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Dear Colleague
I realise that this is a busy me of year with all the pressure of SATs and GCSEs, resigna ons and appointments, and all the other ac vi es with children and staff that define the summer term. In addi on we have the added pressure of decisions and indecisions around academies and a endance. There seems to be more to do than ever!
To help with the academy agenda there is a mee ng with the Regional Schools Commissioner for primary heads and chairs of governors on Friday 10 June – see below for details. Vicky Beer’s presenta on, ‘The Road Ahead: Academies and the School‐Led System’, will be similar to her presenta on to the high school heads last week.
You will find below the wider MSA Offer for 2016 – ’17 which I hope you find to be of interest. In addi on to our well‐developed programme of conferences and governor events, you will see that we are now offering FFT Aspire as part of the package. If you are con nuing your membership or are a new member, please contact Lisa Jones at [email protected] to register your school details.
In the pages that follow you will see no ce of events to come and accounts of successful events that have already taken place.
When it does come, I hope you have a good half‐term break to prepare you for the final lap of the school year.
Yours sincerely John McNerney
Newsletter
May 2016 – Issue 7
The MSA have agreed to fund and manage the Fischer Family Trust Aspire Data Dashboard for this year. Previously this has been funded by the Local Authority and so access for schools was at no cost. Going forward the LA is no longer able to fund this. To gain access to school data directly, the cost would be £150 for an Infant School, £325 for primary schools and £1300 for secondary schools. However, if you become a member of the MSA the cost to your school remains at £1 per pupil and this will give you full access to FFT Aspire as well as everything else included in the a ached MSA Offer. FFT Aspire provides key target se ng and school performance evalua on informa on using the latest curriculum and accountability measures‐ quick and easy to access and providing in‐depth analysis to support future planning and prepara on for Ofsted and Estyn inspec ons.
We have finalised the MSA Offer for 2016/17. In addi on to the FFT Aspire access, your school will also get access to 3 Senior Leader conferences (we are currently developing a session on wri ng and an update on assessment). Your school will also be able to access a full programme of governor events as well as receive 2 funded places at the Annual Governors Conference (worth £300). You will also receive representa on at MSA facilitated groups such as the Primary Strategy Group and Strategic Educa on Partnership Board as well as access to forums for debate around current educa on issues including the White Paper and Academisa on. All this for just £1 per pupil! For further informa on on the new MSA Offer, please see the full offer a ached with this newsle er.
MSA News…..
Wednesday 22nd June 2016, 9am ‐ 3.30pm Irish World Heritage Centre
In partnership with Oxford University Press, we have secured James Clements to
present ‘Building an Outstanding Reading School: Mee ng the Challenges of the
2014 Na onal Curriculum’ at our Summer Conference. For ten years, James worked
as a senior leader at an outstanding inner‐city primary school. He was also a local
authority Lead Teacher, leading training and suppor ng teaching and learning
across a network of schools. James now works as an independent English adviser,
suppor ng schools and local authori es across the
country to develop the teaching of reading, wri ng and drama. During the
session he will address what Outstanding Reading Schools are and why it
ma ers to schools, suppor ng staff to develop the skills to help every child
become a lifelong reader, effec ve approaches to teaching comprehension,
opportuni es for teaching across the curriculum, engaging parents in their
children’s reading, developing a rich reading environment and targe ng
resources to mo vate young readers. To book a place please email Lisa at:
The MSA is governed by a Forum of Directors.
The Forum includes 2 secondary school heads,
2 primary school heads, 1 special school head
and 2 school governor representa ves. We
currently have vacancies on our forum and
are looking for headteachers and governor
reps who would like to get involved in the
MSA as a Director. Commitment is one
mee ng every half term and you will be
involved in shaping the organisa on and
decision making. If you are interested in
becoming a director, please contact Lisa at:
@MCRSchools
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This ‘Gov Meet’ will provide governors with an
opportunity to discuss how they quality assure and
monitor outcomes to ensure that all pupils are
making good progress. This will include looking at a
range of evidence that governing bodies u lise to
ensure they can demonstrate how well they know
their school and hold senior leaders to account for
the performance of pupils and staff. This will be an
interac ve discussion based
event for governors to share
their successes & challenges.
To book a place on the
session, email Lisa at:
Wednesday 29th June 2016, 6‐8pm
Chorlton High School
Regional Schools Commissioner Vicky Beer is coming to Manchester to talk
to Primary Headteachers about ‘The Road Ahead, Academies and the
School‐Led System. There will be an opportunity for discussion and Q & A
following the presenta on.
The RSC will be followed by John Edwards, Director for Educa on & Skills for
Manchester City Council who will talk about what this all means for
Manchester. There will also be me for discussion and Q & A with John.
This is also an opportunity for you to tell the MSA what kinds of events you
Friday 10th June 2016, 9am ‐ 12.15pm
Irish World Heritage Centre, 1 Irish Town Way, M8 0RY
Email Lisa at: [email protected]
Date and me:
Venue:
How to book:
As this MSA event is being held in partnership with Manchester City Council, it is open to all
Primary Headteacher and Governors in Manchester. Numbers are limited, please book your
place early to avoid disappointment.
Manchester Schools’ Alliance, c/o St Peter’s RC High School, Kirkmanshulme Lane, Longsight, M12 4WB
T: 0161 248 1589 E: [email protected] W: www.manchesterschoolsalliance.co.uk
Company Number: 8998596
The Road Ahead: Academies and the
School‐Led System
MSA News…..
Following a meeting with Jenny Patterson and Jane Duncan from the LA
Safeguarding team, MSA was asked to set‐up and facilitate a Safeguarding
Strategy Group. There have been 3 meetings to date. At the meetings, there has
been discussion around Prevent Duty and CSE resources that have been used in
schools and it was agreed that the MSA website could be used as a ‘one‐stop’
shop to upload these recommended resources for everyone to access. You
can view these resources at http://manchesterschoolsalliance.co.uk/?p=1583. A ‘safeguarding self‐
audit’ proforma was brought to one of the meetings and the group asked to give feedback. It was
agreed that this will benefit schools as it can be used to identify gaps, used to share with governors as
well as used during Ofsted inspections. This has now been circulated to all schools with the aim for this
to be completed by all schools annually. Other topics discussed at the meetings have included the DP
Networks, information sharing, gaps in policies and updates on the MSCB Board.
Recent Highlights…
The ‘Working Successfully with your Governing Body’
event took place in January. Ariana Yakas, Chair of
Kingsway Community Trust and NLG, gave some
valuable insight through her experience as a chair
working with her headteacher and the rest of the
governing body. Sam Offord, Headteacher at
Birchfield’s Primary School and also Branch Secretary
of the NAHT, shared some personal accounts of
working with her governing body as well as some
examples of unsuccessful working and how to avoid
ge ng to that situa on. John McNerney,
Headteacher at St Peter’s RC High School shared
informa on about how he works with his governing
body including commi ee set‐up and what is included
in the headteacher reports and Ruth Bradbury, MCC
School Governance Lead, signposted the
headteachers to the wealth of useful informa on .
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The MSA Spring conference took place in January at The Irish World Heritage Centre. 65
senior leaders a ended to hear Stephen Anwyll present ‘Assessment beyond Levels and
Whole School Accountability.’ During the session Stephen looked at the
implica ons of accountability measures, how new
test and teacher assessments will work, how data
can be used to raise a ainment,
recommenda ons for whole school ac on,
necessary knowledge and skills, how leadership
can develop a robust system, repor ng to parents
and transi on to and from the primary phase.
The high turnout at the event highlighted the
level of uncertainty around assessment s ll in
existence in schools. Feedback from the event
was posi ve with delegates agreeing that he gave
a clear, relevant and insigh ul overview the
changing landscape of assessment and many
reques ng copies of the presenta on to share
with their schools. A follow up conference to
reflect on
assessment and
outcomes is in
the planning
stages for Jan
2017.
Recent Highlights…..
The Annual Manchester Governors’ Conference, which ran in partnership
with MCC and the MGA, took place in February 2016. Keynote speakers
Julie Yarwood, HMI and John Edwards presented to an audience of 70 at
The Irish World Heritage Centre. Julie’s presenta on ‘Effec ve
Governance and the Ofsted framework: being ready, and not just for
inspec on’ iden fied what inspec on tells us about effec ve governance,
provided an understanding of governors’ roles and responsibili es with
reference to the Ofsted framework and
considered how governors can be er
understand their organisa on and use what
they find to support its improvement.
John’s talk focussed on the changing landscape of educa on over
the next 4 years at both na onal and local context as well as the
possible future role of the council and ways in which schools can
shape this locally. The 2 keynotes were then followed by a choice of
workshops which were all facilitated by Manchester governors. Workshop tles were ‘Governing
Mul ‐Academy Trusts,’ ‘Governing Body Self‐Review’ and ‘Succession Planning and Becoming a
Chair.’ Feedback suggests that the
governors enjoyed mee ng other
governors and sharing experiences,
found both keynotes excellent,
informa ve and current and that
they enjoyed the informal structure
of the workshops as it gave more
opportunity to network. Many
commented that they were going to
be taking lots of informa on back to share with their governing bodies.
17 governors a ended the ‘New Curriculum and Life without Levels’ governor session at St Peter’s RC High School in March. Jayne Davies, Curriculum Manager and SLE in maths at St Paul’s C.E. Primary School presented from a primary school perspec ve and Stephen Gabriel, Deputy Headteacher at St Peter’s RC High School presented to the governors from a secondary perspec ve. Both presenta ons looked at the new curriculum and how it is different to before, what is now being expected of young people and how this differs. They looked at the new standards and how progress will be reported and measured, the challenges faced and how these challenges are being met within schools. Governors agreed that the evening provided clarity and in‐depth info around the changes with one commen ng that this was the first me Age Related Expecta ons (ARE) had been explained clearly to them.
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Schools Links with Sweden
Some Manchester Primary Schools already have informal links with the City of Falun in Sweden and the Deputy Mayor, who has responsibility for Education, is keen to extend this collaboration. They want to share practices around pre-school improvements. Falun is currently used as an example of good practice within Sweden but they still see room for further development. They also want to share experience around integration and look at how schools can support all students to succeed, regardless of nationality and social background and how opportunities are used and challenges met in regards to the recent wave of immigration in both cities.
They are hoping to visit Manchester later this year and also want to invite some Manchester school leaders out to Falun. If this is something you are interested in your school being involved in, please contact Dave Carter at [email protected]
Did you know there is an un-tapped pool of qualified and experienced teachers who are
unable to be considered for employment because they have not taught in UK schools for
more than 5 years? Yet according to supply teacher agencies, they only need a twelve week
placement to obtain a supply teacher post.
A school based, structured teaching programme allows programme participants to refresh fully on
what is current in education and gain teaching experience in their specialist area. Schools,
academies and colleges benefit from engaging a qualified teacher with no fees or wages to pay,
and potentially employing the programme participant at the end of the programme - with no
Teach Again Ltd finders’ fees for recruitment from programmes.
If the information above has gained your interest and you would like to find out more about how to become a Teach Again centre, please contact
Kay on 07904 085182 or [email protected]
Adver sements….
web www.oxfordprimary.co.ukemail [email protected]
tel 01865 353241fax 01865 313472
Inspire Maths and the Singapore Approach to Teaching MathematicsFind out how Inspire Maths can transform mathematics teaching and learning in your school
The new National Curriculum has higher expectations of pupils (and teachers) and requires learning for mastery. This workshop, led by UK experts in the Singapore approach to teaching and learning mathematics, will explore aspects of this approach that could help you to meet these increased standards whilst also creating confident and enthused learners of mathematics. Through this free afternoon workshop we will consider how the Singapore approach to mathematics and the Inspire Maths programme:
l Develops fluency and mastery leading to deep conceptual understanding
l Uses a spiral approach to develop fluency, reasoning and problem-solving
l Utilises the ‘Singapore Bar’ model drawing method as a valuable problem-solving tool
l Embeds variation theory in effective textbook content to support pupil learning
Further details
Who should attend: Head Teachers, Senior Leaders, Maths Subject Leaders.
How many places are available: One place per primary school.
Refreshments: Tea and coffee will be provided free of charge.
Date and time:
Venue:
Link to book your place:
Thursday 26th May, 13:30-16:30 (registration from 13:00)
St Mary’s RC Primary School, Clare Road, Levenshulme, Manchester, M19 2QW
http://inspire-manchester.eventbrite.co.uk
THE GREAT SCIENCE SHARE - 2016 Save the date Wednesday 6th July 2016 a day for young people across Greater Manchester to share the science they enjoy with new audiences
What is the day for? Young people of all ages - early years, primary, secondary schools and colleges. It is a chance for them to share their fa-vourite STEM activities and learning. Audiences can be other young learners in their school or other schools, families, or the wider community. Shares can be face to face or online.
Why should we get involved? This is a great opportunity for young people and schools to be part of Greater Manchester’s year as the European City of Science. It’s a time of year when young people have lots to share and celebrate. This will build on their work from STEM initiatives throughout the year and encourage creativity, confi-dence, ownership and fun and create a buzz about science.
What can I do now? Start thinking about what you’d like to do on the 6th July 2016 and sharing ideas with others. You might like to work with an existing partner or STEM Ambassador to plan activity. If you want to go big and join up with other schools do get in touch with us at [email protected]
Who leads it? Teacher, schools and colleges. The ‘science shares’ should be planned and delivered by young people.
What type of activities? Young people might share their learning from what they’ve been doing in class, outdoors, clubs, other schemes and competitions across the year, or plan something new. This is a great opportunity to take a creative approach. Activities may include: science themed assemblies, presenting an experiment or prototype, science circus, science fairs led by young people, a big science busk, maker day, science poster parade or a science dance off. Outdoor activities could include a science picnic, a science draw or a whole school experiment.
NCCL is a trading name of The Egalitarian Trust.
Registered charity: 1030554 www.nccl.org.uk
National Centre for Citizenship and the Law
Educational Visits to Courts
in the North West
NCCL offer unique educational
experiences using courtrooms in
Manchester and Bolton.
Sessions aim to engage,
inspire and motivate learners
and enhance skills such as
confidence, critical thinking
and debating.
Inspire young minds!
Book now or find out more about our hands-on
courtroom workshops for all key stages:
Tel: 07912 000 493
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.nccl.org.uk
Twitter: @NCCLinspiring
Curriculum links include: History (including Crime and
Punishment Through Time)
Citizenship, SMSC and
British Values, PSHE, English,
Drama, Enrichment and more!
Would your pupils like to explore a real courtroom?