Have you thought about having training delivered in the comfort of your own school?

Some of the benefits of In School Training: 

• Get more training for less cost

• Save time travelling

• Personalised Learning

We have a number of dedicated workshops running this term:

• Lesson Observation & Feedback

• School & Departmental Self Evaluation

• Gaining & Sustaining School Improvement

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• Making the most of assessment data

Training can be tailored to your needs and delivered with individuals, groups or the whole staff.  You can also choose to keep your costs low by sharing your day with a cluster.

Choose from any of the workshops above or alternatively pick a workshop theme from our our current course programme or current INSET themes. We are also happy to provide any bespoke workshops  that you may require.

To book a course, a workshop, use one of the INSET themes or to request a piece of bespoke training to be delivered at your school then please call Ann or Louise on 0845 009 4070.

Lesson Observation & Feedback

The skills of observing others teach

These workshops develop the confidence and competence to carry out developmental lesson observations and are available in 1, 3 and 5 day packages. 5 day workshops enable schools to customise their own framework, to pilot it and to review the outcomes.

Workshop will include:

• Establishing the expectations, accountabilities and core roles

• using frameworks of effectiveness in observations

• exploring how to develop the impact of teaching on learning

• discussing, evaluating and moderating opinions through

• observing a series of lessons on DVD

• giving and receiving feedback

• sharing observations (up to four), discussing and moderating judgements about the lesson, observe feedback and give an overall assessment of the observer's practice

School & Departmental Self Evaluation

Knowing yourself well and telling the story

This workshop will help middle and senior leaders understand the key principles and practices of effective self evaluation which lead to action and positive outcomes for learners.

Workshop will include:

• identifying a range of practical methods for effective selfevaluation

• extending knowledge about the use of data

• clear protocols in observing learning and teaching and

• giving feedback

• using the learner as a critical player in the evaluation process

• the importance of a positive culture

Gaining & Sustaining School Improvement 

Developing a school for 2020 

All schools have a wide range of issues that they will face in the short, middle and longer term. Many will require fresh knowledge and skills.

Workshop will include:

• the current challenges and opportunities that face leaders

• the specific skills, knowledge and competencies leaders need

• the management and resourcing of change

• the creation of high achieving environments

• effective School Integrated Development Planning

• developing leadership roles and Succession Planning