Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyGood effort tonight from our year 11 football team! Drew 2-2 in county cup game but then lost 5-4 on penalties! Great set of lads - well done! https://t.co/eNKDQNrDys40 mins ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyPlease see the letter sent home to parents on Friday thank you. https://t.co/algzZT85Ag5 days ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @valeofyorkcomco: @ValeYorkAcademy https://t.co/2MoGHGk6fg1 week ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @MikeDoodyTTT: Students and Staff were an absolute credit to thier school @ValeYorkAcademy today during @talkthetalkUK workshops with al…1 week ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @valeofyorkcomco: So close to our amazing Christmas Fair!! We have over 40 stalls, including our wonderful students fundraising for thei…1 week ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademy@BurtonG_Primary @valeofyorkcomco It was a pleasure to have the @BurtonG_Primary crew with us yesterday afternoon. They are a credit to you!2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @BurtonG_Primary: Some of our fabulous Y5’s have had a fantastic afternoon at @ValeYorkAcademy Voyage programme this afternoon. They wer…2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademy@cwr_school You're very welcome! We had a great afternoon and all the pupils were fab #voyage2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyNo school for students tomorrow! The academy is closed to students next Friday, 30th November, for a teacher training day.2 weeks ago

Vale of York Academy @ValeYorkAcademyRT @FOCL2016: Non uniform day tomorrow, please bring £1 or a donation for our big tombola at our fabulous Christmas Fair🎄🎅🏼 Thank you⛄️ htt…2 weeks ago

Staff training+CPD

CPD is the cornerstone to school improvement, only through reflective practice, collaboration, training and taking risks does any individual get to improve their day to day practice and thus the out comes for learners.

At Vale of York Academy CPD takes many forms; Training Days, Meeting time, Twilight sessions, weekly CPD programmes, Show ‘n’ Share in addition to individual packages of support and training accessed by many staff through partnership with the Ebor teaching Alliance and through the Pathfinder teaching school. The details below which are not exhaustive give a flavour of what is on offer in our school to support our colleagues.

Date	Event	Focus/Activity
Mon 05/09/16	Training day 1	Whole School Strategic & Operational sessions
Tues 06/09/16	Training day 2	Key messages, team meetings & preparation time for day 1
Mon 03/10/16	Open evening	All staff meeting 1.30pm main hall: standards & expectations for Open evening - Key consistent messages – FAQs. Time to prepare department areas.
Thurs 17/11/16	Twilight 1	Key messages & updates safeguarding & pastoral training themed CPD (Literacy update)
Thurs 26/01/17	Twilight 2	Linked to Whole School SDP priorities.
Fri 07/04/17	Training day 3	Shared training day across the Hope Learning Trust
Thurs 27/04/17	Twilight 3	Curriculum team development time for 2017/18
Wed 05/07/17	Twilight 4	Planning & strategic development time for 2017/18
Mon 24/07/17	Reclaimed on 3/1	as a teaching day
Tues 25/07/17	Twilighted (1&2)
Wed 26/07/17	Twilighted (3&4)

27-Sep	*	Staff meeting*
08-Nov	*	Directed development time*
06-Dec	*	Staff meeting*
13-Dec	*	Directed development time*
25-Apr	*	Directed development time*
23-May	*	Directed development time*
06-Jun	*	Staff meeting*
04-Jul	*	Directed development time*
	*	CPD opportunities marked with an asterix (*) fall with directed time and hence attendance at all sessions is compulsory. Ensure that other events or commitments do not clash with these dates. Part-time staff will be expected to attend these sessions. Any issues consult with the Vice Principal Performance.