Teaching and Learning Consultancy
Taking place at your school or another setting of your choice, our experienced consultants can provide a bespoke professional development (CPD) day focusing on the latest research about pedagogy. Below, you will find a list of our most enquired about and booked CPD days based on pedagogy in primary schools. To view other areas our consultants have run CPD days on or to learn more about our general CPD/consultancy options, please click here.
Creating a pedagogical structure
The core of our focus is working with schools and academies to 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 linked to teaching and learning.
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We often work directly with teachers to improve the quality of teaching and learning. This often includes:
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Developing the Skills and Effectiveness of Teaching Assistants
This one-day training develops 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 focuses on the role of the teaching assistant in enabling progress and helping pupils learn key skills and develop knowledge and understanding. The progression towards mastery and greater depth is covered.
The training includes activities and film clips that enable delegates to discuss ideas and reflect on their practice. The use of the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants to support professional development is explained, and delegates gain an understanding of how the standards can underpin their ongoing professional development.
The training addresses:
- the role of the teaching assistant in supporting learning
- progression in learning towards mastery and greater dept
- the importance of questioning in developing pupils’ understanding
- how the Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants can be used in practice
- what is understood by the ‘Keeping up and not Catching up’ (KUNCU) principle
Developing Middle Leaders
This one-day training is for 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 expectations within their setting. Delegates will learn about the key aspects of the middle leadership role and be ready to apply them in their school.
Delegates will gain clarity and understanding about how to contextualise their work and ensure they can begin to impact standards across their 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:
- Why is a school’s context so important, and what are our key issues for improvement?
- What does a day in the life of a vulnerable pupil look like?
- What do Ofsted’s new buzzwords of ‘achieve’, ‘belong’ and ‘thrive’ mean in the context of middle leadership?
- What is the starting point for a middle leader?
- What do monitoring and evaluation look like in practice?
- How can middle leaders improve outcomes for pupils?
- How can they develop an action plan?
- How can they 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 expectations within the context of their setting.
Delegates will learn about the key aspects of the subject leadership role ready to take back to their primary schools.
They will gain clarity and understanding about how to put their work into context and ensure they impact standards across their leadership remit.
With subject leadership a focus during inspections, this training will benefit schools preparing for Ofsted.
The training will focus on:
- understanding the school’s context
- ensuring that the subject they lead has a clear intent
- knowing what pupil age-related expectations are on a year-by-year basis
- having the skills to monitor pupil progress
- making the most of ‘book looks’ and pupil voice
- ensuring that there is a clear progression in the subject they led
- linking the curriculum to the EYFS
- ensuring that the most vulnerable pupils are making good progress
- creating an action plan
- keeping in touch with the latest research
- presenting key information to inspectors or governors/ trustees
How to book
Contact our consultancy department by email or fill in the form here. For more information, please see our consultancy page, which will explain what we can offer.
Please see our resources on teaching and learning by clicking here.