Learning First will work with:

• Individuals
• Smaller in-school groups (Working Groups, Steering Groups, Subject/Department Groups)
• All-staff groups
• Principals, Deputies and/or school leaders
• CEOs and Educational Leaders
• Clusters, networks

Workshops can be either once-off or else organised across a number of sessions.

Exploration and development will be organised around all-day events, half days and shorter workshops. Since all schools are unique, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to undertaking this work. Much will depend on the school’s culture, resources and priorities, on the staff and where the school is at the point in time – collectively and individually.

Program flexibility is paramount – we will tailor content to meet particular needs and resources.

Ideally, all staff should be involved from the outset. An initial in-service session comes with one big plus: it offers a taster of what’s possible. A downside to a stand-alone in-service is that it is an “event”, interesting at the time, but most unlikely to lead to changed classroom practices.

Developing and improving L&T in a school is a process to be engaged in by staff over time. The project will probably need to be steered by the Principal and Deputy and perhaps others. A Learning & Teaching Working Group will be needed to drive the development and undertake specific exploration to bring back to the all-staff grouping at later times for further consideration.