Welcome to the May edition of the BlueSky Newsletter. In this issue, we are looking forward to some exciting CPD webinars. Please do invite your colleagues to register for these sessions if you think they might be interested.
- 18th May: The CPD Interview webinar with Daniel Brown, Director of Professional Learning and Development at Dulwich College Singapore, we will discuss how the school has adopted a more developmental approach to appraisal by focusing on ‘Inquiry questions’.
- 25th May: Our first ‘BlueSky Learning Presents‘ live CPD session with Jon Hutchinson, Director Of Training and Development at the Reach Foundation, will explore Instructional coaching in theory and practice.
- Our latest blog ‘Why professional development is now moving centre stage in schools’ looks at the latest sector research as well as results from our recent customer survey exploring how our schools manage CPD.
- We’ve just added 4 new BlueSky Learning modules from internationally renowned teacher trainer and behaviour specialist Sue Cowley. Read her accompanying blog and learn more about the modules below.
See you soon,
The BlueSky Team
The CPD Interview: Daniel Brown, Dulwich College Singapore
18th MAY 2023 – 09:30 AM UK / 16:30 PM SINGPORE
Join this live interview webinar to hear Daniel Brown, Director of Professional Learning and Development at Dulwich College Singapore, share his approach to managing and evaluating professional development for all school staff.
This session will be interesting for leaders of schools, trusts or groups, Directors of Improvement, Directors of Professional Learning and Development, CPD leads and any staff involved in school People Strategy. Click the button to learn more and register today!
BlueSky Learning Presents…
23 MAY 2023 – 15:45 PM UK
This will be our first ‘BlueSky Learning Presents…’ webinar, our brand new exclusive showcase series offering brand new insights from our most popular BlueSky Learning authors.
In this session, we will be joined by Jon Hutchinson, Director Of Training and Development at the Reach Foundation and a Visiting Fellow at Ambition Institute to explore instructional coaching. Register for free today.
Why professional development is now moving centre stage in schools
We recently surveyed BlueSky members, asking how professional learning is managed in schools and how it was linked to school priorities. In the first of a series of blogs, we share some of the results and how this fits with wider changes in schools.
CPD is increasingly seen as vital to driving individual school improvement as well as a major tactic in the battle to retain staff. And it’s now being taken seriously at the strategic level.
Spotlight on behaviour
We’ve partnered with Sue Cowley to create a suite of brand-new modules for BlueSky Learning, exploring strategies and advice for establishing and managing behaviour in Primary and Secondary classrooms.
The first two modules are available now: ‘Primary Behaviour: Establishing Expectations and Building an Ethos’ and ‘Establishing Expectations and Building Routines in the Primary Setting’ at the link below.
You can also read her accompanying blog ‘Ten top tips on setting expectations in the Primary classroom’.
Author: Tamsin Denley,
Head of Marketing and Partnerships
