Early Career Teachers
Set the foundations for the first stages of your career with our range of courses for ECTs.

Creative Ideas to use in the KS2 Mathematics Classroom
(Online Zoom)
21st May 2026 09:30-11:00
Online Zoom
This hands-on online session will give you a range of ideas and activities to use in your classroom tomorrow, all with limited teacher preparation. These time-saving ideas and activities will enable you to assess your children’s conceptual understanding with confidence, whilst encouraging mathematical thinking and talk. There will be plenty of mathematical moments and tips that will support you in being creative in your classroom.
£70 per delegate

Creative Ideas to use in the KS1 Mathematics Classroom
(Online Zoom)
21st May 2026 13:15-14:45
Online Zoom
This hands-on online session will give you a range of ideas and activities to use in your classroom tomorrow, all with limited teacher preparation. These time-saving ideas and activities will enable you to assess your children’s conceptual understanding with confidence, whilst encouraging mathematical thinking and talk. There will be plenty of mathematical moments and tips that will support you in being creative in your classroom.
£70 per delegate

Getting to Grips with PSHE Education for Early Career Teachers
(Online Zoom)
24th June 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course is primarily designed for Early Career Teachers (ECTs). It would also be useful to anyone who wants to improve their teaching of PSHE education including those returning to teaching and HLTA’s.
During the session we will explore what high quality teaching in PSHE education looks like including, understanding the component parts of the subject. We will also consider links to safeguarding such as creating a safe learning environment and dealing with sensitive and controversial issues.
£70 per delegate

New to Subject Leadership
(Online Zoom)
25th June 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
Becoming a subject leader for the first time can be exciting but also daunting. This non-subject specific online course will take you through the basics of leading and managing a subject in the primary school.
We will explore a range of practical ways for you to assess the current position of your subject and plan effectively to move this forward. Throughout the session we will consider balancing the demands of subject leadership with the responsibility of being a class teacher.
£70 per delegate

Getting to Grips with Mathematics in
Years 1 & 2
(Online Zoom)
16th September 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online training will allow delegates to strengthen their subject knowledge and pedagogy of mathematics in Years 1 & 2.
The training will explore some of the potential gaps that children may have and begin to consider how they might be supported to work towards achieving age-related expectations.
This will be a hands-on session, so come armed with manipulatives and you may wish to have your scheme of learning to hand, giving you an opportunity to reflect on your provision.
£70 per delegate

Getting to Grips with Mathematics in
Years 3 & 4
(Online Zoom)
21st September 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course will explore key mathematics and pedagogical ideas for Years 3 and 4, underpinned by the aims of the National Curriculum and the five big ideas of teaching for mastery (coherence, representation and structure, mathematical thinking, fluency and variation).
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£70 per delegate

New to Teaching English in Year 6
(Online Zoom)
24th September 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course will equip teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to teach English in Year 6 and to prioritise key learning in the Autumn Term.
The training is ideal for Early Career Teachers, staff who have recently changed year group or teachers and teaching assistants who are looking to develop their subject knowledge further.
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£70 per delegate

How to Set up Your Classroom for Success
(Online Zoom)
24th September 2026 13:15-14:45
Online Zoom
Creating an effective classroom environment is one of the most powerful ways teachers can influence pupils learning, behaviour, and well‑being. In this interactive, online session with Emma Shackleton of Beacon School Support, we'll look at how making simple changes to the learning environment can have a huge impact on the smooth running of your classroom on a day-to-day basis.
£70 per delegate

Getting to Grips with Mathematics in
Years 5 & 6
(Online Zoom)
1st October 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course will explore key mathematics and pedagogical ideas for Years 5 and 6, underpinned by the aims of the National Curriculum and the five big ideas of teaching for mastery (coherence, representation and structure, mathematical thinking, fluency and variation).
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£70 per delegate

Using Manipulatives to Develop a Secure Understanding
(Online Zoom)
5th October 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course is aimed at teachers and Teaching Assistants and will focus on the concrete, pictorial and abstract approach and discuss why it is so important for teachers to use manipulatives in the classroom at both KS1 and KS2.​
We will explore how different manipulatives (Numicon, Multilink cubes, counters, bead strings, Cuisenaire rods and hundred squares) can support conceptual understanding through structure in the primary classroom as well as being developed to be used as a reasoning tool.
£70 per delegate

Teaching Primary Gymnastics with Confidence
(Online Zoom)
16th November 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course with Caroline Holder empowers primary teachers—regardless of prior experience—to deliver safe, engaging, and progressive gymnastics lessons. The training builds confidence, subject knowledge, and practical teaching strategies so that every child can enjoy and succeed in gymnastics.
£70 per delegate

Strategies for Supporting Pupils with ADHD Traits
(Online Zoom)
19th November 2026 13:15-14:45
Online Zoom
This online course with Emma Shackleton of Beacon School Support equips teachers with practical, evidence‑based strategies to understand, support, and effectively teach pupils who present with ADHD traits. It focuses on improving engagement, reducing barriers to learning, and fostering an inclusive classroom environment.
£70 per delegate

Teach to Reach ‘Expected’ in Writing at the end of KS2
(Online Zoom)
1st December 2026 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course equips teachers with the knowledge, strategies, and practical tools needed to ensure pupils reach the Expected Standard in Writing by the end of Key Stage 2. It focuses on high‑impact teaching approaches, clarity around assessment expectations, and classroom routines that build confident, capable writers.
£70 per delegate

Teaching Primary Dance with Confidence
(Online Zoom)
13th January 2027 09:15-11:45
Online Zoom
This online course with Caroline Holder empowers primary teachers—regardless of prior dance experience—to teach dance with confidence and creativity. The training blends practical movement skills with simple teaching strategies so that dance becomes accessible, enjoyable, and meaningful for every child.
£70 per delegate

Achieving Greater Depth in Writing at the end of KS2
(Online Zoom)
Part One: 21st January 2027
13:00-15:00
Part Two: 4th February 2027
13:00-15:00
Online Zoom
This online two-part course helps teachers understand what “Greater Depth” looks like in KS2 writing and how to teach the skills that enable pupils to reach it. The training focuses on the specific features, behaviours, and techniques that distinguish GDS writers and provides practical strategies for planning, modelling, and assessing writing so pupils can work with accuracy, control, and independence.
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£140 per delegate

How to Manage Challenging Conversations with Parents
(Online Zoom)
26th January 2027 13:15-14:45
Online Zoom
Having difficult conversations with parents who are overly emotional or aggressive can leave you feeling drained and vulnerable.
Whilst successfully managing adults is a key part of teaching, it's a subject that we are given very little training or preparation for. In this online session with Emma Shackleton of Beacon School Support, we'll explore the psychology of an effective parents meeting, meaning that you can feel calm and confident when faced with a challenging or daunting conversation.
£70 per delegate
