Drives, diaries and development.
For both your curriculum and pastoral work.
Three certainties about working in schools:
You need to put time aside to learn and improve
You need to create all kinds of resources
You need to find new team members and roles
None of which are easy.
So this week I have documents 📝 for you drives, dates 📅 for your diaries and [d]jobs for your 💼 for your development.
We - schools - Are In Beta - always learning (when we set time aside and share resources).
This week
🧠Curriculum Thinking Week 2023.
🛡Pastoral steering group.
📚Curriculum SLT meetup.
🧠Curriculum Thinking Week 2023 - the resources
Curriculum Thinking Week 2023 is supported by Ambition Institute.
Ambition Institute’s research-informed ‘Curriculum for Senior Leaders’ programme focuses on improving outcomes for pupils by transforming the quality of curriculum design across your school.
Applications for the next cohort close on Tuesday 24 January.
👉Learn more about the programme here.
📝 Curriculum Thinking Week resources
One of the most unique things about conferences run by We Are In Beta is that you can download the resources speakers share (*very* generously) from right beneath their talks.
Here’s a selection of what’s in store week beginning Jan 30th:
🗺 KS3 curriculum maps and SOWs
🌈 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion curriculum audit
📚 Literacy strategy
💬 Whole class feedback sheets
✅ Example assessments
Working on any of these of these in your department?
Want to know when they’re published?
🛡Pastoral steering group resources, notes and next date.
The third monthly meeting of pastoral leaders was another goodie.
🏆 They shared wins relating to:
transition
character
suspensions
⚠️ They offered recommendations and resources to help with:
character curriculum
pastoral support staff recruitment and training
attendance
suspensions
Want to learn more about wins and get input on your challenges?
Next meeting’s on Thursday 19th Jan at 4.15pm here and 5.45pm here
Soon pastoral events, research and resources will only be available to members of the new Pastoral Champions Community. Join the waiting list here.
📚 Pastoral steering group resources, notes and next date.
The inaugural Curriculum SLT in November was also great.
🏆 They shared wins relating to:
sequencing and intent
curriculum review process
new assessment strategy
getting whole school buy around timetabling
⚠️ They offered recommendations and resources to help with:
Tracking SEDN students
Staffing curriculum areas
Improving intents across the school
Want to learn more about wins and get input on your challenges?
Next meeting’s on Tuesday 14th Jan at 4.15pm here and 5.45pm here.
💼 Jobs with We Are In Beta community members.
Want the 14.5k+ people reading this newsletter to see your roles?
System leadership.
Regional ITT Lead - REAch2 Academy Trust (home based). Message National ITT Lead, Kate McGreal.
People and Culture Lead - Embark Federation (Derbyshire) - Message CEO Matt Crawford.
Senior leadership.
Secondary Deputy Headteacher (Culture and Relationships) - Reach Academy Feltham (Hounslow). Message Assistant Headteacher, Claire Couves.
Deputy Headteacher: Teaching, Learning and Professional Development - Reach Academy Feltham (Hounslow). Message Assistant Headteacher, Claire Couves.
Assistant Headteacher - Outcomes & Raising Standards - Westcliff High School for Girls (Southend-on-Sea) - Message Deputy Headteacher, Sandra Carrol.
Middle leadership.
Assistant Team Leader for Science - Lyndon School (Solihull). Message Assistant Principal, Dafydd Francis.
Head of Geography - Ernulf Academy (Sheffield). Message National Lead for Geography, Rob Chambers.
Head of Geography - Monkton Combe School (North East Somerset) - Message, Deputy Head, Joe Sidders.
Teaching.
Maths - Sewell Park (Norfolk). Message Executive Director of Education, Clare Fletcher.
Maths - Sprowston Community School (Norfolk). Message Executive Director of Education, Clare Fletcher.
English - Sewell Park (Norfolk). Message Executive Director of Education, Clare Fletcher.
Interested in these roles?
Send the people who posted them a message to find out more. But first…
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