Schools that have taken building better learning seriously have quickly realised the centrality of professional development (PD) in making it work.
Changing the habits of a professional lifetime is not simple. It involves un-learning and re-learning: unpicking, readjusting, trying things out and seeing what works. It’s about staff using their own learning power to effect changes in themselves. Becoming proficient, and then developing further so that the ‘new approach becomes second nature, takes time and effort
That is why we have structured our core programmes carefully to deliver slow, deep-rooted change, and long-lasting results. Our core programmes include:
Start-up learning
The start-up learning can be either face-to-face or online. Its purpose is to bring all staff on board with building pupils’ learning habits; what it means, why it’s important and how to make a start. There are also sessions or materials for senior leaders to help them tackle the strategic implications of learning culture change, whilst sessions for potential learning team leaders enable effective school-wide engagement.
Online learning to support in-school team learning
After, but coupled to the initial training: the online courses extend teachers’ knowledge; the in-school learning teams turn this knowledge into practice. Within the courses, individual learning sessions cover topics in depth, whilst regular Professional Learning Team sessions offer staff time to discuss, share and plan learning enquiries on which to base changes in practice.
Book bundles
A selection of practical books to extend understanding of the approach amongst staff, governors and later, parents.
Free style learning
For schools wishing to tailor their journey, we can provide additional supporting programmes such as coaching visits or learning reviews.
The finding out phase
In this phase the training and/or resources will help leaders and teachers explore the principles, background research, and impact of building powerful learners. They will help you explore questions such as:
- What is learning power all about?
- Why should schools bother about building powerful learners
- What do learning powered pupils, teachers and schools do differently?
- How might schools introduce more learning friendly cultures?
Core programmes
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The What, Why and How of Building Learning Power
Read moreA day workshop for strategic leaders, investigating the validity and practicality of implementing the approach in their school.
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Teaching for Better Learning
Read moreA day workshop for classroom practitioners, exploring the practical aspects of learning friendly classroom cultures which develop powerful learners.
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Toes in the Water
Read moreMany schools have wondered what it takes to build powerful learners, but Headteachers often say “I’m not sure we are ready for that yet.” Others fear there’s too much to cope with in the curriculum to worry about the how of learning. Still others aren’t sure what it’s all about. Toes in the Water…
Phase 1: Making a start
In this first phase the training programmes, both online or face to face, and the practical resources are designed to help leaders and teachers to explore questions such as:
- Where do we start in making learning power a practical reality in the school?
- What are the key learning behaviours really about; how might we explain them to students; how do we help them to progress?
- What’s the best way to get a learning language going across the school?
- How can we create learning friendly classrooms where learning behaviours can be surfaced and developed?
Core programmes
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Building Better Learners: Consultancy review start
Read moreWho for? Schools new to Learning Power but with no in-service days left.
When? Any day (no in-service training day required)
What for? Explore the school’s readiness for introducing learning power and the nature of the subsequent online course with SLT. Introduce learning champions to the online training and how to support change in classroom practice. Introduce all staff to the basic principles of powerful learning.
How?
One Face-to-face training day:
Half day consultancy with SLT, half day with learning champions on running learning teams, twilight session with all staff introducing basic principles of learning power.
AND … Online programme:
Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: On-line start
Read moreWho for? Schools new to Learning Power where face to face start-ups are not possible, e.g. schools overseas, or tiny schools.
When? Any day of the year! (no In-service day required)
What for? Introduce senior leaders and staff to the principles, frameworks and first step classroom practices of building powerful learners. An essential introduction to the big picture of the approach enabling staff and leaders alike to hit the ground running when they begin the subsequent online Stepping Stones programme.
How?
Online resource pack:
Modules for senior leaders to consider strategic change management involved, as well as modules for all staff explaining the frameworks and practice of learning power.
AND…Online programme:
Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: Reviving practice start
Read moreWho for? Schools who have made their own start on Learning Power but want to reinvigorate.
When? Any day (no In-service day required)
What for? Rekindle interest and commitment in staff by assessing progress thus far.
How?
One Face-to-face consultancy day: Half day learning walk and feedback with SLT, half day with learning champions on the how of running Professional Learning Teams, Twilight session with staff for update on progress and introducing the subsequent online programme.
AND … Online programme: Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content. -
Building Better Learners: Training day start
Read moreWho for? Schools new to Learning Power.
When? In-service training day required.
What for? Introduce staff to the basic principles of building powerful learners and how to translate these in to classroom practice. Explore with senior leaders how to make best to use the subsequent online learning programme to ensure changes in classroom practice.
How?
One Face-to-face training day:Half day training for all staff (9.00 – 1.00), half day with senior leaders and learning champions who will lead the Professional Learning Teams as part of the blended learning programme.
AND … Online programme: Stepping Stones Phase 1 for all staff, containing a good year’s worth of content.
Supporting programmes
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits. Taking Stock: Moving On
Read moreA consultancy visit designed to assess the school’s progress in their learning power journey, resolve challenges and help plan for the next phase.
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Leading a Learning Powered School
Read moreOne-day consultancy workshop for senior leaders as schools they begin their engagement in building students’ learning power. It explores the strategic implications of developing a learning powered school.
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits
Read moreBespoke consultancy and coaching to enhance and guide development.
Supporting materials
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Learning Habits: At a Glance cards
£100.00 – £200.00 Select optionsDelivery: Online
Days: n/a
Timescale: Up to one year
Objectives: Twelve double-sided A3 cards, available as a digital download (pdf), to help teachers infuse the learning power habits into their teaching. -
The Learning Quality Framework
Read moreGuides the long-term learning journey of a school that aspires to make world-class learning its prime educational goal. It captures the essence of what a learning school does to ensure that all its people – staff and students – become better learners.
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BLP Activity Banks Twin Package
£95.00 – £630.00 Select optionsPackage of both the BLP Activity Banks provides two e-learning resources to connect young learners with their learning power.
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BLP Activity Bank Key Stage 2–3 (Transition)
£60.00 – £498.00 Select optionsBank of around 300 e-learning resources to engage transition or KS3 students with their learning power. The resources build foundations for deep learning. Ideal for BLP, Growth Mindset, PSHE, and to aid induction into KS3.
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Building Learning Power 4 domains of learning; Posters
£16.00 Add to basketColourful and student friendly poster set focusing on building emotional engagement, cognitive diversity, social adeptness and strategic awareness..
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Your Learning Powered Mind Poster
£6.25 Add to basketA full-colour A2-sized poster showing the dispositions and capacities of a powerful learner. Use it as a public prompt for teachers and students in all classrooms
Phase 2: Beyond the basics
In this second phase the training programmes, both online or face to face, and the practical resources are designed to help leaders and teachers to explore questions such as:
- Now that we have the most important learning behaviours embedded how do we do a similar job with the rest?
- How might we confidently infuse more learning behaviours into the way we teach, and stretch them?
- How will we know whether pupils are becoming more skilled in their learning behaviours?
- What are the deeper cultural issues we need to address?
Core programmes
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Stepping Stones Phase 2: Increasing the variety of learning behaviours
Read moreWho for: schools that have completed Stepping Stones Phase 1 online programme
Timescale: Approximately one year
What for: To extend the range of learning behaviours being used in classrooms. To quicken the pace of change, building on the solid start accomplished in phase 1.This modular on-line programme enables the school to adopt a consistent and coherent approach to developing pupils’ learning behaviours.
Supporting programmes
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits. Taking Stock: Moving On
Read moreA consultancy visit designed to assess the school’s progress in their learning power journey, resolve challenges and help plan for the next phase.
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Consultancy and Coaching Visits
Read moreBespoke consultancy and coaching to enhance and guide development.
Supporting materials
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Learning Habits: At a Glance cards
£100.00 – £200.00 Select optionsDelivery: Online
Days: n/a
Timescale: Up to one year
Objectives: Twelve double-sided A3 cards, available as a digital download (pdf), to help teachers infuse the learning power habits into their teaching. -
The Learning Quality Framework
Read moreGuides the long-term learning journey of a school that aspires to make world-class learning its prime educational goal. It captures the essence of what a learning school does to ensure that all its people – staff and students – become better learners.
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BLP Activity Banks Twin Package
£95.00 – £630.00 Select optionsPackage of both the BLP Activity Banks provides two e-learning resources to connect young learners with their learning power.
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BLP Activity Bank Key Stage 2–3 (Transition)
£60.00 – £498.00 Select optionsBank of around 300 e-learning resources to engage transition or KS3 students with their learning power. The resources build foundations for deep learning. Ideal for BLP, Growth Mindset, PSHE, and to aid induction into KS3.
Phase 3: Broadening the scope
In this third phase the training programmes, both online or face to face, and the practical resources are designed to help leaders and teachers to explore questions such as:
- How might we keep parents informed about their child’s progress in developing learning habits?
- How might we adapt relevant school policies to reflect and support our beliefs and values about learning?
- How do we keep all staff, governors, trainee teachers and new staff up to date and/or skilled in the approach?
- How might observe for learning in classrooms?
- How do we track the progression of learning power in our students?
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