Courses for In-School Training
Here at Dragonfly we pride ourselves on the outstanding quality of our in-school training programmes. We have been to hundreds and hundreds of schools in England, Scotland, Wales and abroad and its quite simple.
Whether you have training for your whole staff, a department or even an individual we offer them 100% money back guarantee. Either your staff really benefit from the training or you do not have to pay.
Dragonfly’s Declaration to you...
We will not:
•Use flipcharts unnecessarily
•Get you to answering ourselves
•Use jargon that has no use in a classroom
•Run courses by trainers who went into training to get out of teaching
We will:
•Make sessions as practical as possible
•Make the data informative and interesting
•Give you ideas and materials that can be used straightway
•Run courses by trainers who still teach
School Consultancy
Increasingly schools are requesting that our trainers work with them on an ongoing basis often as a result of a whole school INSET event. This work can be focused on a variety of areas but is usually focused on adding capacity to the Senior Management team in area such as Middle Leadership support or developing pedagogy.
These arrangements are informal and non contractual. Schools ‘buy in’ the trainers who commit to work with the school for a number of days in the year. The fee structure is arranged on an individual basis with the trainer.
This can often be a cost effective way for a school to identify a specific area for development and then utilise our trainer’s expertise to support its implementation.
How to book this training
Please contact us at Dragonfly Training for more details and information Sara Lewis is in charge of school training and she is available at: sara.lewis@dragonfly-training.co.uk or Tel: 029 20711787 Fax: 029 20711713 or you can even write to: 20 Westbourne Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan CF64 3HE
Please note: The first days of the term in September, the last day before a half term, the first day after a half term etc. get very busy. To get who you want, when you want please try to put other dates in the diary.
A Practical Guide to SEAL (Emotional Intelligence)
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- An outstanding new INSET that is specifically designed for Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL).
Active Engagement Strategies – Whole-School INSET
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- What we mean by "active" is getting pupils working and participating rather than sitting passively listening. Time and again commentators in this field from Ofsted to University studies indicate that if pupils are active learners they perform better. This course shows you how to achieve this. It does NOT advocate getting pupils to run around the class for no reason!
Active Learning in the Classroom!
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- Academically rigorous can also be highly engaging. This course offers teachers a 100% practical and hands-on training day that will equip them with dozens of teaching strategies that can be used in the classroom the very next day. No "death by PowerPoint" - lots of exciting low-tech and a few medium tech teaching strategies!
Developing Moodle Resources
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- Moodle is probably the most popular VLE software there is with literaly millions of users world wide . Whilst it is a relatively user friendly piece of software , it can still take a long time to master and there are many tricks of the trade to be learned . This is where Dr Neil Roberts can be of help . He is an expert in the use of moodle in a school and he is an excellent teacher as well as training providor . He can also come to your school and work with your staff !
E-Safety for schools
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- E-safety There can be no doubt that the impact of the second industrial revolution has been phenominal , and most of it positive however the whole issue of e-safety is of genuine concern to a huge number of staff and schools .
From ‘Good’ to ‘Outstanding’ – Achieving the Grade 1 Ofsted lesson
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- A perfect INSET for any school with an OFSTED Inspection pending OR for any school wanting to know what it is that OFSTED actually want. Fear not this isn't a dull talk, it's hands-on and demonstrates throughout what "best practice" actually is.
From OK to Outstanding
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- This course looks at OFSTED’s definitions of “Outstanding Lessons” and “Inadequate Lessons” and teases out in detail the factors that contribute towards us regularly being able to have the former rather than the latter. The course is suitable for any classroom-based teacher wanting to improve their skill level, but is particularly useful for any teachers expecting an Inspection.
From Stress to Success
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- "I have worked around many stressed situations and with stressed people here and in various congregations over the years but rarely have I heard someone give such an impressive account of it and some really practical approaches to living with it. I thought your uncanny mixture of humour and realism was just the ticket for our colleagues here and there is little doubt that we have all learned many lessons from the afternoon." The Revd Dr David Campbell
High Impact Teaching
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- Alan Jervis is simply one of the UK's top trainers. His courses have a staggering 99.7% "strongly approve" rating and many teachers write eulogies about him and his courses. Why? Simple - they are 100% practical, contain superb, easy-to-implement ideas and are delivered with enthusiasm. Please note that Alan receives a lot of requests for his training so early booking is highly recommended.
How To Be An Outstanding Member of an Independent School’s Senior Leadership Team
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- This course will take a practical look at the challenges and pressures facing current & aspiring members of a school’s leadership/management team It will cover the theoretical and philosophical elements of the role as well as the more prosaic and practical issues such as time and crisis management.
How To Be An Outstanding Member of an Independent Schools - Middle Management Team
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- Middle Managers - at the sharp end of running Independent Schools, often finding themselves in post without any formal training & probably wearing many other hats in the school at the same time. It is little wonder that they frequently find themselves worn out & frustrated at the end of term – or before. This course seeks to help all aspiring and current middle managers by focussing on the challenges they face & offering practical solutions to the issues confronting colleagues.
How to Survive & Benefit from an Independent School Inspection
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- This course goes beyond the mere mechanics of preparation for an inspection and looks at the wider implications of inspection and how schools’ managements can benefit not only in the immediate situation, but in the aftermath and long-term strategy of a school.
Improving Classroom Performance Part 2
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- He's back! Stephen Chapman is the founder of Dragonfly Training and is its Managing Director. His Improving Classroom Performance I programme was delivered to over 200 schools, Please have a look at the testimonials. This programme represents the cream of the training that Dragonfly delivers and is receiving fantastically positive feedback from teachers.
Interactive Whiteboard Training
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- "I learned more in one morning than I did in 3 years at University receiving ICT Training and 4 yrs. using IWBs on a daily basis. Thank you." Kate de Vos, St Hugh's, Faringdon
Key issues for teaching assistants
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- This course does what it says on the tin! The day provides answers not more questions to the most common issues TAs face in their work. Maximising their potential can be extremely important in improving the day to day functioning of a school.
Outstanding Pastoral Teams and Effective Pastoral Leaders
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- Stacey McCabe is one of Dragonfly's most experienced trainers. Her courses are always inspiring, motivtional, realistic and practical. In this programme she offers a range of pastoral strategies that help Form Tutors improve pupil achievement levels via coaching, mentoring, study support and good old-fashioned pastoral activities.
Practical Help for Pupils with Dyslexia and Other Specific Learning Difficulties
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- Dyslexia is one of the most common specific learning difficulties - some experts maintain that 1 in 10 of the population have some form of it. This training focusses upon what Dyslexia is and what we as teachers can do to help pupils with the condition.
Raising Classroom Achievement
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- Barry Smith is an extremely lively and entertaining trainer whose courses really do focus on the everyday realities of life in the classroom. He's not a fan of training that is built around buzz words, jargon or theory. He advocates simple, "nuts and bolts" strategies including classroom management techniques that really do work.
The must do course on Independent Learning
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- Independent learning can be one of the most powerful strategies to raise academic standards and develop confident, motivated and self reliant students. If you want to introduce the latest ideas of Independent learning into the curricular diet of your students this is the course for you.
The Realist’s Guide to Motivation & Behaviour
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- This course is aimed at all teachers and staff working in secondary schools. You’ll get honest, straight-talking answers to both the minor and the major behaviour issues that all teachers experience. Whether you work in a highly challenging environment or you simply want to develop new effective strategies to make better use of lesson time and so improve results and motivation…this course is packed with sensible, easy-to-apply strategies that really do work with real children in real classrooms.
Thriving and Surviving as a Cover Supervisor
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- Cover Supervisors have an increasingly important role to play in school. This course gives them the tools they need both in terms of classroom management & learning Strategies.
Using the Framework of Personal, Learning and Thinking Skills to Raise Attainment
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- Tony Dickens has set the world of English alight in recent years. Rated by Ofsted as 'Outstanding ' and called 'Remarkable' by them, he wasalso nominated for trainer of the year. since joining Dragonfly his courses inspire eulogies from teachers loving his simple yet effective ideas for teaching. This new, meticulously prepared course promises to be of the same high standard.
Whole School Assessment for Learning INSET
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- Of all the new initiatives that have descended upon education in the last decade it's Assessment for Learning that has yielded the best results by far. However the differences in success rates is a result of the quality of its implementation. This course is very low on theory and high on practical strategies that can be used in ALL classrooms the very next day. Several of our trainers can deliver this course which can be either a whole day, part day or on a twilight basis.
