Challenging the most able students in all subjects
Stretching the most able is essential for raising attainment and promoting high expectations. This INSET equips teachers with strategies to increase challenge, deepen subject thinking and design tasks that extend analysis, reasoning and creativity. Participants explore mastery learning, structured questioning and approaches that encourage students to move beyond surface level responses. This course helps schools nurture high attaining learners across all subjects.
Applying the Rosenshine Principles to the Classroom
The Rosenshine Principles are among the most effective frameworks for improving teaching quality. This INSET helps teachers apply them in practical, accessible ways including modelling, guided practice, checking for understanding and reviewing learning. Staff explore how to strengthen explanations, build secure routines and support long term learning. This course helps schools create consistent, high impact teaching across departments.
Active learning strategies to Boost Engagement
Active learning encourages participation and increases motivation in the classroom. This INSET introduces practical strategies such as structured discussion, collaborative tasks, movement based learning and problem solving routines. Participants learn how to plan engaging activities that support understanding and accelerate progress. This course helps teachers bring lessons to life and build a more energised learning environment.
Metacognition and Self-Regulation for Engagement
Metacognitive practices help pupils take ownership of their learning and become more independent thinkers. This INSET supports teachers to embed routines that encourage planning, monitoring and evaluating learning. Staff explore modelling, sentence stems, self questioning and reflection techniques that strengthen engagement and understanding. This course helps schools develop confident learners who can think and learn more effectively.
Towards Exceptional Oracy and Communication
Strong communication skills support success across the curriculum. This INSET provides teachers with strategies to improve speaking, listening and structured classroom talk. Participants explore approaches that develop vocabulary, argumentation, presentation skills and confident verbal reasoning. This course helps schools build a culture where all pupils can articulate ideas clearly and participate meaningfully in learning.
Extending Pupil's Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)
Higher order thinking enables pupils to analyse, evaluate and create at a deeper level. This INSET introduces practical strategies that develop critical thinking, problem solving and reasoning. Participants explore how to design tasks that require synthesis and evaluation and how to scaffold pupils toward more complex thinking. This course strengthens intellectual challenge and supports stronger achievement across subjects.
