The course is suitable for anyone thinking of introducing a school dog to their team. The course will cover basic information about suitable school dogs. It will also answer commonly asked questions and help and encourage you to do your research to locate the correct dog for your school.

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During this practical short course, Pooky will walk you through a range of simple ideas to help you to support your child when they’re preparing to start a new school .  None of these ideas require any existing knowledge or experience and they are all designed to feel easily doable.  You don’t have to do them all; pick one or two and see how you get on.   This is one of a series of webinars commissioned by Resilient Rutland who are funded by the National Lottery.

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This course has been developed to give you an overview of the key signs to spot in those who may have Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). We will also consider some of the ways we can support those experiencing this spectrum of disorders - given its complexity and life long nature, when to seek further support and how you can work with parents and carers.

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Sensory stories are a hidden gem in the world of special education. These beautifully captivating stories created using concise text and rich and relevant sensory experiences can be wonderful for those who need a sensory approach to education, but more than that they can further enrich education promoting engagement for all. Consider the lessons you remember from school. Did they have sensory elements that secured them in your memory? Are there certain sensations that remind you of times and places? For me the smell of hot water bottles reminds me of my Grandma’s house. In these insights we find in our own lives the power of sensation for story telling.

During this course we explore the practical steps we can take to support someone who is suicidal.  It's designed to give you the confidence and ideas you need in those most difficult moments.  This course was commissioned by HeadStart Kernow, a National Lottery funded project.

Above all, subject leaders are teachers and set an example by taking their own professional development seriously and by leading others on improving the quality of teaching.  They do this by focusing on four key priorities:

1. Ensuring all the team understand the curriculum content they must teaching and how this content is best learnt
2. Creating a supportive environment which is conducive to long-term learning
3. Managing the classroom, including student behaviour, in order to maximise opportunities to learn
4. Presenting curriculum content, delivering effective instruction, and providing productive learning tasks that activate their students’ working memories and make them think hard.

This course is perfect for Subject Leaders and Heads of Department leading any discipline and is ideal for those new to the role and those just seeking their first middle leadership position. It is a practical course, anchored in the day-to-day reality of running a department and it follows a focused, logical sequence, and is full of real-life learning.

This is a playback of a past live webinar. During this one-hour webinar, headteacher, Rachel Tomlinson will talk about how at Barrowford School nurture is a golden thread rather than a small group intervention.  She’ll share what’s working, what’s been more challenging and give some ideas you could try in your setting.

Cognitive Load Theory refers to how much information our working memory can deal with at any one time. If we go beyond our processing capacity, we can struggle to complete the task we are working on. In this short course, we will consider what Cognitive Load Theory is an how we can use strategies to maximise the loads we can all handle.  

Assessment is an integral – indeed, one might argue, an essential – ingredient of good teaching. Once the curriculum is designed and being taught, its effectiveness needs to be assessed, and students’ progress through the curriculum needs to be assessed too. This course is perfect for Subject Leaders and Heads of Department leading any discipline and is ideal for those new to the role and those just seeking their first middle leadership position. It is a practical course, anchored in the day-to-day reality of running a department and it follows a focused, logical sequence, and is full of real-life learning.

During this practical short course, Pooky will walk you through a range of simple ideas to help you to support your teen with their friendships.  None of these ideas require any existing knowledge or experience and they are all designed to feel easily doable.  You don’t have to do them all; pick one or two and see how you get on. This course is written with parents and carers of children from about the age of 11 primarily in mind, but the ideas here could easily be adapted for use by people working with young people or you could use them to deliver workshops or discussion sessions to parents or carers. This is one of a series of webinars commissioned by Resilient Rutland who are funded by the National Lottery

During this practical short course, Pooky will walk you through a range of simple ideas to help you to support your child with their friendships.  None of these ideas require any existing knowledge or experience and they are all designed to feel easily doable.  You don’t have to do them all; pick one or two and see how you get on. This course is written with parents and carers of children up to the age of about 11 primarily in mind, but the ideas here could easily be adapted for use by people working with young people or you could use them to deliver workshops or discussion sessions to parents or carers. This is one of a series of webinars commissioned by Resilient Rutland who are funded by the National Lottery.

This course is designed to teach you some of the basics about how to make your child more independent in accessing their learning online and how we can enable them to make effective use of their technology for homework tasks. We will also consider some of the ways of staying safe online

Especially when working with our more vulnerable learners, child-centred planning is crucial. There is a danger that this can become somewhat tokenistic and a box-ticking exercise. When this happens, child-centred planning loses its power and can sometimes do more harm than good. So I am sharing five principles to help you engage in genuine, child-centred planning that will make a difference to the children you are working with.

There have been a lot of changes to the way that schooling has been received by young people and there may be more in the future. This course is designed to give you some practical hints and tips around managing these changes and enabling your child to get the most out of their learning wherever they are. So, if you want to know what you can do to support your child in these unpredictable times, join me to learn more. This course has been designed for parents/carers with a child in primary school or lower secondary school and requires no previous training or knowledge.

The teenage years must be an exciting time to be a brain! Everything is changing, new connections are being made and the way that information is processed also evolves. This course will take you through the essential information you need to know in order to be a supportive adult to a teenager.    

Subject leaders are responsible for developing their disciplinary curriculum. They need to ensure their disciplinary curriculum is challenging for all, and is pitched in students’ struggle zones so that work is hard but achievable. This course is perfect for Subject Leaders and Heads of Department leading any discipline and is ideal for those new to the role and those just seeking their first middle leadership position. It is a practical course, anchored in the day-to-day reality of running a department and it follows a focused, logical sequence, and is full of real-life learning.

No matter how many years you spend in the profession, the first day back after a long break can feel terrifying. In this short course, I’ve shared some simple practical ideas to help you feel more confident about returning to school and to help you manage if things don’t go quite to plan.