Professional Development and Learning in the Cabot Learning Federation
FNN2 Subject Overview 10th December 2025
4 – 4.25pm Steve Taylor – keynote (with prompts for reflection)
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4.30 - 5.30pm Subject Communities
See Teams meeting links for Subject Communities 4.30 - 5.30pm below:
Subject Community Trust Subject Experts TEAMS Link Session Details
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Art Heather Essadiq (MWA) Art FNN This session is 4 –5.30pm with external speakers.
Kealy Darby (BBA)
Hannah Copcutt (CAB) This FNN session is on Inclusive Excellence and High Expectations (SEND) and will be delivered by WECIL, an
award-winning Disabled People’s Organisation. This training provides excellent CPD aligned with the trust’s
Guardian: Lis Jolley focus on inclusiveness, aiming to equip staff with strategies to promote equity and raise expectations for all
learners, including those with SEND. Participants will gain practical approaches to embedding inclusive
practices across the curriculum, ensuring every student has the opportunity to succeed.
Computing, ICT and iMedia Andrew Forbes (TA) Computing FNN • Next steps following on from October Conference
Ralph Hersey (HWA) • KS4 progress areas for focus on for 2026
• KS3 DOOYA Moderation
Guardian: Adrian Esch (HPA)
Design and Technology Naomi Soper (BBA) DT FNN
(including Engineering, Textiles, Dom Rhodes (HWA) 4.30pm onwards
Dave Vince (BMA) • Reminder of preparation for 5-minute presentations.
Food and Hospitality and
• Calls for staff to potentially run a skills session in February.
Catering) Guardian: Kris Bridgeman (BMA) • Increasing the careers information available in one format.
Drama Lucie Morrish (BMA) Drama FNN 4.30pm onwards
Ryan Holloway (KOA) • KS3 moderation and exemplars
Rebecca Anderton (CAB) • Upload short clip of a performance to moderate
Guardian: Catherine Hickey (CAB)
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English Ali Goddard-Jones English FNN 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Jayne Selway • Inference and Analysis: ideas for developing and deepening responses to reading
There will be a breakout activity in small groups to talk about practice across Trust schools for writing about
Guardians: Annie Massey (WHA), the effects of writer’s methods; please be ready to share and contribute.
Gemma Read (JCA), Kathleen
McGillycuddy (TA)
Geography Kathryn Tinker (HPA) Geography FNN • Presentation of Homework (Independent Study) strategies by Academies and associated discussions
Emilia Fuorvito (BBA) • KS3 fieldwork sign ups for Trust Collaboration Day
Heather Sperring (MWA)
Christy Fisher (HWA) Please be on individual laptops/PCs for break out room discussions and make sure you have added your
academy’s slides to the homework ppt on the shared area.
Guardian: Hannah Jones (MWA)
Health and Social Care Emily Pine-Smith (BMA) H&SC FNN2 |
Meeting-Join | • Moderation for C2 as the deadline is approaching (Dec 15th)
Facilitator for this date: Ceri Microsoft Teams • Reminders for Task set for next FNN
O’Sullivan (BMA) • Discuss what people would like to do for Trust Collaboration Day (Feb)
Date change to 3rd Dec
Guardian: Kelly Jefferies (BBA)
History Will Bryant (HPA) History FNN 4:30 – 5:30 pm
Bethan Jones (BMA)
• Y11 PPE 1 Reflections
• Meeting the need in History (collaborative ideas on how scaffold and stretch strategies)
Guardian: David McFaul (BA) • DOOYA Feedback and Feedforward
Mathematics Carrie Martin Invites to your 4.30-5.30pm
smaller network Smaller Networks:
Guardian: Cameron Shaw session will be sent SN1 Developing mathematical dialogues at Key Stage 3, Tracy Helliwell and Alf Coles
directly to [this network will be meeting 17th Dec 4 – 5]
participants. SN2 CLF Maths Curriculum - How do we make sure they GET IT and DON'T FORGET IT? Shaun Donald
SN3 GCSE Statistics, Milly Walton
SN4 Teaching for Mastery (Five Big Ideas), Mark Robson
SN5 Working with lower attainers, Ella Forsyth and Rachel Finlayson
SN6 Supporting students with SpLD in Maths or Dyscalculia, Louise Langford
SN7 Developing problem-solving, Louis Day
SN8 Reasoning through the key stages, Carrie Martin & primary specialists
Colleagues will be receiving invites to their sessions (on Teams or zoom in some cases) this week.
If you are expecting an invite and don’t receive one by Monday, please contact Carrie directly.
MFL Sabrina Marie-Anais (KOA) MFL FNN - French 4.30pm onwards
Juliet French (WHA) MFL FNN – Spanish
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Laura Miles (BBA) MFL FNN – German • Moderating KS4 writing (mocks) at FNN2 (10th December).
Andrew Bringhurst (HWA) • French/Spanish/German groups
• In preparation for this, could you please scan 3 papers from your recent mocks and upload them
Guardians: Claire de Glanville (TA), into the relevant folders (1 Higher / 1 Foundation/ 1 borderline or average student).
Ryan Murphy (CAB), Becki Thielen
(KOA)
Music Charlotte Grierson (JCA) Music FNN • KS3 Feedback on projects so far
Drew Salida (BBA) • KS3 DOOYA moderation. Share examples of work in progress here: KS3 2025-2026
Kama Miller (BMA) • KS4 feedback & sharing of ideas in BTEC/GCSE
Guardians: Ben Tucker (CAB), Carlo
Hooper (WHA)
PE James Mooney PE Meeting Link FNN 2
James Cornick (KOA) • National Updates and Insight gathering
Luke Purnell (HPA) • Spotlight Assessment Readiness
Elliot Swanton (HWA) • Action Groups:
Tom Hooper (BMA) o GCSE – Moderation AQA lesson delivery
o Vocational – Component 1 Moderation
Guardians: Jen Cusack (BBA), o Youth Voice - Prototyping
Katherine Ogden (KOA)
RWV Enda McNiffe (BMA) RS RWV FNN 4.30 - 5.30pm
RS Henry Watts (HPA)
Laura McManamon (CAB)
Guardian: Jenny Onslow (MWA)
Science Louisa Aldridge Science FNN This session is 4 –5.30pm with external speakers.
Will Davies
• FNN2 - Edexcel KS4 Exam insights feedback
Guardians: Kate Willis (JCA)
Post-16 and KS4 Super-rich Kath Cooper Super-rich - 4.00 - 4.30 Steve Taylor input
Curriculum subjects Ali Ashman curriculum FNN - 4.30 - 5.30 Reflections on input: High expectations, Inclusive Excellence
Simon Jones o Classroom environment
o Feedback and supporting progress
Guardians: Matt Randle (WHA), o Adaptive teaching
Josh Sterling (DSSB) o Coursework deadlines and consequences
o Student self-agency and commitment
- Post 16 teachers to leave session at 5.00
PSHE Facilitator: PSHE FNN • 4-4:30 - Steve Taylor will be delivering a keynote to all teachers at the start of FNN2 from 4-
Susie Weaver 4.30pm
Simon Wood • Ofsted Framework Trial Feedback 4:30 – 4:45
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• PSHE FNN Group – CLF plans for the FNN group 4:45-5:00
• Arising Themes from RSHE changes in Sept 2026 5:00 – 5:30
ESOL and EAL Teachers Facilitator: EAL FNN • 4.00 - 4:30 - Steve Taylor will be delivering a keynote to all teachers at the start of FNN2
NEW Mike Eatwell • 4.30 - 5.30 - Sharing successes, and reflections on the term to date; looking at common themes
and collective problem solving – how do you...? Sharing resources on a theme; signposting.
Business Facilitator: Business FNN • Introductions
NEW Nicola Rew (UWE) • Re-establishing a business community and focus for collaboration
Josh Sterling • Co-creating future agendas