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Many schools are now having to adjust their teaching practice and assessment methods to reflect the pandemic’s impact on our young people. This is requiring them to re-evaluate their curriculum to ensure it is broad, balanced, inclusive, and supported by evidence-based research and good pedagogy. These are all things inspectors are now looking for under the new Inspection Frameworks.

To help teachers improve, we need to rethink lesson observations so they are more than tick-box exercises for external stakeholders. This course explains and explores both the practical and theoretical aspects of lesson observations and how they can become part of continuing professional development.

Ideal for new middle school leaders or those looking for a solid foundation course before taking a new specialist NPQ in the near future. As with all our courses, it is evidence-informed and based on the latest research into curriculum knowledge and pedagogy.

Part 1: What does neuroscience tell us?

Part 2: Ensuring your school environment is conducive to positive mental health and learning.

The discoveries made by neuroscience have provided us with great insight as to the link between student mental wellbeing and learning. This training will look at the research and provide insights to help educators develop their educational setting to improve the mental wellbeing and learning of its students. It will look at why differentiation is important for all students and why it shouldn’t impose additional heavy burdens on teachers. As well as providing knowledge for strategic decisions, this training will also provide practical tools that can be used immediately to improve learning.

This online training will provide information on how recruitment processes should comply with the principles of safer recruitment practice and to understand best practice guidelines for schools, academies and colleges The training will examine perpetrator behaviour and how the school can deter, identify and reject candidates who are unsuitable to work with children and prevent them from gaining employment. It examines the required pre-employment checks for school staff and practical tools to apply throughout the process.

A theoretical and practical exploration of leadership coaching. Participants will work through online training activities, practical activities and written reflections to develop their understanding of coaching leaders. We will work to develop and practice those skills that are essential for coaches. The course will also provide additional models that coaches may use to enhance their client’s development and performance. Participants will also understand and be able to apply the important principles around contracting, ethics and supervision as they seek to embed coaching in their own setting. The course is designed to improve leadership at all levels but can be scoped to include coaching at all levels, including the coaching of teachers and support staff.

Best practice indicates that Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSLs) should have regular opportunities to reflect on and improve their practice. This essential update does just that; you will reflect on new research from this academic year that is pertinent to current issues in schools and identify how best to incorporate it into your practice. You will have the opportunity to identify the issues that starting this academic year will present and how to overcome them. You will have the opportunity to discuss these challenges with your colleagues from other school.