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If you are looking for a course to run onsite at your school or college, we have over 800 to chose from. These are all quality assured courses we have successfully run in the recent past.  They have been delivered exclusively by trusted trainers that consistently receive great feedback.  98% of attendees state they would recommend our courses on their evaluation forms.

To narrow down the list of courses to only those in your chosen subject, simply click below on the area of expertise most applicable to you or your colleagues. Otherwise you will be scrolling all 800 teacher training days in alphabetical order!  If you're planning a Whole School INSET day, our unrivalled range of learning and teaching, pastoral care, behaviour, leadership and Special Educational Needs programmes may well prove of interest.

Once you find a course of interest (or if you already know the INSET topic you would like to run) click on the contact form link on this page, including prospective dates, and we will happily check availability for you.  We are offering a 20% discount on all INSET speakers booked in June and July.  This applies even if you are planning ahead for the next academic year.
 

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Assessing Pupils' Progress in RE: How to use APP to raise standards

Religious Education
This course provides teachers of RE with practical, well thought out approaches to assessing the subject. The course practically applies 'assessing pupils' progress' techniques to 11-14 RE at levels 3-7. Participants will gain many usable ideas for assessment tasks and tests which explore learning about Islam, Christianity and other religions, and learning from religion. The course will provide delegates with usable, assessable, creative and thoughtful classroom ideas.

Assessment for Learning in RE

Religious Education
OfSTED and the recent Head of RE at QCA agree that assessment is often a weakness in RE. This course unpacks the theories and demonstrates a wide range of approaches and practical strategies to fulfil national and local expectations. Delegates will learn how to build assessment into their schemes of work and their daily practice in classrooms to improve pupil engagement and achievement. Ideas for documentation will reduce workload in reporting to pupils, school and parents.

Assessment for Learning in RE: Solutions for Every Classroom at Key Stage 3

Religious Education
This one day course for all who teach RE will enable teachers to make more effective use of the 8 level scale for RE in ways that build up pupils' awareness of their own learning through assessment for learning methods. Delegates will receive six complete multi religious examples of excellent tasks to use at key stage three and the day will be practically focussed on the learning needs of pupils from level 3 to level 7.

Better Teaching and Learning in GCSE Religious Studies

Religious Education
This one day course for all who teach 14-16 RE will enable teachers to add imaginative, innovative and exciting learning to the syllabus requirements for GCSE in ways that build up pupils' learning skills. A range of philosophy ethics and religion based topics, referring to Islam and Christianity, will be demonstrated. Delegates will receive eight ready to use classroom examples that showcase a range or learning methods suited to setting high standards in GCSE. The day will be practically focussed on the learning needs of GCSE RS pupils.

Creating Challenging RE with ICT and Interactive Whiteboards

Religious Education
It is now expected that ICT is an embedded part of the learning which takes place in all areas of the curriculum and RE is no exception. Many teachers will already use ICT as part of their teaching. This course aims to enable them to expand and further develop this repertoire - and discover how the use of Whiteboards can be used to create a stimulating learning environment.

Creative and Imaginative RE for All: 11 - 16

Religious Education
This course will provide a wealth of ideas and resources to help you motivate learners (including lower achievers, the gifted and talented, as well as those with varied learning styles) through creativity, controversy and spirituality. Numerous practical strategies to develop pupils' skills in interesting ways will be provided - and the focus on linking RE to expressive arts will be supported by units of work to take away.

Embedding Philosophy and Ethics in RE: How to Inspire Passion, Challenge Pupils Academically and Achieve Exam Success

Religious Education
This course will help teachers to make RE truly inspirational and engaging. RE has the potential to be the most exciting and relevant subject available to teenagers and this course will help you to realise on that opportunity. RE teachers often feel limited by the amount of Christianity they are expected to cover in their lessons but this does not need to be the case.

Introducing Creativity & Spirituality into your RE Lessons and Forging Powerful Cross-Curricular Links

Religious Education
Delegates will gain some insight into cross curricular links that RE can make and will be given some very practical ideas for forging them. The spiritual dimensions that RE can offer will be examined in the light of new curriculum lenses.

As well as stimulating debate, it is hoped to offer some fresh material for use in the classroom and should give confidence to try fresh resources. Delegates will also be given opportunities to participate in activities which demonstrate best practice.

Learning, Thinking and Revision Skills in Religious Education

Religious Education
Delegates will gain a wide range of practical strategies which they can use when teaching Religious Education, all of which help to promote deeper learning and thinking. In particular, these approaches will help them to help their students with revision for examinations, both within school and at home.

As these strategies are worked through on the day, delegates will gain a deeper insight of how their students can learn most effectively in all situations, helping them to transfer this understanding to other classroom activities and to learning beyond school.

Planning & Delivering a KS3 RE Scheme of Work for the New National Framework for RE as a preparation for GCSE

Religious Education
This interactive course will explain how to select topics, choose activities and organise documentation to reduce stress and allow creativity. Time will be made for sharing ideas and good practice. The training is all you need to help you create a successful KS3 Scheme of work.

RE and Community Cohesion: Respect for all through better RE

Religious Education
This 11-16 course for all who teach RE will enable teachers to explore ways in which the subject promotes attitudes of respect and your school's role in developing cohesive communities. Numerous practical strategies to develop pupils' skills and attitudes in interesting ways will be provided and the focus on linking RE to respect for all will be supported by units of work to take away.

Religious Education for Non- Specialists: Imaginative & Practical Strategies for the Classroom

Religious Education
RE is one of the most interesting subjects on the curriculum - when it's taught well. By sharpening their planning and practice, teachers can gain the necessary confidence to make their lessons more engaging and stimulating for pupils.

The course will use input, discussion and groupwork to explore the best ways of teaching RE in the classroom. It focuses on understanding and communicating the aims of RE, managing classroom activity, improving lesson planning and handling discussion work.

Religious Education for Non-Specialists: Imaginative & Practical Strategies for the Classroom

Religious Education
RE is the most interesting and challenging of subjects on the curriculum - when it's taught well. By sharpening their planning and practice, teachers can gain confidence - to make lessons engaging and stimulating for pupils.

The course will use input, discussion and groupwork to explore the best ways of teaching RE in the classroom. It focuses on the aims of RE, managing classroom activity and improving lesson planning and discussion work.

The Effective Head of R.E

Religious Education
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Using ICT to add the HOTS* (Higher Order Thinking Skills) to RE

Religious Education
Delegates who attend this one-day course will be presented with a variety of ways in which RE can be enhanced by ICT and used to engage learners in Higher Order Thinking Skills. Creative ideas will be demonstrated which motivate learners and show how to challenge pupils to reach higher levels of attainment.
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