This course has been designed for aspiring and existing heads of year wishing to fully embrace the academic and pastoral issues involved. The course will address the skills essential to support and manage change and bring coherence to the new roles. The key focus is on the issues of quality assurance, leadership styles, managing colleagues, data analysis, monitoring student progress, guidance systems and formative assessment.

This highly participatory course is aimed at support/associate staff team leaders. After participating in the course, you will be better equipped to develop team working, improve leadership skills, enhance communication and interpersonal skills, and augment levels of assertiveness and performance-monitoring.

On this one-day course you will learn how to judge the quality of teaching and learning, observe lessons and give constructive feedback to colleagues which is based on the new Ofsted criteria. The course is suitable for subject leaders, the senior leadership team and anyone else who has to observe and evaluate classroom teaching in special schools.

On this one-day course you will learn how to judge the quality of teaching and learning, observe lessons and give constructive feedback to colleagues which is based on the new Ofsted criteria. The course is suitable for subject leaders, the senior leadership team and anyone else who has to observe and evaluate classroom teaching in secondary schools.

This classroom-based course is designed for colleagues who are timetabled to teach or support PE including LSAs, TAs and those who have had no formal training but wish to update their skills in this area. It will also be of benefit to members of staff wishing to contribute to the school’s extra-curricular provision.

Most people have at some time had to deal with difficult behaviour from colleagues at work. This course will help individuals to develop positive strategies for managing negative behaviour. The day will involve a balanced mix of tutor input, group discussion and tactful proactive strategies for managing conflict and difficult situations.

The role of the finance assistant can vary from school to school – and from day to day! During this course, you will learn how to effectively prioritise your many tasks, how to work best within your school or college’s staffing structure, and how to ensure you are maximising your potential within your role.

Aspiring to be head of department? This wide-ranging course has been designed to prepare you for your new responsibilities. Tone up your leadership skills, strengthen your curriculum planning and learn how to build the foundations of an outstanding department.

The CPD Mark is a national quality mark designed to improve CPD standards within the profession. Under the supervision of an assessor, delegates will work collaboratively in identifying and recording appropriate evidence for the successful completion of the CPD Mark framework. At the end of the workshop, delegates will have a completed framework of evidence to take away with them, to adapt to reflect the work of their own school or college. This course is suitable for all schools and colleges.

The aim of this course is to provide practical advice for support staff in schools and colleges enabling participants to deal more effectively with disruptive student behaviour. This course is particularly suitable for associate staff who support students in class.