Target audience: All primary and secondary teachers. 

At the centre of a successful curriculum is excellent teaching and learning.  

The ‘Teach for Purpose’ programme has been designed with input from strong practitioners and leaders across the region to give teachers a high level understanding of what effective teaching can achieve. As well as practical strategies and resources that enable teachers to become consistently and sustainably excellent. The programme aims to address common shortcomings in teaching that prohibit our learners from making rapid progress. As a result ‘Teach for Purpose’ is structured into five sessions: 

1. Questioning 

2. Effective Feedback 

3. Challenge and Pace for all 

4. Retrieval Practice 

5. Independent and Collaborative Learning 

The sessions are designed to support the Professional Teaching and Leadership Standards and take into consideration the Welsh Government’s National Approach to Professional Learning. The sessions align to the professional learning design model including: 1 Collaboration; 2 Reflective Practice and 3. Use of Data and Research Evidence to inform the session. 

• Participants will engage with and have a better understanding of high quality approaches to specific elements of pedagogy in the classroom. 

• Participants will have a range of high quality and practical strategies / resources to support developments in the quality of the teaching and learning. 

• Participants will collaborate widely – working in groups with other practitioners across the region as a key feature of each session. 

• Participants will have opportunities to reflect together on their current practice  

• Participants will build their skills in making use of research and data to inform their classroom approaches to pedagogy. 

• Participants will have a stronger understanding of how to respond effectively to the needs of their learners in order to develop a responsive and adaptive classroom. 

• Participants will help to inform future regional support around teaching and learning by providing reflective feedback. 

Autumn Term 24 (English)

5 November 2024 – Questioning
Queens Hall, Narberth SA67 7AS

https://forms.gle/a7mJinmuWM2QvQmj6

19 November 2024 – Effective Feedback
Queens Hall, Narberth SA67 7AS

https://forms.gle/okayMshjhgpYhn3h8

Spring Term 25 (English)

17 January 2025 – Challenge and Pace for all
Queens Hall, Narberth SA67 7AS

https://forms.gle/eMP9rhdCTD5Huv8m9

4 February 2025 – Retrieval Practice
Queens Hall, Narberth SA67 7AS

https://forms.gle/Y6E99qGskYsEgvW39

18 March 2025 – Independent and Collaborative Learning
Queens Hall, Narberth SA67 7AS

https://forms.gle/kFNyYGhRQFxGNbEWA

Anthony Jones

Anthony.Jones@partneriaeth.cymru