Virtual Introduction to the Cover Supervisor Role (Day 1 of 2)

Virtual Introduction to the Cover Supervisor Role (VICSR) – (2 days)

A course squarely aimed at those wishing to become Cover Supervisors but who do not have much relevant classroom experience. It will help professionals from other trades interested in teaching to secure the requirements to allow them to work as day-to-day cover supervisors (if they meet relevant compliance standards). The course introduces key skills and raises awareness of the required qualities and latest standards / expectations of the role. It is comprised of four elements: 1) Full Safeguarding; 2) Full Behaviour Management Workshop; 3) Safer Working Practice, Cover Supervisor Role, Qualities and Skills; and 4) Useful Teaching Strategies (including the Teaching Hell Webinar about what NOT to do in the classroom). Discussion is encouraged.

Day 1:

Virtual Safeguarding (VSG) – (2 hrs 30 min)

This is a virtual version of our full, face-to face Safeguarding Course that has been updated for 2020 and modified for online 'virtual' delivery. The aim is to give you time to ask questions and contribute, if desired. If working with children, you need to complete a full generalist safeguarding at least every three years and further remain aware of current guidance through annual updates. This course, once completed in full, will count as your three-year update.

Behaviour Management Workshop - (2 hrs 30 min)

The most common bad behaviour / low level disruption experienced by all teachers consists of calling out, chatting at inappropriate times, arriving late, asking distracting questions, tapping, rocking, anything involving make-up or telecommunications equipment or indeed any other behaviour that impedes learning. Proactive teachers create calm learning environments by being organised and having a ‘bag of tricks’ (which some call experience) to draw upon. This part of the course discusses a wide range of proven techniques to help pupils focus on their learning so that if you have been left work for a lesson which at best could be described as ‘sketchy’ or at worst ‘non-existent, then you can still create that calm and effective learning environment. The skills covered will help to reduce your stress and make your classroom a much better place to work for you and your pupils.

Day 2:

Safer Working Practices

The ‘Safer Working Practices’ course builds upon the Simply Education online Safeguarding tutorial, covering a range of ways to keep yourself safe whilst working in the classroom. The Safeguarding tutorial is a mandatory expectation for all staff working in an unsupervised capacity with children or young people for Simply Education and will give a basic understanding of roles and responsibilities in relation to safeguarding children and young people as well as an understanding of some of the indicators of potential abuse that they need to be aware of and act on.

Cover Supervisor Role, Qualities and Skills

The cover supervisor role requires you to be calm and adaptable, and to be able to create an effective working environment quickly with a class that you have probably never met before. This part of the course examines the role and what effective cover supervisors are able to bring to it.

‘Teaching Hell’ Webinar (Avoiding poor practice) (THW)

Based on a fun summary of bad teaching practice in one of our Teaching Skills Resources called ’39 Steps to Teaching Hell’ and over 1100 lesson observations, this webinar looks to explore good teaching practice from the perspective of avoiding the poor practices included. Afterwards, we send attendees summary notes of what we think is best practice relating to each of the ‘weak strategies to avoid’. In addition, we send a record of any the Zoom ‘chats’ of added points made by a second EDM throughout each webinar.

Useful Teaching Strategies

The teaching strategies covered, if employed well, should help you minimise the need for the strong behaviour management skills covered in Part 2 of this training, and include:

• Differentiation after the lesson has started

• Pace

• Questioning

• Mastery

• Quick Starters

Note! Please ensure that you VIEW and ACTION the accompanying documents sent separately to this virtual training BEFORE it starts.

*IMPORTANT! You will need to book on to both Day 1 and Day 2 of this course separately and complete them to gain certification. Please ensure that you will have access to a space with a minimum of interruption / distraction for each of the two days of the course.

Please inform us of any special requirements at the time of booking.

IMPORTANT! The Zoom invite will be sent directly to your email address a few days prior to the event. Please check your junk mail folder and if you have not received it by the start of the week in which the training will take place, contact neil.m@simplyeducation.co.uk. If you book late, your invite will be sent just before the course starts. If you have not received it by 9 a.m. on the day of the course, contact neil.m@simplyeducation.co.uk. It is unlikely that a duplicate invite can be sent after the course has started.