Religious Education Courses
New! How To Be An Effective And Successful Head Of RE
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Overview:
Timeline is proud to offer this new course, presented by Joyce Mackley, RE Advisor with the RE Today Professional Services Team.
The busy, lively day is all about offering practical advice that will make a real difference to confidence levels, and it offers practical support and inspiration that can make a real difference in the classroom, the department and the whole school.
Main features of the course:
- Taking a thorough look at the ideal and the reality of being an effective Head of RE
- Looking at what Ofsted and HMI have to say
- Discovering how to get your department members on your side and how to keep them there!
- Improving teaching and learning in RE
- Managing the RE curriculum effective planning and development
- Discussing current monitoring practice
- Considering the importance of effective self-evaluation, and the personal action plan
Course aimed at:
The course is ideal for aspiring and newly appointed Heads of RE, or established Heads wishing to review and develop their role.
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Course programme:
The day starts at 9:30 for registration, and the first session is at 10:00. The course ends at approximately 15:45.
There are refreshments at registration, mid-morning, lunch and mid-afternoon. Full delegate materials and a certificate of attendance support the course.
Session 1 The ideal and the reality of being an effective Head of Religious Education
• Qualities of the ideal/effective subject leader group activity
• Leading and managing exploring the difference
• Subject leaders' standards exploring the core aspects
• What Ofsted and HMI have to say reports and expectations
Session 2 Developing the RE department
• Professional knowledge and understanding: how to take your colleagues with you an activity for developing a shared vision for the subject
• Supporting and developing teachers with other specialisms
Session 3 Improving teaching and learning in RE
• Activity - do you know what to expect of pupils? Gaining familiarity with the 8 level scale
• Engaging learning strategies how do pupils learn best in RE?
• Task setting and assessment - what makes a good task in RE?
• Successfully managing assessment
Session 4 Managing the curriculum
• Using your Agreed syllabus, Diocesan guidelines and the Non Statutory National Framework
• Planning ensuring progression, coherence and challenge
• Developing an effective scheme of work
Session 5 Monitoring and self-evaluation
• Why monitor? Examples of current practice from the group
• Different approaches to monitoring the pros and cons
• Departmental self-evaluation
• Personal action planning myself as subject leader
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Tutor Joyce Mackley:
Joyce is RE Adviser with the RE Today professional services team. She has taught in three LEAs, most recently in Gloucestershire during which time she was seconded as advisory teacher for RE. Joyce provides inset and consultancy nationally, and supports the work of RE in two LEAs through SACRE consultancy and school focussed work. She edited the Secondary RE In Practice Curriculum series for RE Today and writes the current series Developing Secondary RE'. Her previous publications include Looking Inwards Looking Outwards' and A-Z Active Learning Strategies' (RE Today).
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Dates and locations:
London : Wednesday 23 November 2005, Wednesday 22 March 2006 - Euston
Manchester : Thursday 10 November 2005, Wednesday 8 March 2006 - City Centre
Please note that when you reserve a place on the course, we will fax direct to you at school or college venue details and a map of how to get there about 10 days prior to course delivery.
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RE Today:
RE Today is wholly owned by the charity Christian Education , and is committed to the teaching of the major world faiths in Religious Education, and to an accurate and fair representation of their beliefs, values and practices in all its teaching materials. It carries forward the work of the former Christian Education Movement (CEM).
Few other organisations can offer such comprehensive support to RE professionals, which is why Timeline Training is proud to be working with RE Today to provide practical, relevant and up-to-date training for today's RE Teachers and Heads of Department.
RE Today:
- provides teaching materials and background papers, together with the termly magazine RE Today and the British Journal of Religious Education ;
- offers professional development and consultancy services through its professional staff ;
- arranges national and regional courses for teachers, pupils and other interested parties;
- carries out Research and Development work;
- administers the services of associated organisations:
For more information on the work of RE Today:
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Booking:
We have despatched a copy of the flyer and booking form for this course direct to your school or college. If you would like another copy please click here.
To reserve a place on this course, or to receive any further information:
- Phone us on 0121 686 5120 we can take all your details so no need to fill in a form!
- Fax us on 0121 686 5121
- Click here to send us an email
- Click here for an online booking form
Once we have received your information, we will contact you by post to confirm your booking.
Course fee £169. VAT @ 17.5% £29.58. Total cost £198.58.
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