LEO Training & Professional Development Newsletter
Wednesday 5th July 2023
LEO Training and Professional Development Opportunities 2022-2023
LEO Training and Professional Development Opportunities 2022-2023
There are lots of professional development opportunities on offer for 2022-2023.
Take a look at our new LEO CPD Brochure here which contains the dates and times of upcoming training sessions.
We also have a brand new CPD website so please do take a look here.
CPD Spotlight
Primary Science Subject Leader Training
Science Subject Leaders from @LEOacademies & @SuttonEdTrust are enjoying a fantastic PL session with @NaomiHiscock @SLondonSLP as part of the @ChallengePartnr SW London & Surrey Hub Programme of Events. A great opportunity to explore excellence in working scientifically!
Subject leaders enjoyed exploring the following areas:
Excellence in working scientifically
Understanding my role
Leading by example
Knowing where my school is; using audits
Thank you to all who attended and to Naomi for leading this session.
LEO & SET Year 1 ECT Science Training
ECTs from across Sutton Education Trust and LEO Academy Trust enjoyed a fantastic training session at Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy. This session provided ECTs with the oportunity to see science teachining in action across EYFS, KS1 and KS2.
Feedback from participants:
'It was helpful to see more experienced teachers deliver science. It was good to see how technology was supporting their science lessons.'
'This training provided a good opportunity to visit science lessons and to see teaching and learning in practice'
Thank you Miss F Gibney, Vice Principal at Shawley Community Primary Academy for a brilliant training session!
Publications, Vlogs, Blogs and News
New education apps and accessible content for Chromebooks
By Google for Education
Much of the web’s content is inaccessible for those who have difficulty reading — in fact, based on our internal analysis, there are more than 360 billion PDFs that are inaccessible for people who are blind or have low vision and rely on screen readers...
Click here to find out more.
The Struggle with ‘Writing Stamina’
By Alex Quigley
What do we mean by ‘writing stamina’ anyway?
For many teachers, a lack of writing stamina characterises an inability to write independently for a sustained period. And yet, it probably characterises a broader range of behaviours that attend writing (and learning). Just a sample of these could include...
Click here to find out more.
Implementation matters: addressing disadvantage in schools with low numbers of pupils eligible for The Pupil Premium
By Marc Rowland, Unity Research School
Over the last three years I have had the privilege of working with The Buckinghamshire Challenge, a collaborative with the objective of upskilling schools in the latest research and understanding and to support schools to undertake the cultural changes that will make the biggest differences to all pupils, but especially those who are vulnerable or disadvantaged....
Click here to find out more.
The Trouble with Transience
By Tom Sherrington
Sitting in the corners, trying to get a sense of what it’s like for the student next to me to follow the lesson discourse, engage, connect and learn…. I’m often reminded of my friend and colleague Oliver Caviglioli’s assertion that much if not all of cognitive load theory boils down to the problem of transience: information presented so fleetingly that’s hard to hold onto; our working memory can’t process it fast enough before it’s gone.
Click here to find out more.
Summer activities to assist maths learning
By Maths No Problem
Summer is on its way! Although it’s a crucial time for your child to unwind and relax after the busy school year — it is also a fantastic opportunity to weave everyday maths into their daily life. You can keep your kids learning through subtle, low-key activities which will help them retain all the knowledge they have worked so hard to gain during the school year.
Click here to find out more.
EEF blog: Let’s Get Physical!
By Grace Coker EEF Content Specialist
One of the most important questions educational research can ask is how children learn. If we know how they process and retain information, we can adapt our approach to teaching accordingly.
Developing our understanding of learning, memory, and how to carefully consider pupils’ cognitive load, and then applying this understanding in the classroom, has the potential to improve outcomes for all children.
Click here to find out more.
EEF blog: The House of Reading: An Interactive Tool
By Alex Reynolds EEF Content Specialist
Breaking down the complexity
There is a huge amount of research about the teaching of reading, and how the different aspects of reading relate to one another.
The ‘House of Reading’, adapted from Hogan, Bridges, Justice and Cain, is an illustration that helpfully breaks down some of this complexity.
Click here to find out more.
External CPD Opportunities
Bradford Research School - Free Webinars
Our free webinars explore evidence and practical approaches. See all of our events here, and click the links below to read more and sign up.
The What and Why of Routines in School Culture - 12 July
Click here to book your place.
FREE live, virtual workshops for Summer 2023!
These are perfect for teachers looking to get started with Adobe Express, Photoshop, Premiere Rush, Illustrator, InDesign. There are also sessions designed for any coaches or trainers looking to train other teachers on how to use Adobe Express.
Click on the button below and scroll down to the FREE Adobe Summer 2023 Institutes options:
Click here to find out more.
WWF Training Courses
There are lots of free training courses available on the WWF website.
Climate Change and Climate System
ESD: Driving change towards sustainable schools
Click here to find out more.
LGFL School Staff Training
LGfL in school support, training and conference events are integral parts of the LGfL Energise curriculum service provided at no extra charge for schools.
Click here to see the training opportunities that are on offer.
Inclusion 2024 Live - Youth Sports Trust
These live sessions will provide virtual CPD content for as many practitioners as possible to enable them to deliver meaningful and inclusive opportunities for young people with SEND. Delivered by expert practitioners and young people, every day from Monday 23 to Friday 27 January, the sessions will be available to watch both live and recorded.
Click here to find out more.
Free short online course: Learning for a Sustainable Future
Join a personal and professional global learning journey towards a sustainable future. What on Earth could be more important?
Click here to find out more.
Becoming a Google Certified Coach
A Google Certified Coach is someone who is :
→ Eager to support educators
→ Wanting to drive impactful technology into classrooms
→ Looking to learn research-proven strategies & skills
Does this sound like you?
Click here to find out more.
On-demand training at your fingertips
View the Google on-demand series of webinars designed to help schools and educators in the UK and Ireland get the most out of Google Workspace for Education and Chromebooks.
Whether you are an educator, Senior Leadership or IT Administrator you can find a session to suit you.
Click here to find out more.
Adobe Professional Development Courses
Find out all about the free professional learning opportunities on offer from Adobe.
Creativity for all
Adobe Creative Cloud Express in the Classroom
Engaging Video Projects in the Classroom
and many more...
Click here to find out more.
Inclusive Ed Bootcamp: How to meet the needs of a diverse range of students
How can we better meet the needs of a diverse range of students? Sign up for our Inclusive Ed Bootcamp for help and advice. A free webinar series featuring Kate Griggs, the CEO of @MadeByDyslexia.
Throughout the series you will learn about:
The best ways to support different learning needs including dyslexia.
How to use technology to make learning more accessible across all subjects.
Spotting and solving different visible and non visible barriers to learning.
Supporting students with different learning needs online and remotely.
Click here to find out more.
Free online professional development webinars for educators
Oxford University Press has a range of digital webinars to help you continue your professional development online. You can find links to recordings of previously-held webinars, as well as register your interest for upcoming sessions. The recorded webinars are available to watch on demand via Brainshark and you will receive a CPD certificate after watching each one.
Click here to find out more.
Financial Education - Free Online Teacher Training
Complete a free online course, in your own time and at your own speed…
The engaging eLearning courses are self-paced and take between 1.5-2.5 hours to complete. Along the way you will:
Learn how financial education can be made real and relevant to the young people you work with
See where financial education most effectively fits within your curriculum
Discover key tools to assist in the development of financial education
Find out how to access further support and resources to aid financial education delivery
Develop a financial education Action Plan for your own
Click here to find out more.
Developing Reading for Pleasure
Join the Open Learn FREE Developing Reading for Pleasure badged online course.
Developing the skill to read and the will to read are interrelated, however, this course focuses on the latter; it is an exploration of Reading for Pleasure and its significance for children’s lives and development. You will consider current research, debates and challenges that impact on children’s reading and gain knowledge and strategies to help you promote reader engagement across schools, homes and communities.
Click here to find out more.
Online PE CPD for Teachers
England Football's Online PE CPD for Teachers course is designed to increase confidence in the delivery of engaging, inclusive, high-quality Physical Education lessons through the invasion game of football.
Click here to find out more.
Free Anti-Bullying CPD online training
The following online training courses are available:
Click here to find out more.
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