Continuing professional development

Welcome to our CPD page at Edge Hill University. Our continuing professional development (CPD) courses are designed to fit your schedule and professional needs.

Whether you’re looking for a one-off session or a multi-day series, we offer online and face-to-face options.

Although non-credit bearing, these courses provide valuable skills and can lead to recognised professional qualifications. With expert-led training tailored to your field, you’ll stay ahead in your career, enhance your expertise, and meet industry standards.

Whatever your learning goals, we’re here to support your development every step of the way.

Explore our CPD offerings and start building your future today.

Current CPD courses

Below you will find our current CPD offering. We are always adding to and updating this page, so make sure you keep checking back, or subscribe to our newsletter to be kept up to date.

Skills Courses

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A beginner’s guide to taking great photographs – 6 February 2025

Learn how to capture beautiful images and develop your creative eye. Through this six-week course, you will learn the basic principles of photography, such as exposure, post-processing, and lighting, allowing you to confidently take high-quality photographs.

Special Educational Needs Courses

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Returning to assess – 21 February 2025

This full-day course is designed to help professionals refresh their skills and confidence in conducting diagnostic Dyslexia assessments.

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SENCo refresher for SENCo award holders – 6 March 2025

Refresh and enhance your skills as a SENCO with this full-day refresher course, designed specifically for those returning to the role after a break or transitioning to a new school, authority, or educational setting.

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SENCo refresher for support staff – 25 March 2025

Develop your skills of working in SEND leadership roles with this full-day course, designed specifically for those in support staff roles who are moving into working in leadership roles within SEND departments.

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APC and AMBDAD for Dyscalculia support – 24 July 2025

Are you an AMBDAD Dyscalculia holder approaching your APC renewal? This half-day or full-day course is designed to help you easily navigate the APC renewal process and paperwork.

Bespoke CPD Courses

We offer bespoke CPD courses tailored to the needs of your business or organisation. Below are some courses that we have offered in the past. If these are of interest to you, please get in touch with us. If you would like a course developing by one of our academic experts on a topic that we don’t currently offer, get in touch with us too.

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An Introduction to GIS for Conservation Management

This course introduces the basis of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to those working in ecology, conservation and environmental consultancy. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. Please contact us to express an interest.

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Transitioning Between Primary and Secondary Phases

Our CPD course is designed to support teachers who have trained within the primary phase but who now wish to explore opportunities for teaching/working within the Secondary (11-16) age phase. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. Please contact us to express an interest.

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Leadership and Decision-making in Multi-agency Contexts

You will learn about the theory of leadership and the theory of decision-making in dynamic environments. You will also see how you can apply this within a multi-agency context with a case study that utilises Eurovision 2023. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. Please contact us to express an interest.

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Using online behaviour to inform persona-based psychographic profiling

We will introduce you to the principles of cyberpsychology and its relevance to understanding human behaviour. Specifically, the training will introduce you to the psychological evidence about what online behaviour can reveal about human psychology, and how this can be used to inform persona-based psychographic profiling in consumer marketing. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. If you would like more information, please click the arrow to contact us.

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Using cyberpsychology to be effective in online communication

Cyberpsychology is the new frontier of psychology and presents a fascinating insight into what we can understand about each other from online behaviour. Within the context of online communications and marketing, this can be especially useful to help us know how to personalise our messaging to create the most impact. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. If you need more information, please click the arrow to get in touch.

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Empowering Coaching Through Values Exploration

This two-hour Continuing Professional Development (CPD) session is aimed at equipping coaches with practical, evidence-based strategies for assisting clients in exploring their personal values. Through this session, participants will gain insights into the theoretical underpinnings of values exploration and how it can be practically and effectively integrated into their coaching practice. This course is offered on a bespoke basis. If you need more information, please click the arrow to email us.

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