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At the time of writing there are over 500,000 teacher support staff in the UK education system with approximately 31,000 of these being registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) in Wales and approximately 18,000 of these working in primary schools in Wales where they are now a larger section of the workforce than teaching staff (Department for Education, 2018; Education Workforce Council, 2017). Research into the deployment of primary school support staff in Wales 11/07/19

As you can see above, it is vital that these members of staff are used effectively. This course will look at good practice in the mainstream classroom. You will learn about various strategies and ways to effectively use your staff to support children with ALN.

Supporting Pupils to Become Independent, Thoughtful Readers

A half-day online course to enhance the teaching of reading comprehension.

When we scaffold our reading instruction to include teacher modelling, whole class discussion and purposeful pair and group work, we allow pupils to learn and practise the comprehension skills necessary for independence.

According to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists …

‘There are fewer Speech and Language Therapists per head of population in Wales than any other part of the UK, as reflected in our membership data’.

https://www.rcslt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/RCSLT-Wales-paper-ahead-of-the-HEIW-Education-and-Training-Plan.pdf

This has had a huge impact on waiting times and access to support for pupils presenting with various speech and language difficulties across Wales. What can we do to support these pupils while they are waiting to be seen?

Whether you have some knowledge of speech and language difficulties or absolutely none this course is for you.

‘In non-maintained settings and primary school, where teachers place an emphasis on engaging pupils in planning their learning, this often results in more learning experiences and better progress for pupils’  ESTYN Annual Report 2022

This course will clarify what Pupil Voice is and how to ensure that it is effective in schools under the New Curriculum in Wales.

Drama is an Expressive Arts subject which children need to learn about and experience, as Drama makers, performers and responders. This course will outline what children need to learn about, the skills they need to develop, and the Drama experiences they will hopefully have during their primary school years.  A possible curriculum framework for Drama will be presented, that focuses attention on the continuity and progression of Drama learning and skills. Ways of mapping Drama across your curriculum will also be considered, as Drama can  support the teaching of other subjects and areas, and help learners develop towards the four purposes.

• A Drama Curriculum Framework
• The Powerpoint (as a PDF)
• 2 cross-curricular primary lesson plans
• A published article

Want 2 training days in 1?
Why not book some or all your staff on our pic‘n’mix Mondays . The day will consist of separate morning and afternoon training sessions. We will be running 6 different workshops, which repeat, so each staff member attends two training workshops by the end of the day.

Choose 2 workshops for each delegate’s morning and afternoon training session:

• The Way I Feel (PS1) Pyjama Drama 

• Cross-Curricular Learning – Blending Humanities, Health & WellBeing, Literacy & Thinking Don Trueman 

• Improving Pupils’ Reading Comprehension Steph Vaughan 

• Nurture in the Mainstream Angela Coates

• Classroom Management: Creating a positive, thriving and effective environment for all Linda Davidge-Smith 
• Core Middle Leadership Skills Gareth Coombes 

*Please let us know the choices in the order notes, or phone or email us with your staff’s workshop choices.

10% discount for 5 or more delegates or bookings from school clusters.

The Spring and Summer modules can be booked together to gain a saving. The days can also be booked as stand-alone days.

This 1-day course is part of a 3-day rolling programme. The days do not have to be done in any order and can be stand alone 1-day courses.

Want 2 training days in 1?
Why not book some or all your staff on our pic‘n’mix Mondays . The day will consist of separate morning and afternoon training sessions. We will be running 6 different workshops, which repeat, so each staff member attends two training workshops by the end of the day.

Choose 2 workshops for each delegate’s morning and afternoon training session:

• Ten top Tips for TAs Cath Delve  

• Improving oracy and extending thinking skills across the primary school Jayne Etherington 

• Talk For Maths Lynwen Barnsley 

• STEM Nerys Tudor Jones 

• Using the TASC Wheel to Plan for Effective Progression Huw Duggan
• Progression in Data Handling – from sorting and ordering to spreadsheets and databases Gareth Morgan

*Please let us know the choices in the order notes, or phone or email us with your staff’s workshop choices.

10% discount for 5 or more delegates or bookings from school clusters.

This course explains how teachers can use whole class Drama to stimulate and practically support children, as individual and collaborative talkers and writers. It outlines how teachers can co-participate, as models, co-writers, editors and commissioners of writing at different stages of the writing process.  Drama provides meaningful contexts, reasons and audiences for writing, as well as generating shared experiences and meaningful content.  Some key Drama strategies will be presented as ‘Thought and Talk’ frames and links made between certain Drama strategies, different types of talk, and specific types of writing. A primary drama lesson will be presented, (a step at a time) and ways in which it is specifically supporting and leading children into writing, will be highlighted.  

• 2 ‘Drama for Writing’ lessons
• The edited Powerpoint (as a PDF)
• 2 published articles
• A booklet of Drama Strategies

This 1-day course is part of a 3-day rolling programme. The days do not have to be done in any order and can be stand alone 1-day courses.