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.  

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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

This is a playback of a past live webinar. During this one-hour webinar, Lisa Artis and Vicki Dawson from The Sleep Charity will lead the discussion about teenagers and sleep. We’ll be thinking about what teens need to know about sleep, how we can convey those messages in a way that will be heard. We’ll also learn about ‘The Teen Sleep Hub’ and how you could use this resource which has been co-produced with young people, within your teaching or pastoral work.

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.

During this short course you'll learn how to support children with their writing including those who are reluctant or appear to be struggling.  As well as providing you with practical ideas you can use to support any child you are caring for or working with, we hope that Jess' calm and reassuring approach will boost your skills and confidence.

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.

We all have an internal monologue, that voice in your head. In this course we get you to think about what that voice is like – is it harsh and critical or kind and encouraging? We all live in a world with increasing pressures and this course will help you to take a step back and reflect on how to be kinder to yourself – what sort of friend are you to yourself?

Subject leaders don’t just manage people, they manage a discipline, they are the champions of their subject field and arbiters of its quality.  In this course we will explore how subject leaders can ensure their subject is taught well and that pupils are engaged, challenged and achieve.

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 course is designed to teach you some of the basics on how to support reading with some strategies which have been tried and tested. It will get you started on thinking about what you can do to support reading.

This is a playback of a past live webinar. During this one hour webinar, parent and educator Tom Vodden will walk you through some guiding principles and practical ideas for supporting children and young people are not gelling well with online school.  Tom will share ideas that can be adopted by parents, carers and educators to work alongside children who are anxious when it comes to online learning.

In this course, Matt Bromley talks about the part school leaders can play in reducing teacher workload. We have a teacher retention crisis in our schools.  One in 10 teachers left the profession in 2016.  Of these, an increasing proportion left the profession for other sectors rather than retiring, suggesting working conditions rather than age were driving them out. Although there are myriad reasons why teachers quit the classroom, topping the table in nearly every survey is teacher workload. This online course explores the issues and offer some practical solutions for school leaders to implement immediately. As well as being useful for individual CPD, this course could form the basis of in-school 121 coaching for prospective members of SLT.

Subject leaders are, first and foremost, team managers.  They must performance manage their teams, quality assure their provision, and develop their staff. 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.  It follows a focused, logical sequence, and is full of real-life learning.

During these uncertain times we all face, perhaps you have found yourself in the challenging position as a parent or carer with a child who is now attending school remotely or on a distanced learning basis. This can be a worrying time for children and young people as well as adults. Children are missing their friends and the goal posts are constantly changing about school and how they are expected to learn. In this course, I will give you some strategies to support you in communicating about mental health and feelings. This course has been designed for parents/carers with a child in primary school and requires no previous training or knowledge.