm22 Jan 12-1pm6 Feb 9-10am23 Feb 4-5pm10 Mar 9-10am25 Mar 4-5pm16 Apr 12-1pm1 May 9-10am

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Planning for inclusion

Lorna Mclean This session is for curriculum managers, programme area leaders and support staff involved in recruitment and provides an opportunity to explore how to identify and address recruitment for underrepresented groups.

4 Dec 4-5pm7 Jan 8.30-9.30am29 Jan 12-1pm

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Developing a highly skilled and flexible workforceSLT Manager: Paul HiserTitle of Session Facilitator Brief Description of the

Session and the expected outcomes

Date and Time

Venue

Live reports and their role in providing data in an efficient and effective way

Bev Smith This session is for managers, programme area leaders and course leaders and will focus on improving understanding of the range of live information available from your desktop.

Using and analysing data effectively to enable swift intervention to maximise learner success

Liz Boynton This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and will focus on improving understanding of range of data measures including attendance, retention, achievement, success rate, value added, high grade and minimum standards to enable you to utilise this knowledge to maximise learner success

17 Nov 4-5pm10 Dec 4-5 pm

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Using ProAchieve effectively

Steve Dodds This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and will focus on developing the knowledge and skills needed to use ProAchieve efficiently and effectively to monitor and intervene to maximise learner success

8 Sept 4-5 pm15 Sept 4-5pm6 Oct 4-5 pm17 Oct 3-4 pm

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Communicatingeffectively and building teams

Jason Faulkner

This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and aims to improve your knowledge and skills in building high performing teams

29 Sept 4-5pm10 Nov 4-5pm

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Improving staff performance through coaching

Jackie Rossa (external consultant)

This session is for curriculum managers and learning coaches and is focused on improving knowledge and skills to enable staff to facilitate rapid improvement though timely and effective coaching.

17 Sept 9.30am-4pm

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Improving staff performance through coaching

Jackie Rossa (external consultant)

This session is for support managers and is focused on improving knowledge and skills to enable staff to facilitate rapid improvement though timely and effective coaching.

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Observation of TLA: initial & update training

Jackie Rossa (external consultant)

This is a mandatory session for all members of the observation of LTA team who did not attend Jackie’s development session in July 2014.

16 Sept 9.30am-4pm

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Observation of TLA: 1-1 training & moderation

Jackie Rossa & Kathy Tyler (external consultants)

This development will be provided on a 1-1 basis for all members of the observation of LTA team. You will be notified of the time and date of your dual observation by Madeleine Massey.

19 Sept – 2 Oct times TBC

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Working effectively within SFA/EFA funding methodologies

Phil Hastie This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and will focus on equipping you to planning and managing your curriculum

9 Dec 4-5pm 301

Understanding and delivering budgets

Jon Buxton This session is for managers and programme area leaders and will focus on equipping you to manage and deliver your budget effectively

15 Sept 12.15-1.15pm 18 Sept 1-2pm

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Risk Management Fiona Sharp This session is for managers and will ensure you understand the College’s strategy for managing risk and enable you to prepare and monitor your risk register.

11 Sept 12-1pm

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Preparing effectively for financial reporting in Performance Review

Steve Dodds This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and will focus on ensuring you understand the range of data required to enable you to prepare effectively for PR

24 Sept 4-5pm 26 Sept 3-4pm

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Preparing effectively for Business Planning

Steve Dodds & Lynne Kirkwood

This session is for curriculum managers and programme area leaders and will focus on ensuring you understand the range of data required to enable you to prepare effectively for BP

9 Jan 4-5 pm 301

H&S risk assessment: line managers’ responsibilities and accountabillities

Neville Dart, Jason Faulkner, Steve Dodds & Daniel Wanley

This session is for all managers and programme area leaders and will focus on improving your understanding of health and safety requirements to ensure safe working practice in placements, educational visits, machinery & equipment and other key processes/aspects

27 Aug 11am-12 noon

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Working within the law: disclosure and barring service

Steve Dodds This session is for managers of departments where learners undertake placements with children and/or vulnerable adults and will ensure you are aware of key requirements to both work within the law and safeguard vulnerable groups effectively

27 Aug 4-5pm 301

Working within the law: disclosure and barring service

Steve Dodds This session is for staff involved in interviewing learners/the DBS process for learners who will undertake placements with children and/or vulnerable adults and will ensure you are aware of key requirements to both work within the law and safeguard vulnerable groups effectively

28 Aug 4-5pm

Performance management – ensuring rapid, but minimum risk intervention

Paul Hiser This session is aimed at managers and will outline the steps that should take to identify and deal with employee under performance at the earliest stage thereby avoiding the need to resort to formal procedures.

6 Oct12-1pm23 Feb12-1pm

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Progressing issues effectively through informal or formal Competency/ Capability

Paul Hiser This session is aimed at managers and is aimed at improving your knowledge and skills to enable you to progress performance issues through informal or formal competency/capability when appropriate

5 Nov 1-2 pm11 March 1-2pm

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Fee setting Steve Dodds and Jon Buxton

This session is aimed at curriculum managers and programme area leaders and is aimed at improving your knowledge and skills to enable you to set fees for 2015/16

6 Jan 4-5pm 8 Jan 4-5pm

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HR for non-HR managers

Paul Hiser This session is aimed at managers and will be a facilitated discussion about common HR issues

13 Nov11am-1pm

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Recruiting the right staff

Paul Hiser This session is aimed at managers and programme area leaders and will outline the steps to be taken in recruiting the right staff, emphasising that preparation, planning and an awareness of employment legislation are key.

3 Nov12-1pm9 March12-1pm

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Recruiting hourly paid and agency staff

Jane Clark This session is aimed at managers and programme area leaders and will outline essential steps and common pitfalls when recruiting hourly paid and agency staff

17 Sept 1-2pm7 Jan 1-2 pm

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Self-assessment Liz Boynton This session is aimed at programme area leaders and other staff new to self-assessment and will focus on improving your knowledge and skills to enable you to deliver a sharply focused and objective SAR for your team

13 May 4-5 pm 301

Equality for policy and strategy writers

Lorna McLean

This session is aimed at policy and strategy writers and will focus on improving your knowledge and skills to enable you to deliver a sharply focused and objective 2014/15 SAR for your team

11 June 1-2pm17 June 1-2pm

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Effective performance appraisal

Paul Hiser These sessions will allow participants to consider and discuss how performance appraisals can be conducted to gain the maximum benefit for both parties.

Sessions will be by arrangement with departmental managers

TBC

Sessions for newly appointed curriculum staff and staff wishing to refresh

Improving Teaching and Learning SLT Manager: Mick Hickey

Title of Session

Facilitator Brief Description of the Session and the expected outcomes

Date and Time Venue

What does Outstanding Look Like

Michael Duffey

This session aims to encourage, challenge and support staff to reflect on their practice and share good practice to support the College’s aim of achieving excellence

26 Sept1-2pm

711(The Eye)

Planning for learning

Rebecca Wolfe

This session offers practical information for teaching staff on how to fully integrate and embed equality, diversity and inclusionwhen curriculum planning and when delivering teaching, learning and assessment

26 Sept2-2.30pm

711(The Eye)

Embedding English and maths in the curriculum

Rebecca Matthews

The session reviews the importance of recognising opportunities for the development of English and Maths in the vocational/academic classroom and utilising strategies to engage all learners including the disengaged

26 Sept2.40-3.10pm

711(The Eye)

Integrating equality and diversity into the curriculum

Madeleine Massey

This session offers practical information for teaching staff on how to fully integrate and embed equality, diversity and inclusion when curriculum planning and when delivering teaching, learning andassessment

26 Sept3.15-4.00pm

711(The Eye)

These sessions will be repeated throughout the year on the following dates in room 711 from 1-4pm:

17 October, 28 November, 30 January, 27 February, 20 March, 15 May & 19 June.

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Assessment – fit for purpose

Sue Azadi This session will probe the key strategies of assessment and discuss a number of practical techniques that can be used to improve student achievement.

Fri 17 Oct1.00-1.30pm

712 (The Eye)

Questioning techniques

Christine Woolley

The session explores a range of approaches to using questioning to improve teaching, learning and assessment. It provides practical activities to stretch and challenge all learners through the use of a range of questioning techniques

Fri 17 Oct1.30-2.00pm

712 (The Eye)

Behaviour matters – enjoying learning

Kush Kumar This session aims to share good practice and offers opportunities to reflect on diverse approaches towards managing classroom behaviour

Fri 17 Oct2.10-2.40pm

712 (The Eye)

Role of learning support

Lorna McLean

The utilisation of learner support in the classroom by the tutor and the role and responsibilities of the independent learning practitioner will be examined.

Friday 17 Oct2.40-3.10pm

712 (The Eye)

These sessions will be repeated throughout the year on the following dates in room 712 from 1-4pm:

28 November, 30 January, 27 February, 20 March, 15 May & 19 June.

Staff development for business support teams 2014-15

Continuous Professional Development activity for Business Support Teams over the forthcoming academic year will centre on: a) the introduction of Coaching, commencing with training for support team managersb) the identification of best practice of a vocationally specific nature, as practiced by other providers of FE/HE, by industry and through research e.g. the internetc) the identification of CPD requirements on an individual or group basis, based on self-assessment and appraisal outcomesd) the identification of qualifications which may be studied e.g. modules, which assist with the acquisition of specific vocational knowledgee) opportunities for job enrichment/the acquisition of knowledge and skills which broaden the capacity of staff to work within their teams e.g. for covering other staff on a short term basis in the event of staff absencef) identification of opportunities for problem solving through participation in Learning Squares

Statutory and mandatory training

All newly appointed staff will receive mandatory training in safeguarding, health and safety, and equality and diversity as part of their induction programme. All staff are reminded however, that safeguarding training and equality and diversity awareness training must be undertaken annually. Sessions will be provided throughout the year and attendance will be recorded on each employee’s staff profile record maintained by the Human Resources Service. The College’s policies in respect of safeguarding and Equality and Diversity can be found through the home page of the College website. Please note that a member of staff’s attendance at staff development events should be discussed with their line manager, who will wish to ensure that staff are participating fully in the CPD programme.

Course booking:

All sessions will run, subject to numbers. If you wish to secure a place on any of these sessions, please contact the Human Resources Service at staffdevelopment@stockton.ac.uk

All prospective participants should obtain prior approval of their line manager if attendance will impact upon existing prior commitments.

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For more information on staff development and continuous professional development, contact Human Resources on karen.cunneen@stockton.ac.uk.

All information correct at time of going to print.