I provide training for teachers in the primary and secondary sectors. I can provide 1:1 professional development for teachers, as well as one-off workshops or training days, and short courses. I can design bespoke courses to meet your school's needs. 

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Fees are per workshop, per training day or per short course.  Please contact me directly for further details.

 

I offer training in:

• Young people's vocabulary development

• Etymology

• Morphology

• Word decoding

• Reading comprehension

• Oracy skills and confidence

• Writing skills development

• Research-informed practice

• Innovative literacy pedagogies

• Using evaluation in school development plans

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Past training courses include:

• A short course (four workshops) on using etymology to develop learners' word awareness in the classroom, evaluating new practice and using feedback in school development plans.

• A short course (four workshops) on using morphology to develop learners' word decoding and comprehension skills.

• The etymology of the Welsh language.

• Developing oracy skills: Using debate to help learners find their voices.

• Tackling vocabulary comprehension in line with the new Curriculum for Wales.

• Words, parts and meanings: Using morphology to help learners breakdown complex vocabulary.

• Evaluation methods: Integrating feedback into practice.

• Teachers as researchers: ideas, methods, practice and evaluation.