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ATL courses for members
ATL's professional development programme is designed to help you in that process and to enable you to identify and meet your learning needs as part of any kind of development structure your workplace offers you or that you choose for your own development.
The professional development programme reflects the diverse and inclusive nature of ATL's membership, and courses have been designed for members in every sector and role. Our courses are skills-based, giving you practical tools that can be taken back into your workplace and beyond.
For an overview of what's on offer, see ATL's professional development brochure or read on for more information.
ATL's member courses are roughly grouped into the following themes:
Behaviour Management
Challenging behaviour is one of the most common and demanding scenarios faced by education professionals. Whether you are new to the profession or are looking for some new strategies, the courses within this section offer you the opportunity to spend a day with colleagues examining challenging behaviour and to learn some practical tips and techniques to help you have maximum affect in your workplace. This section includes a new course, entitled 'Managing extreme behaviour'.
Creativity and the curriculum
Education is a personal process and creativity in education involves opening up ideas and providing opportunities for all students to develop. This range of courses offers you the chance to examine your own practice and to learn some new techniques that will bring new learning experiences to your class.
Early years: child-initiated play
The early years foundation stage statutory framework includes the entitlement of childinitiated play and learning 'through a mix of adultled and childinitiated activity.' This is a statutory requirement which demands a high level of pedagogic knowledge, teaching through play and structuring interactions between children to support and challenge learning. Those working in the foundation stage, including reception class teachers, will need to understand how childinitiated play supports children's learning and development.
Leadership
At ATL we want to be with you all the way through your career from NQ members to headteachers, principals or senior leaders. The suite of courses within this section can help you to move into either a management or leadership role or, if you are already placed in such a role, to consolidate and develop the skills required to have a positive impact in the workplace and on your learners.
Please note that the online course will require approximately three hours a week study time with an additional two hours for reading.
AUTUMN 2012
Preparing for retirement
06 October, London
Effective leadership
08 October 12 November, Online
Classroom assessment structured, formative, negotiated
11 October, Manchester
Taking care of behaviour
15 October, Online
Stop teaching me when I am trying to learn
17 October, Bristol
Managing extreme behaviour
18 October, Birmingham
Playing to learn
08 November, London
Taking care of behaviour
15 November, London
Practical solutions for dyslexia in secondary and FE
22 November, Bristol
Preparing for retirement
01 December, York
Differentiation: practical tools
13 December, York
SPRING 2013
Taking care of behaviour in FE
16 January, Manchester
Practical solutions for dyslexia and dyscalculia in a primary school setting
23 January, Birmingham
Taking care of behaviour
28 January, Online
Strategic and operational leadership
28 January 04 March, Online
Preparing for retirement
02 February, Bristol
Understanding leadership and management in education
05 February, London
Differentiation: practical tools
12 February, Manchester
Preparing for retirement
02 March, Manchester
Playing to learn
06 March, York
Classroom assessment structured, formative, negotiated
19 March, London
Managing teams
22 March, York
Managing teams
10 April, London
Managing extreme behaviour
17 April, Bristol
Managing change
22 May 03 July, Online
Stop teaching me when I am trying to learn
24 April, London
Taking care of behaviour
29 April, Online
SUMMER 2013
Practical solutions for dyslexia and dyscalculia in a primary school setting
16 May, London
Preparing for retirement
18 May, Nottingham
Stop teaching me when I am trying to learn
22 May, Manchester
Classroom assessment
05 June, Milton Keynes
Taking care of behaviour
06 June, York
Understanding leadership and management in education
14 June, York
Differentiation: practical tools
19 June, Bristol
Preparing for retirement
06 July, London
