Primary Subject Networks

Annual Languages Conference

• Target audience:
• Primary
• Secondary

• Included in package:
• Secondary
• Primary

Creative Translation Strategies with the Stephen Spender Trust

Run by the Stephen Spender Trust, this will be an opportunity to be trained up to deliver the trust's Creative Translation Strategies. 

The Stephen Spender Trust offers creative translation webinars for primary and secondary school teachers, aiming to bring inclusive, culturally rich content into classrooms. These sessions are designed for both MFL and English teachers, providing practical ideas for incorporating creative translation into lessons. Feedback from participants highlights the effectiveness of these webinars in enhancing student engagement and empathy, especially for EAL learners. The program is supported by various foundations and delivered by experienced translators and educators.

For more details, visit: Stephen Spender Trust.

• Target audience:
• Primary
• Secondary

• Included in package:
• Primary
• Secondary

Primary and Secondary Music Network

These sessions are to update music subject leaders with current developments in the teaching and learning of primary music.

The session is a cross phase and joins the Secondary Music Network Forum

• Target audience:
• Primary
• Secondary

• Included in package:
• Primary
• Secondary

Primary Subject Leader Network: Computing

This course provides support for teachers delivering  and leading the computing curriculum. The session will introduce practical lesson ideas teachers can take back and implement in their classrooms, with hands-on activities to develop confidence with programming tasks and subject knowledge.

We will investigate pupil progression and assessment and online safety. The workshop is a great opportunity to network with colleagues, share best practice and experiment with alternative approaches to this subject.

• Target audience:
• Primary

• Included in package:
• Primary

Primary Subject Leader Network: Literacy

COST: £90 + VAT per school (once you have booked 1 colleague from your school, they can add anyone who is interested in attending from your school to our google calendar invite)

Free for schools who have bought into the package.

Introduction

Welcome to Hackney's Primary Literacy Professional Learning Community, a vibrant hub dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment where educators can build a strong sense of community. Here, members are encouraged to ask questions and deepen their subject knowledge, ensuring they are well-equipped and valued as leaders in literacy education. Our aim is to build capacity within schools, keeping abreast of the latest ideas and innovations in teaching practices. By sharing good practices and openly discussing the challenging aspects of teaching, we collectively enhance our skills and effectiveness, driving forward the quality of literacy education for all our students.

Course overview

• To support the planning of a coherent learning journey in the curriculum that reflects the needs of your school.
• To support the planning and monitoring of progression in learning, in line with Ofsted expectations.
• To contribute to effective delivery lessons and to ensure engaged learning.

Who should attend?

Anyone with an interest in literacy

Led by Kathleen O'Connor, Rosie Condon and Richard Boxall 

• Target audience:
• Primary

• Included in package:
• Primary

Primary Subject Leader Network: Music

These sessions will be run by Hackney Music Service (HMS) and are all FREE.

 Introduction

Our termly conferences for music practitioners are essential for fostering community among music educators, who often work in isolation as the sole specialists in their settings. These sessions provide opportunities to share best practices, resources, and teaching observations, as well as to collaborate on performances. They also facilitate cross-curricular partnerships, particularly with MFL, EYFS, and SEND networks, including a dedicated SEND Music network.

Despite being a legally required subject, music education is often undervalued and under-resourced. Specialist music teachers, who see each class weekly, deliver the most effective instruction, yet many schools rely on overstretched classroom teachers. Our network meetings, attended mainly by specialist teachers, offer critical professional development and quality assurance. They also grant access to diverse opportunities through partnerships with various professional music organisations, enhancing the inclusivity and richness of music education.

Who should attend?

School subject leaders, coordinators and TAs 

• Target audience:
• Primary

• Included in package:
• Primary

Primary Subject Leader Network: Religious Education

COST: £90 + VAT per school (once you have booked 1 colleague from your school, they can add anyone who is interested in attending from your school to our google calendar invite)

Free for schools who have bought into the package.

 Through Religious Education all pupils are taught to develop spiritually, academically, emotionally and morally in a way that enables them to understand and value themselves and others and to better cope with the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities of living in a rapidly changing, multicultural world.

• To provide updated primary RE schemes of work.
• To support coordinators in the planning and monitoring of learning in line with the agreed syllabus and Ofsted expectations.
• To deliver training on pedagogy to improve the teaching and learning of RE in schools.

Who should attend?

School subject leaders and coordinators

• Target audience:
• Primary

• Included in package:
• Primary