Continued Professional Development and Formation
CPDF at St Mary’s is the bedrock of ensuring our staff have the tools they need to be the best teachers they can be for our students. CPDF is based upon the school priorities that will support our young people to grow and develop as confident young adults in an ever-evolving world. As a Catholic School and Sixth Form College we have a moral obligation to support all students in our care regardless of starting point and hold a determination to nurture high aspirations. Formation is part of our title due to our distinct Catholic ethos as our time together as a staff allows us to come together and form as the body of St Mary's. From our training provision, we focus on structures within the classroom that allows staff to select the most suitable elements of evidence informed practice to help make the curriculum accessible for all through our policy of CPDF which is then supported by a range of CPDF sessions. This is then explored at departmental level through DPD sessions and lived out through various quality assurance undertake by the school. As we strive to be a model of World Class teaching and learning as an outward facing school who seek strong practice and reflects upon its application. Teaching and Learning is our passion.
Policy
PRINCIPLES
Planning, explanation, modelling, questioning, feedback, practice, retrieval and adaptations.
PRACTICES
Do now, Lesson context, I do, we do, you do, thinking time, listening structures, turn taking, reading and writing.
SYSTEMS
Knowledge Organisers, St Mary's padlets, retrieval, green pen, assessment.
VULNERABLE STUDENT STRATEGY
Think first, think twice.
Pupil passports
Focus 30
Taylored intervention
Oracy development.
CPDF
ARCHDIOCESE
ALSSIT meetings for Senior and Middle Leaders.
EXTERNAL CPD
WWLCSD Mentor training, NPQ courses. Collaborative training across Wigan LEA. Exam board training.
SCHOOL
CPDF sessions, Leadership meetings. Safeguarding, SEND and pastoral briefing carousel. Staff weekly essential bulletin. Open door policy for all classrooms
DEPARTMENT
DPD sessions focussing on subject specific development, Weekly briefing, collaborative planning and moderation time, Reflection on whole school CPDF application. SLT link meetings
INDIVIDUAL
Coaching, Leadership training ECT programme, new staff induction.
QA
EXTERNAL
Archdiocese collaboration
Governor’s meetings.
SCHOOL
Line management and Leadership meetings cycles of learning walks, student voice and work scrutiny. Formal observations for ITT/ ECTs/ Staff.
DEPARTMENT
HOD and KS Leaders/ 2nd in Departments learning walks, book looks, student voice.
INDIVIDUAL
Appraisal meeting. Appraisal mid cycle review. Appraisal observation.
CPDF Case Studies
Abigail Steel Phonics NPQ Courses School Librarian Association Conference Archdiocese Group Voice 21 Oracy Champion Metal Health Practitioner Exam Board Team Leader Management Training Level Catholic Leadership UCAS Tutor Training Dyslexia Training Research Ed
