Network Cluster Groups
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There are a number of network groups in South Gloucestershire
and we are hoping, during this year, to establish further groups
based on the school cluster areas.
Networks
Newsletter Article November 2005 
Cluster
Groups Newsletter Article November 2005
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School Librarians
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Secondary school librarians meet regularly to share good
practice, new ideas and general support.
On January 20th 2005 we are holding an Inservice day for
Secondary Librarians to consider the links between the Librarian
and the Key Stage 3. We are looking forward to a day of
Good Humour, Good lunch and lots of shared information and
ideas!! Contact Angela Feltham for more details:
angela.feltham@southglos.gov.uk
For those who
already subscribe to the School Library Journal it is possible
to register with the School Library Journal website at no
additional cost:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com
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'The one place for librarians to find indispensable information
needed to integrate libraries into the school curriculum, become
leaders in the areas of technology, reading, and information
literacy, and create high-quality collections for children and
young adults'. - Extract from the School Library Journal
website home page
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Other useful websites:
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School Libraries on the Web
http://www.sldirectory.com
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For a direct link to the websites of school libraries locally,
nationally and internationally visit
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School Libraries.org
http://www.school-libraries.org
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A website created for all who are interested in providing the
best resources and services possible for school libraries.
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School Libraries.org - resources section
http://www.school-libraries.org/
resources/
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Locate selected online resources, tools, support and plain old
good stuff for school librarians and school libraries!
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The Secondary Teaching Assistants Best Practice Forum
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This was a new initiative in September 2003 and have been
meeting once a term at Severnside Professional Development
Centre. Teaching Assistants have attended from most of our
Secondary Schools, Culverhill and Central Teaching.
The forum has enabled Teaching Assistants to meet together to
share ideas and resources and have additional speakers on a
range topics and interesting subjects. So far the
secondary group have had four really successful sessions:
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Session 1 - Building the effective working partnership
between teachers and TAs
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- TAs shared resources, methods and systems that have been
useful in providing a communication link in school between
teacher and TA.
- Used video - Teacher and TAs planning. Discussed
ways in which this could be achieved within the Secondary
setting.
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Session 2 - Time was given to looking at resources used by
the Behaviour Support Team. The aim was to share ideas and
tried and tested materials that could be recommended
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- Kathryn Pike was invited to explain the role of the PRU,
especially with regards to reintegrating pupils in KS3.
- We generally discussed ways in which TAs feel they are
included in their school community. What new
initiatives were happening in schools to promote TA
inclusion and what further developments were required.
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Session 3 - Behaviour Management Strategies led by Sara
Turner
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- Looked at strategies to use with challenging pupils and
how the inclusion support service supports such pupils.
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Session 4 - Solution Focus Approach to working with children
and young people
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- This session was led by Christine Youngman, Educational
Psychologist. We looked at using this approach when
working 1-1 with challenging and troubled pupils.
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The last meeting looked at South Gloucestershire's initiative to
support the development of Gifted and Talented pupils.
Julia Mabey, School Improvement Adviser, attended the group
along with Martin Baker, an Education Representative from Learn
Premium. There was the opportunity to view a new resource
'learn premium' from The Guardian, which includes various ideas
and resources addressing all Key Stages.
The resource includes:
- Individual research tasks for young people
- Lesson ideas and support
- A news desk that is regularly updated and lots more
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The cost of the resource is related to the number of young
people in the school and what aspects of the package the school
would like to subscribe to. The representative at the
meeting suggested schools discussed this prior to any purchase
agreement.
Further details can be found on:
http://www.learnpremium.co.uk
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