Join Jane Miller and Finola Wilson, Impact Wales, where they will look at what the pandemic has meant for T&L and how the elements of CfW can be used to choose content that prioritises the needs of the pupils.
They’ll take you through each of the different elements of CfW and how schools should be using them to create remote and socially distanced learning that works.
Thursday 8th April 2021
Time: 1-2pm
Microsoft Teams
About the speakers
Finola has a unique skill set and is highly unusual in having taught both English and Maths in KS3 and KS4. Finola has over a decade’s experience as a Language and Literacy specialist and has taught English from KS2 to KS5, specialising in A Level English Language and Linguistics.
Finola is an expert in coaching and mentoring having studied Psycho- Linguistics and Transactional Analysis and spending several years training coaches for UK Athletics.
In her role as Senior NSP Partner for CfBT Education Trust Finola was the strategic lead for Assessment, Recording and Reporting across Wales and has worked with numerous schools to develop and enhance assessment skills.
Finola is also an experienced project manager in both the private and public sectors working with NGOs and community groups across South Wales.
Jane has 25+ years’ experience as a teacher and senior leader, as well as extensive experience of developing and embedding new teaching and learning strategies.
Jane is a Numeracy specialist and has more than 15 years’ experience as a Head of Mathematics and Assistant Head in charge of data and assessment, mentoring curriculum leaders in the analysis and use of data to improve standards. She was the Deputy Project Lead for NFER for the national Numerical Reasoning tests and has developed support materials for and delivered the marking events for teachers and advisory staff across Wales.
In her role as an NSP Partner for CfBT Education Trust, Jane was the strategic lead for developing numeracy and numerical reasoning across the curriculum. She is also a GCSE examiner and school Governor.
Jane has created and delivered a range of bespoke numeracy and assessment training workshops for schools across South Wales in both the primary and secondary sectors and has worked with senior leadership teams to ensure that literacy and numeracy is strategically and effectively embedded.