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English Subject Leader Visits

— English

  • Subject leaders will visit different schools to look at good practice and ways of working. The learning environment will be looked at as well as the promotion of English.
  • The host school will organise the timetable at the school.
  • The first visit will be at Broadfield and other visits will be arranged at subject leader meetings
  • The visits are only open to English Subject Leaders
Early Years & Primary

La Briefing - CANCELLED

— Leadership & Management

  • Our regular School Breakfast Briefings provide a valuable opportunity for school leaders from all sectors—nursery, primary, secondary, and special—to stay informed and connected.
  • These sessions offer the latest updates on key activities within the school service, including OFSTED and DfE information, and give leaders a chance to engage directly with local authority officers and colleagues.
  • The briefings are designed to improve communication, transparency, and information sharing, while fostering networking opportunities.
  • Each session concludes with a Q&A, encouraging open dialogue and collaboration across the Rochdale education community.
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Supporting neurodivergent children of any age who are at an early stage of development - CANCELLED

— SEN

  • Grounded in a developmentally appropriate approach, this session focuses on meeting children where they are—recognising that progress is not defined by age, but by individual developmental journeys.
  • Attendees will explore strategies tailored to diverse needs, including engagement, communication support, play-based and multi-sensory approaches to teaching and learning
  • This training will encourage attendees to feel confident, build connection and support teaching and learning for children who are at an early development stage.
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Understanding Challenging Behaviour and Strategies that work

— Behaviour

  • To receive a bank of behaviour classroom behaviour management strategies
  • To develop understanding of how to ‘read’ behaviours and respond in the moment.
  • To develop behaviour analysis skills to inform planning and make reasonable adjustments for pupils with SEND.
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Primary DT Subject Leader Network

— Design & Technology

  • This event, hosted by a D&T consultant with extensive experience, intends to meet the needs and expectations of both newly appointed and experienced D&T subject leaders. The event will include
  • updates on professional development opportunities
  • - current initiatives
  • - collaborative time to network with colleagues to enable the sharing of hints, tips and recommended resources.
Early Years & Primary

RAEYPH (Rochdale Association of Early Years and Primary Headteachers) Steering Group

— Leadership & Management

  • The Steering group is made up of representative Headteachers from each collaborative and a nursery Headteacher.
Early Years & Primary

Primary Computing Subject Leader Network

— ICT

  • Each term the subject leader network meeting has a different theme and each session is highly influenced by current curriculum and technology exploration and developments.
  • We hope the sessions will enable you to keep on top of these developments and help to inform your subject leadership role and classroom planning.
  • · Help you to keep up to date with national and local developments including resources
  • · Share examples of ways in which schools have built and developed their school curriculum for Computing, including planning in cross curricular opportunities.
  • · Provide you with the opportunity to network with teachers from other schools and share experiences, approaches and resources.
  • · Explore an aspect of the computing curriculum in more detail.
Early Years & Primary

Educational Visits Advisory Service – Visit Leader Training: Practical Risk Management for Educational Visits

— Health & Safety

  • Hands on risk management for educational visits away from the school site.
  • This full day training course is designed for teachers and school staff who lead or support educational visits.
  • It provides a practical introduction to effective visit planning and risk management, making it particularly suitable for new and aspiring Visit Leaders, including ECT's.
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Attendance Leaders

— Attendance

  • Primary and Secondary Staff
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Basic Introduction to Safeguarding Children & Safe Working Practice

— Safeguarding

  • Basic Introduction to Safeguarding Children / Safer Working Practice - The certificate for this session will include the 2 aspects of training undertaken
  • Audience: recently appointed members of school/college staff including Head Teachers, NQTs, Safeguarding leads, Teaching staff, Support Staff (in any role) or anyone in an Education Setting who needs to undertake this training.
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