How the Heck can the rekenrek help build late number sense?

Where are you on your rekenrek journey? If you are interested in encouraging mathematical talk, reasoning, deeper understanding and daily practice in a hands-on visual method, then this session is for you. You truly have to see it to believe it. This is your chance to try a 100 bead rekenrek and leave with simple … Continued

Why Trauma-Informed Settings are Essential

The aim of the session is to offer an understanding of the impact caused by Adverse Childhood Experiences and the resultant impact on pupils’ learning and progress. • Effects of trauma on life and learning • What cutting-edge brain science and psychological research can tell us • The traumatised child: Healing brain, mind and body. … Continued

TechWrite: empowering educators to elevate student writing.

Join this seminar to explore the benefits of leveraging technology to improve literacy skills. From sparking the intrinsic drive for creative and proficient writing to fostering skills for refining and editing work, this session aims to give teachers the tools necessary to ignite every aspect of the student writing journey. We will explore tech tools … Continued

Body Image: Building Resilience

Negative body image correlates with low in-class participation and is linked to other harmful behaviours.The Dove Self-Esteem Project has developed materials to improve body image and help students feel more confident to participate.This session gives an introduction to resources for Primary and Secondary. All delegates will leave with a free USB stick with resources.

Collaborative Technologies in Schools

This seminar will dive into immersive collaborative technologies. Delve into cutting-edge tools such as Whiteboard and Teams, unraveling their functionalities and unlocking their potential to elevate teamwork and collaboration. Tailored for educators following the Curriculum for Wales, this session will explore how these tools can enhance collaborative opportunities within the classroom, equipping attendees with invaluable … Continued

**SOLD OUT** Health and Wellbeing Outdoors – effective ways of engaging pupils

**This seminar has now been SOLD OUT** This practical hands-on workshop will awaken the senses and provide opportunities to connect with nature. Being outdoors provides real world experiences to promote thinking and problemsolving skills. This session will encourage participants to discover ways to improve motor skills and increase levels of physical activity as well as … Continued

Creadigrwydd Digidol

Galluogi myfyrwyr i ennill set gynhwysfawr o sgiliau fydd yn eu galluogi i ddefnyddio technoleg yn hyderus a chreadigol. Datblygu cenhedlaeth newydd o ddinasyddion digidol hyderus, sy’n medru rhyngweithio a chydweithio ag eraill ar lein, i gynhyrchu amrywiaeth o gynnwys digidol amlgyfrwng gwreiddiol drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg.

Why we need a needs led approach to ALN/SEND

Too often responses to children who are struggling with learning is to ask, ‘What is wrong with them?’ This deficit model leads to a focus on diagnoses and often misses children’s strengths and motivators. In this seminar, Sara Alston will argue that often the diagnoses given to children are too wide to be truly helpful … Continued

Navigating towards positive change in your school environment

When lost we use a compass and map to help navigate. Use Compass for Life (CfL) to create navigational tools to move your school, classroom, parental engagement, any aspect of school life, in a positive direction. CfL will help you to not only ensure you have a clear vision but that you can communicate effectively … Continued