Joyning the Learning Creating Waves - Sea change and ripple effect

Code	S2F
Seminar Date	Thursday 25 September
Start Time	09:30
Duration	45 minutes
Seminar Description	This seminar will share the story of how powerful and practical CPD can and does make a difference. Joyning the Learning started with a Magic Castle which cast its spell on teachers and children all over Scotland. Then an Unsinkable Ship, a Very Important Bear and a sad dragon in search of Fairyland gave teachers the opportunity to spread the approach. The Joyning publications and courses were designed to give teachers practical help to reintegrate the primary curriculum and put the fun back into teaching and learning. They certainly achieved this aim. More importantly those at the chalk face have had the confidence to make the methodology their own. Teachers have rediscovered their creativity and their own ways to put the sparkle back into their classrooms. The ripple effect has been fantastic. The initiative has given teachers permission, trust and confidence to take risks, to do things differently, to empower the children and to savour the results when the children exceed their expectations. In short to make their classrooms places where the four capacities - confident individuals, successful learners, responsible citizens and effective contributors- are developed not only for the children, but for themselves. True CPD!
Speakers	Margaret Byrne, Education Consultant, Learning Unlimited
Speaker biography	An experienced headteacher of two primary schools, Margaret became a full time trainer with Learning Unlimited in 2005. She fully understands the challenges which face school leaders and teachers in times of change. She has the vision to be at the forefront of educational development and the ability to make her ideas practical, accessible and inspiring. Margaret is excited by the prospect of this new phase in education and sees CfE as an opportunity to combine the best of the old with the best of the new. She welcomes the permission to be more flexible and has been delivering courses which give teachers and leaders the confidence to embrace this opportunity. Margaret is a firm believer in the importance of a coherent approach. Her skill in linking initiatives such as AfL ,Determined to Succeed, Collaborative Learning etc helps teachers understand that the underlying factor in achieving the four purposes of a curriculum for excellence is good teaching and learning. Learning Unlimited’s ‘Joyning the Learning’ initiative has been developed in partnership with Councils and classroom teachers and has now spread throughout Scotland. Margaret is an experienced speaker / trainer who has run numerous training events. She is an experienced speaker at local, council and national level. She has the ability to inspire and motivate leaders and teachers and, more importantly, gives them confidence to make exciting changes in their own schools and classrooms.
Venue	Staffa

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