Learning & Teaching Training Professional Development Menu
Courses are based on the modules in the one stop learning and teaching Framework. All modules interrelate but do not duplicate. Most can be combined very well on a pick and mix basis to form longer training sessions of a day or more.
Audience - all courses suitable for teachers and teaching assistants individually or in groups (ideally no more than 20). Content negotiable for each school.
What makes an outstanding lesson?
A better understanding of the Ofsted learning and teaching judgement.
A course for experienced class teachers. How can you produce and outstanding lesson? How are Ofsted judgements made? What strategies and components do you need to include?
Duration: Twilight or half day sessions. Small group support and advice for fast track teachers has proved very successful.
Assessment for Learning
- Sharing learning objectives
- Sharing success Criteria
- Modelling
- Questioning
- Feedback policies, using self evaluation and peer assessment
Duration: Negotiable but minimum of 3 two hour sessions or combined into a day or half days. Follow up strongly advised. Small group support and advice with planning has proved very helpful.
Personalised Learning
- What is personalised learning?
- Employing long term goals
- Using learning logs
- Ensuring learning is relevant
Duration: Half day
Optimum Learning
- Employing the most effective lesson structure
- Providing for different styles of learning
- Engaging the whole brain
- Effective modelling and demonstrating
- Assessing and developing knowledge and thinking through skilled questioning
- Making good use of exposition to inspire through knowledge and passion
Duration: Two hour sessions available on each aspect or pick and mix combined into a day or half days.
Balancing a broad curriculum for all round development
Recognising and valuing learner achievement in all areas of the curriculum - multiple intelligence theory.
Duration: Two hour session
Effective study skills programmes
- Effective recall techniques
- Knowledge of mind mapping
Duration: Two hour session on each or add to a pick and mix.
Effective thinking skills programmes
- A clear understanding about teaching thinking skills
- Problem solving
- Reasoning
Duration: Whole or half day depending on depth and detail wanted.
Developing creativity
- A Knowing what you mean by creativity
- Effective teaching of creativity
- Making the whole school a creative environment
- Effective creative planning across the curriculum
Duration: Two hour introduction, half day or whole day depending on depth and detail wanted. Links well with questioning and/or thinking skills programme.
Providing emotional security and developing emotional intelligence
- Being relaxed and stress free
- Encouraging social skills
Duration: Two hour introduction, half day or whole day depending on depth and detail wanted.
