Educational leadership courses

Many of our Accredited courses in Educational Leadership can also be taken as stand-alone Professional Learning & Development courses. Professionals can take these courses as Attendance Only, without Masters credits, at a discounted rate.

Please see the courses listed under Educational Leadership on our Accredited PLD page and contact us for further details.

PLD SEND Courses 2022/3

Choosing an Evidence Based Intervention to Support Dyslexic Learners

Through interactive tasks and discussion-based activities, this session will explore the fundamental elements that need to be incorporated when supporting learners with dyslexic-type difficulties and the rationale behind this. A variety of different interventions and supportive strategies will be explored, to enable you to have a greater understanding when choosing an evidence-based intervention to best support learners in your setting (KS2 & KS3).

Date: Monday 5^th December 2022

Audience: Primary and Secondary Teachers, Management & Support Staff

Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm

Dyslexia Awareness

Dyslexia is a learning difficulty that primarily affects the skills involved in accurate and fluent reading and spelling...and many other aspects of children's lives! This training is an overview of signs of dyslexia in primary aged children and what we can do as teachers to adapt our provision, support learning and enhance progress.

Date: Tuesday 6th June 2023

Audience: Primary and Secondary Teachers, Management & Support Staff

Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm

Cost for all courses:

Full Cost: £50

LHU Partner School Rate*: £30

LHU ECT £30

*A Partner School is any school that has an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) partnership arrangement with Liverpool Hope University and who work with our students on providing school placements.

To book onto any of the above courses, please click here to complete the booking form. If you are unsure if you're a partner school, please email pld@hope.ac.uk for confirmation. All bookings are subject to the PLD Terms and Conditions 2022/23.

Church School Governance Online Training Programme

Aimed at Governors and Trustees (Directors) in both church schools and schools with a distinctively Christian ethos to provide support for Governors and Trustees (Directors) committed to working on school improvement.

Specifically designed to raise awareness of the changing expectations of Governing Boards and meeting today’s challenges in the education sector, whilst still holding on to the mission and vision of a church school.

Developed by experts and professionals with a background in church school leadership, governance and inspection.

Collaborative online programme with interactive discussions between participants and tutors. Minimum expected engagement of 12 hours (1 hour per week).

Key themes include the changing context, mission, vision and values, collaborative learning, decision-making and accountability.

Dates:

January 2023 - June 2023

Audience:

Governors and trustees (directors) working in church schools and Governors working in other designated schools

Delivery:

Online

Watch Anne Messer, Chair of Governors and previous course participant talk about her experience of the course

To book onto any of the above courses, please email pld@hope.ac.uk with your details and confirm that you accept our PLD Terms and Conditions 2022/23

Developing the role of the induction tutor for early career teachers

Induction tutors have a key role and significant responsibilities in the statutory arrangements for ensuring Early Career Teachers (ECT) satisfactorily complete an induction period. The role of the induction tutor in the induction process is a crucial one which, if done effectively, provides the foundations of a successful and rewarding career in teaching for ECTs.

The new Education Inspection Framework (Ofsted 2019) states:

• Inspectors will meet ECTs where possible and may wish to observe lessons given by ECTs.
• Inspectors should give consideration to the fact that ECTs have less experience than other teachers, but must assess the effectiveness of the support and professional development put in place for ECTs and other teachers who are in the early stages of their careers, particularly in dealing with pupil behaviour.
• This must include the quality of mentoring and what the school has done to support their development in areas for improvement identified by initial teacher training providers.

The recent Teacher Retention and Recruitment Strategy (2019) announced the government’s commitment to increase funded support to ECTs in their first two years. This will have significant implications for the Induction tutor and has a national roll out for those starting their induction in September 2021.

This programme will make sure you are up to date and ready for the expected changes as well as the current requirements to ensure you give the best support to new teachers entering the profession.

Audience:

ECT Induction Tutors

To book onto any of the above courses, please email pld@hope.ac.uk with your details and confirm that you accept our PLD Terms and Conditions 2022/23

Online PLD English Sessions

Gender Differences in Children’s Writing

This session is based on the research from The Writing Over Time project which is a collaboration between Dr Victorina Gonzalez-Diaz from the English Department at The University of Liverpool and Dr Elizabeth Parr from Teacher Education at Liverpool Hope. Earlier this year, we were successful in a joint bid with Liverpool City Council for funding to investigate gender differences in primary children’s writing. This research responds to longstanding concerns about a ‘gap’ in writing attainment between boys and girls. The Covid-19 pandemic constituted a serious setback to previous efforts to address the gender-gap in writing as remote modes of learning and teaching had a significant detrimental effect on children’s writing (with at least at least a 6-point drop in writing-related activity for each gender nationally, Clark et al. 2021, p.4-5). The research collected two types of data: attitudinal and linguistic. The attitudinal data included a survey on Liverpool children’s writing habits (with upper key stage two children) and two focus groups: one with local educational stakeholders and the other with teachers. The linguistic data came from the analysis of 120 narrative and argumentative essays (60 from boys and 60 from girls) written by year six pupils in Liverpool schools in June 2021. The aim of the research was to identify where opinions on gendered writing and the actual writing performance of boys and girls agree and where they diverge. The session will explore what we found in terms of the differences as well as some recommendations for addressing the gender-gap in the classroom.

Date: Monday 22nd May 2023

Audience: Primary Teachers, Management & Support Staff

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Supporting Young Writers in the Early Years

This session is for those working in the early years or for those who have an interest in child development or early years pedagogy. It will explore what early years writing is and its importance. Young children's typical writing development will be considered. The session will encourage you to evaluate the opportunities provided for writing in your early years environment. The role of the adult to support young children's writing will be discussed and ideas will be provided on how to enhance your learning environment.

Date: Tuesday 27th June 2023

Audience: EYFS & Primary Teachers, Management & Support Staff

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Cost for all courses:

Full Cost: £50

LHU Partner School Rate*: £30

LHU ECT: £30

*A Partner School is any school that has an Initial Teacher Education (ITE) partnership arrangement with Liverpool Hope University and who work with our students on providing school placements.

To book onto any of the above courses, please click here to complete the booking form. If you are unsure if you're a partner school, please email pld@hope.ac.uk for confirmation. All bookings are subject to the PLD Terms and Conditions 2022/23.