Teaching reading effectively is essential for ensuring outstanding progress throughout a school. However, leading effective reading sessions can be a challenge, in terms of lesson preparation, classroom organisation and in-depth subject knowledge to ensure progression. Maintaining the balance between decoding and developing comprehension can prove difficult. This full day course will support qualified teachers in (more…)

Effective Use of the Interactive Whiteboard Successful use of the interactive whiteboard is instrumental in creating motivating and engaging lessons. Using the Promethean whiteboard software, teachers will learn how to make the most of their classroom whiteboard to create engaging, interactive multimedia lessons in simple and time-efficient ways. Attendees will create their own flipcharts, and (more…)

The subject knowledge covered in this 1 day training session will support a teacher following any phonics programme or the National Curriculum. A systematic and consistent approach to the teaching of phonics is essential to support all pupils in making good progress in reading and writing across the Foundation Stage and KS1. For teachers new (more…)

This course is suitable for classroom practitioners, Early Years leaders and school leaders keen to improve the Early years mathematics provision in their school. This course will offer an opportunity to explore and develop teaching approaches in your Foundation Stage, drawing on the key principles of mastery in mathematics.  Teachers will discuss and analyse the structure of (more…)

During this session for class teachers, subject leaders and senior leaders we will explore the main aspects involved in ensuring robust science curriculum coverage: knowledge, enquiry and working scientifically. The course aims to consider planning strategically across the whole school, specific year groups and within units, to ensure sufficient coverage at age appropriate levels. It (more…)

Teaching reading effectively is essential for ensuring outstanding progress throughout a school. However, leading effective reading sessions can be a challenge, in terms of lesson preparation, classroom organisation and in-depth subject knowledge to ensure progression.  Maintaining the balance between decoding and developing comprehension can prove difficult.  This full day course will support qualified teachers in reviewing (more…)