Sigma Teaching School Alliance
Sigma is an alliance of Poole, Dorset and Hampshire primary, secondary, alternative provision and special schools with the shared aim of working collaboratively to improve outcomes for all students within our schools and beyond.
Our alliance members have a broad range of skills and expertise and include outstanding leaders from across the educational continuum. We are committed to working in partnership to support school improvement at all levels.
We believe in finding and developing outstanding staff through focused professional development and by providing clear career pathways across our alliance. > Find Out More
IMPORTANT NOTICE - NEW DATES for Sessions 5 & 6 Catch Up.
A FREE opportunity to all staff from Portsmouth Schools to learn practical, evedence based strategies in order to be able to work successfully with children and young people with SEMH needs.
| Event Date | 09-01-2020 4:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 27-09-2019 |
| Available places | 1 |
| Cut off date | 08-01-2020 5:00 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
IMPORTANT NOTICE -Sessions 5 & 6 have been rescheduled and will be an online session.
PACE+ Approach Starting in January 2020
The course is now half price for BCP schools thanks to funding from BOOST
| Event Date | 14-01-2020 4:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 04-07-2019 |
| Available places | 13 |
| Cut off date | 13-01-2020 |
| Individual Price | £225.00 |
IMPORTANT NOTICE - The last 4 remaining sessions have been rescheduled from September 2020 onwards.
Children experiencing difficulties with Speech Language and Communication (SLCN) represent 1 in 5 children identified as having SEND in schools. Nationally only 15% of these children achieve the expected standard by the end of primary education. Research also show us that children who struggle to develop effective communication skills often struggle with other aspects of their life.
| Event Date | 29-01-2020 9:00 am |
| Registration Start Date | 18-10-2019 |
| Available places | 8 |
| Cut off date | 27-01-2020 |
| Individual Price | £1,250.00 |
We have NEW Online Training page where we offer a FREE opportunity to engage in further training courses from the comfort of your own home.
This online course will be a series of sessions, which when completed, will enable you to understand and support children and young people who have experienced trauma.
| Event Date | 15-05-2020 |
| Registration Start Date | 15-05-2020 |
| Individual Price | Free |
NEW DATE 23rd September 2020 (postponed from May 2020 due to Coronavirus). Open to new bookings.
This workshop is designed to give an introduction into the basics of governance and would be suitable for new Governors.
This will now be offered as an ONLINE session. For further details please read the course description.
| Event Date | 23-09-2020 6:00 pm |
| Registration Start Date | 02-07-2019 |
| Available places | 47 |
| Cut off date | 21-09-2020 |
| Individual Price | £25.00 |