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The Significance of a Teacher to a Student

Musharaf Asghar, who featured in the award winning series Educating Yorkshire, shares his experience as a child with a stammer and the life changing significance of a teacher in finding his voice.

40 mins video

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Entry point and beyond - Helping children with SpLD access curriculum content to achieve outside expectations

Supporting children with SpLD to become independent, high performers.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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SEND

The power of mindfulness in the classroom

A practical introduction to mindfulness and its potential to impact on children’s wellbeing, including mindfulness activities for the classroom.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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SEL

Positive Parents – Linking parents with student learning

How to effectively promote the engagement of parents, carers and guardians to impact on student learning and achievement.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Parents

Your Voice Matters

How to maximise the positive impact of your voice and ensure it is cared for throughout your career

1hr of videos
Activities & Reading

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Meeting the needs of pupils with delayed language skills within the mainstream classroom

The impact of delayed language skills on learning and how to identify and support pupils in the classroom.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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literacy

Assessment for Learning – Peer and Self-assessment

Why peer and self-assessment matter and how to successfully embed strategies into classroom practice

2 hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Pastoral Leadership: Effective Pastoral Care and Support for Learners

The role of pastoral leadership in developing and sustaining a positive culture and ethos for learning.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Metacognition – Getting an understanding

An introduction to the background and key principles relating to metacognition, metacognitive strategies and self-regulation.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Teacher expectancy effects: Minimising teacher biases that affect student outcomes

What is the potential impact of our conscious and unconscious biases on student achievement? Where do these biases originate and how can we mindfully ensure that our behaviour and language support all students in achieving their potential?

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Developing the characteristics students need to flourish and succeed

What are the characteristics and competencies that allow students to learn and succeed in an ever-changing global economy and how do we create the opportunities for them to develop?

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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character

The effective use of Knowledge Organisers

Focus on: Knowledge Organisers

1hr video
Activities & Reading

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knowledge

Teaching writing across the curriculum

From product to process - Transforming the quality and depth of written work.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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literacy

Misconceptions in learning

The origins of misconceptions, planning to avoid common misconceptions and managing them as they emerge.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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knowledge

Establishing an environment for learning

Creating the conditions for positive behaviour for learning. How teachers can influence the environment, including, establishing routines in and for learning and use language to maintain and restore learning.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Sequencing Learning: Scaffolding Learning

Using scaffolding in learning sequences to maximise knowledge gains and ensure engagement.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Building relationships for learning

The importance of relationships in the classroom and the impact they have on behaviour for learning.

1.5hrs of video
Activities & Reading

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Classroom talk and closing gaps

Classroom talk, consider the emerging evidence with an emphasis on the principles and practicalities of dialogic teaching. Explore the conditions teachers create to allow classroom talk to flourish, learn techniques to ensure impact on learning.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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literacy

Empathy and Communication 2

Developing empathy is central to ensuring that our students and colleagues feel seen and heard. Learn about barriers to developing empathy including unconscious bias and assumption. Develop ways to deepen trust and communication with others. Make more of feedback, a valuable communication tool to support your own development and that of others.

2hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Pedagogical Literacy

Learn about disciplinary literacy in learning and the impact of literacy development in the classroom and across school strategies. Explore explicit vocabulary instruction strategies to enhance disciplinary literacy development. Consider how to review the literacy demands of your subject.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Resilience and Adaptability 2

Building on Personal resilience and Adaptability 1, you will learn about the beliefs patterns and qualities within you that impact on your ability to maintain your resourcefulness and adaptability.

2hrs of videos
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Empathy and Communication 1

Develop core capabilities and learn a simple communication framework to build trust and effectively communicate with others, including students, colleagues and parents, to drive better outcomes.

2hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Identifying the gaps - Questioning

How questioning in the classroom can identify gaps in pupil learning. Consider the research evidence and explore practical approaches to developing effective questioning allowing you to adapt and respond to the specific needs of your learners.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Resilience and Adaptability 1

Learn how to boost your resilience, stay resourceful and respond at your best more of the time both every day and in challenging situations.

2hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Sequencing Learning: Retrieval Practice

The role of retrieval practice in reinforcing and building knowledge. Consider why retrieval practice impacts on securing learning, helps prepare for future knowledge gains and consider the importance of planning for knowledge retrieval over time.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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What is a Middle Leader anyway?

This module is aimed at those aspiring to, or new to, middle leadership in schools. In this module we consider the potential that middle leaders bring to school improvement alongside research evidence relating to the role.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Making Working Memory Work

Working memory and how it influences knowledge gains. Consider the research evidence and explore practical strategies that reduce task distraction and help to avoid cognitive overload.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Prior Knowledge

Consider the role of prior knowledge in maximising short and long-term knowledge gains. How activating prior knowledge helps knowledge growth and memory encoding.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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What's the point in marking?

Teacher marking and written feedback, consider the research evidence and explore a range of practices that reduce workload and have a greater impact on pupil learning and progress.

1.5hrs of videos
Activities & Reading

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Finding my voice - Musharaf Asghar Keynote

Ever since Musharaf's story was first told on the EMMY Award winning series Educating Yorkshire, he has devoted his years to spreading awareness about stammering and motivating others. Register now and we will email you once we have the live session date!

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Free 30+ min webinar

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Building your resourcefulness in unprecedented times

Being able to maintain our own personal resourcefulness when we need it the most is a core capability for classroom teachers and school leaders alike.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Mindfulness Tools For All

Did you know that mindfulness does not mean sitting down and meditating? Did you know it can be a practical tool to help you deal with the stresses of daily life?

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Free 30+ min webinar

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Effective Assessment – Closing Learning Gaps

In this session, we will look at what evidence tells us about the use of assessment in effective teaching. We will look at the importance of retrieval practice and feedback, and explore ways in which assessment can be used to assess and help close learning gaps.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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The Trust Dividend – the benefits of working in a group of schools

Leora will explore the myths and facts about working in a multi-academy trust which creates the conditions for deep and purposeful collaboration. The trust structure, at its best, can support an early career teacher to build professional expertise.

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Free 30+ min webinar

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What do we mean when we say we have high expectations for students?

Melanie Saunders, Chief Education Adviser for HPL, explores the difference between words and actions. During this school year, a year like no other, it's a perfect time to reflect on our expectations of students in the year to come.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Behaviour and engagement in the socially distanced classroom

This session will look at the basics of behaviour management in terms of effective relationships as well as tackle some of the issues that social distancing has brought.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Parents as Partners

This workshop aims to help every teacher consider how to form more effective partnerships with parents, reflecting on the positive impact of parental engagement on the child, school and even the parent themselves.

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Free 30+ min recorded workshop

Free

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Looking backwards. How to learn to stop worrying and love planning

This session will revisit the fundamentals of lesson planning and unpick how to plan more effectively. Planning backwards for both primary and secondary NQTs is the model for this session.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Near or far - making every minute count: high quality teacher talk

Within this session we will explore Barak Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction. This will be an opportunity to grapple with the research-based strategies that ‘all teachers should know’.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Pastoral Care and Remote Learning

The webinar will explore what are the pastoral needs of learners during remote learning, when they will not have the same access to face to face learning activities. It will also consider the lessons that can be learnt about the importance of pastoral care, as part of a young person’s education, from the experience of remote learning

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Meditation on the natural breath with Iris Gudsteinsdottir

Meditation can be described as a training of the mental muscle, it has been around for millennia and served many to quiet the mind, increase focus, calm and clarity. There are various techniques available and I will be guiding you through a concentration-based technique where the object of concentration is the natural breath. Please have a chair available and, if possible, a rolled-up blanket or a cushion. All levels are welcome.

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Free 20+ min webinar

Free

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Mindfulness with Iris Gudsteinsdottir

Through mindfulness practices we can train our awareness so that we can become more present in each passing moment of our lives and move away from living on autopilot. We can practice turning inwards to our felt sense in the physical body and observe our feelings and thoughts whilst developing and maintaining a non-judgmental and compassionate attitude. I will be guiding you through a short standing and sitting mindfulness practice, please have a chair or comfortable seat available. All levels welcome.

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Free 20+ min webinar

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How to Gain the Recognition You Deserve with Fran Jones

Professional Development, even in the pandemic counts - ensure you get recognition for the work you have done on professional learning and capture the key milestones in your personal and professional development. Learn about 3 habits you need to grow to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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The essential elements of planning and teaching effective lessons with Professor Rob Coe

The first few years of teaching can be overwhelming: there is so much to master that seems complex, challenging and important. New teachers have to focus on a small number of things that will have the most impact, but what does research identify as the highest-leverage skills, practices and knowledge?

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Free webinar

Free

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Taking a break - Desk Yoga with Elena Fulton

Mindful stretch breaks are extremely important for people whose jobs require them to sit at a desk or to stand in a classroom for long hours, which may result in back or neck pain, tight and sore legs, and shoulders stiffness. Elena will take you through a simple and fun 30 minutes class to make you feel invigorated, happier, and more supple.

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Free 20+ min webinar

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Outlook is more than an email app… with Warren Carratt

A brief exploration of mastering one’s own mind-set.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Social and Emotional Learning – What is it and why it matters for every teacher with Jean Gross CBE

In this workshop, Jean will explore the core social and emotional skills children need for behaviour, learning and wellbeing – and simple classroom strategies to develop them.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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How to build motivation for learning with Peps Mccrea

Explore what the science of motivation tells us about what we can do to boost pupil attention and effort in our lessons.

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Free 30+ min webinar

Free

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Support for New Teachers – Why it Matters with Professor Samantha Twiselton

Sam will explore an overview of research and policy developments focused on the importance of early-career teacher support and development, including information on the newly published DfE ITT Core Content Framework for ITT and how this is designed to support teacher recruitment, retention and development.

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Free 30+ min webinar

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Resilience & Robustness: Curriculum in the time of Covid-19 with Steve Rollett

Schools had to adapt quickly in spring 2020 in response to Covid-19 and did so with great resilience. However, with the pandemic staying with us for longer than many people had anticipated, this session explores what might be required in order to maintain curriculum continuity over the long term.

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Free 30+ min webinar

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Showing: 50 modules

The Significance of a Teacher to a Student

Entry point and beyond - Helping children with SpLD access curriculum content to achieve outside expectations

The power of mindfulness in the classroom

Positive Parents – Linking parents with student learning

Your Voice Matters

Meeting the needs of pupils with delayed language skills within the mainstream classroom

Assessment for Learning – Peer and Self-assessment

Pastoral Leadership: Effective Pastoral Care and Support for Learners

Metacognition – Getting an understanding

Teacher expectancy effects: Minimising teacher biases that affect student outcomes

Developing the characteristics students need to flourish and succeed

The effective use of Knowledge Organisers

Teaching writing across the curriculum

Misconceptions in learning

Establishing an environment for learning

Sequencing Learning: Scaffolding Learning

Building relationships for learning

Classroom talk and closing gaps

Empathy and Communication 2

Pedagogical Literacy

Resilience and Adaptability 2

Empathy and Communication 1

Identifying the gaps - Questioning

Resilience and Adaptability 1

Sequencing Learning: Retrieval Practice

What is a Middle Leader anyway?

Making Working Memory Work

Prior Knowledge

What's the point in marking?

Finding my voice - Musharaf Asghar Keynote

Building your resourcefulness in unprecedented times

Mindfulness Tools For All

Effective Assessment – Closing Learning Gaps

The Trust Dividend – the benefits of working in a group of schools

What do we mean when we say we have high expectations for students?

Behaviour and engagement in the socially distanced classroom

Parents as Partners

Looking backwards. How to learn to stop worrying and love planning

Near or far - making every minute count: high quality teacher talk

Pastoral Care and Remote Learning

Meditation on the natural breath with Iris Gudsteinsdottir

Mindfulness with Iris Gudsteinsdottir

How to Gain the Recognition You Deserve with Fran Jones

The essential elements of planning and teaching effective lessons with Professor Rob Coe

Taking a break - Desk Yoga with Elena Fulton

Outlook is more than an email app… with Warren Carratt

Social and Emotional Learning – What is it and why it matters for every teacher with Jean Gross CBE

How to build motivation for learning with Peps Mccrea

Support for New Teachers – Why it Matters with Professor Samantha Twiselton

Resilience & Robustness: Curriculum in the time of Covid-19 with Steve Rollett