27th August 2020CPD Links & Resources 2020
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MOVING FORWARD
The COVID-19 episode has exacerbated the need for high-quality and evidence-informed
information to support education professionals to successfully re-engage pupils with learning after a period of disruption or trauma. This information is grounded in psychological research and theory and seeks to outline essential information in a clear and accessible manner that will be relevant to colleagues in different roles, including those in leadership or classroom-based and across different phases, including primary and secondary.
BOUNCE FORWARD
The charity, Bounce Forward are holding regular sessions for parents to build vital skills to help their children be more resilient during this uncertain time. Each hour-long session will be hosted by Lucy Bailey - Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder of Bounce Forward, with the content based on the science of resilience.
Session Topics
Session 1: Introduction to resilient parenting
Session 2: Optimism during uncertainty
Session 3: Developing mental muscle
Session 4: Compassionate communication
Session 5: Mindsets and energy
Session 6: Parenting to strengths
The first session is free, with the next ones priced at a nominal fee of £10 to support the charity.
>> REGISTER HERE <<
Details: Thursday 23rd April 2020 - 10am to 11am
Tuesday 28th April 2020 - 12pm to 1pm
Lord David Triesman – Trustee, “As a parent myself, I know that this is a particularly difficult time for parents and that many are worried about the impact that school closures and social isolation could have on the wellbeing of not only their children but the whole family. But it's how we react that matters most. As a society, we need to build vital skills and develop the critical factors which make someone resilient and helps them thrive during this new world/lockdown period.”
About Bounce Forward
https://bounceforward.com/
Bounce Forward is a national charity that delivers inspiring and practical training programmes to support young people to reach their full potential in life. The charity believes that teaching resilience skills should sit alongside academic lessons and have spent 13 years working directly with schools and delivering research to evidence what they do.
Core principles
- Resilience is not just about overcoming setbacks; it’s also about making the most of opportunities
- We base our approach and training on solid research, theory and evidence
- We teach skills and strategies that work in the real world
- The adults matter: their role is vital in helping children and young people be resilient and thrive
Online training for teachers so they can teach resilience lessons upon returning to school - Thursday 19th May, all day. Click here for further information. There is a cost associated with this training.
CHALLENGE PARTNERS
COGNITIVE SCIENCE, LEARNING & MEMORY
Free CPD being delivered by Tom Sherrington on Rosenshine's Principles of Instruction. It takes about 2.5 hours to go through all the videos.
The links to the powerpoint and youtube channel are below :
From Seneca Learning (Certificates upon completion, free account):
The basics of cognitive science and memory
Introduction to cognitive-science
EARLY CAREER TEACHERS
Becoming a reflective practitioner
Learning to teach: an introduction to classroom research
Learning to teach: making sense of learning to teach
Professional development for early career teachers
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY
Education technology leadership in schools
The online educator: people and pedagogy
Understanding technology in evidence-based teaching and learning
GENERAL CPD
KCC:
Please find below the list of courses available at KCC:
https://kscb.melearning.university/user/self_register
Please note: You will only be able to register for one course at a time.
You are required to complete the course within a maximum of 4 weeks and will be sent a completion reminder after 2 weeks.
You will incur a charge of £40 if the course is not completed within the 4-week timescale. All courses are certificated.
REED (especially for support staff)https://www.reed.co.uk/courses/teaching-assistant
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHmUDtGAisK7I1APyHpBQOw.
There are a range of different CPD opportunities on TES. https://www.tes.com/institute/cpd-courses-teachers.
Open Learn
Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.â
Dyslexia Scotland are offering the first of 3 free modules (2 to be released in June) called ‘Introduction to Dyslexia and Inclusive Practice’. It was developed in response to Recommendations 1 and 2 of the 2014 Education Scotland Review Making Sense of Dyslexia. https://www.dyslexiascotland.org.uk/news/free-open-university-module-1-now-live.
Open Learn have an extensive range of free courses in education and development for both primary and secondary. There are also some brilliant courses in the health and science and technology sections. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue.
Future Learn provide some free short courses and more in-depth courses which run for a number of weeks where you can earn professional and academic accreditation. I’ve not completed any of the courses myself, but they have been recommended to me. https://www.futurelearn.com/subjects/teaching-courses.
Many companies in Ireland give free access to all their books online. TeacherCPD.ie is offering courses to support teaching online for Primary and Post Primary Teachers during School Closures. https://teachercpd.ie.
Jigsaw, in collaboration with ESCI Education Support Centres Ireland, has developed a number of interactive online training courses for teachers. You can take courses about building mental health literacy and learn how to promote positive mental health in schools. https://jigsawonline.ie/working-with-young-people.
The University of Derby is offering a free course ‘Understanding Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD’. This free short online course will encourage you to challenge your own definitions and perceptions of autism and ADHD. You will get an opportunity to examine several key themes around both autism and ADHD in order to obtain skills to help people with these conditions. https://www.derby.ac.uk/short-courses-cpd/online/free-courses/understanding-autism-aspergers-and-adhd/.
Oxford University Press has free CPD to support the mental health and wellbeing of primary children. It comes in 2 parts and requires you to sign up. Part one: https://www.brainshark.com/1/player/en/oup?fb=0&r3f1=a993edbeb2bfe7f5a5ecd5faa5ed8f99efc5cabfe0affa89e2bbe7e8c6a8&custom=wellbeing1®ion=uk and Part 2: https://www.brainshark.com/1/player/en/oup?fb=0&r3f1=38027c2f232e7664347d446b347c3875334b395f70101804732a76795739&custom=wellbeingpart2®ion=uk.
OLT has four short courses on autism, learning theory, SEND code of practice and working in partnership with parents. https://www.oltinternational.net/free-short-courses.
School Education Gateway – Teacher Academy. https://www.schooleducationgateway.eu/en/pub/teacher_academy.htm.
Mindful Choices Elementary School. Learn ways you and your students can become calmer and more focused. Taught by Alliance for Decision Education. https://programs.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/courses/mindful-choices-elementary.
University of Chester has courses which touch on Attachment, Dyslexia, Low Arousal and Learning, Autism and the SEND Code of Practice 2015. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/faculty-of-education-and-childrens-services-30067575962.
TED talks are a great way to broaden your knowledge in different areas of education. https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_bodekaer_this_virtual_lab_will_revolutionize_science_class.
Studio 3 will be hosting a free webinar every Tuesday at 3pm UK Time (BST) on a series of topics from a range of speakers. These will be hour long live presentations with an hour of discussion in response to questions posted during the presentation. https://www.studio3.org/free-webinars
Teacher Development Trust webinars - cpdconnectup (hosted by David Weston)
LEADERSHIP
Assessment, data & progress measures
Curriculum planning reading list
The what and why of educational leadership and management
Exploring educational leadership
Inspiring social change leaders
Free trial membership to Leadership Matters
Virtual leadership workshops: Email office@enhancinglearning.co.uk to join
Leadership Learning South East Leadership Library which includes recent updates to education leadership.
LITERACY
Herts for learning have a great blog section. There is one for every subject, but the link to the English Blog is below
https://www.hertsforlearning.co.uk/blog?q=blog&blog%5B0%5D=subject%3A100
Pie Corbett Talk for writing have produced some home learning booklets for each year group. These are the first booklets, but they are going to release more soon.
CLPE have some great free resources. This section suggests core books and has some great free resources. You need to register with the site, but it is free and can access lots of useful information
Literacy shed has lots of clips that can be used to inspire writing at home
https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html
The National Literacy trust has great access to CPD and support. They have also added some bits for home learning. Again, you have to register, but it is free and is a useful organisation to be a member of
Epic reading offers free books online. Children have to register individually, which can be difficult now, but teachers can register and use the books for whole class work in distance learning
Mrs P Teach has posted whole class reading sessions part 1 and 2 on her Facebook page. She provided some great insights into supporting fiction with non-fiction. Very informative and only 45 minutes each. http://www.mrspteach.com/2020/04/reading-cpd-videos.html.
Jane Considine (The Training Space) has posted seven fantastic writing sessions on YouTube. She is so passionate about teaching writing which is what makes this CPD so enjoyable. https://www.youtube.com/user/Devouefrenchbulldogs.
The Virtual Classroom with James Clements: Teaching Reading-decoding, comprehension and fluency. There are 5 webinars which explore some of the key aspects of English teaching in the primary classroom. Each session will introduce some big ideas based on research, consider the practical implications for teachers and schools and then share links to free resources and further reading. https://oupinternational.clickmeeting.com/the-virtual-classroom/register?region=uk.
Prospero Teaching – An Introduction to Teaching Phonics. https://prosperoteaching.com/quiz/phonics/.
MATHS CPD
On the Mr Barton maths podcast, he interviews guests from the world of education who interest and inspire him. He discusses their particular areas of interest, digs deep into their lesson planning process, and asks them to describe lessons that did not go so well and what they learned from the experience. http://www.mrbartonmaths.com/podcast/.
NCETM & Maths Hubs:
Kent & Medway Maths Hub has a wealth of resources and research to support teachers and leaders in developing their Teaching for Mastery journey in schools or departments.
Direct link to these resources https://www.kandmmathshub.org/mastery
NCETM April Newsletter which includes some useful links.
Further resources can be accessed from NCETM (some of which may require a log-in, which can be created for free)
An introduction to the 5 big ideas (target audience secondary ITE, but useful for all) - https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/53929
Primary Mastery Professional Development materials (subject knowledge enhancement) – https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/50639
Secondary Mastery Professional Development materials - https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/53449
Primary Assessment materials - https://www.ncetm.org.uk/resources/53231
Secondary Mastery Assesment Questions - https://www.ncetm.org.uk/files/66633120/secondary_assessment_materials_november_2017.pdf
https://www.enigmamathshub.co.uk/masteryprimary
https://www.enigmamathshub.co.uk/masterysecondary
Other CPD providers:
Bar Model Company providing weekly free CPD - https://event.webinarjam.com/register/5/oyz3vun
The Virtual Classroom with Andrew Jeffrey - series of webinars hosted by OUP international, find link on Twitter
Reddy Made Maths You Tube Channel
White Rose online CPD training, has a minimal cost to it - https://whiterosemaths.com/professional-development/online-training-courses/
Gareth Metcalfe online training, has a minimal cost to it - http://www.iseemaths.com/online-training/
Podcasts :
Mr Barton
NCETM
Finding Mastery
Infinite Monkey Cage
Maths Appeal
YouTube :
Mr Barton
Maths No Problem
MENTAL HEALTH & MINDFULNESS
Coronavirus - how to protect your mental health
Mindfulness/mental health courses via futurelearn
How we can help students to manage their mental health at this time
https://iheartprinciples.com/free-resources/
The NHS Every Mind Matters mental health support pages have been updated with relevant information for the Corona Virus pandemic. Information includes Staying Well at Home, and coping with children being off of school, as well as the challenges of working remotely.
https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
You can also call Release the Pressure on 0800 107 0160, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
MHFA England have some really useful information on their website
https://mhfaengland.org/remote-working-resources/everyone/
Able Futures delivers the Access to Work Mental Health Support Service on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions. Able Futures are a team of mental health professionals providing support to help you cope with work while you manage a mental health condition such as anxiety, depression or stress. They are not currently offering face to face sessions but telephone support is available: https://able-futures.co.uk/covid-19-coronavirus/coronavirus-and-anxiety/
The following mental health charities also have useful information available:
https://www.stress.org.uk/
Young Minds for the younger people in our communities:
https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/coronavirus-and-mental-health/
Mental Health Foundation, some excellent information:
https://mentalhealth.org.uk
Digital resources and guides
https://www.nhsx.nhs.uk/key-information-and-tools/information-governance-guidance
Medway Young People’s Wellbeing service helplines
Kent and Medway Children and Young Peoples Wellbeing and Mental Health Services and All-age Eating Disorder Service
- Out of Hours Mental Health 0300 555 1000 (MHD Line)
- In Hours Mental Health 0300123 4496 (Kent SPA) or 0300 300 1981 (Medway SPA)
- Kent & Medway All-age Eating Disorders Service: 0300 300 1980
MFL
Links to two MFL gurus on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/user/spsmith45 - Steve Smith
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClGY2izfuwi1NfX34zekAXg Gianfranco Conti
MUSIC
During ‘lockdown’ many people have drawn solace from the creative arts, especially music, as demonstrated by social and mainstream broadcast media. Therefore it is obviously important that children can continue to access musical learning opportunities when they are being home-schooled.
Children who have instrumental lessons should, of course, continue to practise their instrument if they have it at home. Some music teachers are able to offer music lessons over Zoom, Skype or FaceTime. If your child learnt with Dynamics, the Medway music hub have a look here: https://www.dynamicsmedway.co.uk/
One of the MTSA Primary Music Forum members is offering online flute, recorder, singing, ukulele, piano and Arts Award lessons – contact her on jovoicemusic@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.
As a general rule, a little practice every day is far better than one huge session once a week. If children have reached the point of learning scales on their instrument, now is really good time to get to grips with these – time which will be rewarded over and over again in the coming years of playing!
Parents may find this guide useful: https://gb.abrsm.org/en/inspire/support/how-to-support-your-child-s-practice-at-home/
General music resources for home-school online learning (please note age ranges are approximate – you may find suitable resources you can use or adapt within a different age range section):
This https://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/07/the-40-best-sources-free-music-education-online/ contains a list of 40 free resource put together in 2012 for a wide range of ages (links within the pages linked to from here have not been checked, but all the links listed here were working at the time of producing this list).
BBC Arts ‘Culture in Quarantine’, again for a wide range of ages, has a music section: https://www.bbc.co.uk/arts
This list of online home-school music education resources has been put together by another music teacher: https://www.music-education.co.uk/home-schooling.html#
This twitter page (you don’t need to use Twitter to access it) has great suggestions for listening to music: https://twitter.com/musicinmindcio
Performances:
The Royal Opera House has been live streaming operas and ballets on YouTube. Peter & The Wolf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF8iuOW7BwA is particularly appropriate for children, and uses different instruments of the orchestra to represent each character – perhaps you can work out or find out which instruments represent each character...
Andrew Lloyd-Webber has also been live streaming his shows https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag but parents will need to judge the suitability of each for their children.
The Berlin Philharmonic Digital Concert Hall is now free https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/
While the London Symphony Orchestra are here: https://lso.co.uk/whats-on/2019-20-season/alwaysplaying.html
Or if folk music is more your thing: https://www.englishfolkexpo.com/lockdown-live/
General Primary:
There are plenty of daily activities here: https://www.outoftheark.co.uk/ootam-at-home/
This https://learning-platform.roh.org.uk/create-and-learn has some lovely wider arts education activities.
Make junk instruments from your recycling with this guide: http://www.beatgoeson.co.uk/junk-percussion-guide/
Take part in some online singing: https://youtu.be/Gxk0LAnPwr0 or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaAn6bWypQY or http://www.fridayafternoonsmusic.co.uk/ or https://collins.co.uk/pages/support-learning-at-home-free-childrens-song-bank
Learn about the instruments of the orchestra here: https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/news/2020/april/meet-the-orchestra-with-alberts-band/
A parent found this activity and sent it in: https://www.classicsforkids.com/
Evelyn Glennie proves you don’t need instruments to make music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SRqDPT7ZDk
EYFS:
Listen to 'Carnival of the Animals' https://youtu.be/1L993HNAa8M and think about each animal as you listen to each section of the music. Can you walk on the spot or move around the room to the pulse (or ‘beat’)? The pulse will be fast for some animals and slow for others. Maybe you could move around just like the animals would? When you’ve finished, you could draw your favourite animal and write down some words (or ask your grown-up to help you) describing the music of your favourite animal.
You can find nursery rhymes and simple songs to sing here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/parents/parents-birth-to-five/nursery-rhymes-and-songs-early-years-parents
There are some lovely activities from the BBC here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/eyfs-early-years-music/zhm7wty/
4 EYFS suitable ‘Body Beats’ activities from Ollie from ‘Beat Goes On’:
for context, you might want to watch this first: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02nzFHmgPGk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sW2DY1OpgrI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOh1P1ZcTaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj-oLQYZOmM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69dYVIq5q9E
KS1
BBC Ten Pieces classical music activities for younger children:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/classical-music-early-years/znvhrj6
More music learning ideas from the BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/bring-the-noise/key-stage-1-music/zvnhxyc
Browser based music software: https://leicestershiremusichub.org/ks1-music-tech
KS2
BBC Ten Pieces activities for older primary children:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/primary-resources-ks2--2nd-level/z6xjrj6
Perform your own mini-musical with these: https://www.theschoolmusicalscompany.com/collections/home-learning-resources-songs-and-scenes
This is the first of several Body Beats activity videos (do them all!): https://youtu.be/j4mZhv9HS-g
KS2 Browser based music software: https://leicestershiremusichub.org/ks2-music-tech
Weekly activities from BBC Ten Pieces:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/ten-pieces/watch-this-do-this-weekly-activities/zjy3382
Older primary pupils would also enjoy experimenting with writing their own music – see the Composing software and ideas section below.
Secondary:
KS3 & 4 Browser based music software: https://leicestershiremusichub.org/ks2-music-tech https://leicestershiremusichub.org/music-tech-ks3 https://leicestershiremusichub.org/music-tech-ks4
BBC Bitesize KS3 Music: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zmsvr82
BBC Bitesize GCSE Music: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zpf3cdm
Seneca Edexcel GCSE Music: https://app.senecalearning.com/courses?Price=Free&Age+Group=GCSE&Subject=Music
Pupils studying GCSE or A-level music could use the lockdown to progress their compositions.
Composing software & ideas:
https://www.icancompose.com/inspiration/ (these could also be used as a great listening resource)
https://www.mfy.org.uk/about/education/classroom/
Children with access to iPhones, iPads or Mac computers will find GarageBand a great way to compose too. It is free from the App Store. This document explains how it can be used https://transformancemusic.org/product/teaching-music-garageband-ipad-2nd-edition-donate/
This contains a list of further music education iPad apps: https://leicestershiremusichub.org/free-secondary-music-technology
Mac users can also download GarageBand’s big brother, Logic Pro X, free for 90 days https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/ (and if you like making your own pop music videos in iMovie, you can get Final Cut Pro free for 90 days too from the Apple website)
Steinberg are offering 60days free of their Mac & PC software (before May 15th): https://new.steinberg.net/stayhome/
Audacity is available for Windows users too https://www.audacityteam.org/
Bandlab starter songwriting course: https://learning.inclusivemusic.com/courses/bandlab-for-schools-free-covid-19-edition
This link contains links to some other software too: https://www.kent-music.com/news/keep-music-education-going-at-home/
I hope these have proved useful. I will continue posting resources I find to my Twitter page: https://twitter.com/MusicSLE
Take care & stay safe,
Richard Lock, Primary Music SLE
OAKS NATIONAL ACADEMY
Oak National Academy, a new online classroom and resource hub, has launched to support teachers until schools re-open. The online classroom will provide free lessons and resources for pupils from reception through to year 10. As part of a collective response to the crisis, 40 teachers will be producing over 180 free online lessons each week, which will cover a range of subjects from English and maths to arts and languages.
Teachers are doing all they can for pupils in these challenging times and have had to make significant changes to their practice very quickly. These resources are designed and developed by teachers to offer support during this period. Teachers are free to choose how to use it - follow the full curriculum on offer, or signpost students to some of the resources and lessons available.
All resources, lessons and more information can be accessed here: http://oaknat.uk/2 Oak
OTHER RESOURCES
Teach Sustainable Development Goals, skills and values with Lyfta. Switch on your webcam and connect to Lyfta's inspiring webinar CPD course, where you will bring your curriculum to life with Finland’s award-winning immersive global learning resource. Lyfta is used in hundreds of British schools to teach Literacy, Geography, PSHE, SMSC, Art, Science and Global Citizenship. This is an accredited British Council course. lyfta.com/freecpdtraining
As part of Anti-Bullying Alliance’s ‘All Together programme’ they have developed a suite of free online training for anyone that works with children and young people. The programme was particularly developed to reduce levels of bullying of disabled children and those with special educational needs (SEN) but it applies to all children. The training is free to complete online from any computer/tablet. Find the training at www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/tools-information/schools-and-teachers/free-cpd-online-training
Thinkuknow offers a range of training courses for those who work directly with children and young people; Keeping Children Safe Online (KCSO) is e-learning in partnership with the NSPCC, the Thinkuknow Introduction Course and the CEOP Ambassador Course.
Find out more on their website at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/professionals/training/
Disability Matters offers free online learning packages to enable organisations, workers and volunteers to develop the communication and problem-solving skills required to engage confidently with disabled children and young people. Access the online learning on their website at www.disabilitymatters.org.uk/
Gender nonconforming Young People: Working in partnership with GIRES (the Gender Identity Research and Education Society), Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has created an online learning course to help healthcare and other staff understand the needs of gender nonconforming young people. Access the course is via the GIRES website at www.gires.org.uk/e-learning/caring-for-gender-nonconforming-young-people
Identifying Sexual Behaviours (Brookes Guide) This innovative resource from Brookes helps practitioners who work with children and young people to identify, assess and respond appropriately to sexual behaviours. It uses a ‘traffic light tool’ to categorise sexual behaviours, to increase understanding of healthy sexual development and to distinguish this from harmful behaviour. Find the tool on their website at www.brook.org.uk/our-work/category/sexual-behaviours-traffic-light-tool
The NSPCC has a range of online safeguarding and child protection training courses for anyone working or volunteering with children and young people. Read more and find the courses at learning.nspcc.org.uk/training/our-elearning-courses/
The MindEd ‘Self-Harm and Risky Behaviour‘ online module is aimed at a universal audience and provides the background to self harm in children and teenagers, common associated conditions and the optimal approach to managing it in the community. Find this resource on their website at www.minded.org.uk
Virtual College have produced a range of free e-learning courses in subjects such as Safeguarding Children, Health and Well-Being, Understanding Animal Welfare in Violent Homes, An Introduction to GDPR, Understanding Young Minds, Female Genital Mutilation, Keep Them Safe: Protecting Children from CSE, Awareness of Forced Marriage, Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes and Get Moving, Get Healthy.
Access these courses and more at www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses
Virtual College also have useful resource packs, infographics and other resources available to down load from their website at www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources
Keeping them Safe: an Interactive Online Training Package dealing with Child Sexual Exploitation https://paceuk.info/training/keep-them-safe/
Female Genital Mutilation: Recognising and Preventing FGM (A free online safeguarding training course developed for the Home Office by Virtual College).
https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/recognising-and-preventing-fgm
E-Learning on Prevent (This e-learning has been developed by HM Government following consultation with a range of individuals and organisations. It has benefitted from the feedback of teachers, local authority officials, community-based groups, youth workers and many others.) https://www.elearning.prevent.homeoffice.gov.uk/edu/screen1.html
Awareness of Type 1 Diabetes - Free Online Course (Virtual College has worked with JDRF* to create a free course to give professionals a basic understanding of type 1 diabetes. Using a school as the setting, the free course follows a number of students with the autoimmune condition through their daily lives.) https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/awareness-of-type-1-diabetes
Awareness of Forced Marriage - Free Online Course (This online course has been developed with the Forced Marriage Unit of the Foreign Office and aims to raise awareness, challenge perceptions and inform you of the correct actions to take should you suspect someone is at risk.) https://www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/awareness-of-forced-marriage
Modern Slavery Training: Resources from gov.uk NOTE- there are FREE resources and a paid element which students do not need to access https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/modern-slavery-training-resource-page/modern-slavery-training-resource-page
PASTORAL/WELL-BEING
Here is a summary of the report produced by Medway Educational Psychology Team - it focuses on :
- Managing your own wellbeing
- Managing stress
- Watchful waiting - a really interesting article about a time when we see 'expected' responses from children following an event like this, and how to respond appropriately
- Resilience
- Positive Psychology
- The PERMA framework - the 4 main pathways to authentic happiness and PERMAment wellbeing.
Teaching students who have suffered complex trauma
We all have mental health: an introduction for teachers
Making sense of mental health problems
Young people and their mental health
ACEs: Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences & Early Trauma
Professional relationships with young people
Recognising and preventing FGM
Emotional intelligence at work
Safeguarding – child sexual abuse and exploitation
Introduction to child psychology
Understanding depression and low mood in young people
Wellbeing resources :
KS3 nutrition
Staying calm
OCD & Coronavirus summary
Medway CYP Covid Bulletin April 2020
MIND Support package
Wellbeing Links
Parent support document
Healthy eating activity sheet
Time capsule sheets
RESEARCH
SCIENCE CPD
Reach Out is providing 30 courses for teaching 5-11-year-olds covering everything from plants to planets. Each one provides teachers with concise topic knowledge and a whole raft of resources to use in class, including captivating short videos, practical activities and experiments, whiteboard visuals and more. https://www.reachoutcpd.com.
STEM.org have free online courses from STEM Learning. You’ll be supported by experienced educators to use their online courses to meet your development needs and help you maximise your students’ learning. You’ll access real classroom footage, discuss lessons with colleagues from around the world, and learn from leading experts in their respective fields. https://www.stem.org.uk/online-cpd.
Explorify has free online CPD with STEM Learning all about teaching primary science. They are packed with practical ideas to inspire curiosity and support scientific enquiry. https://explorify.wellcome.ac.uk/blog/teaching-primary-science-getting-started.
Primary Science Teaching Trust has lots of CPD for teaching science. https://pstt.org.uk/resources/cpd-units.
Royal Society of Chemistry CPD resources https://www.rsc.org/cpd/teachers/online
In addition to the links above there are a number of high quality science resources that teachers, children and parents can access free of charge. The links are listed below :
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html
https://www.greatscienceshare.org/
SEN
Introducing British Sign Language
Disability matters learning packages
short video outlining the 5 key recommendations of the EEF’s new SEND Guidance report:
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The Guidance Report offers five evidence-informed recommendations for supporting pupils with additional needs. And while we might not be in a position to enact these right now, this may be an opportunity to reflect and plan for provision in the new academic year, particularly for this vulnerable group of pupils. You can download the report here:
SOCIAL STUDIES (HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND BUSINESS) CPD
Historical Association – Making History: Using Archives in the Classroom. https://www.history.org.uk/secondary/module/3098/making-history-using-archives-in-the-classroom.
National Geographic’s free online courses for educators equip teachers with powerful tools to transform their classrooms. Through these courses, educators build their own skills and knowledge so they can foster the mindset of a National Geographic Explorer in their students. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/professional-development/courses/.
STEM
STEM Learning Future Learn courses
All can be found here: stem.org.uk/online-cpd, there are lots, but some worth considering include:
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Assessment for Learning (with Dylan William)
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Differentiation for Learning (with Dylan William)
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BfL (with Paul Dix/Tom Bennet)
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The science of learning (from the ‘Secret lives of 5 year olds team)
Teacher Toolkit Podcasts Teacher Toolkit Webinar (require payment)
Podcasts: Search for these on any podcast player
Mr Barton’s maths podcast
Naylor’s Natter
Tes Podcast
Education Bookcase
The Learning Curve
Education Research Reading Room
The Learning Scientists
Evidence Based Education
Rebel Education Player
Form page to practice
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TEACHING & LEARNING
Free CPD from @researchEdhome! The best and brightest minds in education beamed into your homes every weekday of the Summer term. You can watch live at 11 am or catch them later on our Youtube page. No registration, no charge, anyone is welcome. Free CPD from @ResearchEdhome
Tom Sherrington - Rosenshine Masterclass
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Part 2 - Rosenshine Masterclass II Sequencing Concepts and Modelling
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Part 4 - Rosenshine Masterclass IV Daily Weekly Monthly Review
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Part 5 - Rosenshine Masterclass V Stages of Practice and Conclusion
Embedding Retrieval Throughout Your Teaching
Explicit Instruction with Choral Response, Think-Pair-Share, and Quizzing
Module: Introduction to assessment
Planning for learning: formative assessment
Facilitating learning in practice
Teaching sustainable development goals
Supporting successful learning in secondary school
Evaluating school classroom discussion
Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants
Embedding employability skills in the curriculum
Transforming education in challenging environments
Teaching and learning tricky topics
Education for all: disability, diversity and inclusion
Meeting the needs of diverse learners
Leading blended professional learning
Looking globally: the future of education
Climate Change teacher free courses
BBC Radio 4 have a series of 3 programmes: The Learning Revolution in which Alex Beard “imagines a world without school as we know it” over 3 programmes focused on Knowing, Teaching, Learning https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000h93c/episodes/player
The EEF have recently published a review of research relating to distance learning.
NSPCC talks here about some of the issues relating to safeguarding children and young people while working from home.
TECHNOLOGY CPD
Become an Apple Teacher. There are some great ideas on how to use Apple products in the classroom and I really enjoyed the unit on Swift coding. If you are already familiar with Apple products this training won’t take long at all and it’s great to have on your CV. https://www.apple.com/uk/education/apple-teacher.
Become a Microsoft Innovative Educator. There is a wealth of courses to develop your use of Microsoft technology in the classroom. You can also find ideas, classroom resources and lessons and earn badges along the way. https://education.microsoft.com/en-us.
Become Kahoot Certified. This training is quite easy to begin with as you just learn the basics of how to use Kahoot. As you progress through the sessions you can learn how to create your own Kahoot! And use them for formative assessment. You earn diplomas and digital badges along the way. https://kahoot.com/certified.
