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Primary Schools Improvement

About

We are committed to improving the quality of education in our primary schools and making sure our schools receive the timely focused support they need. We manage a team of Schools Improvement Partners (SIP) across all eight local authorities and collaborate with various organisations and external partners to deliver the best education for our children.

Services

Our schools can choose to pay a Trust membership of £800.00 per year to access discounted subscriptions, free training and CPD opportunities throughout the year. At the moment, many of our schools are subscribed to the National College and National Online Safety, School Bus and SeeSaw. All training events and CPD listed below are free of charge to our members (unless stated otherwise). If you are not an Archdiocesan school but would like to join our training days, this would be at a cost of £100 per delegate. Please get in touch for more information.

We also offer a SIP service which is priced at £2,750.00 per year. We have a range of highly experienced SIPs who are consultants, recently retired headteachers or current serving headteachers. The SIP service ensures you are allocated 3 face to face days of SIP support. The SIP will be allocated an additional 2 days to research your school, plan their visits and write three reports per year (Autumn, Spring and Summer).

Upcoming events

Education
January 9, 2025
Online

Introduction to Fundraising and Bid Writing training with Heaward Solutions (online)

10:-11:30

Online

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Education
January 14, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Spring term 2025 - EYFS: High Quality Role Play

1:00-4:00

Online

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January 27, 2025
Online

EAL Support Programme – Online Webinars - Webinar Spring 1

1:30-2:30

Online

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Education
January 28, 2025
The Edge, Wigan

Whole school SEND: From Policy to Practice with Kate Taylor (Wigan)

9:30-3:30

The Edge, Wigan

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WN3 5AB

Education
February 4, 2025
St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Assessment in Foundation Subjects 2025 training with Emma Turner

9:30-3:30

St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Croxteth Drive

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L17 1AA

Education
February 7, 2025
St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

NEW IDSR and ASP Analysis (on your validated 2024 documents) training with Oliver McPhail

9:30-3:30

St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Croxteth Drive

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L17 1AA

Education
February 25, 2025

Pupil Premium Full Day Training with Marc Rowland Liverpool/Wigan

9:30-3:30

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Education
March 11, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Spring term 2025 - EYFS LEADERS

1:00-4:00

Online

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Education
March 11, 2025
Online

Difficult conversations and how to transform them with Julie Hurst

3:30-5:00

Online

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Education
March 18, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Spring term 2025 EYFS HT & DHT Briefing

1:00-3:00

Online

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Education
March 21, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Spring term 2025 - Progression in Nursery Literacy (Summer term)

9:00-12:00

Online

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Education
March 26, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Spring term 2025 - Progression in Reception Literacy (Summer term)

1:00-4:00

Online

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Education
May 9, 2025
St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Scaffolding and Differentiation Techniques to support disadvantaged pupils with Amjad Ali Liverpool

9:30-3:30

St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Croxteth Drive

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L17 1AA

Education
May 12, 2025
Online

EAL Support Programme – Online Webinars - Webinar Spring 2

1:30-2:30

Online

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Education
May 16, 2025
Lancashire Football Association Leyland PR25 2LF

Scaffolding and Differentiation Techniques to support disadvantaged pupils with Amjad Ali Leyland

9:30-3:30

Lancashire Football Association Leyland PR25 2LF

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Education
May 20, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Summer term 2025 - EYFS LEADERS

1:00-4:00

Online

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Education
May 21, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Summer term 2025 - EYFS: Planning Outdoor Learning

1:00-4:00

Online

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Education
June 10, 2025
St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Subject Leadership Day with Emma Turner

9:30-3:30

St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Croxteth Drive

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L17 1AA

Education
June 17, 2025
Online

EY2P Training Summer term 2025 - EYFS HT & DHT Briefing

1:00-3:00

Online

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Education
June 30, 2025
St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Early Years Conference with Ruth Swailes "Putting the child at the heart of our practice"- Liverpool

9:30-3:30

St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Liverpool

Croxteth Drive

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L17 1AA

Education
July 4, 2025
DW Stadium

Early Years Conference with Ruth Swailes "Putting the child at the heart of our practice" -Wigan

9:30-3:30

DW Stadium

15 Loire Dr, Robin Park Rd, Wigan WN5 0UH

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Partnership Opportunities

We are currently working closely with many partners and organisations to develop CPD opportunities for our schools. Please see a full list below, if you want to discuss any opportunity in more details please get in touch.

NPQ (National Professional Qualification) Programmes

NPQs are flexible professional development courses for teachers and leaders to improve skills, progress careers and deliver improved outcomes for schools.

The NPQs can be accessed through different local providers, please see the links below to find out
more:

STEM

STEM Learning is the largest provider of education and careers support in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It is run locally through Science Learning Partnerships.

Catholic Primary Partnership

Catholic Primary Partnership promotes curriculum and professional development to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in member schools.

Tutor Trust

Tutor Trust is a registered charity which aims to help tackle educational inequality in a unique way. Their mission is to 'transform lives through tutoring' by making sure every child who needs some additional academic support can access a great tutor.

North West Catholic Diocese Training Programme (NWCDTP)

The NWCDTP forms, nourishes and sustains Catholic school leaders at all levels through cross-phase leadership training & formation programmes.

Pupil Book Study

It is a systematic toolkit that enables leaders and teachers to focus on evaluating their curriculum, teaching and learning in a precise, evidence-rich environment.

Commando Joe’s

Commando Joe's supports thousands of schools across the UK with their Character Education programmes.

ActivKids UK

ActivKids UK is a fundraising company for schools and unsponsored athletes.

Partnership Opportunities

We are currently working closely many partners and organisations to develop CPD opportunities for our schools. Please see a full list below, if you want to discuss any opportunity in more details please get in touch.

NPQ (National Professional Qualification) Programmes

NPQs are flexible professional development courses for teachers and leaders to improve skills, progress careers and deliver improved outcomes for schools.

The NPQs can be accessed through different local providers, please see the links below to find out
more:

STEM

STEM Learning is the largest provider of education and careers support in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It is run locally through Science Learning Partnerships.

Catholic Primary Partnership

Catholic Primary Partnership promotes curriculum and professional development to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in member schools.

Tutor Trust

Tutor Trust is a registered charity which aims to help tackle educational inequality in a unique way. Their mission is to 'transform lives through tutoring' by making sure every child who needs some additional academic support can access a great tutor.

North West Catholic Diocese Training Programme (NWCDTP)

The NWCDTP forms, nourishes and sustains Catholic school leaders at all levels through cross-phase leadership training & formation programmes.

Pupil Book Study

It is a systematic toolkit that enables leaders and teachers to focus on evaluating their curriculum, teaching and learning in a precise, evidence-rich environment.

Commando Joe’s

Commando Joe's supports thousands of schools across the UK with their Character Education programmes.

ActivKids UK

ActivKids UK is a fundraising company for schools and unsponsored athletes.

DfE Updates

Updated EEF guide for Pupil Premium

Updated guidance for Sports Premium

Science focused report from EEF

Improving Primary Science Guidance Report

Guidance - Initial teacher training and early career framework

Ofsted Updates

Ofsted subject reports now available for PE, Geography and Music

Ofsted produced webinars for EYFS

Changes to Ofsted complaints process effective from Jan 2024 with further changes planned from April 2024

A summary of OFSTED's School Inspection Handbook (updated January 2024)

Contact us

If you have any questions or if you would like to have a chat with us please see our contact details below, we would be delighted to hear from you:

Sandra Martin
Primary School Operations Support Officer
s.martin@rcaol.org.uk
0151 522 1065
Angela Allen
Lead Officer for Primary School Improvement
a.allen@rcaol.org.luk
0151 522 1093