Faculty of Education Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hub
We are delighted to be able to present you with a range of opportunities to engage with our academic colleagues across the Faculty of Education in relation to their areas of expertise and research. All sessions are free and open to you or any of your colleagues. As a Faculty, our vision is “to work collaboratively with others to enhance life chances” and we hope that this is another way we can do this.
If there are any particular topics you would like to see appearing more regularly or you have suggestions for others, please contact us on [email protected] to let us know.
We have themed the CPD offer into:
Behaviour and wellbeing
Curriculum
Early career teacher sessions
Evidence-based practice
Please enjoy browsing the full range of sessions using the following sections. We want these sessions to meet your needs, so let us know if there are other sessions or additional content that would be helpful. We have the expertise to support professional development across education including, but not limited to:
Practitioner research for teachers
Learning outside the classroom
Special educational needs
Dyslexia
Leadership
Early years education
Primary curriculum and pedagogy
Secondary curriculum and pedagogy
Mentoring and coaching
Subject-specific support in sciences, mathematics, modern languages, physical education and computing
Early years sessions
Our departmental CPD sessions aim to support our partnership, students, staff and early years practitioners/teachers working in our wider partner settings.
Sessions are designed and delivered online or in-person by our own expert early years education tutors and partners at Edge Hill University. They are free to attend.
If you want to book multiple participants onto a session or have any suggestions for other CPD training, please email us on [email protected].
This session is designed to support practitioners/teachers with teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP).
This session offers opportunities to explore how to support children with their SSP ‘phonics’ understanding in context outdoors, as an enhancement to the discrete teaching of SSP.
This session will be delivered outdoors.
Dr. Karen Boardman
An introduction to Reggio Emilia – Monday 16 May 2022, 1pm – 2pm
Dr Jo Albin-Clark shares an introductory talk on the practice of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy.
‘What can we learn from how the teachers of Reggio Emilia observe and document early learning?’
Dr. Jo Albin-Clark
Helping boys to succeed in year one – Wednesday 18 May 2022, 2pm – 4pm
To look at some of the theories relating to children’s learning.
To examine the effectiveness of the transition from Reception to Year 1.
To look at aspects of teaching and learning which interest boys and getting the most from these opportunities by still linking them to the National Curriculum.
To think about ways of accessing role models in Key stage 1 to develop boy’s interests.
Gill Finney
Leadership in the early years – Thursday 19 May 2022, 2pm – 4pm
To review some of the key theories of leadership and management.
To reflect critically on the role of Leaders in an Early Years setting.
To develop new strategies of problem-solving related to the Leaders’ role.
You will engage in a critical discussion and participate in practical tasks of identifying a leadership issue from your practice.
Dr.Liana Beattie
Intergenerational practice – Monday 23 May 2022, 1pm – 2.30pm
This session will examine how we can be more responsive to the changing needs of society in terms of intergenerational working practices, given the constraints placed upon everyone as a result of the covid crisis.
Learning outcomes:
1. Explore the key concepts of intergenerational practice.
2. Critically analyse the benefits of brining different generations together.
3. Discuss the role of the early years teacher and practitioner and how they have had to adapt the way in which they plan and deliver intergenerational practice throughout the pandemic and what this means for the field moving forward.
This session is an outdoor, nature-based session exploring the colours and textures of the season. You will be working in small groups creating a ‘weaving’ tapestry as a basis to inspire very young children to get involved in outdoor creative activities.
Dr Karen Boardman
Understanding Sensory Processing Disorder in children with SEND and Emotional Behavioural Difficulties – Tuesday 7 June 2022, 4pm – 6pm
This session will explore Sensory Processing Disorder and how this impacts the learning and development of children with SEND. Often Sensory Processing Disorder goes undiagnosed or is misdiagnosed as ADD/ADHD and/or emotional behavioural problems.
Learning Outcome: By the end of the session participants will be able to identify sensory processing challenging and will develop an understanding of intervention strategies.
Dr. Julie Sealy
Forest school taster session EYFS – Thursday 9 June 2022, 2pm – 4pm
This session will help you to understand the principles of forest school education.
Undertake a range of practical tasks.
Identify health and safety risks.
Explore storytelling in the outdoor environment.
Outdoor shoes and clothing will be required for this session.
This session is designed to support practitioners/teachers with teaching Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP).
This session offers opportunities to explore how to support children with their SSP ‘phonics’ understanding in context outdoors, as an enhancement to the discrete teaching of SSP.
This session is an outdoor, nature-based session exploring the colours and textures of the season. You will be working in small groups creating a ‘weaving’ tapestry as a basis to inspire very young children to get involved in outdoor creative activities.
Dr Karen Boardman
Primary and childhood education sessions
Our departmental CPD sessions aim to support our partnership, students and early career teachers. Sessions are delivered by our academic colleagues in relation to their area of expertise and research. Sessions are free to attend. If you have any suggestions for sessions or would prefer something more bespoke, please do contact us on [email protected] to let us know.
Five fundamental movement skills for under 5’s – Tuesday 14 June 2022, 4pm – 6pm
This session is designed to support practitioners working in the early years with understanding how children develop fundamental movement skills for example run, jump, throw. It offers an opportunity to explore the stages of development for 5 key Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) for children in the foundation stage. This course is partly practical, and delegates should be dressed appropriately.
Learning Outcomes:
To develop an understanding of the developmental stages of 5 key FMS for under 5’s.
To develop observation skills of FMS.
To explore strategies to help the children improve their fundamental movement skills.
Location: Old Gym, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP
Intended audience: school partner, early years teachers, primary teachers, ECTs and students.
Delivered by Glenn Swindlehurst
Introduction to restorative practice for schools – Thursday 16 July 2022, 4pm – 5pm
During the last few years, there has been significant interest in the application of restorative justice principles within schools. The restorative practices are based on the notion that, where conflict occurs, either or both parties and their relationship are harmed and it is this harm that needs to be addressed.
To explore a range of approaches to conflict
To encourage the development of non-punitive, restorative strategies
To provide a theoretical basis for understanding interactions
To explore and encourage application of that understanding in everyday situations
To build on participants’ existing good practice
Intended audience: class teachers and teaching assistants
Delivered by Richard Doherty.
Secondary and Further Education
Our department CPD sessions aim to support our partners, staff and professionals working in a wide range of settings. Sessions are designed and delivered online or in person by our own expert Secondary and Further Education teams here in the Faculty of Education. They are free to attend.
Inclusive teaching practice within the secondary humanities education: Representing class in geography – Wednesday 27 April 2022, 4pm – 5pm
This session explores ways to better address and represent matters of class in the secondary geography curriculum and classroom.
Learning outcomes
1. Gain an awareness of some of the challenges related to issues of class in the humanities, specifically geography
2. To develop classroom strategies to adapt an inclusive practice relating to class issues in the humanities, with a specific focus on geography
3. To develop subject knowledge
Intended audience: school partners
Delivered by: Dr Sjay Patterson-Craven, Rhonwen Bruce-Roberts, Andy Watkins
Secondary and Further Education Teacher (FET) Early Career Teacher (ECT) CPD – Tuesday 24 May 2022, 5pm – 7pm
Instead of starting with your subject topic and being overwhelmed by all that needs teaching, begin by thinking about the end point and how this can be achieved. In this session these strategies will be discussed.
Learning outcomes
Working backwards for planning: Planning for next academic year can be approached by starting at the end of a Statement of Work (SOW).
Intended audience: secondary and further education teachers, early career teachers
Delivered by: Justine Smith and other colleagues
Secondary and Further Education Teacher (FET) Early Career Teacher (ECT) CPD – Tuesday 21 June 2022. 5pm – 7pm
Completing your first year of ECT induction and what follows.
Learning outcomes
What happens after year 1 ECT induction? What happens when I have Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS)?
Completing your first year of ECT induction – what’s next?
Intended audience: Secondary and FET ECTs
Delivered by: Justine Smith and other colleagues
Bespoke sessions
We can offer bespoke sessions – please get in touch with us to discuss your request.
Bespoke children’s rights CPD sessions for schools
Our Professor of Children’s Rights (Carol Robinson) can provide children’s rights sessions to your school staff/groups.
The focus of the sessions would be on “What are children’s rights and what implications do these have for practice in early years and school settings?“.
The sessions would include looking at children’s rights as outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (UN, 1989) and at the core principles underpinning the articles within the UNCRC. The aim would be to provoke discussion around factors to consider when implementing these principles in practice and for participants to gain a critical understanding of considerations and dilemmas relating to implementing children’s rights in practice.
As part of this work, there would also be a focus on educating children about their rights and what this mean in the context of early year and school settings. This will include introducing participants to the key characteristics of human rights as outlined in the United Nations World Programme for Human Rights Education (UN, 2006) and outlining how everyday practices in early year and school settings contribute to children and young people’s human rights education. A further aim of the sessions would be to increase awareness of factors to consider when developing practices to educate children and young people about human rights.