Training News
Latest updates on professional development opportunities
Tue, 16 Feb 2021
The 'Big Teach Meet' in the North East event
Weds 24th February, 3 - 4pm. Free of charge. Newcastle College is hosting an online Teach Meet to bring together practitioners from across the North East region to meet and discuss strategies to engage students. There will be short presentations and lots of opportunities to collaborate and make links with colleagues for future sharing of good practice.
Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Teacher training at Newcastle College
Take a look at the teacher training opportunities available at Newcastle College, which include generic teaching courses and also specialist maths, English, ESOL and LDD/SEND PGCE programmes that will equip you to teach in a wide range of contexts such as FE colleges, adult learning, prisons and schools.
Tue, 16 Feb 2021
North East Practice Development Groups
The Education and Training Foundation has established Practice Development Groups to enable practitioners to share ideas, skills and innovation. PDGs have a maths and English focus and are free to join. Newcastle College is excited to be hosting the next round of the North East PDGs and now invites you to apply.
Mon, 15 Feb 2021
Maths and English Practice Development Exchanges
These Practice Development Group Exchanges, aimed at Midlands-based practitioners, provide safe, practical spaces to unpack current teaching and learning theory - bringing 'big ideas' alive via a range of online tools. Find out how to support your learners using Flipgrid, Google Docs, Mote, Jamboard, Quizlet and lots more.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020
Are you a Midlands practitioner keen to inquire into your maths/English practice with a community of peers? The team at touchconsulting Ltd would love to work with you as part of the Education and Training Foundation’s fully subsidised round 2 Practice Development Groups programme – starting January 2021.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020
Maths & English Ideas Room – Open for Bookings
#APConnect warmly welcomes you to the Maths/English Ideas Room, run by advanced practitioners as part of the Education and Training Foundation’s Professional Development Programme for Advanced Practitioners 2020-2021. The Ideas Room sessions are open to all practitioners working across the education and training sector who are passionate about thinking for themselves and listening attentively to others’ ideas of supporting maths/English development for learners.
Thu, 03 Dec 2020
#APConnect Collaborative Professional Learning
Year 3 of the #APConnect Professional Development Programme for Advanced Practitioners, commissioned by the Education and Training Foundation and delivered by touchconsulting, is now underway. Bookings are open for three brand new blended modules, which are aimed at experienced APs looking to develop their practice and to connect with a vibrant community of like-minded professionals. There's also an in-house modular programme for AP teams.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020
National Development Day: Engaging and Motivating Online
16th December, 10am-4pm, @Zoom Explore approaches for assessing maths, English and ESOL learners' progress online. Find out how to enable learners to monitor their own progress, how to use a range of online tools to capture evidence of impact, and lots more.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020
Essential Digital Skills workshops
Free online workshops to help practitioners develop skills and confidence to teach specific aspects of the five Essential Digital Skills set out in the national standards are now available.
Tue, 01 Dec 2020
This series of free, online webinars aims to to support colleagues across the Further Education and Training sector who are working from home to support students.
Tue, 01 Dec 2020
This blended CPD programme has been developed by the Education and Training Foundation to support teachers and trainers who will be delivering the new Essential Digital Skills qualifications. The programme includes online modules, webinars and a multimedia toolkit.
Fri, 20 Nov 2020
Explore online teaching with this free practical online course for educators designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and connect with a global community of educators who’ll help you get started.
Wed, 30 Sep 2020
You can now view recordings of the Centre for Excellence in Mathematics conferences held online this summer, when Action Research practitioners shared their work with the wider community. Themes include: augmented reality, mastery and GCSE resits.
Wed, 01 Apr 2020
Dyslexia and Foreign Language Teaching
This free online course aims to give you practical tools and theoretical insights to help dyslexic students learn second languages. It is designed for teachers of ESOL and for anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning.
