Take the stress out of teaching programming and discover how simple and rewarding it can be with this confidence-building short course for primary educators.
Teaching Programming Without Fear is designed to support teachers at all levels—especially those who feel unsure about coding.
Through clear explanations and practical strategies, you’ll learn how to break programming down into manageable, child-friendly steps that make sense to both you and your pupils.
Early Years & Primary
Leading Primary Geography
— Geography
This 3 session online course has been developed to support geography subject leaders to create a fresh, motivating and relevant Primary Geography curriculum.
This busy programme is packed with approaches that will help you to lead your subject confidently and is an opportunity to get together with other colleagues interested in primary Geography.
In addition to exploring the primary Geography curriculum and the other factors we should consider when it comes to curriculum making in Geography, we will take some time to share some engaging Geography teaching ideas too.
Early Years & Primary
Governor Training - The Equality Duty and Disability
This course provides a look at the requirements of the Equality Act, its development and how it relates to schools when making provision for pupils with ‘disabilities’.
It supports boards and leaders in making decisions that are appropriate for the needs of their disabled pupils & ensuring the school acts in their best interests when making reasonable adjustments.
You will engage in discussion & consider your understanding and current practice around SEND provision for pupils, what this means & how you undertake your duty to ensure reasonable adjustments are made to allow full access to learning & participation
You will understand how decisions you make and some standard processes in school have in the past and still can lead to unintentional discrimination.
You will be actively involved in activities to consider how we make reasonable adjustments for pupils in school and how we can remove barriers to participation for all groups of pupils.
Governor
Oracy is a fundamental part of history teaching and learning
— History
What is history and how therefore is it taught?
What challenges does teaching history present?
How do historians communicate?
What is oracy?
Where is this embedded in the current National Curriculum?
What can this look like in the primary history classroom?
Early Years & Primary
Therapeutic approaches to helping neurodiverse learners to achieve
— SEN
This course explores practical therapeutic approaches that can be integrated into daily school life to support pupil wellbeing.
While not training staff to be therapists, it provides evidence-based, therapeutic tools (such as active listening, emotion coaching, and sensory regulation strategies) to help staff support vulnerable children effectively and compassionately.
All
Primary Science Subject Leader Network
— Science
The Network welcomes new and established primary science subject leaders of all experience levels to share and improve practice, providing an opportunity to speak with other subject leaders in your region about the issues that are affecting each of you
Expert-led professional development inputs will support you with up-to-date issues, skills and resources.
Attending these termly networks is an interactive and practical way to help you to tackle these issues in your school, support you in your role as a leader, raise the profile of science and improve the outcomes for your pupils.
Early Years & Primary
Supporting Neurodivergent children and young people to regulate in the classroom
— SEN
This full day session focusses on supporting pupils who may find the school environment difficult.
Sessions will include understanding behaviour as communication, supporting emotional regulation and exploring sensory differences.
Underpinning the training will be an exploration of executive functioning.
All
Educational Visits Advisory Service – Management of Visit Emergencies (MoVE) Training
— Health & Safety
When a serious incident occurs during an educational visit, senior leaders and emergency contacts are often required to make high-pressure decisions quickly, confidently, and with limited information.
This course is designed to prepare leadership teams for those moments.
Drawing on lessons learned from real incidents; this practical and scenario-based training supports schools and establishments in strengthening their emergency response procedures and improving confidence in managing visit-related emergencies.
All
Primary DT Subject Leader Network
— Design & Technology
This event, hosted by a D&T consultant with extensive experience, intends to meet the needs and expectations of both newly appointed and experienced D&T subject leaders.
It will include updates on professional development opportunities, current initiatives and collaborative time to network with colleagues to enable the sharing of hints, tips and recommended resources.
Early Years & Primary
Fire Warden / Fire Marshal Training for Schools
— Health & Safety
It will ensure that the employer is fulfilling their obligations under the Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order for larger buildings by the empowerment of employees