Training Courses and Educational Resources for Schools and Teachers

Inclusion is rightly a major priority for schools. But effective inclusion involves more than policies, interventions and additional support. It depends on what happens in classrooms every day.Drawing on research from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), this highly practical course explores five evidence-informed approaches that can support pupils with additional needs while benefiting their classmates too.Chris demonstrates how explicit instruction, cognitive and metacognitive strategies, scaffolding, flexible grouping and the appropriate use of technology can be incorporated into everyday teaching. With examples from across the primary curriculum, the course helps teachers consider how to make learning more accessible without creating entirely separate approaches for different groups of pupils.The aim is to make inclusive teaching part of everyday classroom practice, not something additional that teachers are expected to do.

This course helps school leaders to answer two questions: How effective is your curriculum? How do you know? 

Most schools recognise the importance of oracy. Pupils are encouraged to discuss, explain, question, debate and present their ideas. But creating opportunities for talk is not the same as teaching pupils how to become more effective speakers and listeners.Oracy is the disciplined art of speaking and listening, where thinking, language, expression and collaboration come together to shape understanding and communication. It includes both verbal and non-verbal elements and spans a variety of interactions, from formal presentations to collaborative discussions.This practical, evidence-informed course explores how to move beyond individual activities and develop a coherent, progressive, whole-school approach to oracy from EYFS to KS3. Chris introduces the principles of a structured oracy system, including the explicit teaching of speaking and listening, progression, different purposes for talk and practical approaches to implementation across the curriculum.The aim is not simply to get pupils talking more, but to help every pupil become better at speaking, listening and communicating.