BUILDING A COMMUNITY Kat Howard Founder of Litdrive

BUILDING A COMMUNITY Kat Howard, Founder of Litdrive @saysmiss www. saysmiss. wordpress. com

ELEMENTS OF COMMUNITY /KƏˈMJUːN� TI/ NOUN A GROUP OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE SAME PLACE OR HAVING A PARTICULAR CHARACTERISTIC IN COMMON.

CHALLEN GES Litdrive was created as a result of: Isolation of roles within schools A lack of networking available to teachers outside of social media Rapidly changing specifications (#KS 3 LTP) Recruitment and Retention issues

THE STORY OF LITDRIVE Resource Provision and Professional Development Enables teachers to share their experience and knowledge with a huge bank of members, extending discussions and collaborations and evolving this to adapted, high quality resources. Enables training and newly qualified teachers support; access to a bank of resources, but beyond that, a support network in what is one of the most challenging and timeconsuming stages of their career. Enables teachers to take ownership: drives forward the overarching message that you do not have to pay in order to receive support, be in receipt of strong, tested resources and participate in moving your career forward.

KEY PROVISION Resource Provision Professional Developm ent Direct Cont ribut ion

RESOURCE PROVISION Created by teachers for teachers, trialled in the classroom

YOU AS A CONTRIBUTOR Intrinsic development as a teacher User dashboard allows you to view member downloads. Continue to discussion via social media by sharing your resource link and seeing others adapt and tailor your work for their classes. View top downloads and key contributors to the site to see what is current, effective and could work for your classroom, in line with periodic trends.

YOU AS A CONTRIBUTOR Intrinsic development as a teacher All resources are quality assured by myself. Improved teaching through collaboration and adaptation in real time. A monthly newsletter that shares most downloaded resources, current highlights for the academic year and exclusive benefits for members.

PROFESSI ON AL DEVELOPMENT Teachers empowering teachers

DIRECT CONTRIBUTION Enabling teachers to take ownership of the professional development in their local area, whilst helping to shape and grow the future of Litdrive

MEETING A DEMAND Six months later. . . Over 12, 000 members Over 500, 000 downloads Average 1000 visits from teachers on a daily basis Over 2500 established, developed resources uploaded, with at least 100 new resources added every month 120 Peer coaching participants for this academic year and 20 Regional Advocates appointed.

WHAT'S NEXT? PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS A series of twenty regional events which forms a pilot for a larger long term programme. Subject knowledge driven CPD, free to attendees, thanks to our partners. Sessions will take the form of expert-led annotation work, discussions of text-specific knowledge or modelled strategies.

WHAT'S NEXT? PARTNERSHIPS AND PROJECTS Working with like-minded organisations Aim to provide members with a range of tools to shape their own planning, teaching delivery and development beyond the confines of the school framework Take a strategic approach to reducing workload for teachers

CONTACT US Email address katherine. howard@litdrive. org. uk Twitter Online @Litdrive. UK www. litdrive. org. uk