Category Archives: CPD training

Mopping up teen tears isn’t matron’s problem now

Posted on January 30, 2012 by MThompson

A diploma will train boarding school staff in pastoral care, reports Kerra Maddern in the TES. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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BRAND NEW OSIRIS EDUCATIONAL COURSES

Posted on September 14, 2011 by SLovatt

Over the course of the rest of the week we will be announcing our brand new courses here at Osiris Educational. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teachers face new professional standards

Posted on July 15, 2011 by MThompson

New professional standards for teachers in England say they must show tolerance and respect for the rights of others and not undermine “fundamental British values”, reports BBC News. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teacher trainers threaten to strike over Michael Gove’s plan to move training to the classroom

Posted on April 18, 2011 by CHoward

Education secretary wants trainee teachers to learn their ‘craft’ by observing other teachers in schools rather than learning in universities, Daniel Boffey reports in The Guardian {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teacher training experts discuss key Welsh issues

Posted on April 14, 2011 by CHoward

Representatives from Wales’ three regional centres of education will today come together to share ideas and best practice, reports Gareth Evans for Western Mail. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teach First to enter primaries

Posted on March 30, 2011 by CHoward

Charity Teach First is to place trainee teachers in England’s most challenging primary schools for the first time, Hannah Richardson reports for BBC News. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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England’s teacher trainees ‘do worse’ in maths tests

Posted on March 22, 2011 by CHoward

  England’s trainee teachers do worse in mathematical tests than their peers in some major economic competitors, reports Hannah Richardson of BBC News. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Private schools to train teachers for the state sector?

Posted on March 15, 2011 by CHoward

Independent schools are lining up to express an interest in training teachers. Private school headteacher Anthony Seldon has scrapped “last century” GCSEs and introduced lessons in happiness and large oval desks. A-level results have shot up, and now he is … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Building Learning Power INSET Now Available

Posted on March 14, 2011 by CHoward

Towards the end of last year, Professor Guy Claxton and TLO Limited agreed to train and assess a small group of very experienced Osiris Educational trainers to deliver an Introduction to Building Learning Power™ INSET.  {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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Teacher training cuts: quality not quantity

Posted on February 1, 2011 by LWhitehill

The Telegraph’s View: Reforming the way teachers are trained is Michael Gove’s biggest task. {lang: ‘en-GB’}

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