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The Chartered College will be hosting an online roundtable on Monday 12th May, 4-5pm with DfE's Patrick Carey, exploring the review of NPQs.

Are you interested in developing your primary curriculum? Hear from colleagues who have created ‘Operation Spitfire 4 Schools’. Rooted in place, this project focuses on history, engineering, science and careers, with a focus on Stoke-on-Trent’s role in the iconic Spitfire’s development. Students explore a creative, inclusive curriculum, meet fighter pilots, relatives of Spitfire pilots and engineers, engage with employers, visit the Spitfire Gallery, and compete for a fantastic prize in a STEM competition. Piloted with over 140 students, the programme demonstrated a significant boost to scientific knowledge, skills, engagement, and civic pride.

We know how stressful it can be when you get the OfstedThe Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills – a non-ministerial department responsible for inspecting and regulating services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills Inspection call. However; it doesn’t need to be like that. This event will centre around being Ofsted ready for PSHE and PD and how both these aspects of your curriculum will ensure you excel in your whole school approach. Also hear from some of our Life Lessons partner schools about their experiences with Ofsted.

Join us for a webinar exploring the challenges and possibilities of delivering high-quality instructional coaching and adaptive professional development at scale. We'll begin by unpacking the tension between consistency and responsiveness in teacher development, asking how schools can remain evidence-informed while supporting teachers as adaptive professionals. We’ll then explore how AI might support this work—discussing its potential, its limits, and the importance of keeping humans in the loop. A live demonstration will follow, showcasing how AI and video can be used together to simulate and support coaching conversations. We'll wrap up with time for your questions.
Ideal for school leaders, coaches, and educators interested in the intersection of pedagogy, professional learning, and emerging technologies.

In this webinar, Toby Greany and Steph Ainsworth will discuss their research into developing place-based approaches to school leadership development and tools that schools can use to improve teacher resilience and retention. An opportunity to reflect on the implications of their emerging findings for education policy and practice will follow, in conversation with Qing Gu, Professor of Leadership in Education at UCL; Stephen Betts, Chief Executive of Learn Sheffield and Mary Lowery Head of School Improvement (Post-primary and Special Education, Locality East), Education Authority Northern Ireland.

In this interactive webinar, the OECD will unveil new data about which jobs young people want and unpack why those job aspirations often fail to recognise the realities of the labour market. This is the largest ever study on the job ambitions of 15-year-olds, speaking to 700,000 students in 80 countries and economies.

Sir Kevan Collins brings a wealth of expert experience to the role as a non-executive board member of the DfEDepartment for Education - a ministerial department responsible for children’s services and education in England, having previously served in government, most recently as Education Recovery Commissioner at the DfE. Sir Kevan will sit on the DfE board and provide scrutiny across delivery and performance, supporting and challenging the department. Within this role, Sir Kevan will advise on driving high and rising standards- focusing on finding solutions to the biggest barriers to opportunity for our young people, including teacher shortage and high absenteeism.

As Chief Executive of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) he examined and analysed evidence on education effectiveness. He also has experience as a classroom teacher and as Director of Children’s Services in Tower Hamlets, demonstrating his deep understanding and expertise of education delivery at a system level. He also has the confidence of key stakeholders across the education sector.

Join Rose Luckin for a free 1 hour webinar for heads, teachers, and digital leads, exploring strategic AI implementation in the context of education!

This 1 hour webinar, hosted by Professor Rose Luckin (UCL/Educate Ventures Research) will inspire you about using AI in your school, college, or university, and you will come away with practical tips to use right now in your school's AI journey.

The Summer 2025 issue of Impact addresses the topic of adaptive and inclusive approaches to teaching and learning, with articles helping teachers and schools to build inclusive education environments and practices that will benefit all students. Join us for an inside look at the issue, exploring some of the articles and writers that have contributed to the issue.

Are you interested in developing your primary curriculum? Hear from colleagues from Treescapes and schools working with Treescapes and how they have used the wondrous world of Trees to ensure Nature and Outdoor learning build a rich curriculum.

Equipping Teachers in Mainstream, PRUs, and Alternative Provisions to Foster Purpose and Safer School Environments.

This webinar, presented by Life Lessons in partnership with the London VRU, offers practical, evidence-based strategies for secondary school teachers across mainstream, pupil referral units (PRUs), and alternative provisions to address violence, improve student behaviour, and cultivate a sense of purpose. Learn how to effectively support all young people, particularly those at risk of exclusion, in exploring positive alternative pathways.

Curriculum and school culture are central to all we do in schools but often one is seen to drive the other. In this session, colleagues at St Ebbes Primary School will tell you their story of how their courageous curriculum choices have contributed to a joyful culture in their school and how they did this.

Known the world over for his daily child development lessons on social media, Dr. Wuori will explore common misconceptions about the early years and make the case for why our experiences during early childhood influence our success - not only in school - but for a lifetime.

In order to support the work of the Teaching Commission, we are running a series of roundtables. These will be an opportunity for Fellows and members to engage with topics discussed at the meetings of the Teaching Commission and to get their voices heard. Roundtables will typically take place a day before the official meeting of the Teaching Commission and will be attended by at least one member of the commission who will feed back discussions to the commission.

The fifth online roundtable in this series will focus on Teachers and how we can support their impact in schools. What can be done to ensure teachers are able to engage in purposeful learning with their students, raising the standards for all and feeling that they as teachers have a meaningful role in schools. It will be chaired by Dame Alison Peacock. It will take place on 19th June, 4-5pm.

Join us for the highly anticipated PRUsAP Conference 2025, taking place on Friday, 20th June 2025, from 10am to 4pm at  Wey Valley College, Guildford (GU2 7XZ). This is an unmissable opportunity for professionals working in PRUs and Alternative Provision to come together, share best practices, and engage with sector leaders through insightful keynote presentations and interactive workshops.

Presented by Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy. An international seminar and book launch including new research on how children's voices and choices shape their learning.

This special issue of Impact questions what safe and effective use of AI in education looks like and explores the benefits, issues and uncertainties surrounding the rapid uptake of this technology in our schools.

ASE Teacher Developers Conference kindly sponsored by Ogden Trust, is our showpiece event for all those involved in teacher development, including initial teacher education, curriculum development, subject leadership and professional development. The conference is a collaboration between three ASE membership groups: the Teacher Developers’ Committee, Research Group and Policy Group. Through keynotes, workshops and discussion, we will explore how we influence policy and practice through a socially active curriculum, through the professional development of teachers, curriculum design, and through researching pedagogy and teacher education.

Creativity and The Arts offer pathways to inclusion across the curriculum. We are delighted to share the work of Electric Umbrella with you and how this is supporting schools to be more inclusive in all they do. Electric Umbrella uses music and real life stories/experiences of its members to unite school communities and ignite vital conversations surrounding equity, diversity and inclusion. Through vibrant in person workshops, interactive online assemblies and via the transformative UK wide Inclusion Academy, in which schools will be able to sign up for the Electric Umbrella Accreditation Awards, Electric Umbrella can support you in your journey to building a sustainable ethos of inclusion; ensuring that a culture of kindness becomes a lived experience for schools. 

Hear how the approach can improve outcomes and achievement in your school and create a happy, healthy culture for your staff and pupils. Listen to colleagues who have delivered the Well School approach and understand how to get involved and the support available to you.