TRAINING AND CPD
Featured training & CPD
Literacy Skills for Secondary
Event date - September 20, 2022
Event time - 9:30 am
Why should I attend? You are a Teaching Assistant who has a passion for improving children’s literacy skills. The ... Read more
The NASENCO Award
Event date - October 18, 2022
Event time - 5:00 pm
What is NASENCo? This National Award for SEN is through a partnership between Barking and Dagenham and the University of East London ... Read more
All upcoming training & CPD
September 2022
Thu 8 Sep 2022 - Mon 18 Sep 2023
09:30 AM - 12:30 PM (54 weeks)
The Initial Professional Development (IPD) course, internationally recognised and accredited by the UCL Institute of Education, is led by a Reading Recovery teacher leader (Louise Harding).
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Wed 14 Sep 2022
09:30 AM BST - 11:00 AM BST (1 hour, 30 minutes)
A workshop to help schools set up their Integris assessment mark books for the academic year
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Tue 20 Sep 2022 - Wed 20 Sep 2023
09:30 AM - 03:30 PM (1 day)
The Literacy Skills for Secondary is a bespoke intervention for secondary school children who are not at age-related expectations in reading and writing. It will enable pupils to either catch up with their peers or equip them with the reading skills they will need for life depending on their starting level. The daily, one to one intervention can run for up to 20 weeks.
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Wed 21 Sep 2022
10:30 AM BST - 11:15 AM BST (45 minutes)
A workshop to support your use of RM Integris in school, covering the attendance module
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Thu 22 Sep 2022 - Thu 7 Sep 2023
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM (51 weeks)
The Early Literacy Skills Programme (ELSP) is a wave 2 literacy intervention for year 1 and 2 children who are not at age-related expectations in reading, writing and phonics. It will enable pupils to catch up with their peers and reach age-expected levels within 20 weeks of daily, intensive, one-to-one intervention. The ELSP sees an average 8.7 months progress across all children receiving intervention as part of the training programme. Run by Louise Harding, Reading Recovery Teacher Leader
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Fri 23 Sep 2022
08:30 AM - 10:30 AM (2 hours)
These meetings will support induction tutors/leads in fulfilling their statutory duties by guiding them through using ECT manager, conducting progress reviews and formal assessments. They will also provide an invaluable opportunity to share best practice and attendees will be able to create support networks. They will be led by the Appropriate Body Lead at BDSIP.
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Tue 27 Sep 2022
08:30 AM - 10:30 AM (2 hours)
This is an information session for secondary SENCOs where BDSIP and the CU London, Widening Participation Team will launch a very exciting programme of activities aimed at our most vulnerable young people, including those with SEMH identified as a primary need.
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Tue 27 Sep 2022
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (2 hours)
This course is one half day of training for experienced TAs that have had experience of guided reading within the classroom. The programme aims to close the attainment gap in reading for children that are up to 6 months below their reading age. It uses an instructional approach to help students improve their reading skills.
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Thu 29 Sep 2022
10:30 AM BST - 12:00 PM BST (1 hour, 30 minutes)
A workshop to help schools prepare for the October Census using Integris
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Thu 29 Sep 2022
03:30 PM BST - 05:00 PM BST (1 hour, 30 minutes)
The ‘Making Sense of Autism’ session will give you a better understanding of autism and how it affects children and young people in your setting. It is suitable for practitioners working in both mainstream and specialist settings.
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Thu 29 Sep 2022
03:45 PM BST - 05:00 PM BST (1 hour, 15 minutes)
Professional forum for subject leader development, updates and sharing good practice. This meeting will be particularly useful to new subject leaders.
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Sat 1 Oct 2022
09:00 AM - 01:00 PM (4 hours)
‘A Culture of Safety” – exploring what we mean by a child centred and coordinated approach to safeguarding as stipulated in the updated KCSIE guidance 2022.
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Wed 5 Oct 2022
10:30 AM BST - 11:45 AM BST (1 hour, 15 minutes)
A workshop to support your use of RM Integris in school, covering the basic admin tools
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Wed 5 Oct 2022
02:00 PM - 04:00 PM (2 hours)
This will be an opportunity for deputy heads from B&D primary schools to meet once each half term to share practice and explore challenges. We aim to create a safe space to learn and grow collaboratively.
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Mon 10 Oct 2022
01:00 PM - 03:00 PM (2 hours)
The session will support year 6 teachers in understanding what writing genres need to be covered across year 6 and in what depth, ensuring a strong, cohesive writing curriculum. We will explore how to successfully build towards an independent piece and look at standardised examples from the STA.
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Tue 11 Oct 2022
10:30 AM BST - 11:15 AM BST (45 minutes)
A workshop to support your use of RM Integris in school, covering the attendance reports
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03:30 PM BST - 05:00 PM BST (1 hour, 30 minutes)
The ‘Making Sense of Autism’ session will give you a better understanding of autism and how it affects children and young people in your setting. It is suitable for practitioners working in both mainstream and specialist settings.
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Thu 13 Oct 2022
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM (3 hours)
The sessions will provide an invaluable space for first year ECTs to come together to reflect, share practice and create local supportive networks. Each session will build upon the knowledge and skills developed through the early career framework and explore pedagogy in action. The course will be led by highly experienced senior leaders from BDSIP alongside specialist providers.
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The CPD team
Tracy Forsyth
Position: Associate Counsellor
Prior to joining BDSIP Tracy worked in a pupil referral unit, working with young people with social emotional and sometimes ... Read more
Saima Qaiyum
Position: Associate Counsellor
Saima is a counsellor at BDSIP and currently working in schools, in her role, Saima supports children who are experiencing a range of ... Read more
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