The boys in your school and your classes face some general & some very specific pressures; from school, family, peers and especially themselves. Great teaching and maybe some different approaches will help boys to connect better with school and their learning.

Teachers need to know and understand how to assess pupils in their subjects, including the statutory assessment requirements.  They need to make use of formative and summative assessment to secure pupils’ progress, and use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.  Teachers also need to give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback.  In this course, Matt Bromley explores the central tenets of effective assessment, marking and feedback.

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This is a short presentation by Mary Yucel the Mental Health Coordinator at Tregolls School. The presentation outlines the wellbeing strategy introduced at the school. Mary's presentation was shared with mental health leads across Cornwall as part of our work with HeadStart Kernow which is a lottery funded project.  We found the session to be valuable and Mary kindly agreed it could be shared more widely.

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Every school and college in England must have a Designated Safeguarding Lead. All staff, volunteers and those working on behalf of the school should be aware of who this is, understand the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead and know how their role works alongside the DSL to keep children safe. In this course we will explore this important role in more detail, look at how the DSL works to keep children safe, what their responsibilities are and how they work with other agencies. We will also look at the safeguarding responsibilities of every member of staff so that you can feel confident in what to do if you are concerned about a child.

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Teachers need to establish a safe and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect. We should set goals that stretch and challenge pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, values and behaviour which are expected of pupils.

In this course we consider how common asthma is and what exactly is it. We explore the common triggers and symptoms that you may see and share what to do when you have a pupil who is having an Asthma attack. Finally, we think about what ‘good’ practice looks like in schools.

This course contains an overview of the essential knowledge spellers need to be taught to become confident and competent, independent writers.

This is a recording of a past webinar, where we’ll explore what trauma informed practice is, why it matters and how we can implement it across our whole school. Drawing on what has worked well in the many schools they've worked with Nerys and Carolina will provide starting points for sustainable change and signpost next steps for those looking to take things further. We’ll be learning from Nerys Hughes founder of Whole Child Therapy and Carolina Critchley a Child Therapist with Whole Child Therapy, who’ll be providing practical ideas for primary school heads and deputies.

This is a recording of a past webinar, primary head, Amy Harvey and Tina Rawling will talk about how they are developed and implemented Forest School for their learners. They’ll share what worked, what didn’t and give some ideas you could try in your setting.

We'll learn from head teacher Dan File about how he took his school improvement plan from forty pages to one and how that one page now drives decision and action every day bought into by the entire school community. Led by primary school head Dan File, who’ll be providing practical ideas for both new and experienced primary school heads and deputies.

This is an introductory course for all staff and volunteers working directly with children in schools. This course will explain what fabricated or induced illness is and some of the ways that it might manifest. We will think about the triggers for this type of abuse and some of the ways that professionals working with children might be able to identify if a child is suffering fabricated or induced illness. We will learn about the responsibilities of school and college staff in relation to this issue and think about what you should do if you think a child is suffering, or is at risk of suffering, this type of abuse.

This is a recording of a past webinar where Child & family Pastoral manager Alison Quinn, and Headteacher Jo Atherton will talk about their plans for supporting a successful start to school for children starting this September. They’ll share the steps they’ve taken to support children with special or additional needs as well as considering practical ideas for supporting a successful start for all children and families in this very strange year!

This is a recording of a past webinar, we’ll explore how we can best understand and meet the behaviour needs of children in the current context with an aim of creating create calm, consistent classrooms and playgrounds that enable children to connect with both learning and play We’ll be learning from the Executive Head Teacher Meic Griffiths, who’ll be providing practical ideas for secondary school heads and deputies.