This one-day professional development program provides strategies for implementing a proven behavior model in schools. The program will help participants reduce disruptive behavior, improve grades, increase student engagement and attendance, and work towards achieving 'Outstanding' ratings for behavior. The event will be held at The Rodillian Academy and feature speakers who will discuss their success in using Positive Discipline to improve student outcomes and school ratings.

1. One-Day Continuing Professional Development Programme
A proven behaviour model that allows teachers to teach and students to learn
11th November, 2015 13th January, 2016 24th February, 2016 27th April, 2016
Learning Outcomes
Implement a proven behaviour model
Reduce low-level disruptive behaviour
Improve A*-C grades
Reduce staff workload through increased efficiencies
Increase student engagement and attendance
Successfully introduce class and school rules
Create an effective rewards and sanctions framework
Work towards achieving ‘Outstanding’ for behaviour
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Delegate Registration Form
How to register
Call The Rodillian Academy on 01924 872 252
Scan and email the completed form to pdenquiries@rodillianacademy.co.uk
Fax the completed form to 01924 825 667
Post the completed form to PD Conferences, The Rodillian Academy,
Longthorpe Lane, Lofthouse, Wakefield, WF3 3PS
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Venue
The Rodillian Academy, Longthorpe Lane
Lofthouse, Wakefield WF3 3PS
(for Sat-Navs, use postcode WF3 3PU)
Pricing
First Delegate £199 +VAT
Additional Delegates £170 +VAT
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2. “Any pupil behaviour which disrupts or impacts on the learning of other pupils is unacceptable
and undermines the ability of teachers to teach.”
Sir Michael Wilshaw, September 2014
What last year’s delegates had to say about the Positive Discipline Conference:
“One of the most transformational
days in my CPD portfolio.”
“Very informative day with some
fantastic ideas.”
“A very inspiring and open day
about the journey of improvement.
Very useful experiences and
resources. Thank you.”
“Genuinely interesting and now to
get commitment from my senior
colleagues to consider doing this
as our new approach!”
Disruptive behaviour in schools
In September 2014, Ofsted’s Chief Inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw,
published a long-awaited report on low-level disruptive behaviour:
Below the radar: low-level disruption in the country’s
classrooms.
According to Ofsted’s report, disruptive behaviour such as talking
in class and mobile phone use can cost pupils at the worst-affected
state schools in England up to an hour a day in lost teaching time.
Some of the report’s key statements indicated that a reluctance or
inability to manage the issue of disruptive behaviour was prevalent
in schools with low standards of behaviour and engagement:
• “The findings from that survey show that teachers, parents and
carers are rightly concerned about the frequent loss of learning time
through low-level but persistent disruptive behaviour.”
• “Teachers are frustrated by this sort of behaviour and are critical
of colleagues, particularly those in leadership positions, who are not
doing enough to ensure high standards of pupil behaviour.”
• “Too many school leaders, especially in secondary schools,
underestimate the prevalence and negative impact of low-level
disruptive behaviour. Many teachers have come to accept some low-
level disruption as a part of everyday life in the classroom.”
• “Any pupil behaviour which disrupts or impacts on the learning of
other pupils is unacceptable and undermines the ability of teachers
to teach.”
Sir Michael said that inspectors were “toughening up judgement
on behaviour and it is in our children’s interest that we do” and that
England’s schools are suffering from a “casual acceptance” of
misbehaviour in the classroom.
Implementing Positive Discipline in your school can help
eliminate disruptive behaviour.
What is Positive Discipline?
Positive Discipline was developed as a whole-school
behaviour management framework by the Rodillian Multi
Academy Trust.
The framework has been successful in:
• Reducing staff work load both through increased efficiency
and the effective use of the Student Planner as a central
record of each student’s progress.
• Providing an understanding of the discipline process of
children, parents, teachers and governors.
• Ensuring that all students, regardless of ability, age and
gender are involved, whenever possible, in the process of
praise, recognition and rewards.
• Supporting staff in the classroom. Ensuring that teachers
can get on with teaching children who want to learn
and who behave in a satisfactory manner. Furthermore,
teachers should not have to suffer constant disruption.
• Making the school a cleaner place.
Who should attend?
• Headteachers Principals
• Deputy Assistant Headteachers
• Vice Assistant Principals
• Chairs of Governors
• Governors
• Senior Teachers
• SENCOs
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Conference Programme
Speakers include:
Registration and guided tour of Rodillian Academy
(please indicate on your booking form if you would like to take the tour)
Refreshments
Behaviour: The National Picture
Understanding the National context of behaviour within schools and the current legislation that educators face. A
look at the Rodillian Multi Academy Trust growth and the strategies that have been employed which have seen The
Rodillian Academy rise from 19%5 A*-C with EM to 76% 5A*-C with EM. Andy Goulty is a co-writer of Positive
Discipline and will outline the core principles that underpin this model.
Join staff and students at break time and look at how behaviour is managed within academy social times.
Tour the school with our students, looking at all aspects of The Rodillian Academy
Positive Discipline: a proven framework that underpins school improvement
Andy Percival will take delegates through the framework and the intricacies of the model including how EDLounge
is utilised to support excluded students.
Lunch
Effective Data Management
A practical demonstration of the data systems that underpin positive discipline to allow the effective
management of identified groups including Pupil Premium SEND.
Refreshments
Meet Heads of School from within The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust, who have successfully implemented and led
on Positive Discipline, and brought about rapid school improvement which has been backed up by
Ofsted judgements.
Andy Goulty
Andy began his headship at the Rodillian Academy in 2008, taking the school from 19% A*- C grade profile, to 76% A*- C in 2014. He
is a National Leader of Education (NLE) and the Executive Headteacher for the Rodillian Multi Academy Trust comprising 6 schools. His
specialisms are behaviour, curriculum development, innovative coaching and performance management models.
Lorraine Bradley
Lorraine has a range of experience in curriculum and pastoral leadership, including improving the performance of a large English
department in a school in Nottinghamshire, where she also introduced PD. Lorraine joined Rodillian in 2008, becoming an integral part
of the school improvement journey, in turn as Assistant Head: Teaching and Learning, Deputy Head with key responsibility for student
progress and latterly, Head of School, whilst at every stage successfully teaching key English classes at GCSE and obtaining outstanding
results.
Andy Percival
Andy has extensive experience of pastoral leadership and behaviour management within a variety of settings including inner London and
other inner city areas. As a Deputy Head Teacher within the Rodillian MAT, he has led several positive discipline conferences for senior
teachers and CEOs from across the country and has provided consultancy and school improvement services for schools outside of the
trust. Over the last two years, Andy has worked alongside senior leadership teams to support their school improvement journey, which
has been recognised by Ofsted.
Jason Kenneally
Jason was appointed as Head of School at The Featherstone Academy in September 2014 when the academy became part of The
Rodillian Multi Academy Trust. Positive Discipline was implemented as the foundation for school improvement. This has resulted in the
school being removed from Special Measures within 6 months, achieving judgements of Outstanding for Leadership and Good for
Behaviour.
Alex Burnham
Alex joined The Rodillian Multi Academy Trust in 2012 and, in the last 2 years, has successfully implemented Positive Discipline in our Trust
schools. He is now the Head of School at BBG Academy. The Trust became the sponsor in December 2014 after the school was placed in
special measures. The HMI visit in May 2015 clearly shows the impact of PD in 5 months: “Around the school the students are polite and
well mannered, they respect the spaces they have and each other.” HMI Monitoring Visit, May 2015.
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