Stepping up to Senior Leadership in an international school
Stepping up to Senior Leadership in an international school
Webinar Description:
This webinar aims to give a brief overview of the challenges and support mechanisms which exist for those new to senior leadership in international school settings.
During the webinar you will:
- Understand the difference between effective middle and senior school leadership, develop these qualities and incorporate them into daily working practice.
- Promote effective use of the data which is best suited to your particular needs in order to evidence progress and best practice
- Promote systems for pupils and staff to support learning, well-being, recruitment and retention.
Audience:
- Staff new to senior leadership or considering moving into this role in an international school environment
About Dr Julia Batters:
Former secondary school headteacher with a long career in a British international school, Julia is an experienced educator focused on developing excellence in learning and teaching through highly effective leadership and management.
Julia spent most of her career at the British School of Paris. She joined the school as Head of Languages in September 1991 after teaching in Wiltshire and London. Promoted to Deputy Head-Academic in 2000 and then to Head of Senior School in 2013, she has accrued more than 20 years’ experience of delivering the British curriculum to an international student body.
Following a degree in European Studies at the University of Bath, Julia stayed at Bath to complete a PGCE and later to complete a PhD.
A strong believer in the practical application of academic research, Julia is experienced in leading initiatives in school which are rooted in evidence-based findings. She has recently begun to contribute to continuing professional development for aspiring international senior leaders.
Transformation through Coaching: An Introduction
Transformation through Coaching: An Introduction
This short CPD webinar will introduce how Instructional coaching can be used to improve teaching and learning through effective lesson observation feedback.
Webinar Description:
Whether your school’s lesson feedback system seems to be working well, or team members are progressing inconsistently because of a feedback system not yet fit for purpose, using instructional coaching can support your whole team to develop a high quality, embedded teaching and learning approach across your school using some simple techniques. Open questioning, active listening, and a culture of professional discussion for improved performance all equate to a developed team, developed capacity and developed teaching and learning for your students. The areas Laura will cover are taken from our ‘Leading Teaching and Professional Development– Establishing an Effective cohort of Lead Practitioners’ programme.
Session Outcomes:
- To understand the value of an instructional coaching approach to teacher development in schools
- To know what an instructional coaching approach looks and sounds like in schools
- To explore the key foundations of instructional coaching which will help you support colleagues in your school to become better practitioners and improve pupil outcomes
Audience:
- All Senior & Middle School Leaders
About Laura Saunders:
With significant experience and expertise in leadership and education, Laura offers high-level skills in consultancy, facilitation and coaching to empower the educators and leaders she works with. Her detailed and insightful understanding of the education and arts and culture sectors means she offers creative, energetic and impassioned knowledge to support educators in navigating through and leading our changing climate. Laura is an experienced senior leader in schools, Local Authority, regional and national strategic education partnerships, school governing bodies, educational research, apprenticeships and commercial learning and development. She utilises her knowledge and experience in change leadership, creativity, people leadership, emotional intelligence and evidence-based teaching and learning to empower individuals and organisations. With an MA in Leading Innovation and Change in education, Senior Coaching Practitioner accreditation (EMCC), and accreditation in delivering the National Professional Qualifications for Leadership in the UK, she is also an international trainer working with the education, healthcare and commercial sectors globally.
The Fundamentals of Phonics
The Fundamentals of Phonics
Our free expert webinar will be on Monday 04 March 2019, and will be delivered by Ms. Alexandra Charalambous.
Target audience
- Nursery Reception, KS1 and KS2 teachers
Learning Outcomes
- To learn the principles of the alphabetic code, including the terminology.
- To be able to articulate the phonemes correctly.
- Understand the core skills for reading (blending and segmenting).
- Practical ideas to use with children in the classroom.
Webinar Description
Phonics is one of the main methods used for teaching children how to read. As a teacher, it is important that you refresh your knowledge on phonics to ensure you are teaching reading the most effective way. Phonics is also needed to be a good speller therefore knowledge of the alphabetic code is crucial. Participants will gain a thorough understanding of the basics of phonics and a range of strategies that can be used directly in the classroom.
Instructional Coaching to Improve Teaching and Learning
Instructional Coaching to Improve Teaching and Learning
This short CPD webinar will introduce how Instructional coaching can be used to improve teaching and learning through effective lesson observation feedback.
Webinar Description:
Whether your school’s lesson feedback system seems to be working well, or team members are progressing inconsistently because of a feedback system not yet fit for purpose, using instructional coaching can support your whole team to develop a high quality, embedded teaching and learning approach across your school using some simple techniques. Open questioning, active listening, and a culture of professional discussion for improved performance all equate to a developed team, developed capacity and developed teaching and learning for your students. The areas Laura will cover are taken from our ‘Leading Teaching and Professional Development– Establishing an Effective cohort of Lead Practitioners’ programme.
Session Outcomes:
- To understand the value of an instructional coaching approach to teacher development in schools
- To know what an instructional coaching approach looks and sounds like in schools
- To explore the key foundations of instructional coaching which will help you support colleagues in your school to become better practitioners and improve pupil outcomes
Audience:
- All Senior & Middle School Leaders
About Laura Saunders:
With significant experience and expertise in leadership and education, Laura offers high-level skills in consultancy, facilitation and coaching to empower the educators and leaders she works with. Her detailed and insightful understanding of the education and arts and culture sectors means she offers creative, energetic and impassioned knowledge to support educators in navigating through and leading our changing climate. Laura is an experienced senior leader in schools, Local Authority, regional and national strategic education partnerships, school governing bodies, educational research, apprenticeships and commercial learning and development. She utilises her knowledge and experience in change leadership, creativity, people leadership, emotional intelligence and evidence-based teaching and learning to empower individuals and organisations. With an MA in Leading Innovation and Change in education, Senior Coaching Practitioner accreditation (EMCC), and accreditation in delivering the National Professional Qualifications for Leadership in the UK, she is also an international trainer working with the education, healthcare and commercial sectors globally.
Safeguarding: Safer Recruitment For British International Schools
Safeguarding: Safer Recruitment For British International Schools
Teaching English as an Additional Language in the Mainstream Classroom
Teaching English as an Additional Language in the Mainstream Classroom
Prioritising Wellbeing in School
Prioritising Wellbeing in School
Because everyone's worth it!
Our free expert webinar on Well-Being will be on Monday 07 May 2018 at 17:00 (BST), and will be delivered by Nina Jackson.
Target audience
- Teachers of all phases
Learning Outcomes
- To understand the true meaning of Wellbeing for all learners.
- Knowing how to manage your own wellbeing as a teacher.
- Begin to plan what your Wellbeing School may look like and feel like.
Webinar Description
During this Webinar Nina will guide you through the main areas of Wellbeing for children and young people as well as you, the teachers and educators. She will get you to think about identifying the key issues of wellbeing and how you can begin to take simple steps to support those around you as well as yourself. Developing a Wellbeing culture in your school as well as the wider learning community will be a focus of this session.
Presenter Biography
Few in education have the breathtaking grasp of Nina ‘Ninja’ Jackson about what makes classrooms, and those in them, tick. Winner of the IPDA International Prize for Education, the TES has described her as an ‘inspirational, evangelical preacher of education’. Nina’s particular gift is in working with SEN, the Gifted and Talented and engaging disaffected learners. As an international education consultant she has worked with the Ministry of Education, UNESCO and UNICEF in Chile, Ghana, India, China, the Middle East and Europe. In her first book she shared her research on how music improves classroom learning and motivation. Her latest, the bestselling ‘Of Teaching, Learning and Sherbet Lemons: A Compendium of Careful Advice for Teachers’, has helped thousands of teachers put the ‘fizz’ back into their classrooms.