Ashford and Shepway

	Local Children's Services Partnerships

   Contents

Introduction	Meeting Materials
Key Contacts	Advanced Skills Teachers
LLN Events	Projects
LLN CPD	Other Links
Dates of future meetings	Website Feedback

 Introduction

The Ashford Shepway Learning Network (ASLN) covers four Local Childrens Services Partnerships (LCSPs), Ashford 1, Ashford Rural, Shepway 1, and Shepway Rural. The LCSPs aim to raise standards and achievements for children and young people and help schools and settings to address the Every Child Matters Agenda. All schools within each of the four partnerships have membership to the Ashford and Shepway Learning Network. The Network organises bespoke CPD to meet the Partnerships' needs, and is led by locality staff. Currently the ASLN is comprised of:

76 Primary Schools
12 Secondary Schools
4 Special Schools
8 Units

Members of ASLN meet about 6 times a year, usually on a Friday at Kroner House in Ashford. The Learning Network is chaired by Stephen Smith (LCSP manager for Shepway Rural) who leads on behalf of all four of the LCSP managers. Other LCSP managers sometimes attend the Learning Network meetings as necessary. The permanent members of the Learning Network are listed below in the Key Contacts section, various other staff are invited to attend the meetings as required.

The Learning Network considers the adequacy of available training provision in the context of LCSP needs and priorities, currently concerened with CPD provision for staff who teach, supervise or otherwise have a significant effect on education and wellbeing of pupils. When appropriate it arranges training courses in respect of topics/subjects where it finds that there is unmet need/demand or insufficient provision. This is achieved by tailoring CPD to fit local need or by arranging bespoke training events.

Key Contacts

• Stephen Smith – LCSP Manager Shepway Rural (Chair)
• Helen Anderson - LCSP Manager Ashford Rural
• Janet Foulsham - PEP Head Ashford 1
• Laura Froude – LCSP Manager Ashford 1
• Jan Herbert - PEP Head Ashford Rural
• Lee Kane – Brockhill School
• Matthew Munro - Senior Secondary Adviser
• Red Piner – Deputy Head North School
• Michele Rowland - PEP Head Shepway 1
• Val Walton - LCSP Manager Shepway 1
• Matthew Freeman - LLN Project Officer 

LLN Events

*Support Staff Teaching and Learning Conference*
26th March 2010, Folkestone Grand Hotel
FULLY BOOKED 

This is an excellent opportunity to attend an inspiring conference aimed at all support staff who support teaching and Learning. The conference will be a full day based around a combination of workshops and key speakers to address the specifc needs of Ashford and Shepway within the context of National Occupational Standard STL2, 'Support children's development'.

For further information on the conference, and to book on please see the Support Staff, Teaching and Learning Conference 2010 booking form and flyer.

*Andy Hargreaves Conference, Monday 15th March and Tuesday 16th March*

Andy will be hosting two conferences at The Ashford International Hotel. On the 15th March the conference will be aimed at Primary Colleagues and on the 16th March the conference will be aimed at Secondary Colleagues.
During the conferences, Andy will consider the way ahead for education leaders beyond the constraints recently imposed by standardisation. He will deal with fundamental issues about learning and schools. The workshop sets out by briefly covering the three ways that have support change in education in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Using evidence drawn from diverse research projects, Andy selects four examples of hope for the future:

• The worlds highest performaing education system.
• The most turned around school district in england.
• A professional network of 300 underperforming schools.
• Outstanding instances of community organisation. 

Andy will challenge you to think beyond your immediate comfort zone. He will confront the mentality driving short term gains at the expense of deeper and profound learning. He will use case studies from school where improvement lasts and growth is sustainable. Drawing on evidence from health, sport and the business sectors.
Please refer to the following flyers and booking forms

The Fourth Way: The inspiring future of educational change
The Fourth Way: The inspiring future of educational change, flyer and booking form 16th March 2010
The Fourth Way: The inspiring future of educational change, flyer and booking form 15th March 2010

*Shepway Rural Partnership Conference, Towards Inspirational Teaching and Learning with Bruce Potts*

The above conference is for any school staff involved in Teaching and Learning within Shepway Rural Partnerships. Bruce will be applying his experience and understanding to the Teacher and Teaching Assistant partnership, Types of Learning, and the Creative Curriculum.
To get further information and book onto this fantastic opportunity please see the following link to the flyer and booking form for the event.

Towards Inspirational Teaching and Learning, Ashford Internation Hotel, 1st February 2010

	*Using Mysteries for Fieldwork in Geography.*
The Ashford and Shepway Local Learning Network has organised an opportunity for Teachers and Subject Leaders to attend training in how to use fieldwork for cross curricular studies in Key Stage 2. The Training is supported through funding and free resoruce loan, by the Royal Geographical Society. The session will last two hours, and is being offered on the:                  04/02/2010, Linden Grove Primary School Ashford                  11/02/2010, Linden Grove Primary School Ashford

*Planning Learning Experiences and Challenges associated with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games*

This is an excellent opportunity to introduce the next stage in the Kent 20in12 learning programme though sharing a number of themes to develop across the curriculum. The three main themes will focus on supporting young peoples to become 'informed spectators, creative explorers, and physically active participants'. The workshop will give schools information and opportunities to develop work collaboratively.  To book onto the workshop, please see the following flyer and booking form.

20in12 workshop flyer and booking form

 LLN CPD

Please note that all flyers for both LLN CPD and Events are distributed according to partnership email distribution lists. If you have had a recent change to your senior staffing in your school (e.g. CPD Leaders, Head Teachers) please email with the original staff member, new staff member, position and school details.

For a listing of courses provided by Advisory Service Kent, and bespoke training organised by the Local Learning network please see the menu bar at the top of the page or you can quickly navigate to the web page using the following link.

Local Learning Network CPD offer

 Dates of Future Meetings

The scheduled Local Learning Network meetings for the Ashford and Shepway are scheduled as follows:

Term 1- Friday 2nd October 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House Cancelled
Term 2- Friday 20th November 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House
Term 3- Friday 15th January 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House
Term 4- Friday 12th March 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House
Term 5- Friday 30th April 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House
Term 6- Friday 25th June 13:30, Maple Room, Kroner House

 Meeting Materials

Head Teacher Breakfast Briefings
Ashford HTBB, 01/10/2009
  Agenda
  Early Years Foundation Update
  Knowledge Learning Zone Update

Shepway HTBB, 09/10/2009
  Agenda
  Additional Needs Form
  Early Years Foundation Update
  Performance Management: Performance Criteria Progression
                                       Threshold Assessment Guidance 
                                        Request for Threshold Assessment 
                                         Performance Management Presentation

Ashford HTBB, 29/01/2010
  Agenda
  Safeguarding Top Tips (Kate Davis)
  Support Staff Deployment Training and Impact
  DISS-Impact of Support Staff
  NOS-Weblink
  Deployment and Impact of Support Staff In Schools Report
  Good/Outstanding Teaching:
           Quality First Teaching & Promopts for Assessing the Key Factors
            The Learning Journey
             Good to Outstanding Teaching
              School Teacher Observation and Feedback and Record Form
               Foundation Stage, Quality of Teaching and Learning
                When observing lessons ask yourself 
                 Teachers TV Link- Good to Outstanding

Shepway HTBB, 04/02/2010
  Agenda
  Support Staff Deployment Training and Impact
  DISS-Impact of Support Staff
  NOS-Weblink
  Deployment and Impact of Support Staff in Schools Report
  KLZ Overview Presentation
  Equal opportunities and OfSTED

 Advanced Skills Teachers

Advanced Skills Teachers (ASTs) are excellent teachers who have the ability to coach and mentor other teachers and build capacity in their own and other schools, based on an agreed time period allocated specifically for this purpose. Currently there are approximately 110 ASTs across the Local Authority. Of this total figure Ashford and Shepway has 17 ASTs of which 4 are school funded with a further 8 potential/aspiring ASTs within the Learning Network.

Ashford and Shepway Learning Network are currently working in partnership with their Training School, Folkestone School for Girls to further develop opportunities for ASTs in respect of their own development and their ongoing role in service improvement. A recent meeting regards future developments was recently held and was well attened by both aspiring and current ASTs and raised AST CPD needs, role expectations, and development opportunities for aspiring ASTs. The Training School is currently planning to meet these CPD through twilight sessions, and work towards providing shadowing opportunities.

 Projects

Vocal Force

Advisory Service Kent has secured significant funding from the National Singing Strategy for both Ashford and Ashford Rural Partnerships to launch a Vocal Force project within their respective schools. This project aims to intensively train at least 50 staff during 2009-11 to be confident singing leaders.  There are opportunities to meet the Vocal Force team, who will set out the full details of the project. Music subject leaders will also be very welcome.

The flyer outlines this exciting and worthwhile programme for 2009-10. This is a wonderful opportunity for staff to benefit from funded, long term, high quality training which will have a positive impact on children's enjoyment and skills in singing. We are happy to take applications to join the project through out its duration.

Quotes from participants:
  "Thankyou so much for all your help in my getting to see Lin Marsh in action- Wow! Very grateful to have been there."

  "I really enjoyed the day and have felt my confidence grow. So thankyou for the work that is going on. It is appreciated."

If you wish to take part in this exciting project please email your name, role, base and contact details to Matthew Freeman.

Teaching Assistants

High quality bespoke professional development for Teaching Assistants was a priority for the local learning network. To date two very successful courses have been run giving Teaching Assistants time away from school, the opportunity to reflect on their practice and to meet, network and share practice with other professionals undertaking the same work. more...

Together we are greater

Ashford and Shepway Learning Network arranged two events to showcase, celebrate and share the good practice that is going on in our schools under the umbrella of "Together we are Greater".more...

Other Links

Please see the menu bar located on the top of the page to direct you to the web page listing addresses for reference. Alternatively you can use the following link.

Useful Websites

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