Our recent CUSP Day saw leaders and teaching staff from schools across the trust gather to discuss ways to help our pupils to get the absolute most from their time in the classroom.
The inspirational Alex Bedford and Laura Meadows from our delivery partner Unity tailored the session for our schools, as we celebrated the 5th year of working collaboratively.
The day received excellent feedback from our attendees, who particularly noted areas such as adaptations/scaffolding, “making teaching meaningful” through visuals, effective use of knowledge notes and staff CPD as key takeaways. Colleagues also found it very reassuring that their current approaches align with CUSP principles, particularly explicit vocabulary instruction.
The day concluded with a positive, forward-looking feeling. As Donna Hawley, Dean Head of School perfectly put it, we look forward to “exciting times ahead”!