Services
My vision for any partnership is to connect, empower and support all stakeholders. I work to enhance strengths, connect the dots, improve learning outcomes and support all to grow professionally.
Contact Linton for a tailored professional learning program to meet your points of need.
Bespoke, in-school Middle Leader Training now available in Term 4. Get a quote.
Leaders - Do you see your school's potential but don't know how to harness it? Let's talk!
Leaders Lead
Linton has experience leading schools, teams, networks, staff meetings, workshops and conferences. Here are some services he can provide to leaders:
Instructional leadership
Are you modelling learning?
Learning walks, coaching, feedback
What about a differentiation in action workshop?
Labsite Learning | Languages/Music/Science PL for teachers and students
Could your network benefit from demonstration lessons where teachers and students practise new skills together? Feedback on workshops shows that the use of student voice to improve teaching enhances subsequent "back at school" pedagogical practices.
Conditions for quality learning
Are you maximising teaching and learning time (and timetables!) to leverage and empower learning?
Quality provision of languages
Are you maximising student literacy development in English, EALD and additional languages through quality teaching and learning of languages?
Could the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach leverage your students' thinking skills?
"I enjoyed Linton’s session and there were some good suggestions. I used his ice breaker activity with my Year 7s in the first week of term, for example...it was well planned, enthusiastically delivered and enjoyable."
(Haileybury Keysborough - Middle School Head of Department)
I support teachers to experience success with their learners through implementing a student-centred approach which leads to high engagement and enhanced outcomes.
Teachers
Are you looking for advice or support with your teaching? I can provide advice or support in these areas:
Coaching
Did you know that having an effective coaching or mentoring relationship is one of the most powerful ways to grow professionally?
Coaching of individuals and teams is available in Early Childhood, Primary school, Secondary school and University settings.
Engaging Learners
Student voice is a powerful tool available to all teachers.
Have you considered how you can use it to engage your learners?
Languages (English, EALD, TESOL, Additional Languages, Home Langauges)
Seeing a quality lesson in action can open your eyes to possibilities for engagement and achievement.
I can provide demonstration lessons and support with planning, resourcing and feedback on:
English, EALD, Translanguaging, Home languages
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL).
Gesture-based (ITG) language teaching in multiple languages (most experienced with German and Italian)
Quality Resourcing
There are a million great resources out there but do you have the time to find them and then know how to use them? Ask me about targeted resources for CLIL, Languages, EALD, Literacy, Music or Science.
Looking for a fun, hands-on, one-hour differentiation workshop in your school? Try Goldilocks and the Porridge. Get a quote now.
Testimonials 2023/2024
Collaborating with Linton significantly enhanced our students' language acquisition skills across all proficiency levels. Our teaching methods experienced a notable improvement, resulting in more engaging and effective lessons that fostered a supportive learning environment for both students and staff.
Linton played a key role in helping us make sense of teaching languages in a manner that could be seamlessly applied across the curriculum, particularly in literacy for our English as an Additional Language (EAL) learners. His professional development style is both engaging and informative, establishing a strong and trusting relationship with our staff that positively influenced the success of the program.
Linton effectively supports classroom teachers in language instruction using an 'I do, We do, You do' model, which proved to be transferable across various curriculum areas. His constructive feedback and support were instrumental in enabling our staff to enhance their own knowledge, skills, and confidence in teaching languages.
Additionally, Linton played a pivotal role in our school's adoption of the TCL languages program. His clear and effective communication motivated all staff members, resulting in the successful implementation of a whole-school approach. This approach ensures a cohesive and impactful language learning environment for our students.
Staff from St. Joseph's Primary School Springvale
"Thank you for your wonderful presentation today. I loved that it was so interactive and gave some amazing ideas to use with children and families."
Lisa Christopher, Haileybury Newlands, April 2023.