Training News
Latest updates on professional development opportunities
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.
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.
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.
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.