The document outlines an English subject studies programme for the 2012-13 school year. It lists 40 sessions taking place from September to June on various Wednesdays and Thursdays from 4-5:45pm in different venues (KMT Room, DGS, etc.). The sessions will cover topics like introductions, lesson planning, differentiation, approaches to teaching different key stages, literacy, poetry, Shakespeare, marking, portfolios, and diversity. The programme is run by Sarah Jacobson and Patrick Gray and may be subject to change.

1. ENGLISH SUBJECT STUDIES PROGRAMME 2012-13
Time: sessions are 4.00–5.45pm unless stated otherwise
KMT Room
WEEK DATE TITLE VENUE PROVIDER
3 WEDNESDAY 19th September Introductions, subject knowledge, KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
expectations
4 WEDNESDAY 26th September Subject knowledge test marking, IAPs KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
5 WEDNESDAY 3rd October Lesson Planning KMT Sarah Jacobson
6 WEDNESDAY 10th October Differentiation KMT Sarah Jacobson
7 w/b 15th October No session – skills tests
8-9 w/b 22nd October & Skills Test Day (25th October)
w/b 29th October AUTUMN HALF TERM - Study Week(s)
10 THURSDAY 8th November Approaches to teaching KS3 DGS Patrick Gray
11 WEDNESDAY 14th November Approaches to teaching KS4 KMT Sarah Jacobson
12 THURSDAY 22nd November Literacy Across the Curriculum – reading DGS Ifor Owen
and writing
13 THURSDAY 29th November Teaching Poetry DGS Patrick Gray
14 WESNESDAY 5th December Approaches to teaching Shakespeare KMT Globe Theatre practitioner
across the key stages – SUBJECT DAY
15 13th December IWB Training HCTC Marcel Lane
16 w/b 17th December No session – end of term celebration
17-18 w/b 24th December & CHRISTMAS BREAK
w/b 31st January
19 WEDNESDAY 9th January Teaching Non-Fiction Texts DGS Patrick Gray
20 THURSDAY 17th January Marking KS3 DGS Patrick Gray
21 WEDNESDAY 23rd January Marking KS4 KMT Kelly Coleman/Aja Martin
22 WEDNESDAY 30th January Debrief and transfer review KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
22 THURSDAY 31st January Teaching Creative Writing KMT Kelly Coleman
23 THURSDAY 7th February DIVERSITY DAY 1 Pent Valley/ Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
Langdon Park
24 THURSDAY 14th February Teaching Media TBC Sarah Jacobson
25 w/b 18th February SPRING HALF TERM - Study Week
26 THURSDAY 28th February AfL – Starters & Plenaries KMT Jeannie Strydom
27 THURSDAY 7th March Speaking & Listening in the National KMT Danielle Girvan
Curriculum
28 WEDNESDAY 13th March Portfolios, IAPs & Subject Knowledge KMT Sarah Jacobson
Audits
29 THURSDAY 21st March G&T – stretching the brightest WGSB Camilla Brown
30 THURSDAY 28th March Teaching Novels KMT David O’Leary
31-32 w/b 1st April & EASTER BREAK
w/b 8th April
33 THURSDAY 18thApril Transition from KS4-KS5 DGS Nichola Rivers
34 THURSDAY 25th April Extra-curricular opportunities DGS Anthony Barton
35 THURSDAY 2nd May Teaching and Marking KS5 Literature and KMT Michael Payne
Language
36 WEDNESDAY 8th May Portfolios KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
THURSDAY 16th May Portfolios Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
38 WEDNESDAY 22nd May Debrief KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
39 w/b 27th May SUMMER HALF TERM – Study Week
40 THURSDAY 6th June Portfolios KMT Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
41 TUESDAY 11th June DIVERSITY DAY 2 Pent Valley/ Sarah Jacobson/Patrick Gray
Langdon Park
The programme may be subject to change. S. Jacobson will alert ATs & GTs to changes.