Our range of professional express courses are suitable for support staff and educators, including trainees, teachers, tutors, lecturers, assessors, practitioners in vocational and work-based training. These courses 2 hours long and designed for professionals with little time available to enhance their professional practice.
Understanding Additional Learning Needs
This course aims to provide basic information on additional learning needs, with a focus on dyslexia and autism, which will allow trainees to identify traits in their learners.
Using Technology in Education
This course will explore possibilities to promote the use of technology in the classroom to address the needs of learners with dyslexia, autism etc.
Promoting Equality and Diversity
This course aims to explore how equality and multiculturalism can be incorporated into practice, allowing to address with sensitive issues.
Identifying and Supporting Learners’ Mental Health
Supporting students with mental health issues is becoming an increasing challenge. With 1 in 10 students in the UK having a diagnosable mental health problem, it is important to be able to identify students who present with behaviours associated to ill mental health and basic strategies to support them.
Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship (ESDGC)
This course will explore ESDGC and various strategies to incorporate the theme into teaching practice.
Promoting Mindfulness
This course will explore how to promote mindfulness amongst learners to enhance their learning experience.
Developing Literacy Skills
This course will provide practitioners with a toolkit they can use to enhance their learners’ literacy skills. The kit includes basic rules of grammar and punctuation and strategies to learners’ skills.