This afternoon the Wessex Partnership convened our first NQT meeting, bringing newly qualifies teaches from three local schools together to share their journey into the profession. It was a real privilege to meet with the various staff from across the county, to be a part of a relatively modest group of school leaders who see value and benefit in collaborating.
We started with a short video as a metaphor for the year ahead…
We then completed a ‘Find Someone Who…’ sheet to break the ice, followed by a series of ‘Odd one out’ slides.
We make introduction and subject connections and discussed the start of term.
We flicked through the fantastic (if ageing) ‘Movemeon‘
It started with a simple idea: what if elements of teacher professional development could be carried out in small bursts?
Hundreds of tweets – but only a few weeks – later we have this book. It is a testament to power of social networking to produce something worthwhile. Movemeon editorial.
The remaining meetings certainly presents a valuable NQT CPD menu.
| Date | Time | Session Details | Venue |
| Wednesday1st October | 4pm-5pm | Introduction | The Wellington AcademySP11 9QD |
| Wednesday26th November | 4pm-5pm | Planning and Management of Workload | Pewsey Vale SchoolSN9 5EW |
| Wednesday4th February | 4pm-5pm | Behaviour for Learning | South Wilts Grammar SchoolSP1 3JJ |
| Wednesday18th March | 4pm-5pm | Making Use of Data | Avon Valley CollegeSP4 8HH |
| Wednesday6th May | 4pm-5pm | Making an Impact | Trafalgar School at DowntonSP5 3HN |
| Wednesday8th July | All Day |
As promised, this video, the links are here.
My thanks to Juliette Baldwin from drafting the schedule.
An extra late bonus – David Riley had offered 25 NQT Triptico accounts for the remaining 10 months of the academic year. If you are one of those colleagues – drop me a line.
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