Immersive professional development for beginning teachers to improve student outcomes
October 2024
The value of professional development
There is a growing demand for high-quality, flexible development courses in the education sector that are engaging and impactful.
While teachers value professional development, time constraints and workload pressures can prevent them from pursuing this. Despite online training offering a degree of flexibility, teachers reported that these methods, used during the pandemic, tended to be less engaging.
According to research by the Education Endowment Foundation, an effective professional development course should be well-designed, involve practical exercises, and be sustained over time, rather than being a one-time event.
The TSP solution
Our new T-Insight CPD courses offer professional development opportunities tailored to teachers’ needs, and are certified by the CPD Certification Service. Developed by teachers for teachers, the courses aim to build both competence and confidence by immersing beginning teachers in realistic, classroom-based scenarios. Courses develop competencies that are globally relevant to improve teacher effectiveness such as empathy, communication and adaptability.
All of our CPD courses utilise a ‘scenario-based learning’ (SBL) methodology, an immersive teaching strategy designed to strengthen teachers decision-making and judgement. Offering engaging animated content and real-time feedback from expert teachers, these courses provide a cost-effective, scalable way for schools to support teachers’ professional development.
This learning approach encourages reflection on teaching practice and teachers are provided with a wealth of learning resources to support their further learning after completion.
Which course is right for your organisation?
All of our T-Insight CPD professional development courses are ideal for beginning teachers within Primary and Secondary education. We currently cover four different topics across both stages of education, with all courses taking about 3-4 hours for participants to complete.
See below for a breakdown of each course!
Classroom Management – Primary and Secondary
Classroom Management courses help teachers manage challenging behaviour and promote behaviour for learning in their students.
Teachers find out how to build relationships with students, set clear expectations, and use proactive strategies to foster a productive classroom atmosphere. They will develop their emotion management, communication, resilience, organisation, and other vital competencies.
Primary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-classroom-management-course-primary/
Secondary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-classroom-management-course-secondary/
Professional Engagement – Primary and Secondary
The Professional Engagement courses are designed to develop effective collaboration and engagement skills within the school community.
With a focus on building strong relationships with colleagues and parents/carers, teachers will explore the importance of reflective practice and develop strategies for effective communication and problem-solving for a positive school environment.
Primary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-professional-engagement-primary-course/
Secondary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-professional-engagement-secondary-course/
Responsive Teaching – Primary and Secondary
Our Responsive Teaching courses focus on identifying students who are struggling, and help teachers adapt their teaching to support.
Courses also focus on inclusive practices for students with Special Educational Needs (SEND) and English as an Additional Language (EAL).
Primary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-responsive-teaching-primary-course/
Secondary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-responsive-teaching-secondary-course/
Diversity and Inclusion – Primary and Secondary
These courses help beginning teachers develop highly inclusive classrooms and embed diversity and inclusion principles into their teaching.
Providing strategies for fostering an inclusive atmosphere, this course addresses cultural, social, and individual diversity while expert teachers give advice on how to handle tensions that may arise. Educators will be better prepared to meet the needs of all their students, and enhance their overall learning experience through mutual trust and respect.
Primary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-diversity-inclusion-primary-course/
Secondary course: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight/t-insight-diversity-inclusion-secondary-course/
Are you a school or multi academy trust and would like to offer all courses to your staff?
TSP also offers licences for schools and multi academy trusts with access to all courses and a management dashboard.
Through your dashboard you can:
- Invite teachers to complete different courses at different times throughout the year
- View individual and group data insights to support teacher development
If you would like some further information or would like a demo, please contact Liz Maxwell, Director of Partnerships, liz.maxwell@teachersuccess.co.uk
Try a free preview of our T-Insight CPD professional development courses here: https://teachersuccess.co.uk/t-insight-preview-access/
Featured image credit: CPD