Event Details
Day 1: 11 February, 2021
Day 2: 11 March, 2021
Day 3: 22 April, 2021
Day 4: 20 May, 2021
Day 5: 10 June, 2021
Day 6: 8 July, 2021
Start time: 15:45 GMT
End time: 16:30 GMT
Venue: Online
FREE
What you need to know in order to introduce the Early Career Framework in your school.
These will be monthly meetings for approximately 30-40 minutes (3.45-4.30) to update you on the most recent position as it unfolds. You need to book this series.
Day 1: 11 February, 2021
Day 2: 11 March, 2021
Day 3: 22 April, 2021
Day 4: 20 May, 2021
Day 5: 10 June, 2021
Day 6: 8 July, 2021
Start time: 15:45 GMT
End time: 16:30 GMT
Venue: Online
You may be aware that NQT induction is changing from September 2021 a new two-year programme will be in place with various options to consider.
As the Department for Education continues to release information, we want to keep you as fully informed and up to date so that you can make the best choices for your school and NQTs.
We have put in place a series of live webinars for our schools to guide you through this ECF journey. These sessions are free of charge and we hope that you will join us and also have the opportunity to ask questions.
For more information contact us here or call us on 0121 366 9950.
Helen Grundy – Adviser, Services For Education
Helen qualified with a first class honours degree in English and Education Studies in 1998. A significant amount of her degree was spent studying in Amsterdam under the Hogeschool Holland, adding a TESOL element to her degree and enabling study and understanding of international approaches to education. Helen’s teaching career then took place across Staffordshire in infant, first and primary schools, taking on various roles in subject leadership, as SENCo and SLT, and achieving the NCTL Leadership Pathways award.
Noted successful practice resulted in Helen becoming a Leading Maths Teacher, supporting colleagues across the county. This became a role which she increasingly enjoyed and led naturally into a role in consultancy and advising.
Helen joined Services for Education in 2015 as an Education Adviser. Her role was primarily as a Maths Adviser however since joining the company has also become manager of the highly successful Health for Life in Primary Schools programme, NQT Manager as part of the LA approved Appropriate Body for NQT Induction and a member of the Statutory Assessment team.
Simone Whitehouse – Adviser, Services For Education
Simone qualified with a PGCE in Religious Education following a Bachelors degree in Theology. Simone went onto lead RE in two demographically differently schools in Birmingham before working for the city’s advisory service.
Simone works in two areas: Religious Education and Newly Qualified Teachers. Working in Religious Education Simone works with faith groups and advises the Standing Advisory Council for RE (SACRE) on RE and Collective Worship. She has worked with others to design lesson plans for the Faith Makes a Difference website to support schools to implement the Birmingham Agreed Syllabus. She has worked on drafting the new 2019 Agreed Syllabus.
Simone also works with primary and secondary teachers and school governors. Working on behalf of the City Council as the Appropriate Body for NQTs Simone works with senior leaders and tutors to support their NQTs through induction.
Simone has recently been awarded her PhD – demonstrating her love of learning and Religious Education!
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