Highly qualified and experienced staff lead and facilitate a range of professional development opportunities for the alliance. We are keen to respond to schools’ individual development needs and create innovative and rigorous bespoke programmes on a needs led basis. These range from individual staff training sessions to long-term whole-school development programmes. Wiltshire Council’s CPD opportunities can be viewed on RightChoice.

You can view everything we offer in our 2019-20 Service Offer. Upcoming highlights that are currently available to book are:

NQT Induction Programme 2019-20

A modular programme that equips NQTs with the skills and pedagogical knowledge they need to thrive and develop in their first year.

Supporting Effective Teaching & Learning for Newly / Recently Appointed Teaching Assistants

Six carefully selected modules that can be booked as a whole programme, or individually, to provide newly / recently appointed Teaching Assistants with the skills and knowledge they need to effectively support Teaching and Learning.

Outstanding Teaching and Learning for Experienced Teaching Assistants

A developmental programme for Teaching Assistants with 3+ years of experience, designed to enhance their skills to have a long-lasting, powerful impact on learning for primary aged children

Developing Middle Leadership Skills

1.5 day programme for middle leaders in primary and secondary schools, facilitated by Christine Folker, designed to support middle leaders to improve the quality of teaching and build capacity for improvement

Coaching Skills for Middle Leaders

A 1.5 day programme for middle leaders in primary and secondary schools, supporting them to develop, promote and maintain a culture of coaching in their school.

Primary Science CPD
in association with STEM Learning

We have a host of Science CPD opportunities coming up, as part of our STEM Learning partnership:

Developing the role of the Science subject leader

Primary Physics Professional Learning

Supermarket Science

Working Scientifically in the Primary Curriculum