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New starters - Introduction to the Central Team
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Thurs 24 Apr 2025
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.
Year 1 Curriculum launch
Heads, QEL's and Yr 1 teachers
Mon 28 April 2025
1600-1730
Locking Primary School
Meadow Drive
Weston super Mare
BS24 8BB
Agenda:
- KS1 curriculum rationale
- Overview of long, medium and short term planning
- Resourcing list
- Introduction to timetabling
- Opportunity to look at Locking’s environment
Led by Penny Boardman
Date: Monday 28 April 2025
Computing subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 29 Apr 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 29 April 25 (MGPS)
Tuesday 8 Jul 25
Spelling champion network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 29 Apr 2025
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:
Tuesday 29 Apr 25
Assessment leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 30 Apr 2025
1300-1530
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:
Wednesday 30 Apr 25
Safeguarding for new ELAN staff
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tuesday 6 May 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.
Pastoral leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 7 May 2025
1400-1530
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:
Wednesday 7 May 25 - 1400-1530
Wellbeing network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 7 May 2025
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. Led by Heidi Neal-Millar
Dates:
Wednesday 7 May 25
DHT/QEL network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Thurs 8 May 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:
Thursday 8 May 25
Thursday 12 Jun 25
Safeguarding network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 14 May 2025
(various dates below)
1600-1700
see below
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:
Wednesday 14 May 25 MPPS
Wednesday 9 July 25 LPS
SENDCO Network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Mon 19 May 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 SEND. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Cat Wright.
Dates:
Monday 19 May 25
Wednesday 25 Jun 25
EYFS Network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Mon 19 May 2025
(Various dates below)
Various see below
Various see 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 19 May 25 (1300-1730) LPS Tuesday 1 Jul 25 (1600-1730) WAL
HR network meetings
ELAN STAFF ONLY
20 May 2025
(various dates below)
1000-1200
ELAN Central Team offices
Lime Close
Locking
Weston super Mare
This network will give ELAN staff 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 Heidi Neal-Millar.
Dates:
20 May 2025
1 July 2025
DT subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 20 May 2025
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 20 May 2025
Tuesday 24 June 2025
Induction to Opening Worlds and the Stone Age unit
ELAN Year 2 Teachers
Wed 21 May 2025
13:00-15:30
Locking primary school
Induction to Opening Worlds and the Stone Age unit for Year 2 teachers new to ELAN or existing teachers who would like to come along for a refresher.
Date:
Wed 21 May 2025
English subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Thurs 22 May 2025
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 teaching phonics in Reception. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Penny Boardman
Dates:
Thursday 22 May 25
Maths subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Wed 4 June 2025
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 4 June 25
Finance network meetings
ELAN STAFF ONLY
Tues 10 June 2025
1000-1130
ELAN Central Team offices
Lime Close
Locking
Weston super Mare
This network will give ELAN teachers the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around finance issues. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Andy Berry.
Dates:
Tues 10 June 2025
Art subject leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 10 Jun 2025
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 10 Jun 25
Disadvantage network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Tues 17 June 2025
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:
Tuesday 17 Jun 25
Year 1 curriculum implementation training
Yr 1 teachers & KS1 lead or QEL
Wed 18 June 2025
0900-1500
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
Agenda:
- Question and answers
- Exemplification and modelling of core activities
- Case study - autumn term 1
- Draft school implementation plan (including were support with mixed-age planning)
- Led by Penny Boardman
Date: Wed 18 June 2025
Governance Gathering for ELAN
ELAN Governors, Trustees, Members and Headteachers
Mon 23 June 2025
1700-1900
Windwhistle Primary School
Kingsley Road
Weston super Mare
BS23 3TZ
An opportunity for all governance colleagues to come together at the end of the academic year for an informal gathering, to hear about the year and talk about what is happening for the future.
Attendance leads network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Thurs 3 July 2025
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 3 Jul 25
Languages Leadership focus network
ELAN STAFF ONLY NETWORK
Mon 7 Jul 2025
1600-1730
Extend Education Room at Bournville Primary School, Selworthy Road, Weston super Mare, BS23 3ST
This network will give ELAN PFL leaders the time and space to focus on discussion or activity around languages with a leadership focus. You will examine situations, identify solutions and collaboratively move forward. Led by Justine Gregory.
Dates
Monday 7 July 2025