The Downland Alliance facilitates the coordination of the highly successful Secondary Subject Networks meetings within West Berkshire.
This highly valued sequence of meetings held three times during the academic year provide the opportunity for teachers to come together with like-minded colleagues to share ideas and good practice, and explore challenges and opportunities.
Colleagues have benefitted from valuable discussions from some or all of the following areas in the past:
- Developing strategies, and sharing ideas
- Exam moderation, Exam Boards and Resources
- Sharing resources and exemplar material
- Curriculum changes, challenges and planning
- Assessment, and challenges through KS3-5
We currently have well-established networks in the following subject areas. Meeting dates are also included. At the present time, many meetings are taking place online. If you would like to join a network or set up a new one – please get in touch:
| Art | |
| Dates | Thursday 12 October 2023 – Mary Hare School – 4pm – 5.15pm Thursday 14 March 2024 – Theale Green – 4pm – 5.15pm Thursday 4 July 2024 – tbc |
| Careers | |
| Dates | Tuesday 7 November 2023 – Online – 8.30am – 10.30am Wednesday 28 February 2024 – Online – 8.30am – 10.30am Thursday 13 June 2024 – Online – 8.30am – 10.30am |
| Computing/ICT | |
| Dates: | Tuesday 14 November 2023 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Wednesday 6 March 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Thursday 27 June 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm |
| Dance | |
| Dates | Tuesday 7th November 2023 Thursday 18th January 2024 Tuesday 26th March 2024 |
| Design and Technology | |
| Dates | Week commencing 30 October 2023 – Online – 4pm – 5.30pm Week commencing 25 March 2024 – Trinity School – 4.15pm – 6pm (GCSE and A Level NEA Moderation meeting) Week commencing 24 June 2024 – venue and time TBC |
| Drama | |
| Dates | Thursday 5 October 2023 – Theale Green – 4pm – 5pm Thursday 7 March 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Thursday 6 June 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm |
| English | |
| Dates | Tuesday 17 November 2023 – Trinity – 4.15pm – 5.15pm Tuesday 19 March 2024 – Trinity – 4.15pm – 5.15pm Tuesday 9 July 2024 – Trinity – 4.15pm – 5.15pm |
| Geography | |
| Dates | Wednesday 18 October 2023 – venue and times tbc Thursday 14 March 2024 – venue and times tbc Wednesday 12 June 12th – venue and times tbc |
| Applied (was Health and Social Care) | |
| Dates | Tuesday 3 October 2023 – Online – 3.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 5 March 2024 – Online – 3.30pm – 4.30pm Thursday 6 June 2024 – Online 3.30pm – 4.30pm |
| History | |
| Dates | Thursday 5 October 2023 – Online – 3.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 5 March 2024 – Theale Green – 4pm – 5pm Tuesday 4 June 2024 – Online – 3.30pm – 4.30pm |
| Maths | |
| Dates | TBC |
| MFL | |
| Dates | Tuesday10 October 2023 – Mary Hare – 2.30pm – 4.30pm Tuesday 12 March 2024 – Online – 3.30pm – 5pm Thursday 20 June 2024– venue tbc – 2.30pm – 4.30pm |
| Music | |
| Dates | Wednesday 1 November 2023 – Trinity School – 3.45pm Thursday 14 March 2024 – venue tbc – 3.45pm Tuesday 4 June 2024– venue tbc – 3.45pm |
| PE | |
| Dates | Tuesday 3 October 2023 – St Gabriel’s – 9am – 12pm Monday 5 February 2024 – St Bartholomew’s – 1pm – 4pm Wednesday 15 June 2024 – St Gabriel’s – 9am – 12pm |
| Psychology | |
| Dates | Tuesday 14 November 2023 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Wednesday 28 February 2024 – Shaw House (Diversity Event) – Times TBC Thursday 13 June 2024 – TBC – 4pm – 5pm |
| Pupil Premium | |
| Dates | Wednesday 8 November 2023 – Online – 4pm – 5.30pm Tuesday 26 March 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5.30pm Wednesday 26 June 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5.30pm |
| RE | |
| Dates | Wednesday 15 November 2023 – Online Thursday 14 March 2024 – Online Tuesday 11 June 2024 – Online |
| RSE & Health Education | |
| Dates | Thursday 14 September 2023 – Online – 4pm – 5.30pm Thursday 29 February 2024 Online – 4pm – 5.30pm Third meeting TBC |
| Science | |
| Dates | Tuesday 31 October 2023 – St Bartholomew’s – 4pm – 5pm Wednesday 21 February 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Tuesday 4 June 2024 – St Bartholomew’s – 4pm – 5pm |
| Sixth Form | |
| Dates | Wednesday 18 October 2023 – Little Heath School- 4pm – 5pm Tuesday 6 February 2024 – Mary Hare School – 4pm – 5pm Wednesday 5 June 2024 – Mary Hare School – 4pm – 5pm |
| Subject Network Leads Meeting | |
| Dates | Thursday 28 September 2023 – Shaw House – 4pm – 5pm Wednesday 28 February 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm Thursday 28 May 2024 – Online – 4pm – 5pm |
The following secondary schools are members of the network. If your school subscribes, you can attend a meeting for free If your school does not subscribe but you would like to attend a meeting, please speak to your Headteacher and contact us for further information as there will be a charge for attending.
I-College
Little Heath Heath
St Bartholomew’s School
The Downs School
The Willink School
Theale Green School
Trinity School
(Denefield School)