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This training has been designed to support all practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum to develop their practice.

The training will support practitioners working directly with children on the autism spectrum or on the pathway to a diagnosis in early years settings.

This AET training is only available to Schools, Nurseries, Pre-school settings and Childminders within South Gloucestershire.

Good autism practice is a 6 hour course that will be delivered over 4 sessions

This AET training is only available to Schools, Nurseries, Pr ...

The nationally established Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (ELSA) course trains skilled teaching assistants to deliver interventions for emotionally vulnerable pupils. Trainee ELSAs attend 6 full training days and subsequently carry out supervised practice over the course of the year leading to ELSA certification. It is also a pre-requisite that ELSA line managers attend a 1 ½ hour MS Teams twilight session following Day 1 of the course.

The cost for this course is £616 per delegate, which includes six full days training, four subsequent supervision sessions, the p ...

Last year, in conjunction with subject leaders, we wrote modified criteria to support writing assessment in non-statutory year groups as part of our Covid support for schools.

In response to requests from a considerable number of schools, we have now revised this so that the statements are fully aligned to the whole curriculum and can be used from 2022 onwards to support writing assessment and moderation. To support teachers, we are running a twilight session to share the rationale behind the criteria and explain how the statements should be used to support accurate assessment. ...

Last year, in conjunction with subject leaders, we wrote modified criteria to support writing assessment in non-statutory year groups as part of our Covid support for schools.

In response to requests from a considerable number of schools, we have now revised this so that the statements are fully aligned to the whole curriculum and can be used from 2022 onwards to support writing assessment and moderation. To support teachers, we are running a twilight session to share the rationale behind the criteria and explain how the statements should be used to support accurate assessment. ...

Current school staffing regulations (Keeping Children Safe in Education) require that at least one member of a school interview panel must have completed appropriate safer recruitment training. The session offered complies with updated DfE safer recruitment guidance for schools. The session is suitable for participants who are new to the subject of Safer Recruitment, and participants will be fully accredited in Safer Recruitment. The course includes consideration of the different types of abuse; how abusers operate; safeguarding within recruitment and selection procedures, including the use ...

Being able to read is the key to the rest of the curriculum. For Year 2 pupils, this means that securing expectations is essential if they are to enter KS2 ready to make the shift from 'learning to read' to 'reading to learn.'

As such, this course will support Year 2 teachers in developing their subject knowledge of the reading curriculum. It will consider the skills children need to develop in Year 2 and how to teach these effectively; what makes an effective evidence base for reading and the requirements of the teacher assessment framework.

This session is a must for Year ...

Year 2 is always a challenging year. Making sure that teachers are clear about curriculum expectations; know what these look like in practice and are confident in mapping provision are key to success.

As such, this course will support Year 2 teachers in developing their subject knowledge of the writing curriculum, with a focus on both grammar and composition. It will consider key elements of the writing curriculum; what constitutes an effective teaching sequence; how to ensure the provision of appropriate opportunities for writing and the teacher assessment framework. There wil ...

Last year, in conjunction with subject leaders, we wrote modified criteria to support writing assessment in non-statutory year groups as part of our Covid support for schools.

In response to requests from a considerable number of schools, we have now revised this so that the statements are fully aligned to the whole curriculum and can be used from 2022 onwards to support writing assessment and moderation. To support teachers, we are running a twilight session to share the rationale behind the criteria and explain how the statements should be used to support accurate assessment. ...

This year, we are offering a series of sessions to support practitioners in Reception and Year 1. The impact of the pandemic is still being felt and many teachers are finding that pupils in Early Years and KS1 are struggling with language and communication.

This series of sessions, led by our Early Years expert, Justine Gregory, will look at various aspects of communication, language and literacy and provide support and guidance to help develop children’s skills.

Developing Communication Through Play

In this session, we will explore how we can ...

Year 6 is always a challenging year. Making sure that teachers are clear about curriculum expectations; know what these look like in practice and are confident in mapping provision are key to success.

As such, this course will examine the Year 6 writing expectations in detail, focusing on the demands of the Teacher Assessment Framework as well as the wider curriculum. The morning session will explore subject knowledge and progression, sharing strategies for teaching these skills in context, as well as exploring how to develop composition. In the afternoon, delegates will explore how ...