Teaching and Learning Consultancy

Our experienced consultants can run a bespoke teaching and learning INSET day in your school. Below, you will find a list of our most enquired and booked days based on teaching and learning in primary schools.  To view other areas our consultants have run INSET days around or to learn more about our general INSET/consultancy options, click here.

Teaching and Learning

The core of our work is linked to working with schools and academies to continually improve learning and accelerate pupil progress. There are many routes to improving academic outcomes, but the path chosen should enhance children's learning. We will be pleased to provide training input for your school or academy linked to your needs and context. The chart below outlines the titles of recent training work we have led that is linked to teaching and learning.

  • What makes a good lesson?
  • How do we move towards outstanding learning?
  • Creating a learning culture
  • Moving teaching on
  • Observing and evaluating learning
  • Raising achievement for able children
  • Assessment for learning
  • Advanced assessment for learning
  • Effective feedback for children
  • Tools to develop and accelerate learning

We often work directly with teachers to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

This often includes:

  • active observation
  • feedback
  • joint planning and coaching

 

Teaching Assistants

Developing the Skills and Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants

This one-day training is designed to develop the skills of primary school teaching assistants so they are better able to support teaching and learning and therefore improve outcomes for children. The day will focus on the role of the TA in enabling progress and helping pupils learn key skills and develop knowledge and understanding. The progression towards mastery and greater depth will also be covered.

The day will include activities and film clips to enable delegates to discuss ideas and reflect on their practice. The use of the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants to support professional development will be explained, and delegates will gain an understanding of how the standards can underpin their ongoing professional development.

The training will address the following:

  • The role of the teaching assistant in supporting learning;
  • Progression in learning towards mastery and greater depth;
  • The importance of questioning in developing pupils’ understanding;
  • How the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants can be used in practice.

 

Developing Middle Leaders

This one-day training is aimed at newly appointed and recently appointed middle leaders in primary schools, i.e. colleagues new to subject or phase leadership.

‘Developing Middle Leadership’ will provide middle leaders who are new to this role with an overview of what is expected within their setting. Delegates will learn about the key aspects of the middle leadership role and be ready to apply them in their school.

You will gain clarity and understanding about how to contextualise your work and ensure that you can begin to impact standards across your leadership remit.

With middle leadership being a key focus on many inspections, this training can be helpful for schools preparing for Ofsted.

The training will address the following:

  • Why is a school’s context so important, and what are our key issues for improvement?
  • What are the starting points for a middle leader?
  • What does monitoring and evaluation look like in practice?
  • How can middle leaders improve outcomes for pupils?
  • How can we develop an action plan?
  • How can we communicate with stakeholders?
  • What are the implications for inspection?

 

Developing Subject Leadership

‘Developing Subject Leadership’ will provide primary subject leaders who are new to this role with an overview of what is expected within the context of your setting. Delegates will learn about the key aspects of the subject leadership role and be ready to take back to their primary schools.

You will gain clarity and understanding about how to put your work into context and ensure that you can begin to impact standards across your leadership remit. With subject leadership being an increasing focus at inspections, this training will benefit schools preparing for Ofsted.

 

How to book

Call  Linda Davies on 01457 821 811 or fill in the form here. If you need more information, take a look at our consultancy page, which will break down what we can offer. Click here to view what we can do.

Take a look at our books on teaching and learning by clicking here.