Welcome to Headteacher Briefing Thursday 15th February

Agenda Promoting international links- British Council: John Rolfe, British Council EEF project trial – reading; Professor Clare Wood Local developments – John Dexter, Education Director Update - Nick Lee - Ofsted -SEND strategy

Promoting international links - British Council John Rolfe, British Council.

British Council/Nottingham 15 February 2018  

Bring the world into your classroom with the British Council… www.britishcouncil.org

How many languages are there in the world? Between 2000 and 2500 (b – around 2,200) About 100 Between 2000 and 2500 More than 400 www.britishcouncil.org

1) what is the most spoken language in the world (as a National Language) ? a)Chinese b) Spanish c) English d) Arabic e) Hindi 中文啊！ Chinese! (a) www.britishcouncil.org

2) How many European languages are there? Less than 100 100-200 200-300 300-400 200-300 (c) www.britishcouncil.org

3) What proportion of all the languages in the world are African languages? 1 in 3 (b) www.britishcouncil.org

4) Which of the following is written from right to left? Arabic (a) Arabic Japanese Albanian Hindi www.britishcouncil.org

5) Which country has the largest number of Spanish native speakers? Méjico Mexico (c) Spain Colombia Mexico USA www.britishcouncil.org

6) How many people in the world speak English? Almost everyone About 480 million About 100 million About 480 million (c) www.britishcouncil.org

7) What’s the largest number of languages spoken in any one country? 836 in Papua New Guinea (a) About 800 Between 400 and 600 About 200 www.britishcouncil.org

Between 30 and 70 (b - actually around 50) 8) How many words do you think you could speak when you were 18 months old? Between 30 and 70 (b - actually around 50) About 20 Between 30 and 70 More than 100 www.britishcouncil.org

By the time you were five years old, how many words could you speak? About 1000 Between 2000 and 2500 More than 4000 Between 2000 and 2500 (b) www.britishcouncil.org

British Council ENRICHED EDUCATION – Sustained collaboration between the UK and other countries on professional development, curricula, system reform and policy dialogues provides improved educational outcomes for young people. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP INCREASED - Young people and educators demonstrate an increased capacity in the skills, understanding and outlook required to work in a global economy and contribute responsibly to society, locally and globally. www.britishcouncil.org

British Council and languages As well as having a role in the teaching and learning of English all over the world, we develop friendly knowledge and understanding and bring an intercultural dimension to foreign language learning in the UK, through bringing in foreign language assistants and encouraging schools to make partnerships with schools overseas We believe that speaking another language is crucial to understanding another culture, and for long term growth and prosperity. So, no matter how many people around the world speak English, we still need to go to the effort of mastering foreign languages ourselves in the UK. Languages for the Future We want to promote lang learning as a key skill And lang and intercultural at the heart of the curriculumj

Survey said… 78% can’t speak a foreign language 8% caused offence because they did not understand the local culture 18% ordered something without understanding the menu 17% spoke English is a foreign accent to make themselves understood….

British Council can… -student leadership and personal development Help you find a partner school overseas and potential funding Support you in developing a successful international partnership Give you access to online resources and project spaces Give you professional development opportunities (online & face-to-face) Provide you with a language assistant Support a range of skills through Connecting Classrooms: -critical thinking and problem solving -collaboration and communication -creativity and imagination -citizenship -digital literacy -student leadership and personal development

confident global citizen thirst for knowledge creative makes connections questioning communicates well confident global citizen thirst for knowledge curious generates ideas Multi lingual perseveres listens and reflects critical self-editing skilled shaper literate willing to have a go thinks for themselves shows initiative gets on well with others makes a difference acts with integrity self-esteem ‘can do’ attitude learns from mistakes independent The Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency - the government agency responsible for developing the curriculum in England - did some research and came up with these characteristics. And we - the British Council – tested these characteristics with educators in some of the countries in which we work. So how do we help young people to develop these characteristics? How do we prepare them to become global citizens? We believe that this is where partnerships between schools and school systems play an important role. 20 20

UK / German Connection funding and resources with Germany A range of accessible resources and guidance on how to get started, examples of best practice, specific teaching ideas and classroom resources https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/find-classroom- resources/choose-resource UK / German Connection funding and resources with Germany www.ukgermanconnection.org y www.britishcouncil.org

Why is this important?... 94% of UK teachers feel that schools should prepare students to deal with a fast changing and globalised world 80% of teachers agree that thinking about how teaching contributes to making the world a better place motivates them to stay in teaching 78% of students think it is important that schools help them understand what people can do to make the world a better place 93% of UK businesses think it is important for schools to help young people develop the ability to think globally Knowledge and awareness of the wider world is more important to employers than A levels or class of degree 75% of UK businesses think we are in danger of being left behind by emerging countries unless young people learn to think more globally (research by MORI / Think Global)

Resources https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/classroom- resources/list/year- dog-primary-teaching-resource https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/projects-and- resources/ragdoll-films Professional Development: https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/professional- development British Council International School Award: https://schoolsonline.britishcouncil.org/accreditation- and-awards/International-School-Award eTwinning www.britishcouncil.org/etwinning www.britishcouncil.org

Encourage cultural understanding and mutually empowering relationships Over 75,000 schools across the globe are involved in British Council Schools Online Framework for developing international work, increased motivation, an enriched curriculum, a whole school ethos with a broad and rich range of international work and positive PR-local / national media coverage Recognition, celebration and development of staff and students supporting intercultural dialogue Differences exist so we seek to develop understanding between people with diverse opinions, viewpoints and values Schools and educators share a common vision in helping to better understand and protect the planet and our inter-dependencies and connections Encourage cultural understanding and mutually empowering relationships Examine values, attitudes and develop skills to combat prejudice and promote self esteem Provide focus for learning; ‘there are no passengers on planet earth; we are all crew’ OFSTED-’social, moral, spiritual, cultural’ requirement and exploring British values

Modern Language Assistants Language support in the classroom from native- speakers Raises pupils’ motivation and enthusiasm and promotes intercultural understanding French, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese Assistants work 12-18 hours per week in up to 3 schools Apply through British Council For more information, visit: www.britishcouncil.org/languageassistants www.tinyurl.com/PLassistant Primary pilot

Vocational education and training Erasmus+ is for… Higher education Vocational education and training Schools Adult education Youth Sport

From 2014 to 2020, Erasmus+ will enable UK organisations to: provide staff, young people and learners with the opportunity to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad take part in transnational partnerships between education, training and youth organisations. Any organisation involved in education, training, youth and sport can get involved www.erasmusplus.org.uk

confidence compassionate enterprising resilient curious principled Country histories… Different faiths and religions Famous figures around the world Climate change Maths around the world World music, art, drama and dance World sculptures World Dance Rivers around the world World flora and fauna Where do our clothes come from? Cultural Physical Scientific Successful learner Confident individual Responsible citizen THE LEARNING TREE-GLOBALLY MINDED STUDENTS Research skills Functional skills Learning skills Social skills Thinking Skills confidence compassionate enterprising resilient curious principled

British Council Schools Online www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline

International School Award ‘embed the ethos of global activities into school life; develop links’ ‘giving recognition to the importance of developing internationalism and impetus for future development’ ‘to celebrate the different cultures and backgrounds of our school community’ ‘to widen our pupils understanding of the world and the opportunities for them to contribute towards a better, safer planet-to respect themselves and others’ ‘learning extended and greater awareness amongst governors and parents’ ‘the staff work together and enjoy the inclusion and variety of this work’ ‘it enables us to audit our existing activities and plan for development’ ‘one of the best things I’ve been involved in-inspiration from international colleagues’ ‘motivation of pupils towards MFL learning’ ‘commitment to develop international citizens; relationships with global neighbours’ ‘all schools should be doing this – a brilliant idea to enrich our school and wider community with some great innovative and creative teaching and learning’

John Rolfe john.rolfe@britishcouncil.org 07817 365805 www.britishcouncil.org/schoolsonline https://vimeo.com/148879093 www.britishcouncil.org

EEF project trial reading: http://bit.ly/2Eo6zGh Professor Clare Wood EEF project trial reading: http://bit.ly/2Eo6zGh

Trial of Year 1 Literacy Resources Based on previously successful trial of ABRACADABRA 20 Week programme of activities Delivered by TAs in small groups (4x a week, 15 mins) Positive impact on reading outcomes (PIRA) Evidence of wider impact of training on other pupils’ progress Scale Up trial starting September 2018 We are looking to recruit as many schools with Year 1 cohorts as poss. Focus on Newcastle, Teeside, Manchester, East and West Midlands email clare.wood@ntu.ac.uk if you are interested

Local Developments John Dexter

Congratulations and thank you John Dexter Director Education Congratulations and thank you Progress data correspondence Collegiate approach Cooperation partnership Thank you Understanding sectors and transition

Strategic view EIB Primary – TSA/NST/EIB Social mobility SIFF bids Secondary heads Primary heads Special schools heads SIFF bids Conference – mad idea

Update Nick Lee

SEND Strategy Update to heads February 2018 Reminder – earlier briefings and well attended consultation events for 5 year strategy requirement Other consultation events have followed Range of information collected to inform content – from consultations/data analysis/place planning activity…

Process Autumn – Spring: Consultation completed with schools, governors, early years settings, post 16, children, young people and families Draft strategy and high level action plan to be completed February 2018 Circulation of draft March/April 2018 Publication of final document by September 2018 Detailed operational action plan to be reviewed annually

Key areas identified through consultation and data analysis… Strategic support – clarity re graduated approach and how this fits with HLN funding processes and statutory assessment processes Transition - all phases Specialist training and support to schools/settings SEMH – earlier identification and evidence based intervention More effective information sharing and support from all agencies Extended continuum of provision from mainstream settings/focus provision/special school Many positives identified but key areas for development will inform action planning No particular order… Similarities in requirements all groups

Action planning High level action plan will incorporate consultation responses and current activity including : On-going activity from implementation of SEND reforms Exclusion project Outcomes of place planning exercise to ensure sufficient specialist placements Review of funding processes/graduated approach and EHC planning to minimise bureaucracy

Further information For further information contact: Alison Weaver alison.weaver@nottinghamcity.gov.uk Janine Walker janine/.walker@nottinghamcity.gov.uk