Raising Attainment in Welsh as a Second Language
This course addresses the issues most commonly faced by teachers of Welsh language and explores practical strategies for raising attainment and improving provision to accelerate progress and raise achievement at both class and whole school level. This course is aimed at Welsh specialists, subject teachers and teaching assistants involved in improving the learning and teaching of Welsh in their school.
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CPD/EPD for Recently Qualified Teachers (Welsh schools)
The experiences of teachers in the first or second year of teaching are varied and while the vast majority enjoy teaching an equally vast majority also say they have many challenges to face. This course, suitable for all recently qualified secondary school teachers explores solutions to some of the ‘lows’ whilst giving teachers strategies to achieve and enjoy the ‘highs!'
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Closing the Gap and Raising Attainment in Numeracy for Wales
This course will give teachers the opportunity to explore effective and practical ways for closing the gap in numeracy for children living in poverty and other groups who are under achieving. The methods explored will both challenge all students as well as help those who struggle with key concepts or those that show aptitude but for one reason or another have low attainment.
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Closing the Gap in Literacy for Welsh Primary Schools
This course will give teachers the opportunity to explore effective and practical ways for closing the gap in literacy for children living in poverty and other groups who are under achieving. The methods explored will both challenge all students as well as help those who struggle with key concepts or those that show aptitude but for one reason or another have low attainment.
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Closing the Gap and Raising Attainment in Literacy for Wales
This course will give teachers the opportunity to explore effective and practical ways for closing the gap in literacy for children living in poverty and other groups who are under achieving. The methods explored will both challenge all students as well as help those who struggle with key concepts or those that show aptitude but for one reason or another have low attainment.
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Improving the Quality of Your CPD - with The CPD Mark: Cymru
The CPD Mark: Cymru is a national quality mark designed to improve CPD standards specifically within Welsh schools. Under the supervision of an assessor, delegates will work collaboratively in identifying and recording appropriate evidence for the successful completion of the CPD Mark: Cymru 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.
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Working with Parents to Tackle Problem Behaviour
This course explores strategies for working collaboratively with parents and carers to tackle problem behaviour and attendance. By the end of the course, delegates will have the knowledge they need to begin working in partnership with parents and will be prepared to overcome common pitfalls and barriers.
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Stretching Gifted and Talented Students in Science
Providing a scheme of work that challenges and excites your most gifted learners will ensure they remain motivated by science. This course explores some tried and tested strategies for extending schemes of work to meet the needs of the gifted as well as ideas for providing inspiration and real-world experience for those who might aspire to a career in science.
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Maximising Progress by Differentiating in Geography
Effective differentiation is key to enabling every student to reach their potential in the geography classroom. This course explores practical approaches to creating differentiated schemes of work and lesson plans, enabling you to engage, motivate and stretch every member of the class.
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Raising Achievement for Year 8 Students
The achievement of Year 8 students can often plateau as their motivation dwindles and life becomes more driven by hormones and peer pressure than a desire to thrive and achieve in school. This course looks at strategies that can be adopted by the head of Year 8 and form tutors in order to maintain motivation and raise the achievement of students during this difficult year.
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Improving Students' Learning in Spanish at Key Stages 3 and 4
Teachers new to Spanish at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 or experienced teachers looking to enhance and update their Spanish courses will benefit from this one-day course. The course will concentrate on practical strategies and delegates will leave with a wealth of ideas and materials which will be of immediate benefit in the classroom.
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Key Stage 3 History: Using Assessment to Maximise Progress
As teachers, we are expected to demonstrate the progress that our students make during Key Stage 3. This course examines practical approaches to using assessment for learning in history to ensure that progress is maximised, while maintaining the enjoyment of learning.
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Behaviour Management for Recently Qualified Teachers
This one-day course will provide recently qualified teachers with a framework and practical guidance for managing behaviour in the classroom in order to help the whole class achieve more. We will look at raising pupil's aspirations and creating engaging lessons as well as helping pupils develop social and emotional competence.
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