Connect Teaching School Alliance

A collaborative partnership working across South and East Lincolnshire in order to share skills,
experience and talent to support the learning and achievement of the children within our local schools.
Look out for…
New ways
of working
New
projects
ASPIRATION • INNOVATION • COLLABORATION
2020/
2021

Welcome to Connect Teaching School Alliance
Our alliance of local, like-minded
schools is at the heart of our existence.
We believe that all children in our
schools have the right to inspirational,
aspirational learning ignited by high
quality teaching and leadership within
their schools. We work together.
We learn together. We improve together.
T: 01205 312153 www.connect-tsa.net
We are an inclusive alliance. Our strength is that we understand
each other’s intent, we appreciate each other’s issues and can
share potential barriers and discuss how we can support each
other in navigating them effectively.
Connect TSA works within the Lincolnshire Teaching Schools
Together network of all 8 TSAs in the county. We have access
to the regional and national programmes and ensure that our
schools are signposted and able to participate in all that will help
meet school priorities and further their children’s outcomes.
As budgets are tightened and expectations on our teachers,
leaders and children are raised, we see the collaboration as a
core tool of our innovation. The alliance wishes to drive new
ideas and ways of working to ensure we aspire for the highest
ambitions for children, teachers and leaders. One such way is
to support alliance schools to collaborate through reaching out
to each other and sharing expertise on areas of interest and
concern. Another is to take training out to clusters of schools
where there is demand.
We look forward to the new year ahead and working together to
make the best of the opportunities that it will present to us all.
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Contents
Dates for your Diary............................................................5
Developing & Retaining High Quality Leaders.........6
Initial Teacher Training..........................................................9
NQT Early Career Teacher Support............................. 10
English Continuing Professional Development..... 12
Maths Continuing Professional Development....... 14
Science Continuing Professional Development.... 16
School to School Support............................................... 18
Specialist Leaders of Education.................................. 19
Supporting EAL Learners...............................................20
SEND.....................................................................................22
English Hubs.......................................................................22
Early Years Networks.......................................................23
Teaching Assistant Development...............................23
Connect Alliance Membership....................................24
Important Information.....................................................25
Pupil Premium....................................................................26
Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Together...................26
Governance.........................................................................27
ASPIRATION • INNOVATION • COLLABORATION
Delivery in response to Covid 19
In response to Covid 19 we have established new delivery models.
For the first half of the Autumn Term all delivery will be remote –
live and/or recorded. Additionally, we will develop models which
are blended, flexible and bespoke to schools and localities. As
conditions allow we will continue to provide face to face sessions
but there will be a variety of venues used.
We have further strengthened our partnership with Charter TSA to
meet what we see as our moral purpose in supporting teachers
new to the profession, both NQTs and RQTs
Our response to schools
• High quality, targeted project to support curriculum leadership
and development
• Remodelled LAMP 2021 to focus on the transitions within
Primary schools - Project 1: Reception to Year 1 and
Project 2: Year 2 to Year 3
• Additional SLEs recruited around Attendance, SEND and EYFS
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Connect Teaching School
DIARY DATES
2020/21
Courses now also available to book via
www.bookitbee.com
New to Year 2/6
Writing Moderation
Year 2/6
Maximising
opportunities across
the curriculum
Writing Moderation
Year 2/6
TBC
Writing Moderation
Non-SATs
TBC
New to Year 2/6
Moderation &
Assessment Y2/6
Moderation &
Assessment Non-SATs
Moderation &
Assessment Y2/6
Moderation &
Assessment Non-SATs
Secure outcomes
across the key stages
Physics across the
Key Stages
Moderation workshop
– KS2 teachers
Moderation workshop
– KS1 teachers
ENGLISH CPD
6th Oct 2020
17th Nov 2020
24th Nov 2020
3rd March 2021
27th April 2021
5th May 2021
18th May 2021
MATHS CPD
15th Sept 2020
20th Nov 2020
27th Nov 2020
21st April 2021
11th June 2021
SCIENCE CPD
25th Nov 2020
3rd Feb 2021
8th June 2021
8th June 2021
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
4pm-5.30pm
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
9am-4pm
Y1 & 5 9am-12pm
Y3 & 4 1pm-4pm
9am-12pm
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Y1 & 3 9am-12pm
Y4 & 5 1pm-4pm
Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Y1 & 3 9am-12pm
Y4 & 5 1pm-4pm
1pm-3.30pm
1pm-3.30pm
9.30am-12pm
1pm-3.30pm
HEAD TEACHERS’ NETWORK
13th October 2020
10th March 2021
7th July 2021
10am-12pm
ENGLISH NETWORK CLUSTERS
29th September 2020 1.30pm-3.30pm
24th November 2020
29th January 2021
16th March 2021
25th June 2021
MATHS HUB NETWORK
11th November 2020 1.30pm-3.30pm
5th March 2021
9th June 2021
SCIENCE NETWORK CLUSTERS
20th October 2020
25th November 2020
3rd February 2021
9.30am-3.30pm
9.30am-12pm
9.30am-12pm
EYFS NETWORK CLUSTERS
24th September 2020
4th February 2021
29th April 2021
1.30pm-3.30pm
Half days and Twilight sessions are priced
at £50 per delegate, full day courses £100.
10% DISCOUNT IS AVAILABLE
TO ALLIANCE MEMBER SCHOOLS.
Book your places now via email:
enquiries@connect-tsa.net or call the
Connect Office on: 01205 312153
All dates are subject to change in the light of public health issues.
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Connect Teaching School
DEVELOPING AND
RETAINING HIGH
QUALITY LEADERS
Connect Teaching School Alliance is committed to ensuring
the highest levels of attainment and progress for all children.
Connect recognises that schools who invest in and develop
their staff will ensure high quality delivery, stability and
retention going forward. To that end we are offering a range
of training that will support in this.
We are determined to provide high quality Professional Leadership Development, with the ambition to
deliver effective career opportunities and succession planning for our Alliance schools. Connect has a
proven track record of developing teachers with an ambition to lead, with previous participants already
taking up a number of middle and senior leadership roles in our local schools.
SUBJECT LEADER DEVELOPMENT
CREATING EFFECTIVE SUBJECT CHAMPIONS
£450
Listening to our Alliance members and the wider
community Connect understands the desire
for high quality training and guidance around
subject leadership. The need to effectively devise,
deliver and articulate an ambitious curriculum
will require knowledgeable and highly competent
leaders. Do you have staff who, with support,
have the potential to demonstrate excellence as
subject leaders to develop others and apply the
principles of their school’s curriculum design to
their subject?
The focus will be the key elements of subject
leadership with the target audience being
foundation subject leaders. This is aimed at
supporting those on the ground with highly
practical, day to day relevant information,
guidance, advice and strategy that can be of
instant benefit to the individual involved. It will
be underpinned by the latest Ofsted framework,
evidence based practice and will prepare your
teachers for the deep dives to come. We want the
training to have instant take aways that can instil
confidence and enhance practice.
The structure would be:
Session 1 Leadership and planning a curriculum
Roles and responsibilities, subject policy, evidence based
approach for professional development, action planning
Session 2 Progression –bespoke to curriculum areas
Curricular progression, pedagogy, rationale, resourcing,
visioning using EEF guidance, embedding the subject in
the curriculum, enrichment and access for all learners,
range of SLEs on hand
Session 3 Monitoring, evaluating and assessment
Effective monitoring linked to Action Plans, the review
cycle, assessment, promoting your subject
Session 4 The deep dive experience
Pupil interviews using the EIF, Quality Assurance and case
studies, having the conversation, managing change
There would be GAP tasks and follow up contact between
each session to ensure momentum is maintained and
supported. Those taking part would also be part of a newly
created Foundation Subject Leader network which would
be facilitated by Connect.
To find out more visit our website or please contact enquiries@connect-tsa.net
Now available to book via
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National Professional Qualification
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP • HEADSHIP • SENIOR LEADERSHIP • MIDDLE LEADERSHIP
Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Together
(LTT) are proud to work with George
Spencer Academy to deliver a
Lincolnshire Cohort for the NPQH,
NPQSL and NPQML.
Our programmes are delivered
though a blended learning approach;
a combination of face to face days,
online learning, school experience, and
self-directed study. As a competency
based programme there is a focus
throughout on the development of
skills and understanding alongside
leadership behaviours.
Whilst on the programme day-to-day
leadership development in your current
school will allow you to:
• lead on a strategically challenging
project
• engage in challenge and support from
your coach and/or headteacher
• integrate new learning into your
leadership practice
• develop those leadership behaviours
identified through the 360 diagnostic
• negotiate and tackle specific whole
team/school improvement priorities
Those not currently working in a school
will undertake these activities in the
school(s) that they have identified, and
who have committed to support them.
The course duration is 12 months with
an expectation that participants go for
final assessment within 12-18 months
from induction. Participants have the
opportunity to gain Masters credits
towards the University of Nottingham’s
Masters in Educational Leadership
and Management without extra charge
or additional workload on the NPQ
programmes.
Full programme information, including costs, face-to-face dates and booking for the Lincolnshire
NPQH, NPQSL, NPQML can be found on our website: www.lincolnshiretsa.co.uk/npq
BESPOKE LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT
With our highly qualified and experienced SLE team we are
in a position to support schools with CPD around leadership
for staff in groups or as individuals. This could be whole
staff delivery on your site based on existing resources and
materials developed by Connect or a bespoke package based
on your school and staff need.
Sessions we currently offer include:
• The role of the middle leader and strategic direction
• Leading teaching and learning
• Monitoring and evaluating intervention
• Developing a strategic subject plan linked to the SDP
• The role of the leader in closing the gap
• Leading teams for improvement
• Exploring tools to accelerate progress
CURRICULUM CPD DAYS
Connect have booked a number of Curriculum CPD Days that would go a long way to
supporting your subject leaders and their colleagues. These include:
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY - Wednesday 23rd September 2020
9.30am-3.30pm (timings to be confirmed) Subject Leader focus
Ryan Ball, Curriculum Trainer with the Design and Technology Association
GEOGRAPHY - Wednesday 14th October 2020
9am-11.30am Subject Leader Focus, 12.30pm-3pm classroom practitioners
Jon Cannell, Primary Curriculum Leader with the Geographical Association
HISTORY - Wednesday 25th November 2020
9.30-12 Subject leader focus, 1-3.30pm classroom practitioners
Mr T, Historical Association Primary Committee
To find out more visit our website or please contact enquiries@connect-tsa.net
For those
signed up to our
Subject Leadership
Programme, one
half day of leadership
training will be
FREE OF
CHARGE
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GOLD AWARD
The University of Lincoln has
been awarded gold in the Teaching
Excellence Framework 2017
World-leading
Research
More than half of the University
of Lincoln’s research is rated as
world-leading or internationally
excellent in the most recent
Research Excellence
Framework, and students have
the opportunity to engage in
pioneering projects.
Gold-Rated
The University of Lincoln
has recently been awarded
Gold in the Teaching Excellence
Framework 2017, judged
as delivering consistently
outstanding teaching,
learning and outcomes
for its students.
Award-winning
Library
The University’s Great Central
Warehouse Library is open 24/7
for the majority of academic year.
Resources include more than
260,000 books and ebooks, and
approximately 200,000 print and
electronic journals, as well as
databases and specialist
collections.
Award-winning
Student Experience
The University of Lincoln
is a top 50 UK university (Complete
University Guide 2019) and
recognised as one of the country’s
leading universities. (Ranked
22nd in UK according to
The Guardian University
Guide 2019.)
ENHANCED MENTOR DEVELOPMENT
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO OFFER
FREE ONLINE TRAINING TO OUR
SCITT MENTORS AND ASPIRING MENTORS
WHO IS IT FOR?
The course is part of the Mentoring Practice Enhancement Programme offered by Sheffield Hallam University in partnership
with Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Alliance ( LTSA). The curriculum is mapped to the UK National Standards for school
based initial teacher training (ITT) mentors (2016). Professional recognition takes the form of digital badges awarded for
successful tasks, and a certificate for completed participation. The tutor team includes school mentor trainers and university
staff who specialise in teacher education.
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Registration is available throughout this academic year and is open to mentors
and aspiring mentors in Lincolnshire schools through our SCITT programme.
If this is of interest to you please contact us by email: enquiries@connect-tsa.net

Initial Teacher Training
ITT
Connect TSA has an excellent record of
providing first class training and preparing
teachers for their NQT year and beyond.
The Alliance has worked with local
training providers at the forefront of Initial
Teacher Training for many years leading
to many of our trainees already being in
leadership posts.
We are proud to work with our associate partners to provide a
high quality teacher training experience for our student teachers.
Lincolnshire Teaching School Alliance accredits Qualified Teacher
Status, whilst the University of Lincoln accredit the PGCE element
of the programme.
Our SCITT (School Centered Initial Teacher Training) programme
is tailored to the individual trainee’s needs and aspirations, whilst
at the same time ensuring our children have the best classroom
support possible.
Whether you are a new graduate, about to graduate or are
considering a change of career, our School Direct ITT will give
you the foundation for a successful career in the classroom.
We offer excellent bespoke and hands-on initial teacher training
opportunities for primary teachers and leaders of the future.
As a school-based teacher training programme, School Direct
immerses trainees in the classroom from the very first day of
training. Working collaboratively with primary schools and our
provider partners, we provide high-quality, diverse school-based
teacher training in over 50 schools within Lincolnshire.
Our course offers a PGCE qualification with QTS. Training
programmes are school based, with a one day training session
per week at either Lincoln University, LTSA or within one of our
local partner Primary schools.
For more information visit our website www.connect-tsa.net
or to organise an informal chat about your options email:
enquiries@connect-tsa.net or telephone: 01205 312153.
Our trainees said...
“I cannot express enough just how thankful
I am that my path led me to Connect.
Your commitment to get to know each
and every one of your trainees, ensuring
that we feel safe, secure and empowered
is overwhelming.”
Boston trainee, EYFS/KS1
“I would also like to use this reflection
to pass on my thanks to Connect, my
Programme Tutor and to my School Based
Mentor for their support both professionally
and personally throughout my training year.
I honestly do not believe I would have
found the experience as rewarding if I had
chosen to train with another provider.”
Boston trainee, KS1
“Being immersed in a school has made
me fully aware of expectations and what
my job role really entails. I have been
able to trial routines, systems and lessons
before going into my own classroom.”
Boston trainee, EYFS/KSF
“School Direct gave me the opportunity
to work alongside experienced teachers
and fully immerse myself in school life.
Weekly training allowed a fantastic
window into a wide range of school along
with having leading practitioners deliver
training. The creation of a network of
trainees helped with both our learning
and support for those moments when
things became difficult.”
Boston trainee, KS2
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Newly Qualified Teachers
EARLY
CAREER
TEACHER
SUPPORT
Connect Teaching School Alliance act
as the designated Appropriate Body for
NQTs and as such, has the main quality
assurance role within the induction
process for local schools. Connect
TSA registered NQTs will benefit from
networking within a local cluster to
share experiences and practice
through their induction year.
2020 2021
A personalised and cohesive programme to help our Early
Careers Teachers’ get off to a ‘Flying Start’ which supports
mentors as well as teachers to prepare them for the year
ahead, in their setting, for their children.
Successful induction is the first step into a successful career. The support offered
by schools for NQTs and RQTs has never been needed more than after the
disruption and challenge caused by Covid 19. To underscore this Charter and
Connect Teaching Schools have collaborated further to create a wider offer
which is intended to take the pressure off schools and offer teachers strategies
and ideas that can be transferred into practice immediately. We have a
combined offer of 18 sessions of which 6 come within the enhanced Early Career
Offer for NQTs and the Early Career Package for RQTs. All remaining sessions
are available at £45 each (£50 for non alliance members). Our successful NQT
induction is in it’s fourth year with a growing reputation in our locality.
NQT TEACHER & MENTOR INDUCTION - Tuesday 22nd September 2020
• Both the NQT and mentor are required to attend
• Welcome to Connect NQT Team
• Meet other NQTs in local schools
• Understand the requirements for Induction
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of all parties
• Understand the paperwork and processes involved
in Induction
• Overview of the requirements for measuring NQT
performance during induction
• NQT manual for Teacher and Mentor.
NQT BRONZE PACKAGE
• Welcome event/induction training for the NQT and Induction Tutor
• Initial registration of the NQT with the TRA through the Connect Registration form
• A named contact for advice and support in undertaking induction duties and activities
• Induction training for the NQT and Induction Tutor/Mentor
• Electronic induction manual and forms for both the NQT and Induction Tutor
• Provision of all paperwork for monitoring, support and recording of outcomes
• A process of Quality Assurance of termly assessment and monitoring reports
• Reporting to TRA on progress and final outcome of the NQT induction year
• Advice and further documentation when an NQT is at risk or has become a cause for concern
• Email and telephone support for NQTs, Head Teachers and Induction Tutors
• Link to online master portal
• Email prompts for key actions and deadlines
• Termly webinars for networking and collaboration.
£300
NQT CPD sessions
are accessible to
Bronze package
NQTs at an
additional cost of
£50 per session.
NQT SILVER ENHANCED PACKAGE
• Inclusive of the Bronze package
• Plus 6 additional CPD afternoon sessions. These sessions have been designed and linked to the
Teachers’ Standards and therefore provide valuable experience and knowledge for NQTs to achieve
these standards by the end of their Induction Period.
£550
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RQT EARLY CAREER PACKAGE
£250
For the cost of £250 each RQT will have access to 6 training
sessions across the academic year. In addition the RQT will
be able attend any additional session at an additional cost
of £50 (10% discount for alliance members).
SLE support will continue to be available for these teachers
at a cost of £175 for a half day. Through combining our
services Charter and Connect can then offer a greater range
of phase specialist SLEs to support need.
SLE SUPPORT
Session Date
Teacher
Standard Phase
Host
Behaviour Management 02/10/20 7 Primary Connect TSA
Planning for engagement and progression 06/10/20 4 Primary & secondary Charter TSA
Planning for progress EYFS 16/10/20 4 Primary Connect TSA
Planning for progress KS1 and KS2 10/11/20 4 Primary Connect TSA
Lessons in positive behaviour management 17/11/20 7 Primary & secondary Charter TSA
Strategies for supporting learners with EAL 23/11/20 5 Primary & secondary Connect TSA
Managing adults: colleagues and parents 30/11/20 2/8 Primary Connect TSA
Managing the daily interface with EYFS & KS1 parents & carers 09/12/20 2/8 Primary Connect TSA
SEND – an inclusive classroom 12/01/21 5 Primary & secondary Connect TSA
Meeting student need: challenge and differentiation 19/01/21 5 Primary & secondary Charter TSA
Assessment of reading and writing 20/01/21 6 Primary Connect TSA
Inspiring creative learning 02/02/21 1/4 Primary Connect TSA
Science – enquiry and investigation 23/02/21 2 Primary ConnectTSA
How to promote progress and good outcomes by students 09/03/21 2 Primary & secondary Connect TSA
Maths – broadening strategies 08/03/21 3 Primary Connect TSA
SPAG – made to look easy 23/03/21 3 Primary Charter TSA
Making accurate and productive use of assessment 11/05/21 6 Primary & secondary Charter TSA
Teach meet: Reflection, Celebration & Progression 29/06/21 Primary & secondary Charter TSA
Dates for all training sessions to be found on our website www.connect-tsa.net
*Face to face sessions will start at the earliest from January 2021, in the meantime
Zoom/Microsoft teams will be used.
Now available to book via
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Charter TSA sessions will take place from 4.15pm-5.30pm at Charter TSA, Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School, Horncastle, LN9 5AD
Connect TSA sessions will take place from 1pm-4pm at Connect TSA, Peck Avenue, Boston, Lincolnshire, PE21 8DF
CHARTERED COLLEGE OF TEACHING
Benefits of membership to the Chartered College
of Teaching for NQTs:
• Engage with high-quality career development and stay up to date
with the most up to date and relevant pedagogy and research
• Connect with a network of like-minded individuals
• Learn from and support teachers from across the country to
develop teaching practice
• Gain recognition and awarded status for expertise and
commitment to the profession
• Collaborate and showcase expertise on a national platform
• Be part of a national movement committed to shaping the future
and raising the status of the teaching profession
NQTs will get access to:
• Research Engagement toolkits
• Professional development resources
• Support for Early Career teachers
• Exclusive invites to events and webinars
• Subscription to termly, peer-reviewed journal
‘Impact’
• Printed copy of annual publication for
early career teachers ‘The Profession’
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Continuing Professional
Development
ENGLISH
Dr Jeannie
Hill Bulman
Jeannie specialises in all
aspects of Primary English
Teaching and Learning. She
is an experienced consultant,
and has previously been a
Deputy Head of two schools
and English Subject Leader.
Jeannie received her PHd from the University of Sheffield in 2015 and
her research on film education led to her receiving the United Kingdom
Literacy Association’s award for research in 2016. Her publication
‘Children’s Reading of Film and Visual Literacy in the Primary Curriculum: A
Progression Framework Model’ (Palgrave, 2017) was nominated for UKLA’s
Academic Book Award 2018. She has also co-authored ‘Film Education,
Literacy and Learning’ with Becky Parry (UKLA mini book series).
She provides training and consultancy in all areas of English (through
course attendance and bespoke in-school consultancy, inset days and
twilight training sessions):
• Raising attainment in writing
Feedback from
English Delegates
“It will make life easier!
Evidence collecting and
its suitability has been
made clearer.”
“Taken away different
activities to implement
in class!”
“This will help me
accurately assess
writing.”
“Ideas to motivate
and inspire writing.”
• Developing reading comprehension skills and strategies
• Improving standards in phonics and spelling
• Developing the spoken word and drama
• Embedding a visual approach to learning in English – use of film
and visual literacy.
She is also an external moderator (KS1 moderator and Lincolnshire’s KS2
Moderation Manager) and can support with English SATs and writing
assessments at Key Stages 1 and 2. She provides support for subject
leader development, monitoring and action planning as well as bespoke
research projects.
SEE THE CPD CALENDAR
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS!
If you wish to book a place on any English sessions,
or would like to know more, please email us at:
enquiries@connect-tsa.net or telephone : 01205 312153
Now available to book via
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ENGLISH
SUBJECT LEADER
NETWORKS
29th September 2020
24th November 2020
29th January 2021
16th March 2021
25th June 2021
ENGLISH CPD
1.30pm-
3.30pm
New to Year 2/6 Tues 6th Oct 20 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Writing Moderation Year 2/6 Tues 17th Nov 20 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Maximising opportunities Tues 24th Nov 20 4pm-5.30pm
across the curriculum
Writing Moderation Year 2/6 Wed 3rd Mar 21 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
To be announced Wed 27th April 21 9am-4pm
Writing Moderation Non-SATs Wed 5th May 21 Y1 & 5 9am-12pm
Y3 & 4 1pm-4pm
To be announced Tues 18th May 21 9am-12pm
ENGLISH CPD
In addition to the subject
leader clusters, we are
delighted to offer a series
of English training days
covering very specific
and prevailing issues that
teachers are facing in the
classrooms.
New teachers to Year 2
and to Year 6 have very
specific needs, for whom
understanding the dynamic
nature of the curriculum and
assessment expectations
can often be a source of
concern. To this end, we
are offering teachers new
to these year groups a
day’s training that aims to
give them confidence and
understanding of their year
ahead.
We have selected elements
which staff within our
Alliance have requested
support in as a starting point
for our CPD offer.
Subject
Leader Clusters
are available
FREE of charge
to Alliance Member
schools.
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Continuing Professional
Development
MATHS
Rachel Sykes
In addition to the Subject Leader
Networks, we are delighted
to offer a series of Maths
training days covering issues
that teachers are facing in the
classrooms. Our Maths CPD
programme is led by Rachel
Sykes, a well respected teaching
and learning consultant.
Rachel Sykes is an experienced primary practitioner who trains, coaches
and mentors primary school teachers in all areas of Mathematics across
Lincolnshire. She provides high-quality CPD at all levels, on each aspect of the
primary mathematics curriculum and is Specialist Leader of Education (SLE)
as well as a trained Accelerate Coach. Furthermore, as an experienced SLE,
Rachel has delivered specific training for Maths Leaders across the region and
is a Research Champion and Hub Lead for Mobilise Maths and the Lincolnshire
Attaining in Maths Project (LAMP).
The training delivered by Rachel focuses on latest research, including
recommendations from the Educational Endowment Fund (EFF). Emphasis
is on developing current practice to raise attainment for all learners through
active engagement, promoting mathematical enjoyment and developing
teacher subject knowledge. Rachel also works with the Maths Hub and is
supporting schools that are part of the TRG network.
Rachel is incredibly passionate about primary mathematics. She believes that
all children have the potential to achieve and that the key to this is developing
resilience. The building blocks put in place at the beginning of a child’s
mathematical journey are essential for success in later-life. Our SLE colleagues
who support in the delivery of Maths CPD are as equally passionate.
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Now available to book via
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The CPD
programme reflects
the key areas of
support identified by
Alliance Members in
order to best serve
our local area.
MATHS CPD
New to Year 2/6
15th Sept 20 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Moderation & Assessment Year 2/6 20th Nov 20 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Moderation & Assessment Non-SATs 27th Nov 20 Y1 & 3 9am-12pm
Y4 & 5 1pm-4pm
Moderation & Assessment Year 2/6
21st April 21 Y2 9am-12pm
Y6 1pm-4pm
Moderation & Assessment Non-SATs 11th Jun 21 Y1 & 3 9am-12pm
Y4 & 5 1pm-4pm
SEE THE CPD CALENDAR FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS!
If you wish to book a place on any Maths sessions, or would like to know more,
please email us at: enquiries@connect-tsa.net or telephone : 01205 312153

Effective transition within a primary school
– how to create and sustain best practice in Maths
LAMP is a highly respected Maths focused school improvement
programme in Lincolnshire with a proven track record of
raising KS2 attainment through effective implementation of the
evidenced based practise addressed in EEF guidance.
In response to feedback from colleagues this has now evolved
into two separate projects to address key transitions within
primary schools – Project 1 Transition Early Years to Year 1 and
Project 2 Transition Year 2 into Year 3. These will launch late in
the autumn term ready for a January start.
Significantly the project straddles the periods up to and
including transition. The tandem team of School Champions
from each setting also ensures that teachers either side of
the transition point have access to the training and CPD, the
bedrock of sharing good practise within school and securing
sustainability. As long as either member of the tandem team
can be present for the Professional Learning Community
meeting there will be continuity. Each meeting will result in
short term action plans being generated for delivery by the
School Learning Champions to share their responsibility in
trying out new learning or teaching strategies.
The project will launch in late Autumn with a sharing of the
aims, processes and structures with stakeholders. These will
include headteachers, governors, School Learning Champions
and Specialist Leaders in Education. There will be a front
loading of the content of the projects so that the overarching
journey is understood by all. Following the launch the initial
bespoke school based meeting will reflect on current practice,
strengths and weaknesses, perceived action points and the
Maths intent in each. This will feed into the value added aspect
of the PLC to ensure there is a bespoke
element for the participants.
Building on learning
from the previous LAMP
projects the structure will
continue to operate around
Professional Learning Community
meetings with the Education Endowment Foundation evidence
at the heart of the programme. Strategies will address and
target classroom teaching and learning as well as strategic
subject leadership. This will raise the confidence of Maths for
both children and teachers as they transition from one stage to
the next.
Continued support by the senior leaders within each school will
be essential in ensuring the successful implementation of the
programme. Underpinning the programme is the methodology
of sustained school improvement to empower staff to structure
the school’s approach to delivery ensuring a viable, sustainable
and effective approach to effective transition.
All participants will have access to enrichment as part of the
project. A half day on Number Fluency led by Gareth Metcalfe
forms one aspect of this enrichment and a half day on Lesson
Design led by Kat Finch will form the other. There will be
opportunities for non LAMP participants to take part in these
activities and so widen the access to the expertise.
Connect is highly committed to the delivery of such an exciting
programme. Using the latest research as a driver, we firmly
believe that it will meet the needs of pupils, teachers and
schools in ensuring a strong transition between age phases.
Furthermore, it will offer leadership development for teams
of teachers within school who can then act to sustain the
strategies learned and developed in the long term.
MATHS SUBJECT LEADER
NETWORKS
11th November 2020
5th March 2021
9th June 2021
1.30pm-
3.30pm
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Continuing Professional
Development
SCIENCE
Nicola Beverley
Craig Early
The CONNECT Assessing
Primary Science Network
(CAPS network) links our
Subject Leader network
clusters with targeted CPD
designed to engage, inform
and challenge not only
Science Subject Leads, but
also classroom teachers from
across the primary phase.
Subject
Leaders
networks are
FREE to Alliance
Member
schools
Science Workshops are open
to all at a fee of £50 a session
with a 10% discount for
alliance members.
This programme is unique in its structure. There is a launch day for
Subject Leaders where Science matters and educational issues are
explored. This is then followed up by another three opportunities to meet.
On two of the days morning Subject Leaders have their network meeting
in the morning. The afternoon is then given over to Subject Leaders who
wish to stay and also to any class teacher across Primary Phases for whom
the session is relevant. The third and final day is dedicated to moderation.
This is designed to be flexible and will enable schools to select staff
members for each session who will be able to implement with the greatest
impact on school. This may take the form of a ‘mix and match’ booking
system, we are more than happy to accommodate.
We are delighted to have Nicola Beverley designing, leading and shaping
this growing network. Nicola is an experienced school improvement
professional, with extensive specialist knowledge of primary teaching and
learning built up over 20 years in and around primary schools. She is a
nationally renowned primary science specialist and was a science advisory
teacher for several years.
Working closely with Nicola to develop our programme for Science is Dr
Craig Early, Head Teacher at Wygate Park Academy. A chemist, Craig works
with the Association for Science Education, Primary Science Teaching Trust
and Stem Learning, writing materials, training and delivering at National
Conferences. Through their collaboration, Nicola and Craig are able to
share the most current and exciting elements of science teaching and
learning with our alliance partners.
Our ambition is to raise the profile of Science in local schools
through quality CPD, mentoring and support for those
championing Science in our schools.
An opportunity for science Subject Leaders to:
• Develop their understanding of the role and responsibilities of subject
leadership, particularly in the context of the latest OfSTED framework
• Consider a variety of monitoring and evaluation strategies that might be
used to carry out a progression review or ‘deep dive’ into science in school
• Improve their subject knowledge and understanding of progression in key
aspects of science across KS1 and KS2
• Plan for implementation and impact. With support and in collaboration with
colleagues, SL’s will consider ways to influence and bring about impact in
their own schools.
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ASSESSING PRIMARY SCIENCE NETWORK
DAY 1
Tuesday
20th October
2020
9.30am-3.30pm
SUBJECT LEADER DEVELOPMENT NETWORK 1
Inspiring science: Supporting development in challenging times
The recent challenges faced by schools, their response to the
Coronavirus outbreak, home schooling and in-school provision
for science will be discussed. SL’s will consider and reflect on:
• What positives have come from this?
• What challenges have been faced successfully?
• What and where next?
NETWORK
INTRODUCTORY DAY
A range of resources, opportunities and
ways forward will be suggested, aimed
at equipping SL’s to better support their
colleagues and children to work – and learn –
scientifically, while being mindful of potential
Ofsted scrutiny, as the new framework is
reapplied during the autumn term.
DAY 2
Wednesday
25th November
2020
DAY 3
Wednesday
3rd February
2021
DAY 4
Tuesday
8th June
2021
9.30am-12pm
SUBJECT LEADER DEVELOPMENT NETWORK 2
Assessment and progression in primary science
The morning session will feature essential updates and share key
resources that might be used by SL’s in creating fit-for-purpose
planning and assessment practice in their schools.
An emphasis on fine tuning teacher expectations of secure or
better outcomes will provide the focus:
• What should progression look like in key areas and how
can we support colleagues to ensure learning builds on
what has been taught/learned before?
• What does secure look like and how might we encourage
teachers to plan with that in mind?
• What evidence might be relevant to consider in making
teacher assessments?
SUBJECT LEADER DEVELOPMENT NETWORK 3
Building knowledge in school: Physics focus
• Essential updates and feedback on action taken by SL’s
in their own schools.
• Exploring progression in key Physics ideas across the KSs
– Just what should children know and understand?
MODERATION WORKSHOP
– KS2 TEACHERS
A chance for teachers and subject leaders from ALL year
groups in KS2 to consider assessment evidence, moderate
and secure their judgements of children’s progress, prior to
submitting end of year or KS data.
1pm-3.30pm
TEACHER WORKSHOP 1:
A chance to further develop teacher
understanding of what secure outcomes
for children might look like across
contexts and key stages. Considering:
• Outcomes for subject knowledge
• For working scientifically
Plus, suggested assessment strategies
that might be used in the classroom to
find out more about children’s knowledge
and understanding.
TEACHER WORKSHOP 2:
Physics across the Key Stages
A whistle stop tour, focussing on the
importance of progression in key
learning, featuring practical starting
points and vocabulary development
activities relevant to all year groups.
MODERATION WORKSHOP
– KS1 TEACHERS
A chance for teachers and subject leaders
from either year group in KS1 to consider
assessment evidence, moderate and secure
their judgements of children’s progress, prior
to submitting end of year or end of KS data.
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Connect Teaching School
SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
SUPPORT
Leaders within our Alliance have a
proven track record of successful
working partnerships with a range of
primary and secondary schools.
Our approach is collaborative, our support is
bespoke and targeted with experts in their respective
fields, eager to support others to improve teaching,
learning and outcomes in our local schools.
Our School to School Support draws upon the
recognised expertise and outstanding practice
of middle and senior leaders across the Alliance
including Specialist, Local and National Leaders
of Education.
Our system leader support includes:
• Peer to Peer Support
• Mentoring or coaching school leaders, Teachers, Finance
and Business Managers, Education Welfare Officers,
Teaching Assistants
• Supporting School Improvement initiatives
• Specialist training and delivery of evidence-based practice
• Pupil Premium Reviews - see PPR section
LOCAL LEADERS OF EDUCATION (LLE)
LLEs are serving Headteachers that work within Teaching
Schools as system leaders to support school improvement.
They are trained to support fellow Headteachers through
a mentoring and coaching approach, with recruitment
following the DfE processes and protocols. The strength
of working within county’s Teaching School network is that
we share recruitment, deployment and quality assurance
of our system leaders for the benefit of all our county’s
schools.
Connect TSA currently has 6 LLEs to deploy in to schools
and are looking to recruit further for this academic year.
If you wish to share your expertise within our expanding
network, contact us to express your interest and we will
inform you of the next recruitment rounds through the
forthcoming academic year.
RECRUITING SYSTEM LEADERS
If you are an experienced Headteacher, Senior or Middle
Leader interested in supporting leaders in other schools
you may wish to apply to become a Local Leader of
Education (LLE) or a Specialist Leader of Education (SLE).
Working within the Lincolnshire Teaching School Together
(LTT), we support the Department of Education’s goal to
provide all learners with access to high quality provision.
To this end we recruit LLEs and SLEs through the
academic year to join our network of support for local
schools. If you would like to find out more about the
recruitment process or would like to apply to become an
SLE or an LLE please contact us, we would be delighted
to hear from you.
Visit our website to find the specific criteria associated with the role: www.connect-net
Email: stss@connect-tsa.net or telephone: 01205 312153
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SLEs
Specialist Leaders
of Education
SUPPORTING YOUR
SCHOOL WITH:
• Assessment
• Attendance
Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) are outstanding middle
and senior leaders that have the skills to support individuals or
teams in similar positions in other schools. They understand
what outstanding leadership looks like and are skilled in
helping other leaders to achieve it in their own context.
The role of the SLE was created to help raise standards and improve the
quality of school leadership through school-to-school support and peer-topeer
learning.
The designation of SLEs recognises the importance of the role that senior
and middle leaders have to play in improving outcomes for our children.
SLEs act as ‘system leaders’ and are trained to be successful through a
high-level coaching or facilitation approach that draws on their own personal
knowledge and expertise in that area. This may involve a variety of support
approaches including diagnostic models and one-to-one or group support.
Regardless of the type of support delivered, the ultimate aim of the SLE
is to contribute significantly to improving outcomes for children through
developing capacity of peer leaders in other schools.
The coaching approach utilised by an SLE means that any development will
be collaborative which will assure long-term, sustainable improvement by
helping these in-school leaders to develop their own leadership capacity.
The type of work our SLEs are involved with is far reaching and some
elements are listed below. For a complete register of our SLEs and their
areas of specialist expertise, please visit our website www.connect-tsa.net.
If you require support from one of our SLEs or would simply like to
investigate how they may be of help, just email the Connect Team at
stss@connect-tsa.net or telephone: 01205 312153
If you wish to request SLE support, or are interested in becoming an SLE
for Connect, email us at: stss@connect-tsa.net
• Classroom Behaviour
• Closing the gap
• Early Years
• English
• English as an Additional
Language
• Geography
• History
• ICT
• Intervention
• Initial Teacher Training
• Leading CPD
• Leading the school Curriculum
• Maths
• NQT and Mentoring
• Outdoor Learning
• Phonics
• Physical Education
• PSHE/SMSC
• Safeguarding
• School Business/Finance
• Science
• SEND
• Subject Leadership
• Support for most able
• Year 6
Connect
deployed 25 different
SLEs last year – a
testament to the quality
we have to offer and
the value schools
place on their
expertise.
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The Bell Foundation
SUPPORTING
EAL LEARNERS
Do you have a significant cohort of newly
arrived EAL learners or established
learners who have reached a plateau in the
acquisition and application of English?
Would your school like to engage in a
whole programme to improve outcomes
and pedagogy?
Would your staff benefit from a refined,
expansive skill set that will impact on
and develop all?
Would you like the tools to robustly
assess and support pupils and then
more effectively track their progress?
Are there gaps that need filling in your
provision?
As a Bell Foundation Centre of Expertise
we can support you.
We can offer a range of programmes from whole school, to
groups of staff and individuals. Delivery will be from our
licensed Bell Practitioners and can be over a period of time,
single or a series of sessions or bespoke support tailored to
your school needs.
Language for Results – whole school model
The Bell Foundation flagship programme supports a school
over three years to embed strategies and practice, to raise the
outcomes of children with English as an Additional Language,
in order to benefit both the individual child and the wider
community. It is a comprehensive programme of training and
support for all staff that will create skilled practitioners and
impact positively on outcomes.
Please contact us for more details on the programme and
costings. We can put you in touch with existing Language for
Results schools too.
The EAL Assessment Framework
The Assessment Framework includes early years foundation
stage, primary and secondary support strategies and
provides practical ways to support EAL learners at each
stage of their language development. It also includes a pupil
tracking tool for teachers to monitor and record the progress
of EAL learners and ensure accurate records of language
development are maintained. Work with one of our Licensed
Practitioners to make the most of this framework.
For information about the bespoke
support our BFLPs can provide and the
resources available, please contact
enquiries@connect-tsa.net
or telephone: 01205 312153.
Leadership training
• 1 to 1 training for EAL Co-ordinators
• Supporting pupils with EAL for Senior Leaders
• Leading assessment of learners with EAL again senior leaders
• Assessing Language Proficiency
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Individual CPD sessions will make a difference
to your staff and children
Each one will be tailored to your setting. These are usually about 2 hours duration and are
easily stand alone options.
• Comprehensible English for new arrivals with EAL
• Differentiation strategies for learners with EAL
• Grammar under the microscope
• Language in the classroom
• Supporting pupils with EAL for senior leaders
• Teaching Assistants working with learners with EAL
• Assessing language proficiency of EAL learners for primary and secondary practitioners
Bespoke support
• Whole school language awareness – exploring communication with speakers of
another language within the school community.
• Senior Leadership – we share practice, strategies and management tools that
will ensure your school effectively supports and integrates the EAL learners and
families into the school community.
• Skills for EAL Teachers – a ‘train the trainer’ model that shares strategies a that will
enable participants to confidently deliver effective training to teachers in school.
• EAL coordinator training – sharing best practice on how to meet the needs of
EAL learners.
• Teaching Assistants and EAL – up-skilling teaching assistants to be more effective
in the classroom and support pupils with EAL.
• Knowledge about Language – developing fluency in English through effective use
of grammar and language in the classroom.
Our Bell Foundation Licensed Practitioners (BFLPs) are available to support schools with
any individual or group of children struggling with English acquisition. An initial school
audit will determine the best pathway for your school. The audit can be used by an
individual school, it can be supported by a BFLP working with the school and the school
could opt to continue to work with a BFLP in drawing up an implementation plan.
Any school is welcome to make an appointment and come in to see how we are
supporting our own children with EAL to make effective progress. Contact us to find out
how we can be of help.
Feedback from
participants of BFLP
presented training:
“Lots of great ideas,
making sure that EAL
is given support in
the right places.”
“Catered for all
schools, big and small,
no pressure added
to do all the things
at once.”
“Useful resources
and ideas for EAL and
non-EAL children.”
“We have a high
proportion of EAL
children in school
(over 30%) so this
is relevant to ensure
children’s needs are
met and we can
show progress.”
“Able to make action
plans that are relevant
to our school.”
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Connect Teaching School
SEND
Creating an inclusive
classroom
We are delighted to be working
with colleagues in LEARN Teaching
School who is the only SEN specialist
Teaching School in South Lincolnshire
and as such are able to support all
phases and all types of schools.
SEND
training session:
Friday 23rd
October 2020
Most children’s needs can be
met in their local mainstream
classroom. Some children
need extra help to enable
them to remain in their chosen
school, and there are lots of
ways in which we can help to
make this work.
We are offering the opportunity
for mainstream teachers
and leaders to discuss and
share proven strategies and
practice that will further ensure
successful progress in the
classroom for all children.
AIMS OF THE TRAINING
• To clarify understanding of what special educational need is, and what it is not.
• To begin to understand some of the cognitive processes involved in learning,
and what they might look like in practice.
• To understand a range of practical teaching and learning strategies that enable
all learners to achieve in mainstream lessons.
• To appreciate some of the reasonable adjustments that might be made to
enable access to the curriculum.
• To critically evaluate some of the components of an inclusive lesson,
and the strategies that might be employed.
TARGET AUDIENCE
• Primary class teachers, new and experienced
• Training primary teachers
English Hubs
Witham St Hughs Academy in Lincolnshire
We work closely with the Lincolnshire English
Hubs to develop three priority areas:
Early language development
Age-appropriate phonics provision
Promoting a love of reading
Contact us to find out more details about
how the hubs support in school.
Email enquiries@connect-tsa.net
or telephone: 01205 312153
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EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION
STAGE REFORMS – BE READY
FOR SEPTEMBER 2021
With the reforms to the ‘Statutory framework for the early years foundation
stage’ becoming mandatory from September 2021, Connect invites local
schools to get ahead. One of our alliance schools engaged in the pilot for
the reforms over the last two years. Taking lessons learned, and building
on practice undertaken by other local primaries, we want to offer an
opportunity for collaboration and partnership in the preparation for the
coming changes. With schools choosing to be Early Adopters, Connect
EYFS SLE Rebecca Hales will facilitate the development of a deeper
understanding of the reformed Early Learning Goals and accompanying
documentation for all interested parties.
Please look out for information via our website, Facebook and Twitter feed
or register your interest now via enquiries@connect-tsa.net
Sign up to register your interest: enquiries@connect-tsa.net
TEACHING ASSISTANT
DEVELOPMENT
We recognise the huge contribution that Teaching Assistants
(TAs) make to the progression of our children’s learning.
EEF evidence shows that TAs can provide noticeable improvements to
pupil attainment when working well alongside teachers, providing excellent
complementary learning support. TAs are also crucial in helping ease teacher
workload and stress, reduce classroom disruption to increase pupil attainment
and also help to improve students’ confidence and self-esteem.
The emphasis on the effectiveness of our TAs has been driven by the push
for greater inclusion of pupils with SEND and EAL seen in our schools. This
presents an excellent opportunity for improvements in practice, with such a
large and already committed resource in place. This training will also support
colleagues in meeting the Teaching Assistant Standards.
The recommendations in the EEF guidance recognise the fact that schools
are operating within already tight budgets; however, noticeable improvements
in pupil outcomes can be made through the thoughtful use of our teaching
assistants, without significant additional expenditure. To this end, we have
devised a series of short training sessions aimed at delivering key messages
to TAs that will support more effective, targeted delivery in the classroom.
CTSA TEACHING ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT
Includes Subject Knowledge Enhancement:
• Phonics • SPaG KS1 • SPaG KS2
• Maths KS1 • Maths KS2
• Supporting effective assessment and planning,
including questioning
Dates and times for these training sessions can be
found on our website www.connect-tsa.net
For more information contact:
enquiries@connect-tsa.net or telephone: 01205 312153
Now available to book via
www.bookitbee.com
EYFS
NETWORKS
Working together to make
a difference, our networks
encompass all EYFS Leaders
and practitioners in our local
schools and Nursery settings.
Meetings are intended to share our
priorities and vital updates to the Early
Year’s sector both nationally and locally.
They also aim to develop partnership
networking across the Early Years Sector.
OUR NETWORK AIMS:
• Address queries or concerns raised
by EYFS leaders and practitioners
• Share good practice and new ideas
• Offer support and guidance around the
assessment and transition process
• Explore implications of the baseline
assessment, expectations, support with
vigorous moderation, ensure all schools
are assessing to the same expectation.
EYFS Helpdesk
Rebecca Hales, EYFS Specialist, will host
regular events where colleagues are invited
to drop in remotely to ask questions, share
good practice and seek advice.
EYFS
Networks and
Helpdesk will be
held each whole term.
Look out for dates and
times on our website
www.connect-tsa.net
The networks are held at
St Thomas’ CofE Primary School,
Boston, PE21 7RZ
and are led by: Cally Stockwell;
EYFS and Key Stage 1 lead,
Specialist Leader of Education
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Connect Teaching School
OUR ALLIANCE
The Connect Teaching School Alliance is a group of
over 30 collaborative partner schools from South and
East Lincolnshire. Our maxim, ‘aspiration, innovation
and collaboration’, is at the heart of our Alliance’s work
which, through using the outstanding practice of our staff
throughout our partner schools, we can develop consistent
first class practice for our children in their classrooms.
ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP
We warmly welcome new members to our Alliance and are offering a tiered membership for the 2019-2020 academic year
to encourage the engagement of all local schools and support the further development of their local Teaching School. The
school membership will therefore be:
• 150 pupils or fewer: £150 • 151 to 250 pupils: £250 • 251 pupils or greater: £350
Member schools will have the opportunity to engage equally within the variety of opportunities, training and courses that
we develop and share for our colleagues.
MEMBERS OF CONNECT
TSA WILL BENEFIT FROM:
• Headteacher working meetings and briefing events
• Staff being invited to become facilitators for the
Alliance.
• High quality support provided by designated
Specialist Leaders of Education, Local and
National Leaders of Education
• Subject Leader cluster meetings in: Maths, English,
Science and Early Years.
• A range of CPD opportunities for your staff at
discounted rates for member schools.
• NQT local network events
• Opportunities for input into ITT selection
• Opportunity to host our School Direct ITT students
• Opportunities for staff to join our SLE network
• The use of good practice and expertise of the
Alliance to build capacity in your own school.
BY JOINING YOUR
ALLIANCE YOU WILL BE:
• Supporting the improvement of the quality of teaching
in our local schools
• Supporting the provision of a consistent supply of high
quality new teachers through our ITT and NQT network
• Contributing to the development of outstanding
school leaders
• Empowering schools to improve and further develop
through the collaboration and sharing of expertise
• Contributing to the Department of Education’s
drive to create a self-improving and sustainable
education system.
LTT is currently working on the following projects:
• MOBILISE CHOICE
• LEADLINCS
• KS1 AND KS2 STATUTORY MODERATION
• EYFS PROJECTS
• SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
• CURRICULUM REVIEW
For more information about registering your school for Alliance Membership,
email enquiries@connect-tsa.net or telephone: 01205 312153
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WHERE ARE WE?
CONNECT TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE
Staniland Academy, Peck Avenue, Boston,
Lincolnshire PE21 8DF
Tel: 01205 312153
Email: enquiries@connect-tsa.net
www.connect-tsa.net
@ConnectTSA
@ConnectTSABoston
ConnectTSA
2020-2021 CONNECT TSA
TIERED MEMBERSHIP FEES
150 pupils or fewer: £150
151 to 250 pupils: £250
251 pupils or greater: £350
TRAINING FEES
Full day CPD: £100 per person
Half day: £50 per person
Alliance members 10% reduction applies
BOOKING
Email: enquiries@connect-tsa.net
Tel: 01205 312153
You can book through Bookitbee at
www.bookitbee.com
COURSE CANCELLATION
Where a school cancels attendance less than
one week prior to an event, a 10% cost of the
course will be applied.
ADMINISTRATION FEE
CTSA will deduct a 15% administration fee
on all brokered support including SLE, LLE,
PPR and NLE support. SLE support is £350
per day and increments thereof.
COURSE TIMES
Training times vary according to the subject and
type of delivery and are listed on the website.
Confirmation emails will be sent to all booked
attendees to confirm final timings and venues.
Reminder: The information in this booklet is an outline of
the service that we offer our members and surrounding
schools and school staff, we are constantly updating
and adding training, vacancies and opportunities on our
website so please keep up to date by looking online for
the most recent information! Models of delivery and
the availability of courses and support may be affected
by public health issues. Connect will work in line with
government advice and guidance.
ITT FINANCIAL SUPPORT
For all information on fees, bursaries and
funding for Initial Teacher Training see the Get
Into Teaching website: https://getintoteaching.
education.gov.uk/funding-and-salary
SCHOOL VACANCIES
We are constantly updating our ‘Vacancies’
section on our website, let us know when you
have a vacancy and we will happily advertise it
for you through our website and social media.
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PUPIL
PREMIUM
SUPPORT
The purpose of any Pupil
Premium Support is to
improve a school’s pupil
premium strategy so that
they spend time and funding
on approaches shown
to be most effective in
improving the achievement of
disadvantaged pupils.
Pupil Premium Support can take
different guises such as:
• Support on closing gaps and
raising attainment
• Support with an audit of provision
and spending
• Full Pupil Premium Review
Whatever your school needs are
the response will be a bespoke one
based on your requirements.
You can commission support in the
usual way by contacting Connect
where we can provide a fresh
perspective through an experienced
school leader.
The time taken will vary according
to need and is charged at our SLE
daily rate of £350 +VAT. However,
a full review can take up to 4 days,
including initial consultation,
review of documentation, a day’s
review, follow up report and action
planning.
Lincolnshire Teaching Schools
TOGETHER
Lincolnshire Teaching Schools Together (LTT) is a group of
eight Lincolnshire Teaching Schools that have agreed to work
through collaboration, based on mutual trust and respect, to
develop a self-improving school-led system in Lincolnshire.
Our shared vision:
• We value the work of all (individuals, groups and organisations) who share
their expertise in the raising of standards, pupil outcomes, transformational
leadership & management, exceptional teaching, learning and support
• We believe that by playing to the strengths of individuals, groups and
organisations our creative partnerships, & pooled resources, provide more
than the sum of their parts
• We believe that excellence in leadership, pedagogy, training, development
and support should be shared effectively to maximise the positive impact on
the lives of the greatest number of children and young people
• We believe that all who commit to the education sector as their vocation
have the right to the highest standards of training, guidance, support,
development and influence; to help them become the best that they can be
• We recognise that all children and young people, regardless of their starting
point or setting, have the right to an outstanding education, and most
importantly one that prepares them to thrive as enterprising, global citizens
in a fast-changing, modern world
• We agree to share information about the expertise and talent in our alliances
and schools in order to facilitate the work of teaching schools in Lincolnshire
in improving outcomes for children
Payment for any support or review
can be made using your pupil
premium funding or any other part
of your school’s budget .
The cost of a full review would be
£450 per day +VAT.
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For further information about how the Teaching Schools of Lincolnshire
are working together visit:
www.lincolnshireteaching schoolstogether.co.uk

STRONGER
GOVERNANCE
FOR EDUCATION
IN LINCOLNSHIRE
SUPPORT AVAILABLE TO STRENGTHEN THE
GOVERNANCE OF LINCOLNSHIRE SCHOOLS
Our commitment is to ensure that all
Governors/Trustees from across Lincolnshire
are able to access appropriate support
locally, throughout the year.
Our support offer includes the following:
TRAINING FOR GOVERNORS/TRUSTEES
• Governing Board Development Programme
• Face-to-face Training
• Online Training
• Leading Governance Development Programme (NGA)
CONSULTANCY
• Bespoke Support from Lincolnshire Leaders of Governance
• Evaluating Governance
• Reforming Governance
• Headteacher Performance Management
• Peer Improvement Pathway for Governors
RESOURCES
• Support tools and library of key documents
NETWORK/BRIEFING EVENTS
• Governor Partnership Briefings
• Clerks’ Network Meetings
• Annual Governor Conference
PLEASE REFER TO OUR
STRONGER GOVERNANCE
FOR EDUCATION GUIDE FOR
FURTHER DETAILS OR VISIT
OUR WEBSITE:
www.lincolnshiretsa.co.uk/
governance
Working in partnership
In addition to the support offer within our Stronger Governance Guide, LCC maintains a
Governor Support Line to provide advice and support to a school/academy. Please contact:
01522 553240 or governorsupport@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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T: 01205 312153
E: enquiries@connect-tsa.net
Peck Avenue, Boston, Lincolnshire. PE21 8DF
www.connect-tsa.net