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This service is intended to save you time and keep you up to speed.  The cost is £150 for the year which equates to just £12.50 per month.***

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Consultants

We are delighted to announce we have expanded our Consultancy team to include even more expertise to support you and your school or academy.  Click on any of the names to read more about their background.

Specialists in Leadership Training including Raising Quality, School Improvement Planning and Performance Management

Lea Hannam

Emma Ford

Curriculum and Subject Specialists

Bethany Hunter

Lawrence Carr

Alex Neophitou

Specialists in Safeguarding, Inclusion and SEND

Janice Wilson

Andrew Chadwick

If you would like to discuss how we can work with your school organisation, please contact the team on 01457 821818 or email consultancy@focus-education.co.uk

We can provide bespoke training in any area you feel you need support in or we can work with you in a SIP capacity.  Read more

FREE Download > Carrying out a Deep Dive in Art & Design

Worth £6.00

Written to support subject leaders in evaluating their subject following the ‘deep dive’ process of the inspection framework, this download will not only help subject leaders in developing their understanding of the relative strengths and areas for development, but also help prepare them for the inspection process.

The documents consist of a list of ten questions for each of the six elements of the deep dive process. These are based on questions used during actual inspections. They will enable a subject leader to focus on the key aspects of each element as part of their ongoing monitoring and evaluation. There is also a table to record the response to each question, the supporting evidence and any identified next steps to be incorporated into subject leaders’ action planning.
These are really useful documents for subject leaders, especially if a school is likely to be inspected relatively soon.  To see the product on our website, click here

To receive your free download, please email customerservices@focus-education.co.uk

Our Autumn term courses have just gone live and we are offering an Early Bird Discount on all courses in autumn booked before 31^st July 23.  Book before the end of the summer to receive £20 off per delegate.

All of our autumn courses will take place over zoom.  We understand the changing environment and pressure you are under as a school, so we are giving you more flexibility.  If you are unable to attend, we can offer you a 2 week window to access the recording of the training.

View all Focus Live Courses here >  https://www.focus-education.co.uk/events/conferencesearch.aspx

If you are unable to attend a Live Course, we offer a full library of OnDemand courses you can watch at your leisure.  Prices range from £50-£250 to buy and keep. Find out more here

Our popular Inspection Briefings are back for 2023-2024.  These half-termly online sessions will inform headteachers and deputy headteachers of the latest messages from Ofsted. These will be highly relevant and up-to-date, informed by the latest training for inspectors, as well as feedback and first-hand experience from schools that have recently been inspected.  With Focus Education working with schools across the whole of England we can draw upon a wide range of best practice and advice, condensing this into concise and meaningful updates for busy senior leaders. Each half-termly session will run for between 30 to 60 minutes depending on content and all material will be shared as a handout.

These sessions will be available to access via Zoom.  If you are unable to attend, just drop us an email prior to the briefing and we can send you a link to watch it as an ondemand clip (the link will last for 2 weeks after the briefing date).

5 Latest Releases from Focus Education

1. Retrieval Examples specific to Art & Design
2. Supporting Children in SEND in a Mainstream Classroom
3. Creating and Implementing a Writing Curriculum: A Framework to Support the Teaching of Writing from Nursery to Year 6
4. Early Years Units of Learning
5. End of Unit Assessments for History & Geography

Is there anything else you would like to see us providing?  Do you have feedback for us?  We love hear your views and feedback on what we are doing.  Please email customerservice@focus-education.co.uk