Unity Day 2025: Full Schedule

9:30am BST

Early Career Teachers: celebrating successes and looking ahead LIMITED

Friday June 27, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am BST

Join us to catch up with other ECTs working within the trust, celebrate your successes and for the chance to take stock of all you have achieved in 24-25. Through a blend of conversation and discussion we will share reflections and insights, exploring how you can continue to chart your next steps in to, and beyond your second year as a teacher. We look forward to welcoming you .... with some summer refreshments and a couple of freebies!

Speakers

Andy Samways

Director of Teaching School Hub and Research School, Central Team

Andy is Director of Teaching School Hub and Research School for the Unity Schools Partnership, roles that focus on the design and delivery of high quality, evidence informed professional development within and beyond Suffolk.

Friday June 27, 2025 9:30am - 10:25am BST
G-4 G Block, Sixth Form

Teaching and Learning, Early Career Teachers

10:35am BST

Smashing the habit ceiling ... with the help of insights from behavioural science LIMITED

Friday June 27, 2025 10:35am - 11:30am BST

G-4

Habits help us to become good at teaching and leading, but they also stop us from getting better. They are a double-edged sword. This is why experience is not the same as expertise. Essentially, we’re only ever as good as our habits, and they can become a ceiling on our effectiveness. We’ll consider what we can do to 'break the habit ceiling' and share reflections of our collective working with teachers and leaders.

Speakers

Andy Samways

Director of Teaching School Hub and Research School, Central Team

Friday June 27, 2025 10:35am - 11:30am BST
G-4 G Block, Sixth Form

Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Senior Leadership Team, SENDCOs, Head Teachers, Deputy Head Teachers/Assistant Head Teachers, Early Career Teachers, Trainee Teachers

11:40am BST

Top Tips Every and Reach FULL

Friday June 27, 2025 11:40am - 12:35pm BST

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We will be asking and attendees if there is anything they would like us to cover to support them in suing both systems

Speakers

Lynsey Jolland

Central Team

Friday June 27, 2025 11:40am - 12:35pm BST
G-4 G Block, Sixth Form

Business and Administration, Administrators

12:45pm BST

Arbor - Open Surgery FILLING

Friday June 27, 2025 12:45pm - 1:40pm BST

G-4

Do you have a question or require support using Arbor? Attend this session where the trust Data Manager will go over any questions you have. Perhaps you'd like to learn how to create a bespoke report or make a live feed.

Speakers

Paula Ashwood

Data Manager, Central Team

Friday June 27, 2025 12:45pm - 1:40pm BST
G-4 G Block, Sixth Form

Business and Administration, All staff

1:50pm BST

'A good thing, done well': utilising the updated EEF implementation guidance LIMITED

Friday June 27, 2025 1:50pm - 2:45pm BST

G-4

An educational approach or idea may seem great in principle, but what really matters is how it manifests itself in the day-to-day work of people in schools. The EEF's guidance on effective implementation, and its accompanying resources, help us select, and embed, evidence-informed approaches in line with our vision for improvement. This session will consider how the guidance's new focus on behaviours and context, and refined process can support leaders when implementing change.

Speakers