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.

This is a playback of a past live webinar.  During this one hour webinar, Amanda Seyderhelm, author of ‘helping children cope with loss and change’ will help you to begin to explore your school’s story when it comes to loss and bereavement.  She’ll help you consider what is needed both at a whole school and at an individual level and what steps you can practically take to ensure every child and adult feels safe and supported.

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.

In this course, Matt Bromley shares practical ways for teachers to manage their workload in order to promote good health and wellbeing.  One in 10 teachers left the profession in 2016.  Of these, an increasing proportion left the profession for other jobs rather than retiring, suggesting working conditions not age was driving them out of the classroom.  Although there are myriad reasons why teachers quit the profession, topping the table in nearly every survey is teacher workload. So, how can teachers manage their time more effectively and ensure they strike a healthy work life balance, in order to protect their health and wellbeing?  This online course offers some tangible tips teachers can put into immediate practice.  As well as being useful for individual CPD, this course could form the basis of in-school 1-2-1 coaching for prospective members of SLT.

Day to day management is often about being reactive rather than proactive, dealing with issues as they arise.  However, there are ways of being better prepared for the unexpected and of creating the conditions within which unforeseen crises are minimised or mitigated. 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.

This course explores what successful employer engagement looks like in practice in FE settings and offers suggestions for engaging with employers to create effective, long-lasting partnerships for the benefit of learners. This course is practical and interactive: it offers activities and recommendations to explore with colleagues in college, so delegates can develop a cohesive and holistic framework supporting impactful employer engagement in their organisation. 

This is a playback of a past live webinar.  Aimed at middle and senior leaders who are keen to support the wellbeing of their team, this webinar will explore four simple ideas that will help you to lead with empathy and compassion and look after the wellbeing of your incredible teams during these… interesting… times.

There is no right or wrong time to apply for your first subject leader role, nor a tick-list of experiences you must acquire prior to applying.  Sometimes, you just know you’re ready; often, you don’t know until you try.  But when you contemplate taking that leap, there are many things you can do to prepare.

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.  

 

This is a recording of a past webinar, Pooky explore 5 simple ideas for engaging with parents and carers whose personal experiences of schools mean that they are fearful or untrusting of school and are less likely to engage. There is no quick win, but these simple ideas which don't need to cost anything to implement have worked well in many schools.”

This is a playback of a past live webinar. During this webinar, Pooky explored some simple steps to take us a little closer to meeting the mental health needs of every member of our school or college community.