The “On Our Doorstep” event on the 17 March at Stirling Management Centre provided an opportunity for 37 colleagues to reflect on the potential of partners in providing CPD for all teachers from sources which may previously have not been seen as relevant unless working in specialist services.
The presentation from the independent sector outlined their model of CPD and partnership working ; the school library service was profiled as a source of collaborative working in addressing , for example , literacy across the curriculum; psychological services was presented as another viable resource for all teachers , particularly highlighting the source of reference materials available on line ; a CD Rom produced by Social Work Services for We Can & Must Do Better for Looked After Children is full of information and suggestions on how to deal with a range of issues which are not unique to children who are looked after; guidance being finalised by the Allied Health Professionals in partnership with Education rehearses examples of collaborative working in schools which has relevance for all staff.
The information and approaches suggested by the contributors has relevance to all the key agendas impacting on the profession – CfE : GIRFEC & ASL. We would encourage colleagues to explore these avenues which provides teachers with independent access to CPD as well as providing focus for collegiate discussion.
Curriculum for Excellence places great emphasis and value on partnership working – the CPD Network reflects that in practice. The seminar on the 17 March will profile the contribution from a range of partners who may not have always been recognised as having an impact on the professional development of teachers and support staff, or whose traditional role may have been focussed on colleagues with particular remits : eg pastoral care, additional support needs, behaviour support.
Colleagues from the school library service, social work services, psychological services, the independent and voluntary sector, health and SQA will outline resources and experiences which are relevant to the professional development of all staff in 7 minute presentations which will set the scene for “Open Space” follow up activity of discussion and sharing.
We realise that our sample range is not exhaustive and hope that pre, during and post the seminar colleagues will be able to share similar or different examples from their own authorities. If you have partnership working on your doorstep please share it with us on the CPD blog.
In October 2009, the CPD Network set out some of its priorities for CPD for CfE. One interesting priority discussed was the needs of colleagues.This Scottish Government funded programme will be of value in addressing this priority.
The StaffWise Toolkit is an organisational resource for improving staff wellbeing in Scottish schools and early education centres.
It provides local authorities, managers and individual staff with a simple and effective set of tools for achieving excellence in wellbeing at work.
This practical resource includes audits, guides and policy information, which promote good management practice and effective ways of working. The content and format can help employers and managers fulfil the requirements of the Health and Safety Executive Stress Management Standards with confidence and ease.
StaffWise offers a positive framework for creating the conditions in which wellbeing will thrive.
Please note there is no sound on this video for the first minute and a half!
At the December meeting of the ADES-led CfE Implementation Partnership in Edinburgh, John Connell of Cisco International gave a very thought-provoking presentation. I took the opportunity to record it using my laptop and Glowmeet and John kindly allowed us to publish this here and in the CPD Network Glow group.
It was a spur of the moment decision to record and I missed the start getting set up hence the silence at the start. The sound is also a bit dodgy, but for all that, it’s worth a watch.
You can find out more about John on his blog and follow him on Twitter @jconnell
in response to research on parents’ needs: they want to hear from the school and the teacher who knows their child
to share stories that start to give a real sense of the look and feel of CfE
moving on from the policy lines and guidance we’ve had to date
to give simple messages to practitioners and material to support them in answering the simple and complex questions from parents
to be an online resource in the main – a starter kit that we build onto (we are producing leaflets for parents aimed at 3 broad stages: EY, primary and secondary+
to provide information, photos and film resources that schools can repurpose, adapt and set in their own context for sharing with parents.
More information from :
Barbara Chalmers
Project Manager, Communications
CfE Implementation
Schools Directorate
Scottish Government
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
See link below to an article published in this week’s TESS describing the complexity associated with describing and providing “good” CPD for teachers and other educators with an interest in CfE.
Great to see so many colleagues and to have the chance for lots of great conversations at the Shetland “Curriculum for Excellence: Let’s implement” event last week. It was a pleasure to be part of these two days of workshops, team meetings and chat based at the Anderson High School. I had a great meeting with Maggie Spence and Sarah Henry of Shetland Council about CPD and leadership development, debated the value and purpose of keynote presentations with Eddie Broadley, discussed leadership and Learning Rounds with Fiona Carlisle of HMIE and shared thinking about CfE and how it’s all going with Hilda de Felice of Learning Unlimited.
And if that wasn’t enough – we also had glorious late autumn sunshine.
This is a guest post from Jane Stirling of LTScotland Early Years team
We are using this space to record feedback from conferences on Curriculum for Excellence – Moving forward together! These conferences are for primary headteachers and headteachers and managers of pre-school establishments.
We would also like to encourage all delegates to visit the Glow Group specially created for these events. Please visit the link to discuss, debate and share practice about Curriculum for Excellence.
Please feel free to leave comments about the day or any further questions below.
Event 1 -Drumossie Hotel, Inverness on Tuesday 29 September 2009.
Session 3 - Final discussion summaries and a panel Discussion with Colin MacLean (Scottish Government), Michael Kellett (Scottish Government), Bryan Livingstone (Care Commission), Fiona Carlisle (HMIE), Helen Connor (EIS)
Event 2 – The Corn Exchange, Edinburgh on Wednesday 30 September 2009.
I was fortunate to spend today with a group of colleagues from all over Scotland as part of the ADES Curriculum for Excellence Partnership. A number of topics were discussed and today’s chairperson, Don Ledingham, used a number of techniques to bring the debate to life. The links below tell the story of the day.
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Great to see so many colleagues and to have the chance for lots of great conversations at the Shetland “Curriculum for Excellence: Let’s implement” event last week. It was a pleasure to be part of these two days of workshops, team meetings and chat based at the Anderson High School. I had a great meeting with Maggie Spence and Sarah Henry of Shetland Council about CPD and leadership development, debated the value and purpose of keynote presentations with Eddie Broadley, discussed leadership and Learning Rounds with Fiona Carlisle of HMIE and shared thinking about CfE and how it’s all going with Hilda de Felice of Learning Unlimited.