Diabetes is one of the most common long-term health conditions affecting children and young people in the UK. In a school of any reasonable size, there will almost certainly be pupils managing diabetes day to day — navigating blood glucose levels, monitoring equipment, insulin, and the particular challenges that come with doing all of that in a busy, social, and often unpredictable school environment. More Than Sugar is a 20–25 minute on-demand CPD course designed for all school staff, regardless of role or prior knowledge. Using plain language and school-based scenarios, it provides a clear and accessible introduction to what diabetes is, how it affects pupils in the school day, how to recognise when something is wrong, and what to do about it. This is an awareness course. Staff who complete it will not be qualified to administer clinical treatment, but they will know enough to recognise a diabetic episode when they see one, to act appropriately in the first critical moments, and to support pupils with diabetes to feel confident and included rather than anxious or singled out.   What the course covers

• What diabetes is, the difference between Type 1 and Type 2, and why the common myth about sugar needs to be challenged
• How diabetes affects a pupil’s day-to-day experience at school, including blood glucose monitoring, insulin management, mealtimes, and physical activity
• What an individual healthcare plan is and why staff should know where it is and what it says
• The signs of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar) and why they can be mistaken for tiredness, distraction, or poor behaviour
• The signs of hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar) and how it differs from a hypo
• How to respond if a pupil shows signs of a hypo or hyper, including when to call 999
• Post-incident responsibilities: recording what happened, communicating with parents and relevant staff, and supporting the pupil sensitively

  Who it is for This course is suitable for all staff in schools and educational settings, including teachers, teaching assistants, lunchtime supervisors, office and support staff, and any other adult working with or around pupils. No prior medical knowledge is assumed. It is particularly valuable for staff who may not have received formal diabetes awareness training and for schools wanting to ensure whole-staff confidence around this common condition.

Most school emergencies are not dramatic. They are a pupil who has fallen in the playground, a colleague who has fainted during a staff meeting, a child in distress after a collision on the sports field. In the minutes before a trained first aider arrives or an ambulance is called, the response of the nearest adult can make a significant difference — not just to outcomes, but to how safe and supported the person in difficulty feels. First Aid Awareness for School Staff: Be Ready, Be Confident is a comprehensive, on-demand CPD course designed for all school staff regardless of their role or prior first aid experience. Across six clearly structured sections, it introduces the principles of first aid, covers the most common emergency situations that arise in schools, and gives every member of staff the knowledge and confidence to act appropriately in those critical first moments. This course is an awareness programme. It is not a substitute for hands-on, accredited first aid training, and completing it does not qualify staff as designated first aiders. It is designed to sit alongside — and complement — the school's formal first aid provision, ensuring that every adult in the building has a confident working knowledge of what to do, who to call, and how to help.   What the course covers

• The legal framework for first aid in schools and the responsibilities of employers, governing bodies, and individual staff members
• How to assess a first aid situation safely using the primary survey (DRSABC)
• The most common emergencies in school settings, including loss of consciousness, choking, asthma attacks, seizures, head injuries, and fainting
• CPR — including hands-only CPR for bystanders — and how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• First aid for bleeding, burns and scalds, and head injuries
• First aid for musculoskeletal injuries including broken bones, sprains, and strains
• Post-incident responsibilities: record-keeping, communication with parents, and how schools review and learn from first aid events
• What every member of staff should know: where the first aid kit is, who the trained first aiders are, how to raise the alarm, and where the AED is located

  Who it is for This course is suitable for all school-based staff, including teachers, teaching assistants, support staff, office and administrative staff, site and premises staff, lunchtime supervisors, and any other role in a school or educational setting. No prior first aid knowledge is assumed.

In 2021, five-year-old Benedict Blythe died from anaphylaxis at school after being given food containing milk — a reaction that should never have happened. His death, and the findings of the inquest that followed, exposed serious failings in how schools manage allergies — and gave rise to the campaign for Benedict's Law, which seeks to make allergy awareness training mandatory for all school staff. This course exists because of Benedict. It is a practical, thorough, and compassionate response to the legal, moral, and day-to-day responsibilities that every member of school staff carries when a child with allergies is in their care. Across five video modules, the course covers the allergy landscape in schools — including the sobering reality that around two children in every classroom live with a food allergy, and that 30% of severe reactions in children occur in those with no prior diagnosis. It moves through the recognition of symptoms and the correct use of auto-injectors, the legal framework and what Benedict's Law means for schools, and the practical systems — risk assessments, care plans, communication with families — that make a setting genuinely allergy-safe. The course closes with a focus on the human side: supporting the child with allergies, building an inclusive environment, and ensuring that every adult around that child feels confident enough to act. This is not a course about compliance for its own sake. It is about making sure that what happened to Benedict does not happen to another child.

Oral examinations carry their own distinct requirements — and yet the staff facilitating them don't always receive the same level of preparation as those working in written exam rooms. This practical, accessible course is designed to change that. Across six short videos, this course equips invigilators and exam staff with everything they need to facilitate oral assessments with confidence, compliance, and care. From understanding the specific demands of the oral exam format to navigating JCQ guidelines, setting up the right environment, supporting nervous candidates, managing access arrangements, and handling the unexpected — this course covers the full picture of the invigilator's role, from preparation through to post-exam responsibilities. Whether you're new to oral examinations or looking to refresh your practice ahead of an upcoming assessment season, this course offers clear, regulation-informed guidance grounded in real-world scenarios.

Conflict in schools is inevitable — but how it's handled makes all the difference. This honest, practical course is built around one central idea: conflict, approached well, doesn't have to damage relationships. It can actually strengthen them. Across five engaging video modules, this course explores the full range of difficult conversations that school staff encounter — from navigating tension with a colleague to handling an emotionally charged parent, to staying regulated in a charged moment with a student. Rather than offering scripts to memorise, this course gives staff a genuine understanding of why conflict escalates, what gets in the way of resolution, and how to show up to difficult conversations with both confidence and care. The final module turns the lens inward, looking at how to manage your own emotional response after a hard conversation — and how to repair and rebuild when things don't go as planned.

This practical course is designed for teachers, heads of department, and anyone supporting students in the final stretch before their GCSE English exams. Whether you're running booster sessions, leading intervention groups, or looking for fresh strategies to reignite student progress, this course gives you targeted, high-impact tools you can use straight away.  Across six short videos, we explore how GCSE English Language and Literature are structured and where marks are really won and lost, how to diagnose individual gaps quickly, and how to shift the mindset of students who feel it's already too late. We cover the language techniques and exam skills that make the biggest difference under time pressure, from mastering assessment objectives to structuring strong responses on both papers. We also look at practical approaches for motivating disengaged learners, supporting students with SEND, and giving families meaningful ways to help at home.  Because with the right focus and the right strategies, progress is always still possible. 

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