Advancing Teachers Programme – Helping Teachers to Thrive

Course Overview

Learning Aims

• To establish ‘great teaching’ as a core habit in those with less than three years’ teaching experience through pedagogy and evidence-informed teaching and learning.
• To effectively employ innovative teaching methods and practical strategies to support all learners and improve outcomes for all.
• To assist teachers in moving from novice to expert practitioner status as effectively as possible.
• To help schools train and retain excellent professionals.
• To provide new teachers with an excellent study opportunity that is in line with the DfE Early-Career framework in support of a PGCE or IPGCE qualification.

How you will Learn

 During the programme participants will be required to:

• Attend an introductory ‘scene-setting’ webinar.
• Complete six self-directed modules (each module takes approximately 2 hours per week) with support from an online tutor.
• Attend two online training events.
• Participate in online forums and inter-session activities.
• Complete reflective activities and ‘mini-tasks’.
• Access material and updates from our LMS portal.
• Complete short written and oral tasks based on their teaching and your learning needs.

Course Tutor

Costa Constantinou ▼

Costa is a passionate and driven educator with over 25 years’ experience teaching in London and international schools. He is also a director of Veema Education.

With his many years both in the classroom and at leadership level, Costa understands first hand the needs and priorities of today’s schools, not least the necessity of every educationalist to take responsibility for their own learning. This is a philosophy he communicates through national and international keynote speeches.

Costa is particularly adept at using collaboration to create the conditions for effective leadership and to encourage the attainment of ambitious educational goals. Throughout his career, he has led successful teams and been proactive in school improvement initiatives.

Known for the warmth, humanity, honesty and fun he brings to every educational situation, Costa is motivated by a desire to create the best possible opportunities for the young people in his care so they come to recognise their own potential and are inspired to achieve it.

The strategies he has developed to boost student progression and increase student attainment have been formally recognised by Ofsted.

Lisa Jane Ashes ▼

Lisa is a passionate and creative educator with over two decades of experience working in UK and international schools. She is also a consultant and author with Veema Education.

With her extensive classroom and leadership experience, Lisa understands the challenges schools face in creating cohesive, impactful learning experiences. She is dedicated to transforming how teachers think about curriculum design and collaboration so that every student benefits from a truly connected approach to learning.

Lisa is particularly skilled at helping teachers develop both personally and professionally, using collaboration to raise standards and foster creativity. Throughout her career, she has supported teams to reflect deeply, improve practice, and embrace innovation as part of school improvement.

She is the author of Manglish, which explores how English and Maths can work together to enhance literacy and numeracy, and Teacher in the Cupboard, which offers practical, human-centred approaches to solving everyday classroom challenges.

Known for her energy, honesty, and warmth, Lisa brings authenticity and insight to every training session. Her international work — including projects in Ghana and Nepal with the charity Reach Out to Schools — reflects her belief that education is most powerful when teachers are inspired to connect, reflect, and continually grow.