Overview
At Primary Advantage we pride ourselves in offering our NQTs the very best start in their teaching career. We have a long-standing track record of delivering NQT training to schools in Hackney and beyond. We have designed this comprehensive, tailored programme to best suit the needs of NQTs, offering a wide menu of choice, as well as plenty of opportunity to spend time in a range of classrooms and learn from others by observing the best practice.
The programme consists of ten half day taught sessions, ten school visits (with EYFS visits being tailored to EYFS settings) and then ten additional days to be spent on your own personal development, which can be guided and formulated during taught sessions. Each session will rotate on a three weekly cycle. During each taught session we unpick key principles of teaching, how the theory can be implemented back into the classroom and aim to have direct impact on developing each NQT into a highly skilled practitioner. Sessions will focus on topics that include behaviour management, SEND, well-being and curriculum subject specific content.
NQT taught sessions will run on Thursday mornings at Holy Trinity Primary School, led by experienced leaders from across the Primary Advantage Federation. School visits will run in accordance with a pre-designed timetable.
Taught Sessions
| Date: | Taught Sessions: |
|---|---|
| 19th September 2019 | Best Foot Forward – Strategies for Starting the Year Well
The session covers classroom organisation and positive behaviour strategies. |
| 10th October 2019 | Time Management & Wellbeing
The session focuses on effective strategies to organise workload and make best use of time, which can support teachers’ health and wellbeing in the NQT year. |
| 7th November 2019 | The Planning Cycle
The session covers Learning Intentions and Success Criteria, Marking and Feedback & Progression within Lessons. |
| 28th November 2019 | Effective Questioning and AfL
Themes of the session include Levels of Questioning & Responsive Teaching. |
| 9th January 2020 | Engaging All Learners – SEND and Inclusion
Session built to reflect on inclusivity, how our practice, planning and assessments allows all learners within our classrooms to be provided with opportunities to really flourish and meet their true potential. |
| 30th January 2020 | Making Mathematicians
The session covers CPA Approach, Planning a Mastery Lesson, Skills for Reasoning & Problem Solving, Planning to Address Misconceptions |
| 27th February 2020 | Writing for Real
Themes of the session include The Writing Process & Motivating Pupils to Write. |
| 19th March 2020 | Reading by Six, and Beyond
The session covers How to Teach Reading, Writing & Spelling through systematic Phonics. |
| 23rd April 2020 | The Lesson Study Model
The session covers Identifying Targeted Areas to Develop, Shared Peer Practice and Research, Plan, Teach & Observe. |
| 4th June 2020 | Broad and Balanced Curriculum
Themes of the session include Approaches to Teaching Subjects and Cross Curricular Links |
| 2nd July 2020 | The Future
The session includes a reflection of the NQT year, Next steps beyond the NQT year and Career Paths. |
NQT 2019-2020 taught sessions take place at
Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY
Thursdays 9am – 11.30am
School Visits / Learning Triads
These are a compulsory and key part of the NQT training programme. NQTs in groups will visit each others’ schools and observe best practice, focusing on a theme from the previous taught session, and reflect on what they have observed. A timetable of visits will be distributed at the start of the programme. Schools will be expected to host several triads throughout the year, and in return their NQTs will have the opportunity to see practice in other schools. Triad visits will be planned at NQT schools and beyond to offer a breadth of experience.
| Date: | School Visit / Triad |
|---|---|
| 26th September 2019 | School Visit / Triad |
| 17th October 2019 | School Visit / Triad |
| 14th November 2019 | School Visit / Triad |
| 5th December 2019 | School Visit / Triad |
| 16th January 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
| 6th February 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
| 5th March 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
| 26th March 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
| 30th April 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
| 11th June 2020 | School Visit / Triad |
Personal Development Sessions
On these weeks NQTs can direct their own development, in conjunction with their school mentor and with suggestions from their NQT programme tutor.
| Date: | Personal Development Session |
|---|---|
| 3rd October 2019 | Personal Development Session |
| 31st October 2019 | Personal Development Session |
| 21st November 2019 | Personal Development Session |
| 12th December 2019 | Personal Development Session |
| 23rd January 2020 | Personal Development Session |
| 13th February 2020 | Personal Development Session |
| 12th March 2020 | Personal Development Session |
| 2nd April 2020 | Personal Development Session |
| 7th May 2020 | Personal Development Session |
| 18th June 2020 | Personal Development Session |
“It has been great to hear from other professionals, bounce ideas around with other NQTs and I have certainly taken a lot of things on board!”
NQT from the 2018-19 cohort.
Mentor Training
NQT school mentors are a key component of support for NQTs during the induction year. This session is for new and experienced mentors to find out how best to support their NQTs and the processes and deadlines for NQT assessment during the year.
Mentor Training takes place at Holy Trinity CE Primary School, Beechwood Road, London, E8 3DY 12th September 2019: 4 – 5.30pm
Audience
- NQTs
Cost
The cost of the full NQT Training Programme for 2019-2020 is £950. This includes the charge for registering NQTs with Primary Advantage as the Appropriate Body, support and training for mentors, the administration of NQT assessments and access to NQT Manager software for mentors to manage NQT assessments. The charge for acting as the Appropriate Body only is £350 per NQT.
Upcoming Dates
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NQT Programme Courses
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