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Dear colleague,
Welcome back after what we hope has been a restful and enjoyable half-term.
In this month's newsletter we wanted to draw your attention to:
Maternity Teacher Parternity Teacher Project (MTPT)
Potentia Teaching School Hub (TSH), Spencer TSH and Leicestershire and Rutland TSH are working in collaboration with MTPT and fully funding workshops for colleagues across the East Midlands who are returning to work following a period of maternity, adoption, or parental leave.
Two new Hubs
We are delighted to inform you that schools within our region now have access to the newly appointed Languages Hub and Early Years Stronger Practice Hub.
Recruitment
Are you looking to employ a new teacher? In this month's coffee break we look at how teaching apprenticeships may be an option to consider.
Further information about these opportunities and our TSH programmes can be found below.
Kind regards,
Alan and the Potentia Team
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Maternity Teacher Paternity Teacher Project
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The MTPT is the UK's charity which specialises in supporting the parent-teacher demographic with workshops for teachers who are returning to work after a period of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave. They also provide group coaching to support teachers navigating parental leave.
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How to access this support
This support is accessible to all schools within our region and is fully funded by Potentia TSH. Once you have identified the support you would like to access below, please follow the link to the Eventbrite booking page and enter the Potentia code EM23 at checkout.
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Empowering group coaching for colleagues on maternity, adoption and shared parental leave
Winter cohort: Tuesday 12th December, 8th January, 6th February, 09:30-10:30
Fully-funded for colleagues in the East Midlands thanks to Potentia TSH and Spencer TSH.
Regain your confidence, sense of control and your identity beyond "mum" or "dad" on our supportive and empowering group coaching programme.
Over three hour-long virtual sessions, we'll explore key themes of change, identity, confidence and future plans with other parent-teachers.
You’ll have the time to connect with a community of like-minded colleagues, reflect in response to simple coaching tools, and reconnect with what you want, free from the "shoulds" and "musts" of teaching and parenting.
This is an online, baby-friendly event for colleagues currently on maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
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Return to Work workshop for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave returners
Thursday 14th December, 09:30-11:00
Fully-funded for colleagues in the East Midlands thanks to Potentia TSH, Spencer TSH and Leicestershire and Rutland TSH.
In this 90 minute workshop, The MTPT Project will share key legal information about your rights as a returning parent.
You’ll have the time to connect with other parent-teachers and the headspace to identify and set boundaries to support you as you step back into the classroom. We’ll share organisational tips for home and school, and leave you feeling emotionally prepared for a confident return.
This is an online, baby-friendly event.
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National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
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Applications for our next cohort of NPQs, which start February 2024, are now open.
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If you are interested in applying for an NPQ and would like to find out more, then join us at one of our upcoming NPQ information webinars.
Complete our EOI form https://bit.ly/NPQEOIFeb24 and choose one of our webinar dates below to find out more.
9th November 3:45pm - 4:45pm
27th November 3:45pm - 4:45pm
12th December 3:45pm - 4:45pm
18th January 3:45pm - 4:45pm
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As part of the government’s long-term education recovery plan, it was announced in May 2022 that funding for fully funded NPQ training scholarships would be available in the academic year 2023 to 2024.
Schools can also access targeted support funding, which is designed to increase uptake of evidenced-based professional development amongst teachers and leaders. Free funding is still available from February 2023 to incentivise participation in National Professional Qualifications (NPQs).
Click here to find out about targeted support funding.
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News from Education Development Trust (EDT) – our lead provider
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99% satisfaction rate for Cohort 2 Leadership NPQs
EDT are delighted that, from their latest end-of-programme survey, they report 99% satisfaction rates across their Cohort 2 Leadership NPQ participants. This includes 100% satisfaction amongst NPQEL participants.
This been achieved with delivery partners such as Potentia TSH and we want to thank you for supporting us and recognising the hard work that has gone into delivering such high quality, high impact programmes to participants locally.
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Did you know that EDT delivers the NPQ Executive Leadership (NPQEL)?
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EDT are hosting an NPQEL Discovery Webinar in November led by Course Director Dr Jim Rogers. The Webinar will provide an opportunity to find out more about the benefits of taking part in the programme and to ask questions.
Webinar details and a registration link are below.
Tuesday 28 November 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm.
https://bit.ly/EDTNPQELWebinar
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Are you new to Headship / in your first 5 years or a Head of School?
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In February 2024, we will be leading the Early Headship Coaching Offer (EHCO). The EHCO is a 12-month programme of targeted support for headteachers/Heads of School, in their first five years of headship. It is not assessed! This is all about helping you embed the learning from your NPQ for Headship, sharing and receiving support from your peers, gaining confidence and achieving early success in your role. Please complete this link to express an interest in this programme https://bit.ly/NPQEOIFeb24
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If you are interested in finding out more about our lead provider, Education Development Trust, click here
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For more information about any of the above, contact Jan Pierce, our NPQ lead, npq@potentiatsh.co.uk
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Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
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Early Career Framework (ECF) and Appropriate Body (AB)
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We have welcomed back all of our previous cohorts of ECTs and Mentors as well as welcoming 73 new ECTs and their mentors into our regions this half term.
We ran welcome inductions for the Appropriate Body and ECF – if you’ve missed any of those you can find them using the links below or by contacting the relevant team members:
Appropriate Body – Tracey Dundas (Strategic Lead) or Jane Straw (administrator)
Early Career Framework – Lucy-Ann Wood (Strategic Lead)
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Over this half-term we ran 11 Early Career Framework training events across Derbyshire – it was wonderful to see how ECTs and Mentors are engaging with the programme and implementing the blocks of knowledge they’re building on from the ITT curriculum and year 1 ECF curriculum.
How useful are the Blocks of learning for ECTs?
Click here to watch a 1 minute video from our current ECTs in Derbyshire.
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Training for the Spring term is now on the platform for ECTs and Mentors to sign up to in preparation for their next blocks of input.
Click here to download the Spring events schedule for ECTs and Mentors.
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National Consortium for Languages Education (NCLE) Languages Hub
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We are delighted to share information from Littleover Community School, which have recently become an NCLE Languages Hub. They have asked us to disseminate further information about their Hub as follows:
Supported by £15million DfE funding, the NCLE is creating a national network of up to 25 lead hub schools across England. Each lead hub school will deliver training to up to seven partner schools to improve standards of language teaching and learning across the country. This summer, Littleover Community School was selected as one of the Phase 1 lead schools.
The NCLE is funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and delivered by IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society (UCL IOE) in partnership with the British Council, the Goethe-Institut and other stakeholders.
If you would like further information about which NCLE Language Hub or other Curriculum Hubs are in our region please use the expanding menus via the CPD page on our website here.
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Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
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We are delighted to inform you about the formation of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Early Years Stronger Practice Hub. Their vision as a partnership of Early Years settings is to support and empower all practitioners working in the diverse range of early years settings across our area, to be at the cutting edge of great practice.
Their work will specifically focus on supporting children who have been the most affected by Covid-19 to recover from its impact. They will be building peer-to-peer networks and supporting settings with areas of development that research has identified as being most impacted by COVID-19:
Personal Social and Emotional Development
Communication and Language
Early Literacy and Maths
If you would like to know more, please contact them via enquiries@DNEYhub.org or 0115 989 1915
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Are you looking to recruit a new teacher? Have you considered teaching apprenticeships?
Click here to read an article in Schools Week and how teaching apprenticeships may be an option.
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