On this page you will find all our CPD opportunities.
Please click through the links to find more information on each individual course
Course places can be booked by using the booking form linked below.
| DATE | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE & COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Across the academic year | School Direct | Initial teacher training programme which places trainee teachers in the classroom for most of the year. This real teaching experience is supported by training held at both the University and TBMPTS. | Helen Gregory | Schools are paid a fee for hosting a School Direct student. |
| Across the academic year | NQT Induction programme | Induction programme for NQTs plus mentor training. Includes full day training, half days and twilight sessions | Julia Battersby Andy Hind Katie Pearson Phil Lyle Vicky Langan | £510 per NQT for the “package” Pay as you go option available on request |
| Monday, September 24th 4pm to 5,30pm | English subject leader clusters To book, please click here | These popular subject leaders clusters provide an opportunity to get together to discuss and share best practice while keeping up to date with new developments. Facilitated by SLEs and hosted by a range of schools across the locality, these sessions will cover a range of current topics. Bring along examples of work to share, engage in professional dialogue and exchange ideas. | Naomi Boyce and Vicky Langan | £30 per school for access to all subject leader clusters across the year. First meeting Midsomer Norton Primary School BA3 2DR |
| Monday, September 24th 4pm to 5,30pm | Maths subject leader clusters To book, please click here | These popular subject leaders clusters provide an opportunity to get together to discuss and share best practice while keeping up to date with new developments. Facilitated by SLEs and hosted by a range of schools across the locality, these sessions will cover a range of current topics. Bring along examples of work to share, engage in professional dialogue and exchange ideas. | Sarah Savage | £30 per school for access to all subject leader clusters across the year. First meeting Moorlands School BA2 2DE |
| Monday, September 24th 4pm to 5,30pm | Science subject leader clusters To book, please click here | These popular subject leaders clusters provide an opportunity to get together to discuss and share best practice while keeping up to date with new developments. Facilitated by SLEs and hosted by a range of schools across the locality, these sessions will cover a range of current topics. Bring along examples of work to share, engage in professional dialogue and exchange ideas. | Mike Snook and Christine Richards | £30 per school for access to all subject leader clusters across the year. First meeting Longvernal Primary School BA3 2LP |
| Thursday, October 4th 9am to 4,30pm | Deputy head teachers' conference To book please click here | Mary Myatt will be speaking on high challenge, low threat—the implications for leadership, accountability, progress feedback and classroom practice. In the afternoon Mary will leading a workshop on renewing and refreshing the curriculum focussing on intent, implimentation and impact. Head teacher Damian Knollys will be running a session on leadership - it's personal. There will be a presentation from the NAHT. | Mary Myatt, Damian Knolly and Paul Whiteman | Early bird £75 before June 30th, £95 after June 30th Ammerdown Centre, Ammerdown Park, Radstock BA3 5SW |
| Thursday and Friday, October 18th and 19th | Head teachers' conference To book a residential place please click here To book on non-residential place please click here | A conference over a day-and-a-half at Bailbrook House Hotel Keynotes from David Didau, Jean Gross and Daisy Christodoulou David Didau is the Learning Spy and he will speaking on what if everything you knew about education was wrong? Jean Gross will talk about raising achievement for low attaining children including those from a low income background. Daisy Christodoulou will speak on No More Marking—how comparative judgement works. As well as all this there will be an update from Ofsted from Catherine Leahy HMI. | David Didau, Jean Gross, Daisy Christodoulou and Catherine Leahy HMI | Residential early bird £270 before June 30th £295 after June 30th Non-residential early bird £175 before June 30th £195 after June 30th Bailbrook House Hotel, Bath BA1 7JD |
| Wednesday, November 7th, Thursday, January 17th, Wednesday, March 6th, Thursday, May 2nd and Thursday, June 27th 1.30pm to 4,30pm | Leadership Development for Teachers on the Upper Pay Range To book, please click here | How to meet the requirements of being on the Upper Pay Range and ensure you are making "substantial and sustained contributions" to your school's development. | Chris Rush | £195 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, November 7th, Thursday, November 29th, Tuesday, January 15th, Thursday, February 28th and Wednesday, March 27th 1.30pm to 4.30pm | Early Leadership Programme To book, please click here | This five session programme offers opportunities to engage, inspire and challenge teachers in years two to four of their careers to develop their leadership abilities beyond the classroom | Sarah Savage | £195 Abbot Alphege Academy, Beckford Drive, Lansdown, Bath BA1 9AU |
| Thursday, December 6th | Leading a Mentally Healthy School To book please click here | To enable and empower senior leaders to put mental health at the heart of strategic school improvement. To equip senior leaders with practical and sustainable approaches that can be implemented on return to school. | Alison Reevey | £75 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| DATE | COURSE TITLE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE & COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numerous | NQT Induction programme | Induction programme for NQTs plus mentor training. Includes full day training, half days and twilight sessions | Julia Battersby Andy Hind Katie Pearson | £510 per NQT including registration with the appropriate body Pay as you go option available on request |
| Tuesday October 16th and Wednesday, November 7th 9am to noon | Early Years teaching assistant development To book, please click here | A two-part session exploring the key features of good practice in Early Years. A gap task will support participants to apply what they have learnt and reflect on the impact. | Matthew Perrett and Lara Hain | £70 for both sessions Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, October 17th 9am to noon | Strategies for improving spelling To book, please click here | A session for class teachers, NQTs and teaching assistants. This session will give practical strategies that can be used in the classroom to develop skills, raise expectations and encourage independence for spelling. | Karen Bazeley | £45 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, November 8th 9am to noon | Achieving and evidencing greater depth in maths To book, please click here | How can we best support our children in achieving greater depths of conceptual understanding in maths? This course will explore a range of strategies which can be used to enhance depth of understanding within the primary maths curriculum. | Sarah Savage | £45 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, November 13th 9am to noon | Developing children's inference skills in reading To book, please click here | Once children are confident at decoding, how can we help them develop a deeper understanding of what the author meant and how to interpret the words on the page? | Poppy Morris | £45 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, November 15th 9.30am to 3.30pm | Phonics To book, please click here | A comprehensive day of phonics training intended for NQTs, TAs, those new to teaching phonics or who need a refresh and student teachers. | Anne Harvey | £70 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, February 7th 1.30pm to 3.30pm | Humanities To book, please click here | Taking a closer look at the effective teaching of the humanities subjects - history and geography - across key stages 1 and 2. Designed for NQTs and those wanting a refresh. | Rachel Godfrey | £35 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| DATE | COURSE | COURSE DETAILS | COURSE LEADER | VENUE & COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 27th 4pm to 5,30pm | New to Special: Overview To book, please click here | Participants will be guided through the various aspects of SEND in schools including in school support, Education, Health and Care Plans, practical strategies for support in mainstream and special (all phases) and given signposts for further resources and advice. | Alison Reevey | £30 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, October 11th 9.15am to noon | Managing Anger and Anxiety in pupils with autism To book please click here | This course is open to all staff who work in schools. The course will cover understanding why pupils with autism often have high levels of anxiety and understanding anger - from an autism perspective. | Jo Clay and Conrad Hein Hartmann | Free to BANES schools and academies £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, October 24th, Thursday, February 14th and Thursday, May 23rd 1.30pm to 4pm | Autism Champions primary network To Book, please click here | Champions are often non-teaching staff who have had significant professional development in the field of ASD. Each session will feature a training focus, opportunities to share best practice, news and updates and focused discussions. | Becca Tranter and Jo Clay | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others |
| Tuesdays, November 6th, February 26th and June 4th | Autism Champions secondary network To book, please click here | Champions are often non-teaching staff who have had significant professional development in the field of ASD. Each session will feature a training focus, opportunities to share best practice, news and updates and focused discussions. | Alison Reevey and Conrad Hein Hartmann | Free to BANES schools and academies £30 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, November 14th 9.15am to 3.30pm | Principles and and practices of structured TEACCHing in a mainstream school To book, please click here | Treatment and Education for Autistic and Communication impaired CHildren (TEACCH) is generally acknowledged to be the most widely used set of principles and practices for living and working with people with ASD. The training is appropriate for professionals working with children and young people in mainstream settings. | Alison Reevey | £125 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, November 15th, March 21st and June 13th 4pm to 5,30pm | Autism Champions early years network To book, please click here | Champions are often non-teaching staff who have had significant professional development in the field of ASD. Each session will feature a training focus, opportunities to share best practice, news and updates and focused discussions. | Hannah Hobbs and Hayley Brimble | £30 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, November 21st 1pm to 3pm | Working with a child with autism: practical classroom strategies To book, please click here | This course is for all school staff working with a child with autism. It will include Creating an autism friendly classroom, strategies to support the pupil in class, to motivate the pupil, to promote positive behaviours and to promote inclusion in the playground. | Becca Tranter | Free to BANES schools and academies £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, November 27th 9am to noon | New to Special: Numeracy To book, please click here | Top tips for those teachign maths to children with SEND and/or those newly appointed. Strategies to improve engagement, resources and practical strategies. | James Phillips | £45 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, January 22nd 9.15am to noon | How to write social scripts To book, please click hereclick here | Why social scripts are effective, how to write to increase pupils’ understanding, the rules of writing social stories and sharing examples of stories | Becca Tranter | Free to BANES schools and academies, £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Thursday, January 31st 9.30am to 4pm | Mindful Emotion Coaching To book, please click here | Mindful emotion coaching is about building emotional resilience by identifying emotional and mental health difficulties early, talking about emotions behind behaviours and understanding the neuroscience of brain development and mindful awareness. | Neil Harris | £80 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, February 5th 9am to noon | Managing anger and anxiety in pupils with autism | This course is open to all staff who work in schools. The course will cover understanding why pupils with autism often have high levels of anxiety and understanding anger - from an autism perspective. | Jo Clay and Conrad Hein Hartmann | Free to BANES schools and academies £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, February 6th 4pm to 5.30pm | An introduction to dyslexia To book, please click here | This course will look at strengths and weaknesses associated with the condition as well as definitions and early indicators. It will also look and effective ways to meet the needs of children with dyslexia | Tim Carter | £30 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Friday, March 8th | Louise Bombèr To book, please click here | Louise Michelle Bombèr is qualified as both a specialist teacher, a therapist and a DDP certified practitioner. Louise and her team offer a range of services supporting children and young people who have experienced significant relational traumas and losses to move towards learned security and recovery. Louise’s work is informed, in the main, by Attachment Theory and Intersubjectivity Theory. As well as having written many articles, she is the author of the very popular book Inside I’m Hurting. She also wrote What About Me? and contributed to the book Teenagers and Attachment. | Louise Bombèr | £90 Somerdale Pavilion, Tiberius Road, Keynsham BS31 2FF |
| Wednesday and Thursday, March 20th and 21st 9.15am to 3.30pm | TEACCH two-day introduction | Treatment and Education for Autistic and Communication impaired Children (TEACCH) is generally acknowledged to be the most widely used set of principles and practices for living and working with people with ASD. | Alison Reevey | £250 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, April 24th 4pm to 5.30pm | Working with pupils with dyslexia: assessments and interventions To book, please click here | This will look at a number of assessments that can be administered to develop a more precise understanding of a pupils language difficulties and to inform the diagnostic process. | Tim Carter | £30 Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Wednesday, June 12th 9.15am to noon | Understanding Girls on the autism spectrum | This course offers a deeper understanding of girls with autism, how parents can support daughters, how teachers can support girls in their class, strategies to support girls in school | Jo Clay | Free to BANES schools and academies, £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |
| Tuesday, June 18th 9.15am to noon | How to write social scripts | Why social scripts are effective, how to write to increase pupils understanding, the rules of writing social stories and sharing examples of stories. | Becca Tranter | Free to BANES schools and academies, £50 to others Fosse Way School, Longfellow Road, Radstock BA3 3AL |