September

The professional development opportunities detailed here all take place in September 2026.

To secure your place, please follow the respective booking link, remembering to obtain your line manager/Principal's approval beforehand. Once your booking has been confirmed, full details will be emailed to you in advance of the training taking place.

Please direct any queries to the OIE at OIE@outwood.com.

Year 9 Computing & Digital Skills Development Programme

Date:
Session 1: Monday 7th September 2026 – Digital Forensics
Session 2: Wednesday 21st October 2026 – Year 9 Python
Session 3: Wednesday 11th February 2027 – Computer Theory
Session 4: Wednesday 21st April 2027 – Careers in Computing
Timings: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Leaders and Teachers of IT

Course Information

Facilitator: Adam Lockwood

Safeguarding Masterclass: SG and Home Visits

Date:
Monday 7th September 2026
Thursday 10th September 2026
Tuesday 15th September 2026
Friday 18th September 2026 2:30pm
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Timings: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand:Operational Delivery

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker

CPOMS for DDSLs

Date:
Monday 7th September 2026
Wednesday 9th September 2026
Tuesday 15th September 2026 - 9:30 - 10:15am
Timings: 2pm - 2:45pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker

Teaching and Assessing GCSE Maths - Foundation

Date: Tuesday 8th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Teachers of Foundation GCSE Maths for the first time

Course Information

Facilitator: Mel Lee

Safeguarding Masterclass: Supporting Gender Questioning Children

Date: Tuesday 8th September 2026
Timings: 3:30pm - 4:40pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker

Development Day: Lead SENDCOs

Date: Tuesday 8th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Lead SENDCos

Course Information

Facilitator: Lauren Barker

Year 8 Computing & Digital Skills Development Programme

Date:
Session 1: Tuesday 8th September 2026 – Data Representation
Session 2: Thursday 22nd October 2026 – Year 8 Python
Session 3: Tuesday 15th December 2026 – Adobe Express
Session 4: Monday 19th April 2027 – Adobe Premiere Pro
Timings: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Leaders and Teachers of IT

Course Information

Facilitator: Adam Lockwood

Safeguarding Masterclass: Risk Management inc HSB

Date: Wednesday 9th September 2026
Timings: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker and Jules Draycott

OGAT Maths Elemental Curriculum - New Teachers (Doncaster)

Dates:
Thursday 10th September 2026
Monday 22nd March 2027
Friday 9th July 2027
Timings: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Maths teachers who are new to teaching this curriculum in Yr7 or Yr8

Course Information

Facilitator: Sarah Young

Year 7 Computing & Digital Skills Development Programme

Dates:
Session 1: Thursday 10th September 2026 – The Outwood Welcome and Google Workspace and E-safety
Session 2: Monday 14th December 2026 – Computational Thinking
Session 3: Tuesday 10th March 2027 – Microbit
Session 4: Monday 10th May 2027 – Small Basic
Timings: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Leaders and Teachers of IT

Course Information

Facilitator: Adam Lockwood

Introduction to Personal Development and Growth

Date: Monday 14th September 2026
Timings: 4pm to 5:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: New to Trust (+any others who would benefit)

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parkin

Targeted Teaching: Maximising Every Student's Potential - Geography

Dates:
Monday 14th September 2026
Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Wednesday 7th October 2026
Wednesday 4th November 2026
Wednesday 18th November 2026
Timings: 4pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Teachers of Geography

Course Information

Facilitator: Kate Wilson

Targeted Teaching: Maximising Every Student's Potential - History

Dates:
Monday 14th September 2026
Monday 28th September 2026
Monday 12th October 2026
Monday 9th November 2026
Monday 23rd November 2026
Tuesday 8th December 2026 (9am - 3pm, in-person at OIE Doncaster)
Timings: 4pm - 5:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Teachers of History

Course Information

Facilitator: Kate Wilson

Google Workspace and AI

Dates:
Session 1: Monday 14th September 2026 – Setting up and using Google Classroom with Google products
Session 2: Monday 28th September 2026 – Staff and student use of NotebookLM
Session 3: Monday 12th October 2026 – Gemini
Session 4: Monday 2nd November 2026 – Gems
Session 5: Monday 16th November 2026 – Gemini Canvas
Session 6: Monday 30th November 2026 – AI as a marking assistant
Timings: 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: All staff

Course Information

Facilitator: Adam Lockwood

Development Day: English

Date: Wednesday 15th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Teachers of English

Course Information

Facilitator: Heather Holmes

Development Day: Post-16 Leads

Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Post-16 Leads

Course Information

Facilitator: Aalok Kanwar

Introduction to Unifrog (Executive & Senior Leaders)

Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026
Timings: 4pm - 5pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Executives & Secondary Principals
Invite only

Course Information

Facilitator: Julie Slater & Gemma Neale (Unifrog)

OGAT Maths Elemental Curriculum - New Teachers (Redcar)

Dates:
Wednesday 16th September 2026
Thursday 18th March 2027
Tuesday 29th June 2027
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Maths teachers who are new to teaching this curriculum in Yr7 or Yr8

Course Information

Facilitator: Sarah Young

Asbestos Awareness

Date: Monday 21st September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: Site and Premises Staff

Course Information

Facilitator: Inspectas

Trust-wide launch of HfL Fluency Programme

Date: Monday 21st September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: DLL, Reading Leaders, STAs, TAs (those who will deliver the intervention in school)

Course Information

Facilitator: Heather Holmes

Exam Access Arrangements

Date: Monday 21st September 2026
Timings: 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: Secondary Principals/SENDCos/Assistant SENDCos

Course Information

Facilitator: Lauren Barker & Georgette Clayton

Development Day: Heads of Geography

Date: Monday 21st September 2026
Timings: 9am to 3pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Heads of Geography

Course Information

Facilitator: Kate Wilson

Introduction to Unifrog (Subject Leaders)

Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Timings: 4pm - 5pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Secondary TSLs and SSIPs
Invite only

Course Information

Facilitator: Julie Slater & Gemma Neale (Unifrog)

Development Day: Personal Development Leads

Date: Thursday 24th September 2026
Timings: 9am to 3pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Redcar
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: Personal Development Leads

Course Information

Facilitator: Carolyn Blundell & Natalie Parkin

Procurement Training: Contract Management

Date: Thursday 24th September 2026
Timings: 4pm to 5:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: Staff with responsibility/involved in booking school trips/ activities

Course Information

Facilitator: Suzi Richards

Complaints Training

Date: Thursday 24th September 2026
Timings: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: SLT

Course Information

Facilitator: Alison Lister

Subject Knowledge Development in RS

Dates:
Session 1: Introduction to teaching RS – Thursday 24th September 2026
Session 2: Teaching Sikh traditions – Monday 16th November 2026
Session 3: Teaching Hindu traditions – Monday 14th December 2026
Session 4: Teaching Buddhist traditions – Thursday 21st January 2027
Session 5: Teaching Christianity – Wednesday 24th February 2027
Session 6: Teaching Judaism – Monday 19th April 2027
Session 7: Teaching Islam – Wednesday 19th May 2027
Session 8: Teaching philosophy, ethics and morality – Monday 28th June 2027
Timings: 4pm to 5pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Non-Specialist Teachers of RS & PD

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parkin

Development Day: Science

Date: Friday 25th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Heads of Science

Course Information

Facilitator: Aalok Kanwar

Emergency First Aid (1 Day)

Date: Friday 25th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: New and existing first aiders
Price: £35 per person

Course Information

Facilitator: Safe Haven

Development Day: Leaders & Teachers of Health and Social Care

Date: Monday 28th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Leaders & Teacher of Health and Social Care

Course Information

Facilitator: Aalok Kanwar

Level 2 Managing Medication in an Education Setting

Date: Monday 28th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: First Aiders and Medication Leads

Course Information

Facilitator: KimTrain Limited

Procurement Training: Requesting Quotes

Date: Monday 28th September 2026
Timings: 4pm to 6pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery
Suitable For: Staff with responsibility/involved in procurement activities

Course Information

Facilitator: Suzi Richards

Outwood Maths Curriculum Consistent Methodology

Date:
Monday 28th September 2026
Thursday 19th November 2026
Wednesday 27th January 2027
Monday 15th March 2027
Thursday 22nd April 2027
Thursday 17th June 2027
Timings: 4pm - 6pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Teachers of Maths (New to Trust, ECTs, non-specialists)

Course Information

Facilitator: Mel Lee

Family & Community Strategy (Doncaster)

Dates:
Tuesday 29th September 2026
Wednesday 18th November 2026
Monday 8th February 2027
Wednesday 17th March 2027
Monday 19th April 2027
Timings: 9am - 12pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Leaders responsible for delivery of the Family & Community strategy

Course Information

Facilitator: Claire Jackson

T Level Health Development Day

Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026
Timings: 12pm - 3pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Doncaster
CPD Strand: Pedagogy & Research
Suitable For: Teaching Staff and TLR Holders

Course Information

Facilitator: Aalok Kanwar

Safeguarding Masterclass: QA for DSLs / New to DSL

Date: Tuesday 29th September 2026
Timings: 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational Delivery

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker

Family & Community Strategy (Redcar)

Dates:
Wednesday 30th September 2026
Thursday 19th November 2026
Wednesday 10th February 2027
Friday 19th March 2027
Tuesday 20th April 2027
Timings: 9am - 12pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education, Redcar
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Leaders responsible for delivery of the Family & Community strategy

Course Information

Facilitator: Claire Jackson

Development Day: Music

Date: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Timings: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Outwood Institute of Education Doncaster
CPD Strand: Leadership
Suitable For: Teachers of Music

Course Information

Facilitator: Jonathan Morgan & Erin Braithwait

Safeguarding Masterclass: Supporting Gender Questioning Children

Date: Wednesday 30th September 2026
Timings: 3:30pm - 4:40pm
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker

Individual Health Care Plan Briefing

Date: Friday 4th September 2026
Timings: 8:45am - 9:15am
Venue: Google Meet
CPD Strand: Operational

Course Information

Facilitator: Natalie Parker, Lauren Barker & Laura Calton

The session is for suitable anyone who would like an overview of Benedict's Law Changes and the IHCP process changes.

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