LEO Academy Trust
Training & Professional Development Distance Learning Opportunities Newsletter
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we plan to support you by providing you with a range of training & professional development opportunities. Some will be internal training, led by LEO staff. Some will be external, led by colleagues in our partnerships or even with new partners. We hope that staff discover a new passion or develop existing skills during this surreal time.
Follow us at @LEOacademies and @LEOtraining5 on Twitter!
For more training opportunities, please visit www.leocpd.com
Thank you to all LEO Staff
The past week has seen us face unimaginable challenges. The way in which you have all come together as a team to shape our response has been quite incredible. Amazing stories have developed across the Trust and your dedication has been overwhelmingly appreciated by pupils, parents, governors and trustees from LEO Academy Trust and beyond. Thank you so much to our entire staff team; you have all played your part. We will look back one day, with real pride at our response to this national crisis.
I hope you find our new weekly newsletters helpful and that they support both your own training needs at this time, while also allowing you to provide high quality online learning experiences for all our children. If there is anything we can do for you, please just let us know.
Thank you once again for all you have done and all you are continuing to do in such uncertain times,
Phillip Hedger
CEO
Thank you letter to teachers.pdf
Wellbeing Support
Being brilliant every day is hard work. Sometimes you might need a little reminder about how to be the absolute best version of yourself. That's why Andy Cope and his team have done their own Art of Brilliance Podcasts. Short, entertaining and full of brilliant tips and ideas.
New blog for Action For Happiness
Action for Happiness have co-written a blog with positive psychology expert and a partner/friend with us a LEO, Frederika Roberts, for the charity, Action for Happiness on 'How To Stay Mentally Healthy During Uncertain Times'. The blog is practical and designed for children, adults and families who are stuck indoors right now and need some help to stay positive. It contains lots of ideas so feel free to share with your colleagues and parents!
Guided mindfulness practices
Adrian Bethune, Healthy Body and Mind Leader, had to self-isolate two weeks ago. He didn't want the Y6s in his school to miss out on their mindfulness sessions, so he delivered them remotely. When the school shut, he recorded some of the practices they'd been learning and put them online so they could continue practising at home. There are 5 short guided meditations for you and your children to try out.
FREE webinars with Oxford University Press
Adrian Bethune and clinical psychologist, Dr Hazel Harrison, are offering two webinars on 'Supporting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of primary children'. Hazel is presenting part 1 on Thurs 26th March at 15.00 GMT. Adrian will present part 2 on Monday 30th at the same times. These webinars are free so sign up below.
Tune in to the "For Flourishing's Sake" podcast.
Please subscribe* or visit regularly, as a new episode will be posted each week, and please share this podcast widely, using the #FlourishED hashtag.
You can chat to Frederika via Twitter or leave comments under any episode.
*To subscribe: Search for "For Flourishing's Sake" in your favourite podcasting app, then subscribe via the app.
Training Opportunities at LEO Academy Trust
Read&Write for Google Chrome Training (1).pdfGoogle training.pdf
eLearning
Through our partnership with Judicium Education, you have access to a simple and interactive eLearning facility, providing access to a comprehensive library of school specific online courses.
Their courses are built specifically for schools to address the issues relevant in education.
Look out for emails in your inbox to invite you to take part in training opportunities.
Coming soon via Google Hangouts...
LEO Child Protection Training, CPOMS Training, LEO Middle Leader Programme, LEO School Leaders Development Programme, LEO NQT Programme.
Other Training Opportunities
Free Reading CPD
Join Jo Payne, Deputy Head Teacher and co writer of 'Making Every Primary Lesson Count', for some free reading CPD on Facebook. Although she specialised in primary languages during her teaching degree, she is particularly interested in how technology can enhance pupils’ learning. She writes a blog, MrsPTeach, on which she shares ideas about many subjects within education, including: feedback and marking, whole-class reading and maintaining a healthy work–life balance as a teacher @MrsPTeach.
Thursday 26th March at 20:15-21:00
We’re in this together. Join the #teachfromhome discussion on Twitter.
en-toolkit.pdf
Click on the picture to sign up.
What will we be discussing with industry experts in our live webinar today?
🔵 Google Classroom
🔵 Showbie
🔵 Seesaw
🔵 Office 365
🔵 Collaboration Tools: - Microsoft Teams, Zoom, FaceTime, Google Hangouts
🔵 Apple Schoolwork
🔵 ShowMyHomework
Get involved. This is an opportunity for YOU to ask questions and focus on the right path that suits your organisation and your students.
Click on the picture to sign up.
XMA and Spongy Elephant have partnered to share £FREE training modules that can enable you to use both Google and Microsoft's remote learning/working tools more effectively.
Offer code - Free4XMA
Full Interactive Course List 2020.pdfLearning Curve Group
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Learning Curve Group are offering all learners the opportunity to sign up to one of their courses through their online enrolment process without the need for a face-to-face induction.
Courses are delivered via distance learning, so you can complete the full course online with support from a specialist tutor online or over the phone. Courses can be completed in as little as six weeks and upon completion you'll receive a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification. These courses are government funded - which means there is no cost to you to complete the course.
If you'd like to complete a course, click the link below to begin the enrolment process.
Free Learning from the Open University
Anyone can learn for free on OpenLearn, but signing-up will give you access to your personal learning profile and record of achievements that you earn while you study. Just create an account and sign in. Enrol and complete the course for a free statement of participation or digital badge if available.
You can choose an OpenLearn course from a wide range of subjects. Some are based on Open University course materials. Others are written specifically for OpenLearn.
Raising Awareness of Physical Disability
"This is a fantastic, visual resource that ensures learning and awareness for anyone using it"
"Ideal for lunchtime training sessions!"
These free online training modules are designed for anyone working within an educational setting who needs to develop their awareness and understanding of physical disability and the impact it can have on learning.
Each module is approximately one hour in length and uses custom graphics and scenario based learning to help users to understand the barriers or challenges that can be faced by children and young people with physical disability and the steps that can be taken to overcome these.
Here you can find out about upcoming webinars and recorded talks from experts in the field of English Language Teaching. Their webinars are held monthly and are completely free.
Certificates are available for all attendees.
Who to follow on Twitter
Each edition of the Training & Development Distance Learning Newsletter will include four people/companies to follow on Twitter. If you have any suggestions of who to follow, please send to Malinda Young: myoung@leoacademytrust.co.uk
Judicium Education
@JudiciumEDU
We support over 1400 Schools & Academies nationwide with HR, GDPR, Clerking, Finance, Payroll, Legal, Health & Safety and School Improvement.
Learning Curve Group
@_LearningCurve
We are national #training and #education specialists that work with learners, #FEProviders & employers to offer engaging and rewarding #learning opportunities.
LGfL
@LGfL
A community of 3000 schools, academies & LAs benefitting from scale in procurement and development of secure broadband, IT services and curriculum resources.
OpenLearn
@OUFreeLearning
The home of free learning from
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