Trainee
I have appreciated the structure and support provided by the Downland Alliance. Everyone has been hugely supportive.
I have appreciated the structure and support provided by the Downland Alliance. Everyone has been hugely supportive.
All round an intense learning experience - I literally don't feel like I could have learnt more in one year. I would highly recommend this programme to others.
Learning from a variety of teachers from different subject/specialisms, giving us a range of ideas to utilize within the classroom.
The staff have been the highlight, they have been informative, well organised and have proven time and time again that they will bend over backwards to help. A*
If you are thinking about choosing a career in teaching and would like your training to be based in a school, learning from experienced teachers right from the start, then…
Our current trainees are continuing with their programmes using our online platform. They are using tools like Zoom Meetings and BlueSky Education to keep on track with their training and…
In this session teachers will gain some useful tools and resources to assist with your classroom climate, effectively time manage your classroom and coping strategies to avoid issues escalating.
Gain familiarity with teaching approaches. Resources to support mental fluency with number. Understand progress within all four operations. Gain familiarity with teaching approaches. Resources to support acquisition of secure written methods. West Berkshire schools can book through the SLA portal.
| Problem Solving and Reasoning in Key Stages 1 and 2 Mathematics This session has been designed to help teachers develop their strategies when approaching two of the three aims of the National Curriculum for Maths. It aims to increase understanding of effective practice in teaching problem solving and reasoning, while facilitating and supporting cross-school practical lesson study projects, with a clear focus on improving pupil learning and engagement. This course will equip you to confidently plan and teach inspirational mathematics lessons that result in engagement of all pupils in meaningful learning activities and support the aims of the National Curriculum. |
Thinking, Doing, Talking Science The Bright Ideas Time is one of the strategies used within the Thinking, Doing, Talking Science project. It is a dedicated discussion slot within primary science lessons and Helen Wilson, Principal Lecturer in Science Education at Oxford Brookes University, will share a range of ideas to prompt pupils’ talking in order to encourage their Higher Order Thinking. The session will be interactive and practical and will include ways of encouraging the pupils to focus their recording on the learning objectives so that it releases time for the talking and doing whilst at the same time producing work that can be sharply assessed. West Berkshire can book through the SLA portal.