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ACT’s Quality Standard: Development Meeting 1

The first of our mentoring sessions for leaders in schools who are completing the Quality Standard

13th Jan 2025 5:00pm

Prepaid: for Quality Standard participants

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This session marks the beginning of your journey to achieving ACT’s Quality Standard for Schools Award, a prestigious recognition of excellence in Citizenship education.

During this first mentoring meeting, you’ll have the opportunity to:

  • Connect with colleagues from other schools who are also working towards the Quality Standard, building a supportive network of peers.
  • Work closely with Kelly Allchin (Consultant Advisory Teacher) and Zoe Baker (Head of Education), who bring extensive expertise to guide you through the process.
  • Understand the essential elements of an effective action plan and how to tailor it to your school’s unique context.
  • Identify key CPD opportunities and resources that can enhance your teaching practice and foster whole-school improvement.
  • Receive bespoke guidance and feedback tailored to your school’s needs, ensuring you are equipped to make meaningful progress.

This first session is designed to provide you with actionable strategies and expert support to succeed.

Why Attend?

By joining this session, you will:

  • Gain a clear understanding of the Quality Standard process.
  • Network with peers facing similar challenges and share insights.
  • Receive bespoke feedback from expert course leaders.

If you’re not yet part of the programme but would like to explore how it can benefit your school, visit our Quality Standard for Schools page for more information. For a fee of £300 for the year, participating schools will also gain a 12-month School and College membership, offering unlimited access to the following:

  • ACT’s Model Core Curriculum resources, providing you with structured, ready-to-use materials that align with the Citizenship National Curriculum.
  • Access to over 30 hours of online CPD sessions, delivered by subject specialists, ensuring your team remains up-to-date with the latest developments in Citizenship education.
  • Priority invitations to ACT events and conferences, allowing you to network and learn from leading experts in the field.

Event team

Meet the team who will be running this event

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Kelly Allchin

ACT Consultant Advisory Teacher

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Zoe Baker

Head of Education and Professional Development

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Kelly Allchin

ACT Consultant Advisory Teacher

Kelly Allchin is an experienced Citizenship teacher and former Assistant Principal at Leeds City Academy with over 10 years’ experience. She held school responsibility for personal development and line management for humanities

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Zoe Baker

Head of Education and Professional Development

Zoe leads on the development and delivery of professional learning, working with a range of agencies and ACT regional Teaching Ambassadors. She works in close partnership with Kirsty, our Head of Resources, to ensure that our teachers have a wealth of material to draw on to support their roles in school. Zoe’s qualifications include a History and Social Science BA hons, PGCE, and Fellowship of Holocaust Education. She also works on the ITT programme at Canterbury Christ Church University, and she has been a teacher in Kent for over 20 years, as well as an ACT teaching advisor. Zoe is also a freelance educator at the Holocaust Educational Trust, working on the Lessons From Auschwitz Project and accompanying survivors into schools to deliver their testimony.

FAQs

These are some of the questions we are most often asked about our training sessions. If you have other questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch and we will be happy to help.

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