Welcome to your July newsletter. We hope you are looking forward to a well-deserved rest over the summer break, after what has been an extremely challenging academic year. In this month's issue we highlight CPD for the summer break and brand-new courses for the autumn term, including a limited-time only early bird discount.
Considering CPD during the summer break?
If you are considering professional development during the summer break, we have a range of courses for you to complete in your own time and from the comfort of your own home. You’ll find a variety of courses on the PD Academy which you can filter to meet your individual CPD needs. If you’re looking for subject-specific courses, just search by subject in the ‘search course’ bar.
New courses for the autumn term
Suitable for teachers of all experience levels but may be of particular interest to Y7 pastoral leads and tutors.
Back by popular demand! After a very successful session held in June, we have decided to re-run this session in the autumn term. There will be limited spaces available, so we recommend you book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Explore the key challenges facing pupils as they begin their journey through Secondary education. This year in particular, learners and their receiving teachers will face unprecedented considerations.
Underpinned by research findings, this webinar seeks to offer insights into some of those key challenges by exploring transition from the perspectives of both pupils and teachers.
21 September 2021 at 16:00-17:30 BST
Cost: £40
What previous attendees had to say..
“Lots of valuable knowledge from the speaker”.
“I was able to learn about some aspects of teaching which I was not so familiar with”.
“It was very resourceful”.
Suitable for GCSE Maths teachers.
This course is aimed at teachers of GCSE Mathematics and provides an opportunity to get some ideas on how to deliver and extend the topic of Vectors, which has historically had a low success rate in examinations.
The session will end with a look at some useful resources which can be used to support your existing materials and save valuable preparation time.
Delegates will benefit from the expert knowledge of Pietro Tozzi, who has over 36 years of teaching and training experience.
13 October 2021 at 16:00-17:30 BST
Cost: £40
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Educators
Suitable for all primary and secondary educators.
This series consists of three modules: Turning Inward; Turning Outward; Turning to Action. Each module is designed to help educators to engage a range of anti-bias, multicultural and social justice issues and provide them with strategies and tools to help their learners understand, appreciate, include, and advocate for those around them.
Cost: £50
*Early bird special - Buy this course before 1 September 2021 at a discounted price of £30. The discount will be automatically applied at checkout.*
Suitable for all secondary educators.
Coming in autumn!
This series consist of three 1.5-hour live webinars. You can choose to attend one, two or all three sessions.
Session 1: Who, What, Why, Where, When?
The programme aims to help teachers consider how to plan for assessments, how to gather data and how you can make it come alive in order to positively inform your classroom practice.
Session 2: Reducing Workload and Increasing Impact
Learn how to encourage students to be owners of their own learning; as well as explore assessment types and strategies to help you manage workload without compromising on quality of information.
Session 3: Evaluating Evidence of Student Learning
Explore effective assessment practice – how to make assessment work for you (and your department) and the pursuit of higher standards.
Cost: £40 per session
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