Non-Subject Specific Sessions

Checking For Understanding

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Checking for Understanding delivered by Doug Lemov.

Please note, the recording is 1 hour and 30 minutes long.

Effective Questioning

Session Presenter: Paula Shanahan

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher, Swanwick Hall School

• This session will cover the principles of effective questioning: understanding the theory behind great questions, how to plan and structure questions, how to ask questions and how to respond to student answers. The session has a particular focus on questioning Y11 and Y13 students.
• As a result of the session, delegates will be better equipped to ask great questions!

Effective Revision

Session Presenter: Helen Corsie

Job Title, Assistant Headteacher, Manor Academy.

• This session will cover the principles of effective revision: how students learn, evidence-based revision strategies and best practice for students to manage their revision.
• As a result of the session, delegates will be better equipped to support Y11 and Y13 students revise for their exams.

Maximising Retrieval Practice

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Maximising Retrieval Practice delivered by Bradley Busch.

National Online Teach Meet with Jenny Webb

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Disciplinary Literacy delivered by Jenny Webb.

National Online Teach Meet 1

Watch this pre-recorded session on;

• Adaptive teaching – The Scaffolding Effect.
• Dan Goodall – Do Nows and Desirable Difficulty.
• Dan Worker – Teaching High Prior Attainers.
• Amarbeer Singh Gill – Maximising Multiple-choice Questions.
• Jessica Mellor – Reading Comprehension.
• Katie Little – Developmental Language Disorder.
• Nikki Sullivan – Embracing a Classroom Culture or Error.
• Diana Bentley – Checking for Understanding Through Active Observation
• Jenny Webb – Supporting Reluctant Writers.
• Michael Chiles – Powerful Questioning.

National Online Teach Meet 2

Watch this pre-recorded session on:
• Isaac Moore – Varying questions.
• Rachel Middleton-Lee – Effective team meetings.
• David Goodwin – Checking for understanding.
• Elisha Allsop – Empowering TWOS.
• Adam Kholbeck – Observing lessons with purpose.
• Sam Crome – Impactful Team Debriefs.

The Power of Discourse Markers in Longer Writing

Session Presenter: Shawn Kawalek

Job Title: Subject Champion for Literacy, and Deputy Leader for English, Springwell Community College

• This session is for both English teachers and non-English teachers and aims to support Y11 students in structuring their ideas in extended-writing exam answers.
• What discourse markers are and they are important.
• How discourse markers can be used in structuring and planning writing.
• How discourse markers can support examiners to follow arguments, award marks and make accurate judgements.

Unpicking Exam Questions (Supporting KS4/SEND)

Session Presenter: Kayleigh Meller

Job Title: Second in English/Literacy Lead, Wilsthorpe School

• This session will explore how best to support student literacy with a particular focus on unpicking exam questions for KS4 students, and particularly for those with SEND. We will explore how this strategy can best support SEND students maximise their success in their exams.
• As a result of the session, delegates will be better able to support KS4 SEND students where literacy is a barrier to them accessing exam papers.

Utilising Unifrog to Drive Forward your Whole School Careers Programme

You will be contacted prior to this session to fully understand your training needs.

Session Presenter: Clare Stevenson

Job Title: Regional Account Manager, Unifrog

• Covering key aspects of Unifrog’s universal destinations platform which all schools have full access to.
• Enabling you to confidently signpost students around Unifrog and incorporate resources to support careers in the curriculum.
• Track student intentions and interests to support careers guidance, tailor provision and log and report on Gatsby benchmark evidence.
• Please bring a work device if possible.

Excel Skills for Teaching Staff

Session Presenter:  Amy McGarry-Thickitt

Job Title: Senior Trust Lead for Computer Science

X Handle: @Mrs_McGT

• This session will cover essential Excel functions and formulas tailored for teaching staff.
• Delegates will learn how to use VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, RANK, and conditional formatting to enhance their data analysis and QLA (Question Level Analysis).
• By the end of the session, delegates will be able to apply these Excel skills to gain meaningful insights from their data.

Large Group Teaching

Session Presenter: Andy Sully

Job Title: Assistant Head of Faculty & Teacher of English, Friesland School

• This session will share insights into how to deliver large group teaching so it has maximum impact for large cohorts of Y11 students. We will explore why large group teaching can be beneficial for Y11 cohorts, how to plan and deliver these sessions and what they are best used for.
• As a result of the session, delegates will leave with practical strategies for delivering large group teaching for Y11 in their schools.

National Online Teach Meet with Jenny Webb

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Disciplinary Literacy delivered by Jenny Webb.

National Online Teach Meet 1

Watch this pre-recorded session on;

• Adaptive teaching – The Scaffolding Effect.
• Dan Goodall – Do Nows and Desirable Difficulty.
• Dan Worker – Teaching High Prior Attainers.
• Amarbeer Singh Gill – Maximising Multiple-choice Questions.
• Jessica Mellor – Reading Comprehension.
• Katie Little – Developmental Language Disorder.
• Nikki Sullivan – Embracing a Classroom Culture or Error.
• Diana Bentley – Checking for Understanding Through Active Observation
• Jenny Webb – Supporting Reluctant Writers.
• Michael Chiles – Powerful Questioning.

National Online Teach Meet 2

Watch this pre-recorded session on:
• Isaac Moore – Varying questions.
• Rachel Middleton-Lee – Effective team meetings.
• David Goodwin – Checking for understanding.
• Elisha Allsop – Empowering TWOS.
• Adam Kholbeck – Observing lessons with purpose.
• Sam Crome – Impactful Team Debriefs

Steplab, What do Great Coaches Know and do

• Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Steplab, what do great coaches know and do delivered by Josh Goodrich.

Student Motivation

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Student Motivation delivered by Peps Mccrea.

Utilising 100% Sheets

Session Presenter: Alexis Howes

Job Title: Faculty Leader of Humanities, Friesland School

• This session will explore strategies for using 100% sheets to help students maximise success in their exams. We will explore ways to activate 100% sheets in lessons and in revision.
• As a result of the session, delegates will leave with practical strategies for using 100% sheets with their students in Y11 and Y13.

Utilising Unifrog to Drive Forward your Whole School Careers Programme

You will be contacted prior to this session to fully understand your training needs.

Session Presenter: Clare Stevenson

Job Title: Regional Account Manager, Unifrog

• Covering key aspects of Unifrog’s universal destinations platform which all schools have full access to.
• Enabling you to confidently signpost students around Unifrog and incorporate resources to support careers in the curriculum.
• Track student intentions and interests to support careers guidance, tailor provision and log and report on Gatsby benchmark evidence.
• Please bring a work device if possible.

Walking Talking Mocks

Session Presenter: Steve Moss

Job Title: Head of Science, Swanwick Hall School

• This session will share insights into how to plan, organise and deliver walking talking mocks most effectively in a range of subjects with Y11 and Y13. We will explore what walking talking mocks are, how to use them and the logistics behind organising them.
• As a result of the session, delegates will be able to plan and run walking talking mocks in their schools.

Feedback Classrooms: Strategies to Make Lesson Feedback-Rich

Session Presenter: Jon Gilbert

X Handle: @JGProfDev

• This session will cover strategies for effective checks for understanding and adaptive teaching.
• We will explore how precise teacher circulation (hunting, not fishing) and the collection of data in lessons is vital for impactful feedback every minute of every lesson.
• As a result of the session, delegates will understand what is required before, during and after hunting to ensure feedback has maximum impact of student learning.

Maximising whole-cohort pre-exam time

Session Presenter: Martin Edwards

Job Title: Assistant Headteacher, Springwell Community College

• This session will cover the principles of running effective exam warm-ups and masterclasses. We will explore best practice to prepare students for exams on the day of the exam (warm-ups) or in the days running up the exam (masterclasses), looking at how these whole-cohort sessions can be best delivered and organised.
• As a result of the session, delegates will be better equipped to support Y11 and Y13 with exam warm-ups and masterclasses.

Modelling for Exam Success

Session Presenters: Becky James and Lydia Allister

Job Titles: Curriculum Area Leader for English and Teacher of English, Wilsthorpe School

• This session will explore strategies for effective teacher modelling. In particular, the session will explore how we can use modelling to support students to maximise their success in exams.
• As a result of the session, delegates will know the principles of effective modelling and take away practical strategies for modelling for exam classes.

National Online Teach Meet with Jenny Webb

Watch this pre-recorded ConnectED session on Disciplinary Literacy delivered by Jenny Webb.

National Online Teach Meet 1

Watch this pre-recorded session on;
• Adaptive teaching – The Scaffolding Effect.
• Dan Goodall – Do Nows and Desirable Difficulty.
• Dan Worker – Teaching High Prior Attainers.
• Amarbeer Singh Gill – Maximising Multiple-choice Questions.
• Jessica Mellor – Reading Comprehension.
• Katie Little – Developmental Language Disorder.
• Nikki Sullivan – Embracing a Classroom Culture or Error.
• Diana Bentley – Checking for Understanding Through Active Observation.
• Jenny Webb – Supporting Reluctant Writers.
• Michael Chiles – Powerful Questioning.

National Online Teach Meet 2

Watch this pre-recorded session on:
• Isaac Moore – Varying questions.
• Rachel Middleton-Lee – Effective team meetings.
• David Goodwin – Checking for understanding.
• Elisha Allsop – Empowering TWOS.
• Adam Kholbeck – Observing lessons with purpose.
• Sam Crome – Impactful Team Debriefs.

Access this Session

You will be contacted prior to this session to fully understand your training needs.

Session Presenter: Clare Stevenson

Job Title: Regional Account Manager, Unifrog

• Covering key aspects of Unifrog’s universal destinations platform which all schools have full access to.
• Enabling you to confidently signpost students around Unifrog and incorporate resources to support careers in the curriculum.
• Track student intentions and interests to support careers guidance, tailor provision and log and report on Gatsby benchmark evidence.
• Please bring a work device if possible.