
Support Staff
Download the full CPD Programme 22/23 here.
Please Note: As many courses are oversubscribed schools are expected to cancel 48 hours in advance. If delegates fail to attend and no cancellation is made this will incur a £30 charge.
A cancellation scale will apply to some courses. Please see individual courses for details.
Autumn Term 2022
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27 September 20221, 9.30-12.30
3 hour Emergency First Aid
Learn and Inspire
10 October 2022, 9.00-16.00
Emergency First Aid at Work for Schools
Learn and Inspire
10 October 2022, 9.30-11.30
Making Playtimes successful: Session 1 - Creating a play space
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
10 October 2022, 14.00-15.00 - Remote Power Hour
Active learning – How can we engage learners outdoors?
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
11 October 2022, 9.00-16.00
Paediatric First Aid Training
Flexebee
13 October 2022, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (1 of 6)
Oldbrook First School
19 October 2022, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Effective reading strategies for learners with SEND -
Teaching reading to all!
Dr Sarah Moseley - Educational Consultant
2 November 2022, 9.30-12.30
Grammar for Support Staff
Rachel Clarke - Director of Primary English Education Consultancy Limited
7 November 2022, 9.30-11.30
Making Playtimes successful: Session 2 - Team Building
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
10 November 2022, 13.30-14.30
Nursery Staff Professional Development Group (1 of 4)
Saint Bernadette's Catholic Primary School
14, 16 & 21, 23 & 28, 30 November 2022 / 11 January 2023, all from 10.00-12.00
Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) Status (remote)
HLTA- 'Step by step' Process / HLTA- Information Flyer / HLTA- Application Form
Victoria Lacy-Wills - Partnership Manager
16 November 2022, 9.00-12.00
Positive Handling Training (Blended session)
Staff Safety Training Consultant
16 November 2022, 12.30-15.30
Positive Handling Training (Blended session)
Staff Safety Training Consultant
17 & 24 November 2022, 9.00-16.45 - Remote
Mental Health First Aider – Adult 2 Day
Simon Nichols - Director of Wellbeing
21 November 2022, 9.30-11.30
Making Playtimes successful: Session 3 - Active Play
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
24 November 2022, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Making Phonics accessible and achievable for
learners with SEND
Dr Sarah Moseley - Educational Consultant
29 November 2022, 13.00-14.30
Wellbeing series for Support Staff: Stress Less, Take Charge
Jenny Mills - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
1 December 2022, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (2 of 6)
TBC
Details tbc
Early Years
Suzanne Dunne - Early Years Consultant
Summer Term 2023
20 April & 4 May 2023, all from 10.00-12.00 - Remote
Exploring Attachment (2 sessions)
Lisa LLoyd - Independent Psychologist & Psychotherapist
24 April 2023, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Tackling low level disruption
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
25 April 2023, 10.30-12.30
Supporting EAL Learners: New Arrivals
Johanna Thomson - Primary Link Tutor
26 April 2023, 9.30-12.30
Managing bereavement in schools
Rebecca Haycock - Education Development Officer with Child Bereavement UK
27 April 2023, 13.30-14.30
Nursery Staff Professional Development Group (3 of 4)
Eaton Mill Nursery
3 May 2023, 9.00-12.00
Positive Handling Training (Blended session)
Staff Safety Training Consultant
3 May 2023, 12.30-15.30
Positive Handling Training (Blended session)
Staff Safety Training Consultant
8 May 2023, 11.00-12.00 - Remote Power Hour
Common denominators in successful behaviour management
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
15 May 2023, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Tackling transitions
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
15 May 2023, 10.00-11.00 - Remote Power Hour
Play – How is play valued in your school?
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
16 May 2023, 9.30-12.30
3 hour Emergency First Aid
Learn and Inspire
17 May 2023, 9.00-16.00
Emergency First Aid at Work for Schools
Learn and Inspire
18 May 2023, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (5 of 6)
TBC
22 May 2023, 11.00-12.00 - Remote Power Hour
15 Behaviour management fundamentals you can
use tomorrow
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
23 May 2023, 13.00-14.30
Wellbeing series for Support Staff:
Bounce Back, Stand Strong
Jenny Mills - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
24 May 2023, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
The power of stories for learners with complex needs –
the key to emotional literacy/ mental health and way into
literacy for all
Dr Sarah Moseley - Educational Consultant
8 & 15 June 2023, 9.00-16.45 - Remote
Mental Health First Aider – Adult 2 Day
Simon Nichols - Director of Wellbeing
12 June 2023, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Managing behaviour positively...regardless
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
13 June 2023, 9.00-16.00
Paediatric First Aid Training
Flexebee
19 June 2023, 11.00-12.00 - Remote Power Hour
Relational Behaviour Management-the pros (no cons)
Dave Rylane - Behaviour Consultant
22 June 2023, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (6 of 6)
TBC
29 June 2023, 13.30-14.30
Nursery Staff Professional Development Group (4 of 4)
Russel Street First School
Details tbc
Early Years
Suzanne Dunne - Early Years Consultant
Spring Term 2023
10 January 2022, 9.30-12.30
3 hour Emergency First Aid
Learn and Inspire
10 January 2022, 13.00-16.00
Basic Safeguarding
Learn and Inspire
18 January 2023, 9.30-12.30
Supporting reading for Support Staff
Rachel Clarke - Director of Primary English Education Consultancy Limited
19 January 2023, 14.00-15.00 - Remote Power Hour
Life skills – why are they important and how can we
develop them in school?
Jo Clanfield - Director of Teach Outdoors
24 January 2022, 9.00-16.00
Emergency First Aid at Work for Schools
Learn and Inspire
25 January 2022, 13.00-16.00
Designated Safeguarding Lead
Learn and Inspire
26 January 2023, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (3 of 6)
TBC
31 January 2023, 13.00-14.30
Wellbeing series for Support Staff: Spot, Stop, Solve
Jenny Mills - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
1 February 2023, 9.00-16.00
Paediatric First Aid Training
Flexebee
2 February 2023, 13.30-14.30
Nursery Staff Professional Development Group (2 of 4)
Jubilee Wood Primary School
22 February 2023, 9.30-11.30 - Remote
Sensory Processing Disorder - how to support all learners to
participate effectively within the classroom, reducing
challenging behaviour and promoting positive mental wellbeing
Dr Sarah Moseley - Educational Consultant
1, 7, 15 & 21 March 2023, all from 9.30-15.30
ELKLAN Speech and Language Support for 5-11 year olds
(4 sessions)
Faye Nugent - Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Complex Needs
2 March 2023, 13.30-14.30
Learning Mentor Professional Development Group (4 of 6)
TBC
28 March 2023, 13.00-14.30
Wellbeing series for Support Staff: Switch Off, Show Up
Jenny Mills - Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Details tbc
Early Years
Suzanne Dunne - Early Years Consultant