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S01 Leading languages, raising achievement
Date: November 2, 2010
Location: Aerozone, Leicestershire
Event type: Workshop
Contact us
Any questions about this event? Please email linkseastmidlands@ntu.ac.uk or call 0115 848 6843.
Summary
Languages have undergone a period of unprecedented change over the last decade, from an era where GCSE languages were compulsory to the current time in which students are faced with a whole host of options at the age of 14. The role of the subject leader can be a difficult one, juggling the needs of pupils and managing a department whilst doing everything possible to recruit learners for Key Stage 4.
There are two modules to this course:
- Making the case for languages and understanding key issues: Tracking data and performance indicators
- Developing your role
In this course delegates will discover how to make the case for languages across the whole school and beyond. Delegates will take away a whole host of ideas to promote languages to pupils and colleagues, plus a variety of resources to help them make the case. Delegates will also have time to think about the key ways in which they can help colleagues in your department get the learning right, something which is so vital to recruit learners beyond Key Stage 3. Delegates will also gain an overview of performance indicators for languages and have a chance to reflect on what difference these can make to improve the position of languages in your school. The attainment and engagement measures will be explained, and you will discover how GCSEs and alternative qualifications can contribute towards these.
You will be invited to consider how to develop the role of subject leader in the second part of the course, reflecting on what makes a leader, the skills needed to manage people and key levers for raising achievement, During the session you will consider what kind of leader you are and how you can become a more effective leader, as well as discussing what your priorities would be to raise achievement in your school. You will also find out more about the characters who make up a department and reflect on the ways in which different personalities can be managed.
The course will help you to:
- reflect on the skills and qualities needed to run a successful languages department
- you will leave with a whole host of ideas to promote languages to pupils and colleagues
- plus a variety of resources to help you make the case for languages
Target audience
- Subject leaders
- Classroom teachers
- Aspiring subject leaders / Heads of Department
- Non-language colleges which are aiming to increase uptake for languages
Trainer: Mr. John Connor
This course will be delivered by John Connor. A former faculty head, local authority adviser and OFSTED team inspector, John works as an independent consultant, running training workshops and directing teaching and learning quality audits across the UK, the Channel Islands, the Middle East and the Far East. He has been working recently as a Regional Trainer on the KS3 Development programme and a Regional Subject Adviser for the roll-out of the new secondary curriculum. The bulk of his work has been aimed at building teaching capacity in the primary workforce, and he acts as an associate consultant for three local authorities. He is also and Assessor for the Advanced Skills Teacher and Excellent Teacher project.
Cost
- In order to cover our direct costs, e.g. catering and speaker expenses, we charge £50 to attend this event.
- Lunch and take-home resources will be provided.
- Once you have registered to attend an event, you will be contacted by your regional Links administrator who will send you payment instructions.
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