Based on the latest research, Governance Leadership helps ensure the best use of governors’ skills and the address of potential gaps in a school’s future pool of expertise. As a programme, it provides governors and school leaders with a framework for acquiring new skills and building on previous good practices to help them fulfil their three core functions and all statutory requirements.

Governance Leadership leaves governors much better informed about what inspectors regard as good practice in governorship and also fully aware of what characterises the most and least successful school governing bodies.

The course also offers practical guidance on how governing bodies can work harmoniously with school leaders while still positively challenging them to deliver optimal outcomes for the pupils in their care.

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There probably isn’t an educational institution in the world whose success can’t be linked to its leadership. But such success is often less a question of having someone take charge than of giving individuals the chance to take charge. Which is why it’s important to provide your budding leaders with the opportunity to explore and develop their own leadership potential through a tailored professional programme.Leading the Charge incubates leadership qualities by helping individuals recognise their own strengths and prompting leaders, in turn, to draw out the strengths of others. The programme includes topics such as: the importance of good leadership in schools, the art of emotional intelligence, building dynamic teams, effective line management, implementing and managing change, preparing and dealing effectively with Ofsted and the new Common Inspection Framework 2015.

This unique programme helps turn teachers into leaders by helping them to discover their talents and by providing a transformative pathway that incrementally builds on successes and prepares participants for the challenges that lie ahead.

Part of our Leading Learning CPD package

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This is a fully blended learning approach using HEI backed content, which means participants can put their NPQEL towards a postgraduate qualification or combine it with executive coaching and enrichment activity from within and outside the education sector. The NPQEL will increase a teacher’s awareness of themselves and how they can adapt their own behaviours to lead across multiple organisation and provides an excellent opportunity for national and international networking.
The NPQEL consists of individual coaching, online briefings and online modules. Prospective participants are assessed for their suitability and readiness for a headship role before acceptance. There are approximately 124 hours of guided learning.
Choose from two delivery options:
1. Blended learning route with three face to face days
2. Online only route
For more information about how this qualification can improve a teacher’s capability and capacity to take on a multi-school organisation, email us at cpd@veema.co.uk

With its focus on developing key headship skills, the NPQH is for those who are or aspire to be a headteacher or head of school with leadership responsibility. An NPQH increases understanding of what’s required to lead and develop a compelling vision for a school.
The NPQH will help those work with the wider governance team to not only develop a school’s strategic direction but also ensure teaching across the school stimulates pupil thinking and understanding through effective explanations and modelling.
The NPQH consists of individual coaching, online briefings and completion of online modules. Prospective participants are assessed for their suitability and readiness for a headship role before acceptance. There are approximately 112 hours of guided learning.
Choose from two delivery options:
1. Blended learning route with three face to face days
2. Online only route
For more information about how this qualification will help teachers move to what is primarily a strategic and operational role, email us at
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The NPQSL is for senior leaders seeking professional development but not yet aspiring to headship. It is appropriate for those with cross-school responsibilities, such as experienced middle leaders, deputy and assistant headteachers, SEN coordinators and other senior staff. The NPQSL increases an individual’s capacity to lead across a school and offers the essential knowledge, skills and concepts necessary to do so.
The NPQSL consists of individual coaching, online briefings, completion of online modules and a final assessment. There are approximately 98 hours of guided learning.
(NPQSL) is suitable for school leaders who are or are aspiring to be a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.
Choose from two delivery options:
• Blended learning route with three face to face days
• Online only route
For more information about how this qualification will enable you to contribute to the development of the best possible school culture, email us at cpd@veema.co.uk

The NPQLTD replaces the NPQ for Middle Leadership (NPQML). It is for teachers who have or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school and specifically trainees or those early in their career.

The NPQLTD provides participants with the essential knowledge, skills and concepts that underpin successful leadership, helping them cultivate across the school a culture of high expectations and associated behaviour.

It will also enable them to create a positive, predictable and safe environment for all pupils while assisting those who need more intensive support to make behavioural changes.

The NPQLTD consists of individual coaching, online briefings, online modules and a final assessment. Altogether, there are approximately 82 hours of guided learning.

There are two delivery options:

• Blended learning with three face-to-face days
• Online only

For more information about this qualification and how it can help you align professional development priorities with behaviour, culture and wider school improvement priorities, email cpd@veema.co.uk

The NPQLT replaces the NPQ for Middle Leadership (NPQML) and is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for the development of other teachers in their school in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.
Leading teaching is complex and requires a deep understanding of context, community, colleagues and pupils. It also needs expertise in relevant specialist areas such as curriculum and assessment, and the contribution each makes in creating a culture in which staff and pupils can thrive, while still maintaining the highest professional conduct as set out in the Teachers’ Standards.
The NPQLT will show you how to better support colleagues in planning effective lessons and how you can help them achieve high quality, reliable and more effective assessments without creating unnecessary workload.
The NPQLT consists of individual coaching, online briefings, online modules and a final assessment. There are approximately 82 hours of guided learning.
There are two delivery options:
• Blended learning with three face-to-face days
• Online only
For more information about how this qualification can help you contribute to the creation of a ‘high expectation’ school, email cpd@veema.co.uk

NPQLBC replaces the NPQML and is for teachers who aspire to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.Those looking to lead in this area must have expertise and understanding of relevant specialist areas like behaviour systems as well as be able to help their colleagues develop the highest levels of professional conduct as set out in the Teachers’ Standards.

The NPQLBC consists of individual coaching, online briefings, completion of online modules and a final assessment. There are approximately 82 hours of guided learning.

Choose from two delivery options:• Blended learning route with three face to face days
• Online only route

For more information about how this qualification can help create a school culture in which both staff and pupils thrive, email us at cpd@veema.co.uk

Just like athletes, teachers are primed to put newly learned skills to good use — if they are brought into play through coaching. The reason is the development of skill by itself doesn’t ensure transfer. Theoretical study, observations of experts in action and practice in protected conditions help. But add effective coaching, with the opportunity for feedback and teachers can begin to transfer new skills into their active repertoire.

Using empirical research that shows the positive effect that coaching can have on team morale, development and performance, this session highlights the differences between coaching and mentoring, offers practical techniques on how coaching can be applied schoolwide and uses scenarios to demonstrate how teaching and learning can be improved through coaching.

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Are you ready for your next school inspection? Being equipped to demonstrate effective school systems and outline the evaluative measures taken to facilitate change is an essential part of a school leaders’ preparation for any inspection. Head teachers and their senior teams will be keen to demonstrate how they promote accountability and monitor current practice to improve school standards on a continuous basis.

Our Be Inspection Ready programme helps leaders plan positively for inspection, though you’ll find it embraces school improvement issues that extend far beyond the bounds of the immediate brief. As part of our collaboration, we will review and evaluate your school policies and examine the procedures you have in place to meet inspectors’ recommendations. We’ll also give up-to-date inspection training to staff — including all senior and middle leaders — and offer one-on-one support with practical solution-focused results.

Be Inspection Ready can include: writing, auditing and reviewing school improvement plans, self-evaluation practices and bystander observations. It can assist with inspection interview preparation and feedback on whole school policies and strategies to track, monitor and improve teaching, learning and the achievement of all learners. We’ll tailor it to help and help you and your staff face inspections with confidence.

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Leading on Pastoral Care is designed to help pastoral leaders re-integrate young people into school life following lockdown, which will be very challenging for some.This training programme will better equip you to provide the support required to meet their wellbeing and learning needs and manage their fears.

Based on the latest research into mental and emotional wellbeing, Leading On Pastoral Care will enable you to develop and implement a practical, whole-school pastoral strategy using proven strategies.

As this is a bespoke training programme, it can be tailored to your school’s needs to include, for instance, safeguarding training for staff and parents or family mental health and wellbeing sessions.

It can also be delivered as a ‘train the trainer’ package, if required.

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Designated Safeguarding Leads contribute greatly to the safeguarding ethos of their school and should have a ‘complete safeguarding picture and be the most appropriate person to advise on the response to safeguarding concerns’. From point of concern through to referral, assessment and beyond, Advanced Safeguarding and Child Protection Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads provides them with the knowledge and skills required to fulfil their role. Using case studies and child safeguarding practice reviews, participants learn about best practice including managing confidentiality, information sharing, recording, whistleblowing, professional boundaries and managing professional disagreement.
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Safe recruitment practices are essential for any establishment that provides services to children to incorporate into their recruitment and selection procedures measures that help deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children, or who are otherwise unsuited to work with them. This course can be delivered as a one-day course or two half day courses and will support you to review your own policies and practices with a view to making them safer.Delivered by an accredited trainer, Safer Recruitment is one strand of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and keeping them safe in educational settings.

Part of our Keeping Children Safe CPD package

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Our modular Safeguarding approach gives you the freedom to build your own safeguarding training programme from a choice of 11 modules, which are listed below. Training can be delivered F2F, online or through a blended package with some modules delivered online, depending on what best meets your requirements. Our training is informed by the latest research and safeguarding best practices and updated regularly to reflect any changes UK and international Safeguarding legislation and policies for keeping young people safe. You can choose up to three modules for a 3-hour training seminar and up to 6-modules for a full day.
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‘Keeping Children Safe’ is a comprehensive training package based upon the latest knowledge and up-to-date practices for keeping young people safe in school. Drawing on UK and international legislation and policies, it is delivered by accredited safeguarding trainers and contains practical examples and ready-to-use resources you will find of great value no matter where your school is located. Our Safeguarding courses provide a much deeper level of training than can be found on any e-learning platform. Training is bespoke and can be delivered as a blended CPD programme or as stand-alone session/s either online or face-to-face.

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Designated Safeguarding Leads contribute greatly to the safeguarding ethos of their school and should have a ‘complete safeguarding picture and be the most appropriate person to advise on the response to safeguarding concerns’. From point of concern through to referral, assessment and beyond, Advanced Safeguarding and Child Protection Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads provides them with the knowledge and skills required to fulfil their role. Using case studies and child safeguarding practice reviews, participants learn about best practice including managing confidentiality, information sharing, recording, whistleblowing, professional boundaries and managing professional disagreement.

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For subject-specific training please contact us at cpd@veema.co.uk to discuss your specific requirements.

Great teachers address the needs of every student, ensuring they are deeply engaged in their learning. So, how do we achieve this effectively? Adaptive Teaching is essential, but implementing it effectively takes effort and time. This training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to get you on the right path. Understand the difference between adaptive teaching and differentiation. Learn how to foster independence, select strategies that optimise your time and benefit your students, and embed adaptive teaching as a consistent practice rather than another fleeting trend in education. This course uses low-prep techniques and provides many practical, research-driven classroom ideas, helping us confidently integrate adaptive teaching into our classrooms. This training programme is available as a full-day INSET or twilight session, tailored to your needs, or as an individual course unit in our T for Terrific Teaching CPD package.
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Getting Stuck In introduces early career teachers to the very best teaching, learning and assessment approaches that will help them thrive in the classroom. Based on the latest evidence-informed practice, Getting Stuck In will provide teachers with a toolbox of practical classroom ideas and time-saving strategies for planning and delivering great learning to their pupils. The programme can be offered either as a primary or secondary programme and tailormade to provide the professional development so essential to anyone in their first few years of teaching.
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Over the last decade we have seen a complete shift in the way schools are assessing student understanding in the classroom. Dialogue marking and a more personalised approach to assessing students’ learning is at the forefront of educational debate today. Finding a model that works for your students — and one that outlines a clear progression path to deepen their understanding of how to make progress — is at the heart of every school agenda.

This course is all about developing better assessment practices in your school and developing an assessment for learning policy that is built around embedding formative assessment. We support your move towards assessment without levels, working alongside subject leaders and staff to build an assessment model fit for purpose in all subjects and at all key stages.

Backed by leading research we support schools and teachers in developing better use of formative assessment in any subject area and offer one-on-one support for redesigning assessment practices that fit in with the new curriculums and models of learning.

Part of our T for Terrific Teaching CPD package

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As teachers we naturally ask students questions to gauge their thoughts and understanding. But how often do we ask the right questions? The questions that will develop deeper learning and take students to the next level: probing questions, challenging questions?

The art of deeper questioning in the classroom is essential to creating outstanding learning environments. This training session focuses on improving teaching and learning in line with current pedagogical theory; it will introduce you to proven teaching styles that will enliven your lessons and encourage students to learn independently.

Providing support to implement this across all subject areas and at all key stages, we coach teachers to utilise this approach both in the classroom and when re-designing curriculum plans.

Part of our T for Terrific Teaching CPD package

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