Welcome

Hello! And welcome to this month's newsletter, as you find us wondering when spring will decide to - well, spring. Since we last wrote to you we've been busy bees, with our spring NPQ cohorts having attended their first national webinar; our year one ECTs having attended their second clinics; and our appropriate body induction tutors having attended their spring term twilight. It's a lot for us all to fit into a very short half term, and we appreciate everyone's continued attendance!

Last week we learned that the Julian TSH has retained its teaching school hub status for a further four-year period. This was by no means guaranteed, so we are delighted at the outcome - and would like to thank you for everything you do to support our work: we see it and we appreciate it.

And finally...

The Julian TSH has published a new attendance policy, intended to be referenced in conjunction with the attendance policies of our lead providers for the ECT programme and NPQs. We're always looking for ways to assist participants in getting the most out of our programmes, and we hope that it's clear that the policy is intended to be supportive. You can find it - along with our other policy documents - here.

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Spotlight on... autumn 2024 NPQ facilitation

Just as one NPQ cohort begins their learning journey, so our thoughts turn to the next round of NPQs beginning in autumn 2024! 

We couldn't deliver the number of NPQs that we do without our team of incredible facilitators: outstanding local practitioners eager to share their expertise. We're very fortunate that so many colleagues across Norfolk want to share in the journey with our participants.

Could this be you?

We're currently accepting expressions of interest from potential facilitators for autumn 2024. If you are successfully appointed, you will benefit from specialised training from our lead provider as well as from our own team; you will be further supported by us via regular twilight sessions; and the Hub team will also support you with the logistics of the face to face events. We will also pay your organisation for time spent away from your day to day responsibilities.

Interested? Let us know here.

Focus on... How to get involved in research projects

The Education Endowment Foundation often advertises current and upcoming education trials for which they are recruiting. You can search by your location here. 

FOCUS4TAPS Trial - Primary Science
The NEW Focus4TAPS is a three-day CPD programme for the science lead and a Year 5 teacher. This new EEF funded primary science trial is a great opportunity to access the programme, which has been found to have a positive impact on pupil attainment and teacher confidence.

Recruitment is now open to all state-funded schools in Suffolk and Essex. It is a randomised control trial, so schools will either be in the intervention group (CPD in 2024-25 for £150 fee, but then £200 thank you payment for completion), or the control group (£500 thank you for waiting, then offered CPD in 25-26 at subsidised rate). Once schools are selected, they will begin training in Autumn 2024. The training consists of a day per term, with follow-up tasks. 

Find out more.