
Innovative Curriculum Design: A renewed focus for secondary schools
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.
27/05/20220 comments

Creating professional feedback that ‘improves’ teacher performance, not just ‘proves it!’
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.
27/05/20220 comments

Most Effective Feedback: Harnessing the proven power of feedback to close gaps in learning
This highly interactive and practical session will show busy teachers how to bring feedback to the forefront of classroom and online learning. Learn how to create ‘Triple E Feedback’: Feedback that is Easy, Effective, and Engaging. Find out how to use feedback to identify and close gaps in learning and to empower pupils as active participants in the feedback process. Learn to look after your own wellbeing by working smarter and not harder.
28/11/20210 comments

Safeguarding for School Governors and Trustees in International Schools – What you need to know from September 2022
This short course is designed to give school governors a better understanding of key legislation, guidance and procedures relating to the safety and protection of children. Using International case studies and case reviews this course will give those attending an introduction to harm and abuse, knowledge of key warning signs and offer practical suggestions of how governing bodies provide support to the headteacher to continually improve safeguarding practices across a school.
27/07/20210 comments

New to Middle School Leadership — Helping you become a great leader
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.
27/07/20210 comments

Why is mental wellbeing so important to our pupil’s learning?
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.
27/07/20210 comments

New to Senior School Leadership—Helping you become a great leader
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 leadership research.
27/07/20210 comments

Safer Recruitment for International Schools (Refresher Course)
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.
02/06/20210 comments

Train the Coach for Senior School Leaders
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.
02/06/20210 comments

Essential Update for Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) Working in International Schools
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.
02/06/20210 comments