Training courses, workshops & twilight sessions
Learning, memory & attention
Twilight sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes maximum in length and are often scheduled in staff meeting slots in schools and colleges. They will be a mixture of listening, discussions, and some actitivites but their very short duration means that twilights are best seen as introductions or 'awareness raisers' rather than significant pieces of CPD.
Workshops tend to be practical and have an emphasis on active participation and may be focussed on the use of particular resources or strategies in 'problem-solving' situations. They are best suited to topics requiring skills development where participants are hoping to learn how to 'do' things differently and they fit well into half day formats.
Training courses will usually use a mixture of methods including listening, reflecting and discussing as well as activities designed to develop knowledge and skills. This format works well for introducing topics that may be unfamiliar to participants who will need to "know about" the key issues as well as "know how" to do things. Training courses typically work best in half day and whole day formats. Some of our training courses are designed to run over more than one day.
Title
Precision Teaching - an introduction
Outcomes
Know and understand the theory, rationale and techniques of PT.
Practise using PT probe sheets to baseline skills and start a programme.
Run and evaluate a PT programme with an individual pupil.
Review outcomes of this programme, trouble-shooting where necessary and receive further advice on extending the programme.
Audience
Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff.
Format
A half day + twilight training course with a gap of approximately 3 weeks between sessions in which participants can implement a PT programme with a pupil.
Colleagues who have already received training in PT can request just the twilight follow-up as a 'refresher'.
Adapting and differentiating for pupils with significant learning delays - supporting inclusion in mainstream settings
Know and understand the principles of effective differentiation for pupils with significant delays.
Be confident about recognising pupils for whom a different approach to the curriculum may be needed.
Explore examples of lesson/activity planning for pupils with significant learning needs.
Practise applying these ideas with a particular pupil in mind.
Primary and Secondary teaching and support staff in mainstream schools and governors.
A half day training course.
Metacognition - thinking about thinking & learning about learning
Understand what metacognition means and its importance for learners.
Understand the key learning processes common to all positive teaching/learning interactions.
Understand the role of Feuerstein's model of mediation in supporting children's learning, and how to apply this model to enhance children's learning and develop their thinking skills.
Early Years, Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff and governors.
A half day or whole day training course.
An introduction to Dynamic Assessment
Understand key ideas underpinning the distinction between standardised and dynamic assessment approaches.
Understand Feuerstein's model of mediated learning and cognitive functions.
Practise observing and critiquing a dynamic assessment using video materials.
Practise some dynamic assessment activities with a view to incorporating them into regular practice.
Early Years, Primary and Secondary teaching and support staff.
Also suitable for parents/carers.
This training is also available for trainee, assistant and practitioner psychologists.
A half day or whole day training course.
Understanding dyslexia and literacy difficulties
Understand different definitions of dyslexia and how these relate to general and specific learning difficulties.
Understand why the existence of dyslexia continues to be disputed by some researchers.
Understand which interventions are generally considered most effective for significant and persistent literacy difficulties, and which are not well supported by research.
Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff.
Also suitable for parents/carers, Childminders, governors, colleagues from other agencies working with children and families, and voluntary sector family support staff.
A half day training course.
What teachers need to know about children's memory skills
Know and understand key facts about different aspects of memory and how they impact on children's capacity to learn and remember.
Know how to recognise memory difficulties and distinguish them from general learning difficulties.
Know and understand how to use a range of strategies to support learning for children with memory difficulties.
Early Years, Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff.
Also suitable for parents/carers, governors, Childminders, colleagues from other agencies working with children and families, and voluntary sector family support staff.
A half day training course. Some of this material can be adapted for a twilight session.
Working memory and its impact on learning in the classroom
Understand the particular role and significance of working memory in the development of children's learning and behaviour.
Understand how to recognise children with working memory deficits.
Know and understand how to use a range of strategies to support the learning of children with poor working memory.
Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff.
Also suitable for parents/carers, Childminders, colleagues from other agencies working with children and families, and voluntary sector family support staff.
A half day training course. Some of this material can be adapted for a twilight session.
Helping to develop children's attention and concentration skills
Know and understand key facts about attention and concentration skills as distinct parts of children's ability to learn.
Know how to recognise children with particular difficulties with attention and concentration difficulties.
Know and understand how to use a range of strategies to support the learning of children with poor attention and concentration skills.
Early Years, Primary, Secondary and FE teaching and support staff.
Also suitable for parents/carers, Childminders, governors, colleagues from other agencies working with children and families, and voluntary sector family support staff.
A half day training course. Some of this material can be adapted for a twilight session.
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