Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

A-Z list of learning opportunities.

Apply on-line for any of the below sessions using this e-form

Please note that if you wish to apply for multiple sessions you will need a separate application for each one.

Booking Conditions

The applicant will be sent written confirmation of acceptance once a completed booking form has been received and approved by their Head Teacher / Line Manager.

Journal entries / invoices will be raised on receipt of the booking form.

If an applicant cancels their place on a course, a refund will be made minus a deduction of £10 in respect of administration costs.

If an applicant fails to attend a course no refund will be made.

Closing date for all sessions, unless otherwise stated, will be 14 days prior to the course taking place.

A

October 4 2007	Achieving Computer Excellence: The ACE Project: Preliminary Meeting
November 13 2007 November 14 2007	An Introduction to Teacher Effectiveness & Enhancement in the Classroom
Autumn Term 2007 Spring Term 2008	An Introduction to the Information Sharing Index and the Common Assessment Framework
October 10 2007 February 6 2008	Autism – Sharing Good Practice Drop-in Session

B

February 12 2008	Behaviour for Learning
January 29 2008	Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding and Planning Application & Development - Primary
January 30 2008	Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understanding and Planning Application & Development - Secondary

C

January 22 2008	Can You See Me Now? Video-Conferencing across Darlington
Autumn Term 2007 Spring Term 2008	Common Assessment Framework (CAF) Practitioner Training
October 13 2007	Conference for Women Working in Darlington Schools
October 16 2007	Creating a Climate for Learning in the Primary Classroom
October 17 2007	Creating a Climate for Learning in the Secondary Classroom
November 20 2007	Creating your school website

D

September 26 2007	Datalogging in Primary Science
October 10 2007	Developing Your Role as a Cover Supervisor (Module C) Developing Positive Relationships with Difficult Students
November 28 2007	Developing Your Role as a Cover Supervisor (Module D) Avoiding & Managing Crisis
January 16 2008	Developing Your Role as a Cover Supervisor (Module E) Motivating Students To Do The Work Set
March 12 2008	Developing Your Role as a Cover Supervisor (Module F) Inclusion
Commencing October 10 2007	DfES Induction Training – Teaching Assistants

E

November 7 2007	Early eLearners: Linking ICT to the Early Learning Goals and Preparing for KS1
Course starts September 20 2007	Early Years – Forward Thinking: Using ICT to Enhance Teaching and Learning in the Foundation Stage
January 15 2008	Effective Display in the Primary Classroom
January 16 2008	Effective Display in the Secondary Classroom
October 10 2007	Experiencing the Curriculum though English as an Additional Language (EAL)
By request	Extended Services and Locality Working - A New Way of Working

H

September 2007	Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Status – Assessment Route
Commencing April 24 2007	Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Status – Training and Development Route
September 27 2007	HLTA Module Three: Time Management and How to Prioritise
November 20 2007	HLTA Module Four: Leading & Managing People
January 24 2008	HLTA Module Five: Performance Management
March 14 2008	HLTA Module Six: Building An Effective Team
September 11 2007	HLTA Module Seven: ( C ) Building on Existing Knowledge in ICT
November 13 2007	HLTA Module Seven: ( D ) Building on Existing Knowledge in Numeracy
January 22 2008	HLTA Module Seven: ( E ) Building on Existing Knowledge in Literacy
March 4 2008	HLTA Module Seven: ( F ) Building on Existing Knowledge in ICT
March 19 2008	How Do You Build Relationships Within the Classroom?
January 29 2008	How to Handle Stress in the Classroom – Introductory Session

I

October 14 2007	Ideas for Dance Foundation and KS1/2
October 7 2007	Ideas for Dance KS1 & KS2

J

February 13 2008	Joint Darlington Borough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Inclusion Conference: The SENCo as Strategic Leader

K

March 7 2008	KS1 Ideas for Outdoors
January 17 2008	Kar2ouche for English Teachers in Secondary Schools

M

November 27 2007	Managing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties in the Primary Classroom
November 28 2007	Managing Children with Specific Learning Difficulties in the Secondary Classroom
December 11 2007	Managing Pupils’ Behaviour in the Primary Classroom
December 12 2007	Managing Pupils’ Behaviour in the Secondary Classroom
September 25 2007	Meet the Parents
November 14 2007	Me, Myself and I: Using MyClasses to Support the Personalised Learning Agenda
Course starts September 11 2007	Metal Detectors, Cameras, BeeBots and Books
March 25 2008	Moving from Numerical to Curricular Targets in the Primary Classroom
March 26 2008	Moving from Numerical to Curricular Targets in the Secondary Classroom

N

October 16 2007 March 12 2008	NQT Induction Tutors
TBC	NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistants
TBC	NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistants

October 16 2007

March 12 2008

NQT Induction Tutors

TBC

NVQ Level 2 Teaching Assistants

TBC

NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistants

P

September 18 2007 January 22 2008	PE Co-ordinators’ Meeting
March 4 2008	Planning for Learning in the Main Part of the Lesson in a Primary Classroom
March 5 2008	Planning for Learning in the Main Part of the Lesson in a Secondary Classroom
February 7 2008	Planning ICT into the Primary Geography Curriculum
September 13 2007	Planning ICT into the Primary History Curriculum
September 20 2007	Playground Games
January 16 2008	Practical Strategies for Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Mainstream Primary Schools
January 17 2008	Practical Strategies for Supporting Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Mainstream Secondary Schools
November 27 2007	Primary NQT Network Meeting
October 9 2007	Progression in Primary Control Technology
February 12 2008	Purpose of Starters and Plenaries within the Learning Process - Primary
February 13 2008	Purpose of Starters and Plenaries within the Learning Process - Secondary

S

October 31 2007 February 28 2008	SENCo Half Day Training
November 29 2007 March 27 2008	SENCo Support: Provision Mapping, the Management of SEN Expenditure and IEPs
November 28 2007	Secondary NQT Network Meeting
Ongoing	Skills for Life – Literacy and Numeracy
March 18 2008	Solution Oriented Meetings
October 17 2007	Stop Frame Animation for the Technological Generation
March 18 2008	Strategies for Promoting Group Talk in the Primary Classroom
March 19 2008	Strategies for Promoting Group Talk in the Secondary Classroom
March 30 2008	Supporting the use of P Scales in Darlington

T

November 13 2007 January 29 2008	Training for teaching assistants
October 18 2007	Transition Matters

November 13 2007

January 29 2008

Training for teaching assistants

October 18 2007

Transition Matters

U

September 25 2007	Using Assessment Tools
November 6 2007	Using Data Effectively in the Primary Classroom
November 7 2007	Using Data Effectively in the Secondary Classroom
Course starts November 1 2007	Using ICT to Support and Develop Visual Literacy – KS1
Course starts November 5 2007	Using ICT to Support and Develop Visual Literacy – KS2
January 16 2008	Using Persona Dolls in Early Years and Foundation Settings
November 14 2007	Using Racist Incident Monitoring Procedures in School

V

September 2007	VQ Award / Certificate Support Work in Schools Level 2

W

March 4 2008	What a Good Lesson Looks Like from an OfSTED Perspective
September 25 2007	What is Good Behaviour Management in the Primary Classroom?
September 26 2007	What is Good Behaviour Management in the Secondary Classroom?
December 6 2007 March 5 2008	Whiteboards, Widgets and Banana Skins: Embedding ICT into the Curriculum
January 15 2008	Working with Objectives: Planning for Learning Outcomes in the Primary Classroom
January 16 2008	Working with Objectives: Planning for Learning Outcomes in the Secondary Classroom