BTSA offer a number of courses as part of the CPD offer for schools who are BSLC members.
The Magenta Principles (Mike Hughes) and Raising Boys' Achievements (Gary Wilson) are open to all teachers within BSLC schools. The Raising Boys' Achievement session to teachers will be followed by a session which parents of boys are able to attend.
We recommend that a member of SLT (no more than one staff member from BSLC schools) attends the Behaviour Management (Jason Bangbala) and The Learning Rainforest (Tom Sherington) sessions.
The BSLC are also offering three further courses with places limited to 2/3 teachers/TAs. We are currently determining interest from our schools and will be confirming details of the following sessions:
- Quality First Teaching
- Quality First Support
- Effective Deployment of TAs
To book your places on these courses, please do so by contacting our administrator Lynsey at: btsaadmin@ccmat.co.uk or by telephone on 0161 766 1597 (option 4).
Date |
Course Title |
Information |
Venue & Facilitators |
Thursday 28th February 2.15pm – 5.30pm
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Behaviour Management: Jason Bangbala
(limited places available - no more than one staff member from a school) |
This is an interactive, practical, realistic and enjoyable course. The primary focus is to provide strategies to deal with inappropriate behaviour in a quick, effective and non-confrontational manner. The course also looks at ways to plan for good behaviour, whilst motivating pupils to behave and minimising disruption in the first place. |
Jason Bangbala
Tina Owen
Philips High School |
Tuesday 30th April
4.00pm – 6.30pm
|
Raising Boys' Achievement: Gary Wilson
(100 places available to BSLC members) |
In a twilight session, Gary Wilson will explore all the barriers to boys' achievement and effective strategies to help break them down in ways that are not detrimental to girls. He will cover the negative labelling of boys, teacher expectations, dealing with peer pressure, boys and developing literacy (with a particular focus on boys and writing), emotional intelligence, engaging parents and much more! |
Gary Wilson
The Derby High School |
Tuesday 30th April
7.00pm – 8.15pm
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Raising Boys' Achievement: Gary Wilson (for parents of boys) |
Right across the developed world girls do tend to outperform all boys in school. Tonight is the opportunity to find out why, what your child's school is doing about it and what parents can do to help. |
Gary Wilson
The Derby High School |
Two sessions:
Thursday 6th June 2.15pm – 5.30pm
Thursday 4th July 2.15pm – 5.30pm
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The Learning Rainforest: Tom Sherington
(limited places available - no more than one staff member from a school) |
In a twilight session, Tom Sherrington will outline the concepts from his popular book The Learning Rainforest. This will include:
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Tom Sherington
Tina Owen
Philips High School |
Wednesday 26th June,
4.00pm – 6.30pm
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Magenta Principles: Mike Hughes
(100 places available to BSLC members) |
The Magenta Principles is an umbrella phrase that refers to a philosophy and an approach to teaching based firmly upon the premise that learning should be both exciting and engaging. More specifically, the phrase represents a pedagogy undermined by an unshakeable belief that:
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Mike Hughes
Parrenthorn High School |