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School staff CPD – progression routes into higher education

Our colleagues in Aspire Higher have created a handy staff CPD training session to develop staff confidence and awareness of the higher education landscape, to enable class teachers and form tutors to have more in-depth conversations with KS2, 3 and 4 children. Aspire Higher are currently developing student workshops which will support the presentation, available to Aspire Higher schools in Northamptonshire. Explanatory notes to support the presentation are available on request from aspirehigher@northampton.ac.uk

Subject Networks

Subject networks are logistically co-ordinated by the University, but the intention is that you guide the agenda content each meeting. Each meeting also has a sharing good practice element to it to allow staff to network and share exemplar materials and practices. Please check the below drop-down menus for more information.

  • Coming in 2023 is a series of CPD workshops for teachers.  These will focus on subjects including Fine Art, Illustration and Photography.  Each will offer teachers an opportunity to share best practice, explore areas of the curriculum that UON can support and practice techniques that they can take back into the classroom.

    Dates to be announced soon.

    To register your interest please email schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk 

  • The University has a developed a CPD network for teachers of drama and performance studies.  Two workshops took place in Autumn 2022, with the sharing of good practice and staff explored techniques to take back into the classroom.

    Workshop 1 was a devising masterclass. The workshop looked at how warmup is linked directly to the stimulus of the lesson and worked on material that keeps students engaged and, most importantly, invested in the work they are producing.

    Workshop 2 explored organic links between physical building blocks and “the text”.

    The next workshop will take place in Spring 2023.

    If you would like to be a part of this growing network, please email schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk.

  • All county secondary schools and FE colleges.

    Next meeting
    • Date: Tuesday 14 March 2023
    • Time: 1.30 – 5pm (lunch at 1.30pm)
    • Location: Sunley Hotel on UON Waterside Campus

    Please contact tim.dobson@northampton.ac.uk to book up to two places for your school or college.

    All documents for the head of 6th meetings throughout 2021 and 2022 please contact Tim.Dobson@Northampton.ac.uk for access to the Head of 6th Sharepoint area.

    9 December 2020 meeting presentations
    • [Presentations coming soon]
    24 June 2020 Key Contacts
    4 December 2019 Meeting Presentations
    Other resources that came out of the meeting:

    Contact Tim.Dobson@northampton.ac.uk if you would like to be put you in touch with Joan Low.

    17 October 2018 Meeting Presentations

    Download the below presentations in a Microsoft Powerpoint format.

    2 July 2019 Meeting Presentations

  • Working collaboratively with the Regional STEM Network hosted by Arthur Harwood from Bishop Stopford School, this is a forum for

    • sharing best practice,
    • information on funding and competition opportunities,
    • taking part in practical activities
    • engaging with UON’s science team
    • exploring opportunities for targeted revision days for GCSE/A Level students
    • linking with subject specific specialists including biologists
    • learn about current research being carried out at UON
    • access to the annual STE(A)M Challenge Day for teams of 6 Y9 students on Tuesday 20 June 2023 at UON

    Meetings are 3 times a year from 4pm – 5.30pm at Waterside Campus

    The next meeting will be on either Thursday 23 February or 2 March 2023

    To attend or register your interest please email schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk

  • The University is keen to work with schools and colleges to develop the Sociology Teachers Network – to develop relationships, share good practice and discover CPD needs of school staff.  Also to be discussed will be the potential of a future conference for Y12/Y13 young people in 2023-2024.

    If your school is interested in being part of this, contact schoolsengagement@northampton.ac.uk

    Next meeting: Tuesday 4 July 2023: 4pm

  • All county secondary and FE colleges. Please see the meeting dates below for this academic year:

    • Dates for this academic year can be found within the Northamptonshire A Level Psychology meetings presentation. Download the presentation.

    Please contact Carey.Allen@northampton.ac.uk to book your place and for more information.

  • The University of Northampton is a signatory to the Military Covenant as well as providing funding support.

    Please access the FAQs and AFC UON Schools presentation to see how your school can support military families disclose their military status and access their child’s Military Pupil Premium

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