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EYFS - Extend letters and sounds
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Thurs 24 July 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This is a blended learning opportunity for teachers new to learning in EYFS. Prior to a face-to-face day, participants will be required to undertake distance learning modules to secure phonics subject knowledge. The face-to-face day is an opportunity to trial teaching some lessons.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Year 1 - Extend letters and sounds
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Monday 28 July 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This is a blended learning opportunity for teachers new to learning in Year 1. Prior to a face-to-face day, participants will be required to undertake distance learning modules to secure phonics subject knowledge. The face-to-face day is an opportunity to trial teaching some lessons.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Phonics, early reading and writing for KS2
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tuesday 29 July 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This course is for teachers new to Key stage 2. An understanding of writer development is used to explore the most effective strategies for supporting pupils who are working significantly below age related expectations.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Year 2-6 Spelling programme
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tuesday 19 Aug 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This one day course is an introduction to teaching spelling using the Year 2-6 spelling programme. Participants will develop their subject knowledge and will gain an insight into how to use the programme materials.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Extend English curriculum and Pedagogical approaches
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Thursday 21 Aug 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This course is an opportunity for Year 2-6 teachers to learn how to use a range of subject specific pedagogical approaches to teach reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Led by Penny Boardman.
New starters induction to Opening Worlds
New ELAN staff
Tues 26 Aug 2025
0900-1200
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This is an induction session to Opening Worlds for all new teachers to ELAN. Led by Ali Duffy (opening Worlds implementation partner)
Identifying and actioning next steps in writing
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 27 Aug 2025
0900-1500
ELAN Central Team meeting room, Lime Close, Locking
This course is for Year 2-6 teachers. It will explore the importance of effective feedback in supporting children to improve their writing.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Nursery and preschool training
ELAN Preschools and nurseries
Wed 3 Sept 2025
09:00-15:30
Locking Primary school
Meadow Drive
Locking
Weston super Mare
BS24 8BB
We invite ELAN preschool and nursery staff to join our INSET day training with Sarah McGahern on Wednesday 3rd September 2025.
The focus will be effective planning, preparation and implementation of the new curriculum documents for preschool and nursery for Term 1 and 2. These have been developed by Sarah and Michelle and trialed by our team since January.
We will be working on:
-effective resourcing for indoor and outdoor provision
-identifying and using key vocabulary
-adaptions to meet the needs of all children
-using new assessment system including developing effective next steps
DT subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 9 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around DT. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Laina Pettifor.
Dates:
Tuesday 9 Sept 2025
Tuesday 3 Feb 2026
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Safeguarding - New staff to ELAN
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Monday 15 Sept 2025
0930-1230
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This session is for new ELAN staff. It will enable participants to be familiar with, and confident in implementing, the procedures for safeguarding and protecting children. It will build knowledge and awareness of your role and responsibilities for safeguarding and the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Delivered by Paul Cox.
Termly Finance network meetings
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tuesday 16 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1000-1200
ELAN offices, Locking
Central Team meeting room
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around finance. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Andy Berry.
Dates:
Tuesday 16 Sept 2025
Tuesday 25 Nov 2025
Tuesday 10 Feb 2026
Tuesday 31 Mar 2026
Tuesday 9 June 2026
New starters - Introduction to the central team
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tuesday 16 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1330-1530
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
Aimed At: - ALL ELAN employees who are new to the trust plus longer-serving employees who are interesting in learning more about our Central team.
A two-hour introduction to ELAN’s Central team (CEO, Business & Governance, Communications, Finance, Estates, Human Resources and Education team) to meet the team, learn about the key activities of each function and how they support the schools and trust employees.
Dates:
Tuesday 16 Sept 25
Tuesday 14 Oct 25
Tuesday 20 Jan 26
Tuesday 21 Apr 26
Opening Worlds - Induction for new starters
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 17 Sept 2025
0900-1200
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This training is for new starters to ELAN. It will give new colleagues the opportunity to learn new experiences of teaching Opening Worlds and raise any questions or queries they may have. We will also look specifically at preparing and teaching Geography, RE and History lessons. Led by Ali Duffy.
Safeguarding network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 17 Sep 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1700
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around safeguarding. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Fiona Bennett.
Dates:
Wed 17 Sept 2025
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Wed 20 May 2026
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Introduction to Extend letters and sounds - Reception
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Friday 19 Sept 2025
0930-1530
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This is a blended learning opportunity for teachers new to learning in Reception. Prior to a face to face day, participants will be required to undertake distance learning modules to secure phonics subject knowledge. The face to face day is an opportunity to trial teaching some lessons.
Led by Sarah McGahern and Justine Gregory.
SENDCO network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 23 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1300-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN SENDCO's the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around curriculum development and pedagogy. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Cat Wright.
Dates:
Tuesday 23 Sept 2025
Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
Wednesday 21 Jan 2026
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Wednesday 24 June 2026
Termly HR team network meetings
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 23 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1000-1200
ELAN offices, Locking
Central Team meeting room
This network will give ELAN HR team members the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around HR issues. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Central Team HR dept.
Dates:
Tuesday 23 Sep 2025
Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Tuesday 20 Jan 2026
Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Tuesday 30 June 2026
Maths subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 24 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1300-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Maths. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Kerri McArdle.
Dates:
Wednesday 24 Sept 25
Wednesday 4 Feb 26
Wednesday 20 May 26
Teaching phonics in reception network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 24 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around teaching phonics in Reception. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Dates:
Wednesday 24 Sept 2025
Tuesday 18 Nov 2025
Wednesday 28 Jan 2026
Lessons learned from 2025 SATs
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Thurs 25 Sept 2025
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
Introduction to Extend letters and sounds - Year 1
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Fri 26 Sept 2025
0930-1530
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This is a blended learning opportunity for teachers new to learning in Year 1. Prior to a face to face day, participants will be required to undertake distance learning modules to secure phonics subject knowledge. The face to face day is an opportunity to trial teaching some lessons.
Led by Justine Gregory.
Assessment leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Monday 29 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1300-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Assessment. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Emma Parkins.
Dates:
Monday 29 Sept 2025
Wednesday 7 Jan 2026
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Languages subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
various dates below
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN leaders and teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around language. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Justine Gregory.
Dates:
Monday 29 Sept 2025 (Leadership focus)
Thurs 6 Nov 2025 (Curriculum focus)
Monday 12 Jan 2026 (Curriculum focus)
Wed 4 Mar 2026 (French CPD)
Wed 11 Mar 2026 (Spanish focus)
Mon 29 June 2026 (Leadership focus)
Science subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 30 Sept 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Science. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Natasha Barnes.
Dates:
Tuesday 30 Sept 2025
Tuesday 20 Jan 2026
Tuesday 31 March 2026
English subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 1 Oct 25
(various dates below)
1300-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around English. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Penny Boardman.
Dates:
Wed 1 Oct 2025
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Wed 17 June 2026
Year 1 curriculum reflection spaces
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 1 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1700
Virtually on Teams
An opportunity for Year 1 staff to have a virtual drop-in session to answer any questions. These sessions will be held online and if any teachers wanted to they could join us for an informal discussion/conversation.
Led by Penny Boardman and Sharon Ledbury.
Dates:
Wednesday 1 Oct 2025
Tuesday 25 Nov 2025
Monday 19 Jan 2026
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Monday 27 April 2026
Tuesday 23 June 2026
Year 1 curriculum network (including phonics)
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tues 7 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around teaching phonics in Year 1. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Penny Boardman.
Dates:
Tuesday 7 Oct 2025
Tuesday 9 Dec 2025
Tuesday 10 Feb 2026
Tuesday 10 Mar 2026
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Phonics, early reading and writing for KS2
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 8 October 2025
0900-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This course is for teachers new to Key stage 2. An understanding of writer development is used to explore the most effective strategies for supporting pupils who are working significantly below age related expectations.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Wellbeing network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 8 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around wellbeing. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Dates:
Wednesday 8 Oct 2025
Tuesday 6 Jan 2026
Wednesday 6 May 2026
Music subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Thurs 9 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Music. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Caroline Madeley.
Dates:
Thursday 9 Oct 2025
Thursday 15 Jan 2026
Thursday 23 April 2026
DHT/QEL network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Friday 10 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1300-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN Deputy Headteachers and Quality Education Leads the time and space to focus on discussion or activity together. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Kerri McArdle and Penny Boardman.
Dates:
Friday 10 Oct 2025
Friday 14 Nov 2025
Friday 16 Jan 2026
Friday 27 Mar 2026
Friday 24 Apr 2026
Friday 19 Jun 2026
EYFS network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Mon 13 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
various times below
various locations below
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around EYFS with a different focus at each session. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Sarah McGahern.
Dates:
Monday 13 Oct 2025 (1300-1600) Windwhistle
Tuesday 9 Dec 2025 (1600-1730) Gap task
Monday 2 Feb 2026 (1300-1600) Mead Vale
Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 (1600-1730) Gap task
Monday 18 May 2026 (1300-1600) Banwell
Tuesday 30 June 2026 (1600-1730) Walliscote
Opening Worlds network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tuesday 14 Oct 2025
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give subject leaders the opportunity to share their experiences of teaching Opening Worlds so far and raise any questions or queries they may have. Led by Ali Duffy.
Spelling champion network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 15 Oct 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Spelling. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Penny Boardman.
Dates:
Wednesday 15 Oct 2025
Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
Governors - training for new ELAN governors
New ELAN governors
Thurs 16 Oct 2025
18:00-20:00
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This session offers an introduction to those new to the role of governor and aims to develop their confidence and understanding of the key roles and responsibilities; good practice; how to get to know their school; how to challenge and support; where to find further information to support their role. Delivered by Chris Mayer.
Pastoral leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 4 Nov 2025
(various dates below)
Various, see below
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Pastoral themes. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Lorraine Grindle.
Dates:
Tuesday 4 Nov 2025 (0930-1100)
Wednesday 4 Feb 2026 (0930-1100)
Tuesday 5 May 2026 (1400-1530)
Year 2-6 Spelling programme
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 5 Nov 2025
0900-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This one day course is an introduction to teaching spelling using the Year 2-6 spelling programme. Participants will develop their subject knowledge and will gain an insight into how to use the programme materials.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Disadvantage network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Monday 10 Nov 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around disadvantaged pupils. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Adam Matthews.
Dates:
Monday 10 Nov 2025
Monday 16 March 2026
Monday 15 June 2026
Nursery network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 11 Nov 2025
1600-1730
Bournville Primary school
This network will give ELAN nursery staff the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Nursery. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Sarah McGahern
Dates:
Tuesday 11 November 2025
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Art subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 11 Nov 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around Art. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Jenny Bevan.
Dates:
Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Tuesday 17 March 2026
Tuesday 9 June 2026
Extend English curriculum and pedagogical approaches
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 12 Nov 2025
0900-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This course is an opportunity for Year 2-6 teachers to learn how to use a range of subject specific pedagogical approaches to teach reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Led by Penny Boardman.
ELAN's Assessment procedures
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Monday 17 Nov 2025
1600-1700
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
Introduction to ELAN's Assessment Procedures
Aimed at: All ELAN teachers who are new to the trust plus longer-serving employees who are interested in learning more about our assessment principles.
A one-hour introduction to ELAN’s assessment procedures focusing on:
- assessment principles
- data entry and analysis tools
- using Ed:gen and IRIS Central
Identifying and actioning next steps in writing
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 19 Nov 2025
0900-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This course is for Year 2-6 teachers. It will explore the importance of effective feedback in supporting children to improve their writing.
Led by Penny Boardman.
Using internal summative data
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Wed 26 Nov 2025
0900-1600
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
During the session, participants will be given an overview of the data dashboards that are available in IRIS Central relating to pupil population and attendance. There will be an opportunity for schools to explore their own data set. Participants with IRIS Central logins should bring a laptop and ensure that they have their login details.
Led by Emma Parkins
Computing subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 2 Dec 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around computing. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward.
Led by Emma Parkins.
Dates:
Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Tuesday 7 July 2026
Attendance leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Thurs 4 Dec 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around attendance. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Mahad Ali.
Dates:
Thursday 4 Dec 2025
Thursday 26 March 2026
Thursday 2 July 2026
Sharing best practice for SATs preparation
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tues 13 Jan 2026
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
An opportunity for Year 6 teachers to come together to share best practices for SATs preparation.
ELAN's Assessment procedures
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Monday 9 March 2026
1600-1700
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
Introduction to ELAN's Assessment Procedures
Aimed at: All ELAN teachers who are new to the trust plus longer-serving employees who are interested in learning more about our assessment principles.
A one-hour introduction to ELAN’s assessment procedures focusing on:
- assessment principles
- data entry and analysis tools
- using Ed:gen and IRIS Central
ELAN Yr 6 Internal moderation session
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Mon 18 May 2026
1300-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST