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GUTP House
Sponne School
Brackley Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DJ
Telephone: 01327 350284 x 7251
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Training on new OFSTED requirements.
Cross Phase training with a focus on “Get under the bonnet of the new inspection toolkit - find out more about expectations and what will inspectors be looking for when they come into your schools”.
Areas of Focus:
Get under the bonnet of the new inspection toolkit – find out more about expectations and what will inspectors be looking forwhen they come into your schools.
Outcome:
Have greater confidence of what inspectors will looking for and how to show them the evidence
Develop a deeper understanding of the nuances between the evaluation scales used on inspection.
Secondary SLA members 2 free places. Primary SLA members discounted price. Lunch included.
Event Date | Thu, 06 Nov 2025 9:00 am |
Event End Date | Thu, 06 Nov 2025 4:00 pm |
Cut off date | Mon, 03 Nov 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | Secondary SLA members 2 free places. |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
Key objectives for this training:
Session structure
Session 1: What problem is adaptive teaching solving? Understand, define and initiate planning to establish adaptive teaching for universal teaching and targeted support
Session 2: Consider the 3As model for adaptive teaching and the central role of scaffolding
Session 3: Supporting implementation in every classroom – structured planning and sustaining success (targeting support to individuals, whilst providing high quality adaptive teaching for all).
Session Outcomes:
Event Date | Thu, 04 Dec 2025 9:00 am |
Event End Date | Thu, 04 Dec 2025 3:00 pm |
Cut off date | Fri, 28 Nov 2025 |
Individual Participant Price | £175 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places. Lunch and refreshments included |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
Matt Pinkett is an English teacher with a personal and professional interest in gender and masculinity in schools. He is co-author of the bestselling book Boys Don’t Try? and the author of Boys Do Cry. Matt has also blogged and written for several publications, and delivers regular CPD sessions on the topic of teaching and masculinity.Join Matt for an eye-opening, thought-provoking training session that explores the complex world of gender, masculinity, and mental health and wellbeing in today’s classrooms. Drawing on his acclaimed books and years of experience, Matt will challenge common assumptions, share practical strategies, and help educators create environments where boys can thrive.Perfect for teachers, school leaders, and pastoral staff, this session will equip you to better understand the pressures boys face, tackle harmful stereotypes, and support wellbeing.
Focus:
Session 1 - Are boys being supported to express emotion/empathy?
Session 2 - How often is “boys will be boys” thinking challenged?
Session 3 - Challenging online misogyny in schools.
Session 4 - Creating positive role models.
Session 5 - Improving boys’ mental health and wellbeing in schools.
Event Date | Wed, 14 Jan 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Wed, 14 Jan 2026 3:00 pm |
Cut off date | Fri, 09 Jan 2026 |
Individual Participant Price | £175 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places. Lunch included. |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
Samantha Austin (TOVE School Improvement Director Teaching and Learning) facilitates this training
Aimed at all secondary school class teachers. The training will explore a range of powerful teaching approaches and strategies to foster independence, critical thinking, and motivation. To develop teachers’ pedagogical knowledge in order to encourage autonomy by creating an environment that encourages self-directed learning, challenge, decision-making, and responsibility for pupils progress. Practitioners will gain a deeper knowledge of why it is important to develop learners’ autonomy and have some practical strategies to build on their practice and take back to their departments.
Areas of Focus:
· Fostering a ‘growth mindset’ in our classrooms. · Embedding a culture of self-reflection and evaluation in the classroom. · Setting clear learning goals and scaffolding. · Strategies to develop ‘critical thinking’ in every day teaching with a focus on creating the effective questions and tasks. · How to promote and encourage speaking and listening in in our classrooms in order to develop autonomy. |
Event Date | Thu, 29 Jan 2026 9:00 am |
Event End Date | Thu, 29 Jan 2026 4:00 pm |
Cut off date | Thu, 22 Jan 2026 |
Individual Participant Price | £50 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places. |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
This training is facilitated by David Robinson - School Improvement Director (SEND and Inclusion) at TOVE
The Olevi Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme is an opportunity for experienced teaching assistants who are, or who have the potential to be, outstanding in their role.
The sessions will develop the potential for teaching assistants to build upon their existing high level of practice and have a wider impact on improving the quality of teaching and learning across the school. This will allow participants to explore their current practice within a collaborative learning environment with colleagues.
This training is suitable for both Primary and Secondary Teaching Assistants.
The training will cover the following areas:
What is an effective TA?
Using different methods and styles of support to challenge learners
Creating opportunities for learning
Maximising impact
Lunch provided for the first day’s training, this is a repeat of last year’s course.
Event Date | Fri, 06 Feb 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Fri, 06 Feb 2026 2:30 pm |
Cut off date | Fri, 30 Jan 2026 |
Individual Participant Price | £230.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £170 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
This training is facilitated by David Robinson - School Improvement Director (SEND and Inclusion) at TOVE
The Olevi Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme is an opportunity for experienced teaching assistants who are, or who have the potential to be, outstanding in their role.
The sessions will develop the potential for teaching assistants to build upon their existing high level of practice and have a wider impact on improving the quality of teaching and learning across the school. This will allow participants to explore their current practice within a collaborative learning environment with colleagues.
This training is suitable for both Primary and Secondary Teaching Assistants.
The training will cover the following areas:
What is an effective TA?
Using different methods and styles of support to challenge learners
Creating opportunities for learning
Maximising impact
Lunch provided for the first day’s training, this is a repeat of last year’s course.
Event Date | Fri, 06 Mar 2026 9:30 am |
Event End Date | Fri, 06 Mar 2026 1:00 pm |
Individual Participant Price | £230.00 per delegate non-members; Secondary SLA members 2 free places; Primary SLA members £170 per delegate |
Event Venue Information | http://bit.ly/2RyDCwm |
Location | GUTP House Training Centre |
GUTP House
Sponne School
Brackley Road
Towcester
Northamptonshire
NN12 6DJ
Telephone: 01327 350284 x 7251