Staff CPD
Anti-bullying CPD modules for staff
The Anti-bullying Alliance have released 10 courses for anyone working with children. They are:
Module 1: Is it bullying?
Module 2: Bullying and the Law
Module 3: Bullying and Special Educational Needs/Disabilities
Module 4: The 10 Key Principles
Module 5: Preventing Bullying
Module 6: Responding to Bullying
Module 7: Cyberbullying (Online Bullying)
Module 8: Young Carers and Bullying
Module 9: Looked After Children and Bullying
Module 10: Mental Health and Bullying
Access all modules here: https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/all-modules
Computing CPD
The London and Essex Computing Hub have provided free online CPD courses for teachers of computing. These can be accessed here: https://teachcomputing.org/courses?location=Online&utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_term=&utm_content=https%3A%2F%2Fteachcomputing.org%2Fcourses%3Flocation%3DOnline&utm_campaign=Copy%20of%20Computing%20Hubs%20Newsletter%20Template
You can listen to the NCCEs podcasts and hear experts, teachers and educators discussing their approaches to key teaching issues: https://blog.teachcomputing.org/tag/podcast/
The Computing Hub have a fantastic resource repository with a library of lesson plans, units and activities that can be used to teach pupils: https://teachcomputing.org/resources
Maths and Science Courses
The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM)
This website has a wealth of tools and resources to support adults (teachers, co-educators, parents) to improve their maths subject knowledge. Registration is free at https://www.ncetm.org.uk/. Once registered, you can either browse the online modules and resources, or begin with the self-evaluation tool. The website keeps a record of your learning which you can return to at any time.
Numicon
There are plenty of free online training modules for adults to improve their maths subject knowledge including bar modelling and using manipulatives to add fractions. Go to:
https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-school/numicon-teaching-assessment-resources
BBC Bitesize
Exploring Books for Children CPD
Pictures have played an important role in books for children ever since there have been publications produced particularly with children in mind. But how do stories and picture books encountered in childhood fire young imaginations? In this free course Exploring books for children: words and pictures you will learn how children’s fiction, ranging from classics such as Beatrix Potter to contemporary authors like Anthony Browne, combines images and text in remarkably sophisticated ways to communicate with young and old. Access the course here: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-books-children-words-and-pictures/content-section-0?intro=1#
A range of CPD opportunities
https://www.dropbox.com/s/594p2kqvh80by1e/Free%20CPD%20opportunities.docx?dl=0
Using the Media in Lessons
Picture News are hosting regular free web CPD sessions for schools. All of the sessions are 30 minutes long. To register, please use the link here: www.picture-news.co.uk/blog/events/
Online learning platform to boost workplace skills launched
Free courses are available through the new online platform, the Skills Toolkit. This platform signposts to free, high-quality digital and numeracy courses to help people build up their skills, progress in work and boost their job prospects and confidence whilst at home.
Courses on offer cover a range of levels, from everyday maths and the use of email and social media at work to more advanced training. All courses are available online and are flexible so that people can work through them at their own pace. Access the courses here: https://theskillstoolkit.campaign.gov.uk/