Teachers - can you share your inset day wisdom with us pretty please?

Kaz2904

chiefgoobster wrote: »

Perhaps Martin could ask them how much they think others financially lose when we have to take a day off as the teachers are striking ?

Unfair and irrelevant.
(Not a teacher). Think this is a brilliant idea though

daisiegg

Just reread the OP and realised you are talking about a question and answer session. Honestly, not wanting to be too negative, but I can't see this being that useful. I'd much prefer more of an informative presentation accompanied by some solid resources such as lesson plans, a scheme of learning, or even just a list of topics to be covered, etc. Maybe questions and answers would be slightly more useful later in the year after people have already started teaching it, so have problems to iron out etc, but at this stage, I can't think what would be asked?

pleasedelete

An inset day agenda would usually align with the School Development Plan (SDP) which will have been strongly influenced by the school self evaluation against the Ofsted framework (SEF)

If you want schools to look at financial education I would suggest that the best way is to get it included as part of an Ofsted section 5 inspection framework.

There are common themes for inset/sdp led by national changes- this year the key national priorities/changes include:

New national curriculum
New SEN code of practice
Changes to statutory testing at EYFS, KS2 and GCSE
Changes to Ofsted section 5s including EYFS, safeguarding, judgement on teaching in individual lessons etc
Promotion of British values

Its another busy year of change.

mountainofdebt

lol -read the title and thought oh dear,who's kicking off about inset days now!

dizziblonde

I think the problem you're going to have now is that it's too late for the September insets and with how schools have more leeway over term dates and things these days - dates don't easily tie up like they used to across different areas these days.

I don't think a webcast is going to work unless it gets a LOT of advance notice and publicity (would need to have been arranged before the schools broke up really) - something like a twitter Q+A backed up with a downloadable podcast/video podcast might work better that schools can pull into at a time that fits their CPD schedule - be it on an inset day or a twilight session or whatever.

Oh and like someone else mentioned - anything backed up with actual resourcing to put ideas into effect - suggested lesson plans, resources and the like is much more likely jumped upon!

GwylimT

Our first inset day this year is 2nd September.

Anyway, all departments have things to do and very few of us will actually be in school that day as many of us are going to external training, I'm off to a course at think tank.

cheeswright

You asked about this some time ago (a couple of months?)- about how to integrate this into this (2014-2015) years curriculum - and were quite clearly told THEN that you were too late for this year.

In spite some common misconceptions about teaching its almost never last minute and often involves hugely detailed and integrated planning - you need to be asking about next academic year...
and note the number of times the word "resources" is coming up in the replies

Watching a webcast dosnt give you the tools to deal with delivering material to a class
why dont you google "five minute lesson plan" - then write one - then webcast on that !

see if you can spot the void between what you're offering and what is needed

SavingPennies_2

chiefgoobster wrote: »

Perhaps Martin could ask them how much they think others financially lose when we have to take a day off as the teachers are striking ?

Schools are not free childcare.

OCS_Fan

I'm primary. We have an INSET day on 1st. It's always planned in advance and, as we usually have 2, will not have any space. Perhaps 3.30 would be possible.

Alchemilla

Secondary Science.

MSE_Wendy wrote: »

As MSE is partly responsible for more money lessons being on the curriculum next term (yay!) we're thinking of holding a webcast for teachers on Monday 1 September.
We broke up later than most and don't start back until the 4th.
The idea is teachers can live ask Martin a question (via the forum, email etc.) and he'll give answers that hopefully inspire confidence in how fun finance can be
While it has been more tactfully put, INSET is already planned and tends for us to be whole-school. Agendas are stuffed to bursting already.
Our questions (mainly for secondary teachers but maybe the same applies to primary?) are:

* Is Monday 1 September a teaching or inset day at your school? Neither
* Is the day already full of tasks/training/very important things? Yes
* Would a webcast count as something you're allowed to do on an inset day? Depends on the school. The IT issues are major
* Would you want to spend half an hour watching one if you were teaching financial education next term? Yes
* Would it be better to do during the holidays or is that the last thing you'd want to do with your precious time off?
If I were teaching it, then yes.
Any tips much appreciated!

MSE Wendy

MSE_Wendy wrote: »

Thanks everyone - super useful info.

Would an early evening slot be a good time to hold the webcast do you think? Say 5pm - 5.30pm?

MSE Wendy

Lots of people not home by then.