PTSA Archives - Plymouth Teachers and School Alliance

Open Door Visit – Mayflower Academy

January 20, 2026, 9:30 am

School: Mayflower Academy Date of visit: Tuesday 20th January 2026 Time: 09:30 - 11:00 Area of Focus: Attention to/for learning - leadership strategies - pedagogy and inclusion.

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Talk for Writing in EYFS and KS1

January 21, 2026, 1:30 pm

Talk for Writing in EYFS and KS1 Outline: This session will use principles from Talk for Writing to support oral retelling and writing for pleasure in EYFS; bridging the g...

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CPI – Refresher Training from January 2025 – (Spring 2026)

January 26, 2026, 3:30 pm

CPI - Refresher Training from January 2025 Date: Monday 26th January 2026 Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm Cost: £47 Venue: Hyde Park Primary School Instructors: Matt and Elaine

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Establishing a Coaching Programme

January 27, 2026, 9:00 am

Establishing a Coaching Programme Outline: Train the Trainer: This session will cover the principles of instructional coaching and how to use it to incrementally improve performance in the cla...

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Governor Information Session – Teaching and Learning

January 27, 2026, 5:30 pm

Governor Information Session - Teaching and Learning This session offers governors a strategic insight into the teaching and learning principles that underpin curriculum delivery and sc...

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Early Reading – Getting to grips with Graphemes

January 28, 2026, 9:30 am

Getting to Grips with Graphemes: This training is designed to help Reading Leaders and Year 1 teachers master the RWI method for teaching graphemes, the written representations of sounds, to c...

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Maximising the Impact of CPD in School

January 29, 2026, 3:45 pm

Maximising the Impact of CPD in School Outline: How CPD can support progression and how to plan for and measure impact successfully. Date: Thursday 29th January 2026 Time: 3.45 - 4...

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Pastoral support staff Network Meeting

February 3, 2026, 3:30 pm

Pastoral support staff Network Meeting Outline: The Pastoral Support Staff Network meeting will focus on sharing strategies for pupil wellbeing, improving attendance, supporting mental heal...

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NASEN Session 3 – The Mechanics of Writing

February 3, 2026, 3:45 pm

NASEN Session 3 - The Mechanics of Writing PTSA is excited to offer 6 online sessions from the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) in order to support the teac...

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Governor Information Session – Understanding Education HR

February 5, 2026, 5:00 pm

Governor Information Session - Understanding Education HR This session provides governors with a strategic understanding of Human Resources in education, specifically within the context of LAT...

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Data and Assessment

February 9, 2026, 5:30 pm

Data and Assessment Date: Monday 9th February 2026 Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm Venue: Online

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Developing routines of monitoring and evaluation

February 10, 2026, 3:30 pm

Developing routines of monitoring and evaluation Outline: Secure the understanding of effective monitoring and evaluation in school. Consideration of how to ensure routines are effective and p...

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New to CPI – Spring 2026

February 12, 2026, 9:00 am

New to CPI Date: Thursday 12th February 2026 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Cost: £57 Venue: Highview Instructors: Ruth and Jamie

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Governor Information Session – H&S in schools

March 2, 2026, 5:00 pm

Health & Safety in schools - Governor Information Session This session provides governors with a strategic understanding of health and safety responsibilities within schools across LA...

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Supporting Inclusion for Primary Pupils with SEND

March 3, 2026, 1:30 pm

Supporting Inclusion for Primary Pupils with SEND Outline: Broad Areas of Need Providing pupil feedback Adaptive provision Date: Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Time: 1:30pm - 3:00...

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Phonics Crash Course for new staff and apprentices

March 4, 2026, 8:30 am

Phonics Crash Course for new staff and apprentices Date: Wednesday 4th March 2026 Time: 08.30am - 10.30am Venue: Shakespeare Primary School

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Oracy Training (4 Sessions) LAT Staff

March 4, 2026, 9:00 am -
March 25, 2026, 12:00 pm

Oracy Training (4 Sessions) Outline: Foundational building blocks for oracy development Vocabulary development Early language development An introduction to ...

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Oracy Training (4 Sessions) Non LAT Staff

March 4, 2026, 9:00 am -
March 25, 2026, 12:00 pm

Oracy Training (4 Sessions) Outline: Foundational building blocks for oracy development Vocabulary development Early language development An introduction to ...

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Open Door Visit – Widewell

March 4, 2026, 2:00 pm

Open Door Visit - Widewell School: Widewell Date of visit: Wednesday 4th March 2026 Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm Strengths of school: Service children provision and continuous provision in Y...

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Using Milestones to support children working below Year 1 across the whole school

March 5, 2026, 1:30 pm

Using Milestones to support children working below Year 1 across the whole school Outline: Understanding how to support the development of writing in the classroom for children working below Y...

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Open Door Visit – Prince Rock

March 6, 2026, 9:30 am

School: Prince Rock Date of visit: Friday 6th March 2026 Time: 09:30 - 11:30 Strengths of school: Maths Data/Teaching/Phonics

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Maths Mastery in the EYFS

March 12, 2026, 4:00 pm

Maths Mastery in the EYFS Date: Thursday 12th March 2026 Time: 4-5pm Venue: St Matthew's EYFDS unit

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CPI – Refresher Training from March 2025 (Spring 2026)

March 16, 2026, 3:30 pm

Refresher Training From March 2025 Date: Monday 16th March 2025 Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm Cost: £47 Venue: Prince Rock Instructors: Matt and Jamie

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NASEN Session 4 – Supporting Communication and Interaction – Inclusive Practice in the Early Years

March 17, 2026, 3:45 pm

NASEN Session 4 - Supporting Communication and Interaction – Inclusive Practice in the Early Years PTSA is excited to offer 6 online sessions from the National Association for Special Ed...

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Unpicking the Writing Framework further

March 17, 2026, 3:45 pm

Outline: This session will look at the Writing Framework in detail and determine what it means for practice, and the Trust, moving through the year. Date: Tuesday 17th March 2026 T...

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EMA Hub – Teaching Racial Equality in EY/KS1 Through Storytelling

March 19, 2026, 4:00 pm

Teaching Racial Equality in EY/KS1 Through Storytelling Outline: This inspiring session proved so popular last year that we are offering another chance for teachers in EY/KS1 to enjoy it. D...

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Adaptive provision: What does this look like? Two Date Event

March 24, 2026, 3:30 pm -
May 12, 2026, 4:30 pm

Adaptive provision: What does this look like? Outline: Explore ways to adapt our school environments as well as our own language and interactions to meet the needs of all learners, incl...

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Supporting EAL learners

April 2, 2026, 1:00 pm

Supporting EAL learners Outline: Identifying the barriers to learning for EAL pupils and looking at a range of teaching methods to support multilingual pupils in your setting. Date: T...

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Open Door Visit – Elburton

April 22, 2026, 9:30 am

School: Elburton Primary School Date of visit: Wednesday 22nd April 2026 Time: 09:30 - 11:00 Area of Focus: SEND provision including use of T3 funding and nurture provision.

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Child Development for nursery assistants and teaching assistants

April 23, 2026, 1:30 pm

Child Development for nursery assistants and teaching assistants Outline: Understanding child development considering theory and practice both with EYFS and KS1. Date: Thursday 23r...

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EMA Hub – Supporting Children Seeking Asylum in School

May 7, 2026, 4:00 pm

Supporting Children Seeking Asylum in School Outline: Plymouth is a welcoming city and a dispersal area for families seeking asylum. As children from Asylum Seeking/Refugee (ASR) families j...

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CPI – Refresher – Summer 2026

May 21, 2026, 3:30 pm

CPI - Refresher - Summer 2026 Date: Thursday 21st May 2026 Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm Cost: £47 Venue: Mayflower Instructors: Ruth and Matt

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NASEN Session 5 – The creative process of writing.

June 2, 2026, 3:45 pm

NASEN Session 5 - The creative process of writing. PTSA is excited to offer 6 online sessions from the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) in order to support ...

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NASEN Session 6 – Early Years: Physical development and inclusive practice.

June 16, 2026, 4:45 pm

Session 6 - Early Years: Physical development and inclusive practice. PTSA is excited to offer 6 online sessions from the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)...

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Open Door Visit – High View School

June 17, 2026, 9:30 am

Open Door Visit - High View School School: High View School Date of visit: Wednesday 17th June 2026 Time: 9:30am - 11:30am Strengths of school: Use of Oracy across the school

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Open Door Visit – Pomphlett Primary School

June 23, 2026, 9:30 am

Open Door Visit - Pomphlett Primary School School: Pomphlett Primary School Date of visit: Tuesday 23rd June 2026 Time: 09.30 - 11.00am Strengths of school: Early Years, ITT, Sta...

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CPI – Refresher Training from June 2024 (Summer 2026)

June 25, 2026, 3:30 pm

CPI - Refresher training from June 2024 Date: Thursday 25th June 2026 Time: 3:30pm - 6:30pm Cost: £47 Venue: Salisbury Road Instructors: Matt and Jamie

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New to CPI – Summer 2026

July 9, 2026, 9:00 am

New to CPI Date: Thursday 9th July 2026 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Cost: £57 Venue: Highview Instructors: Elaine and Jamie

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EMA Hub – Becoming a School of Sanctuary

July 9, 2026, 4:00 pm

Becoming a School of Sanctuary To end the academic year, we offer this information session, outlining details of the EMAT supported process involved in becoming a nationally accredited School...

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