CPD Programmes

Chartered Teacher Programme

The CTeach Programme is a 15-month teacher certification programme, aligned to the Chartered College's aims to raise the status of the profession and support teachers to acquire the expertise necessary to maintain excellence in teaching and secure the best outcomes for children and young people.

ECF Enhancement Programme for RQTs 2021-22

A bespoke 2021-22 support package for RQTs, using the high-quality ECF core induction materials. Following the disrupted start to their careers, this programme provides the ideal way for schools to support their RQTs with the additional 5% off-timetable professional development time the DfE is funding.

Who is the programme for?
• Teachers starting their second year of teaching in September
• Teachers part-way through their NQT year who are not eligible for the funded ECF programme
• Third year teachers who would benefit from additional training, support and networking

What does it include?
• Signposting to relevant self-study materials from Core Induction materials to learn and practise aspects of the ECF
• Two virtual twilights designed to make sense of the self-study materials, address misconceptions and to apply learning with other RQTs teaching the same subjects or age phase.
• A face-to-face half day conference to apply learning, to network and to consider future career development.
• Membership of a virtual Team for networking, support and resource sharing between events

Introducing Metacognitive Minds

This programme is designed to introduce your team to metacognition and its benefits. The session will look at the metacognative approach to teaching and learning, why it is effective and how to plan lessons using metacognition.

Metacognitive Minds

A sustainable approach to developing metacognition in your school using the expertise and materials developed from a successful SSIF project. The programme uses a coaching and mentoring approach, enabling schools to grow their own Lead Teachers with the skills and expertise to implement sustainable development of metacognition. The programme draws on the EEF's "Metacognition and self-regulated learning; seven recommendations for teaching self-regulated learning and metacognition'' and the strengths of the SSIF project recognised by Leeds Beckett University.

Primary STEM conference

This event offers an integrated offer from a variety of organisations: STEM Learning, the STEM Ambassador Hub, The National Centre for Computing Education, The Maths Hub, and the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Science linked sessions will cover:
Teaching physics using research
Strategies for SEND children in Science
Outdoor Learning
Combining Science with English or Maths
Assessment in Science
Science in the new EYFS framework