drb Schools and Academies Services are experts in working within the education sector, acting as your trusted adviser with children and young people at the heart of what we do.
We develop bespoke professional development for teachers and leaders. We deliver a wide range of training from EYFS, subject leader support, subject specific training, RSE, attendance and preparation for Ofsted. We look forward to meeting you in person or via our Zoom training events.
2024
April
60 minute SEF with Evaluate-Ed
Thursday 25th April | 9.00am to 12.00pm
We are delighted to introduce Evaluate-Ed. They have developed a simple school improvement process of: Review, Plan & Do. Their easy-to-use system guides you through questions and pre-populated answers that produce a deep review into your school.
Delegates will leave the session with:
- an in-depth SEF and actionable development points;
- the ability to produce reports for every aspect of school and trust life, including: SEND, Safeguarding, Faith inspections, Early Years, Governance, Headteacher Reports and more;
- a clear view of the strengths and areas of development across your school, college or trust.
- free access to Evaluate-Ed’s platform for a full term.
Date: Thursday 25th April
Venue: Fairlawns – 9.00am to 12.00pm
Cost: £120 (+VAT) per delegate
Primary: Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) Update
Tuesday 30th April 2024 | 09:30 – 11:00am
Essential updates on RSE with Rebecca Jennings including:
- RSE requirements/rationale
- Update around Gender questioning Children
- Alleviating Parental concerns
- Sensitive topis and how to address these
- Creating a safe learning environment for pupils and staff delivering an inclusive curriculum
- Techniques in answering challenging questions from pupils
- Questions
Dates: Tuesday 30th April 2024 | 09:30 – 11:00am
Venue: Zoom Webinar
Cost: £80 (+VAT)
May
School finance training for senior leaders or those new to finance roles.
Wednesday 1st May and Thursday 2nd May 2024 | 9.30 to 15:30
- A two day training event for senior leaders, prospective senior leaders or those new to finance, who want a comprehensive understanding of school finance. An essential introduction into:
- how all of the income streams come into school budget;
- how to plan for expenditure and link this to school improvement priorities;
- how governance and accountability for finance is structured and reported.
- Delegates will practice budget planning, predicting income and expenditure and considering three to five year projections.
Dates: Wednesday 1st May and Thursday 2nd May 2024.
Venue: Fairlawns Hotel & Spa, Walsall.
Cost: £450 (+VAT) per delegate for both dates – one fee.
July
A journey from theory to evidence-based
Wednesday 3rd July 2024 – Fairlawns Hotel, Walsall – 9.30-3.00 (including lunch)
We are delighted to introduce Jablai Saleh, the inspirational headteacher of Story Wood Primary School. Delegates will explore a deep understanding of
- how theory is developed into practice;
- the four pillars of great assessment;
- the role of knowledge in the curriculum and its impact on memory;
- what is meant by lethal mutations;
- cognitive science strategies and their application;
- a model teaching and learning policy.
Dates: Wednesday 3rd July 2024
Venue: Fairlawns Hotel, Walsall – 9.30-3.00 (including lunch)
Cost: £240 per delegate
Safeguarding update for September
Tuesday 9th July 2024 | 9:30 to 3:30pm (including lunch)
- A one-day course, facilitated by Matt Sparling.
- Benefits for senior leaders and DSLs:
- comprehensive understanding of the content and interpretation of Keeping Children Safe in Education, not simply the substantive changes;
- a full suite of slides that can be used to deliver to staff and governing bodies in September;
- suggestions for relevant information that can be used to help staff understand and discharge their role as set out in KCSIE;
- allow Senior Leaders ways to ensure staff have read and understood KCSIE and schools safeguarding policy including hints and tips to support staff with KCSIE and safeguarding information.
- information relevant to the locality or safeguarding partnership for delegates.
Date: Tuesday 9th July 2024 at Fairlawns Hotel, Walsall
Time: 9:30 to 3:30pm (including lunch)
Cost: £240 (+VAT) per delegate
What does your 2024 data tell you?
Tuesday 16th July (Fairlawns) | 9.30 to 14:30 (including lunch)
- A workshop to support the analysis of this year’s outcomes and consider implications for:
- school self-evaluation
- school improvement planning
- continuing professional development
- staff performance management
Date: Tuesday 16th July (Fairlawns)
Time: 9.30 to 14:30am (including lunch)
Cost: £240 (+VAT) per delegate
What does your 2024 data tell you?
Thursday 18th July 2024 (Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road, Birmingham) | 9.30 to 14:30 (including lunch)
- A workshop to support the analysis of this year’s outcomes and consider implications for:
- school self-evaluation
- school improvement planning
- continuing professional development
- staff performance management
Date: Thursday 18th July 2024 (Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road, Birmingham)
Time: 9.30 to 14:30am (including lunch)
Cost: £240 (+VAT) per delegate
September
Building an attendance culture – Birmingham
Friday 13th September at 9:30 – 15:00 (Lunch provided) – Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road, Birmingham
Join Wayne Harris for a groundbreaking professional development programme aimed at empowering schools to foster a culture of everyone being responsible for school attendance. Delegates will:
- analyse the challenges for schools post-pandemic;
- create a new attendance culture;
- redefine your approach.
Benefits of attending include:
- Stay ahead of upcoming changes in attendance practice;
- Use CPD to instil a culture of shared responsibility;
- Access to a wealth of learning materials and resources;
- Join a national network of schools.
Dates: Friday 13th September at 9:30 – 15:00 (Lunch provided)
Venue: Plough and Harrow, Hagley Road, Birmingham
Cost: £240 (+VAT)
Transforming Teaching through evidence-based practice
Tuesday 17th September at 1.00pm-4.00pm – Fairlawns hotel, Walsall
A ½ day course delivered by Amanda Arnold. This will focus on:
- Teaching sequences;
- Explaining and Modelling;
- Checking for Understanding;
- Purposeful Tasks;
- Designing CPD.
Following research through into practical examples for the classroom
Dates: Tuesday 17th September at 1.00pm-4.00pm
Venue: Fairlawns hotel, Walsall
Cost: £130 (+VAT)
The Power of pupil voices – unlocking the learning
Thursday 19th September at 1.00pm-4.00pm- Fairlawns hotel, Walsall
A ½ day course delivered by Amanda Arnold and Grace Jackson. This will focus on:
- Vocabulary to support learning;
- Understanding Etymology and Morphology as a tool for learning;
- Building opportunities for talk;
- Questioning and retrieval practice;
- Pupil conferencing;
- Demonstrating progress first hand through talk.
Date: Thursday 19th September at 1.00pm-4.00pm
Venue: Fairlawns hotel, Walsall
Cost: £130 (+VAT)
October
If you are new to EYFS or want to see amazing practice – book this course
Thursday 3rd October at 9:30 – 15:00 (Lunch provided) – The H Suite, 100 Icknield Port Road, Birmingham B16 0AA
For Early Years practitioners and leaders:
Waddah Ali is an expert early year’s leader and has devised a comprehensive step by step approach to teaching key skills in the early years. This full day will comprise of two sessions.
The morning session will cover Early Writing, Early Reading and Writing Moderation. This will look at how we teach and assess reading and writing in Early Years, focusing on the following:
- a step-by-step guide on reaching the expected level and how to extend pupils in reading and writing;
- how to measure progress;
- what level of work to expect at each stage of the year;
- sharing tools for teaching and assessment;
- writing moderation with a number of schools (practitioners bring three pieces of evidence at different levels to moderate).
The afternoon session will cover Mathematics in Early Years, Early Years Mathematics moderation and Early Years Assessment and teaching and a learning tool for all the 17 areas of learning:
- a step-by-step guide on reaching the expected level and how to extend pupils in Mathematics;
- how to measure progress;
- what level of work to expect at each stage of the year;
- sharing tools for teaching and assessment;
- mathematics moderation with a number of schools (practitioners bring three pieces of evidence at different levels to moderate).
- sharing assessment and teaching tools for the 17 areas of learning.
Dates: Thursday 3rd October at 9:30 – 15:00 (Lunch provided)
Venue: The H Suite, 100 Icknield Port Road, Birmingham B16 0AA
Cost: £240 (+VAT)
