CPD courses – open to all

Kirkby SciBar – The Life of Honey Bees with Mark Phillipson

The next SciBar meeting will be on Tuesday 20th November from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at Holy Angels Social Club, Sydney Powell Avenue, L32 0TP in Westvale.
The talks are accessible and suitable for older primary school children and anyone above that – basically from 10 to 110!
The Life of Honey Bees with Mark Phillipson

Mark will be talking about the yearly cycle and society of a bee hive, and looking at the different jobs that the honey bee carries out in its life. Mark will bring a hive and bits of equipment that he uses for the bees to show you how they work, along with samples of honey from different crops so you can have a taste.
SciBars are simply science in a bar or a Social Club. Every month we bring you a different scientist who leads a discussion about their research. Come and enjoy a drink and a lively scientific discussion at the Kirkby SciBar. You don’t need to know any science at all.
Entrance is free

Knowsley Collaboratives Speech, Language and Communication Conference

Knowsley Collaboratives Speech, Language and Communication Conference
Communication in Mind
Thursday 4th October
Aintree Racecourse
9.15am - 3.30pm (refreshments from 8.30am)

Research has clearly identified the impact of delayed language on mental health and students' achievement for early years through to GCSE.

Each school has 2 free places and delegates will receive the SLCN Toolkit which has been developed by the SLCN Group - a collaboration of Speech Therapists, iCan Consultants, Headteachers, Early Years and Collaborative Consultants and put together by Ann Farrell. Toolkits are designed to be used with children from Early Years through to Secondary students.

This Conference supports 'Speech, Language and Communication Needs' which the Collaboratives have prioritised this year.

Schools are invited to send 2 delegates to ensure that the work can be championed back in school.

Power of Reading – Kirkby Cohort Three – application forms

Kirkby Collaborative of Schools and Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE)
Power of Reading - 10th October, 5th December, 6th February, 3rd July
Suites Hotel, School Lane, Kirkby L34 9HA

You are invited to send delegates to the project. The project supports staff from Foundation Stage to Year 7. Places are £900 per delegate. This is heavily discounted on the normal cost of the project of £1450 for first delegate and £950 for additional delegates on the Power of Reading website.

The Power of Reading is a school development project which engages teachers and children in the literacy curriculum using high quality books and proven teaching approaches. The project offers multi-layered professional development drawing on CLPE’s highly regarded classroom-based research and experience of working with teachers. It combines an introduction to outstanding books for teachers and children with an approach to teaching the English curriculum that is creative, engaging and develops a love of literacy. This successful project is entering its 13th year and has worked nationally with over 3000 schools and 5000 teachers in 50 Local Authorities. The Power of Reading is fully aligned to and meets all requirements of the National Curriculum 2014.
There are four days of training for each delegate spread throughout the school year. Headteachers and Senior Leaders are invited to the first morning and the final conference. Between each of the training days teachers will trial, share and implement the approaches and principles they have explored during the sessions. Teachers work on a school based case study which they present at the final conference.
For £900 each delegate receives:
• Two packs of carefully chosen children’s books for each project teacher
• Access to an exceptional and inspiring website of resources containing teaching sequences for over 190 books and more than 1000 examples of practice from Power of Reading schools
• Four full training days for each delegate at Suites Hotel.
• The opportunity to develop subject and pedagogical knowledge within each school’s context
• Tools to help schools to develop classroom and school provision to inform a whole school approach to reading
• Book group discussions to extend teachers’ knowledge of children’s literature
• Opportunities to listen to and meet leading children’s authors.
• See the website leaflet for further details about the Kirkby project.

See also https://clpe.org.uk/professional-development/courses/power-reading-kirkby

Class visits – Frankenstein 2018 – Knowsley and Liverpool Book Art Exhibition

As well as a packed exhibition demonstrating the multiplicity of field of book art construction, there is a range of practical activity sheets which have been designed with the exhibitions gothic theme in mind.
There is a dedicated work space in the gallery for use by families and school groups to make and take their own work inspired by the exhibition. .
Kirkby Gallery
Kirkby Centre, Norwich Way, Kirkby, Knowsley L32 8XY

Email: tina.ball@knowsley.gov.uk / 0151 443 5617

Team Teach training – Eastcroft Park Primary School – Friday 12th October 2018

This course covers: personal safety, team building, non verbal and verbal de-escalation communication strategies, and some positive handling techniques.

The course is delivered by Ian Rafferty and Jo Ledbury.

Randstad Education have been delivering Team Teach training for over 10 years and have successfully trained hundreds of teachers, senior managers and school support staff. Training is delivered by Ian Rafferty and Jo Ledbury from the Liverpool branch, both of whom are qualified teachers and accredited Team Teach Tutors.

Ian is a specialist SEND Consultant for schools across Knowsley and Jo is currently Senior Business Manager for Randstad’s Liverpool office where he has worked for over 15 years. Both have a strong understanding of the Team Teach ethos and why it is important for staff to be trained to a high standard.

Randstad Education currently work closely with many schools in Knowsley and are able to offer an excellent and bespoke training package in partnership with the Kirkby Collaborative of Schools.

The course costs £75 including refreshments through the day and a Subway lunch.

First Aid Courses – Application form – Autumn 2018

Kirkby Collaborative of Schools and Eduk8 Partnership
First Aid Courses - Application form – Autumn 2018

Please see attached our range of courses for the Autumn term and application form.

All courses begin at 9.00am and end at 4.00pm apart from medicines. Training may finish earlier at the discretion of the presenter. It is a requirement to attend the full course. Leaving before the end of the course can invalidate the qualification.

All the training will be in the two larger training rooms of the Holiday Inn Express. Tea and coffee is self service, on arrival and during the training.

A light sandwiches and chips lunch will be provided.

The training receives positive evaluations, with many delegates returning to renew their certificates. We have worked successfully with the training provider for eight years.