Welcome to your November newsletter. Here we take a look at some exciting new courses that have recently been added to the PD Academy. We have a range of on-demand and live courses, so that you can learn wherever and whenever you like! Take a look below to browse our latest courses.
Developing Primary Subject Leadership
We’re thrilled to have partnered with Reach Academy Feltham to bring you a brand-new self-study course on primary curriculum design. This course is split into 7 different units which will each focus on one of the seven key questions a primary subject leader should be able to answer in order to foster excellence in their subject. As this course is on-demand you will be able to complete each unit at a time and place that suits you.
The seven key questions
- How do pupils learn?
- What is the purpose of curriculum?
- How do you define and communicate the intended curriculum?
- How can curriculum materials support with implementing agreed aims?
- How should teachers enact the curriculum?
- How should we assess different curriculum areas?
- How can we support staff to develop their curriculum understanding and delivery?
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Systematic Synthetic Phonics
Our brand-new Systematic Synthetic Phonics course is now open for bookings!
Gain an in-depth understanding of the principles underpinning the teaching of phonics and develop confidence and competence in essential knowledge needed for the teaching of phonics.
This course will cover:
- what is synthetic phonics
- why we teach systematic synthetic phonics
- phonemes and graphemes
- alternative phonemes for graphemes
- alternative graphemes for phonemes
- common exception words
- developing word recognition
- how to say the sounds
- the phonics screening check.
Up to 40 delegates from your school can join a pre-booked interactive 2-hour session at a date of your choice.
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Working Towards Wellbeing
This series of courses aims to build the knowledge and skills needed to create a more informed, resilient and compassionate culture in your workplace – addressing your individual experience and exploring the dynamics of your organisation, in order to promote mental health and wellbeing.
The courses below can also be bought individually for as a bundle.
- Maintaining Hope in Uncertain Times
- The Resilient Workplace
- Trauma, Self-Care and Caring for Others
- Leadership, Followership and Mental Health
Learn more about each course
Power Maths Individual Course (two-part course)
2nd February and 9th February 2022 at 15:45-17:15 GMT
This course is for any teacher who is completely new to Power Maths, and has access to the Power Maths resources in school.
We will look in detail at the purpose and approach of the different sections of the Power Maths lesson and how to teach them, and an overview of the Power Maths online resources.
It is assumed that attendees have some understanding of a mastery approach to maths. A prerequisite of the course is that attendees already have access to their school’s Power Maths online account and are able to log in.
There are two live 90 min webinars (attendees need to come along to both):
Part 1: Wednesday 2 February, 15:45 -17:15 GMT
Part 2: Wednesday 9 February, 15:45 - 17:15 GMT
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