Being an Effective Primary School Teacher

Course date: 14th Feb 2023

Postponed to Thurs 22nd June due to proposed NEU strikes – CLICK HERE to book

This course is based on Cath’s new book – Being an Effective Primary School Teacher

Everyone attending the course will receive their own copy of the book

Who is the book for?

The book is for teachers of any age group, in whatever school or LEA you teach in. It is operational, classroom based and as practical as I could make it. It is also a book for school and LEA senior leaders.

What does it look like?

There is a section for every letter of the alphabet (see the table below). Each section begins with an introduction, followed by a section headed ‘hints and tips’, a conclusion and finishes with a ‘be aware’ section. It is the same format throughout the book. The hints and tips sections include as many practical examples as possible.

Both the course and the book will provide you with a practical guide, a toolkit really, of hints, tips and ideas to help you be a highly effective primary school teacher wherever you are currently teaching.

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Target Group: Deputy Heads, Headteachers, Phase Leaders, SLT, TAs, Teachers

The day will include guidance, support and clarity on the following aspects of teaching & learning: Contents A-Z Sections of the book

A - Annual Events N-New ideas and New initiatives managing change
B - Balance O-Organisation and funding of resources
C - Continuous and enhanced provision including ‘Missions’ in KS2
D - Displays
E - Evidence (including ‘catching the learning’ that doesn’t go into a book)
F - Focussed tasks
G - Group working
H - Homework
I - Independence
J - Jobs-(including time management)
K - Keeping control-(behaviour management)
L - Long term topics
M - Monitoring
N - New ideas and New initiatives managing change
O - Organisation and funding of resources
P - Pupil voice
Q - Questioning
R - Roleplay
S - Support staff
T - Timetabling
U - Using the outdoors
V - Visits and visitors
W - Whole school (consistency)
X - X-ray-(forensically reflecting on your classroom)
Y - Your room-(effective environments)
Z - Zero tolerance-(non-negotiables)

What people say about Cath's new Book...

"Absolutely fantastic! everything we need in one place. Every teacher should own a copy. Thank you!" "Wow, what a fantastic day! Cath is informative, helpful with a great sense of humour, I thoroughly enjoyed the day and have took so much away! Diolch yn fawr iawn!" "Really interesting to dip into and share with staff as we move forward. Help us monitor and evaluate what is going on within the school and identify next steps." Course attendees Autumn term 2021

Course Presenter: Cath Delve

FOUNDATION PHASE/ OUTDOOR LEARNING/ WHOLE SCHOOL ISSUES - Cath provides help, support and guidance to schools and local authorities all over Wales. She is a published author and has 26 years teaching experience in three different schools. She was a deputy headteacher of two and an acting head of one. She is passionate about the wellbeing of children and outdoor learning and presents a wide range of training courses across different areas of the curriculum. Some of her initiatives-such as Messy Monday, Freaky Friday, Igloo and Missions-have been implemented and used by schools all over Wales and even been introduced in England. Alongside her book, she has produced a wide range of resources to support teachers and schools. As well as being a member of the Collective Learning team she is also an independent education consultant, working alongside schools in a variety of ways all over Wales to help them to move forward in every way. Search for Courses

Course Location: South Wales - Cardiff

ADDRESS: Future Inn, Hemingway Road, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4AU

START TIME: 8.30am coffee and registration for a 9.00am start

https://www.futureinns.co.uk/cardiff/