This issue explores the theme of innovative and creative pedagogy, with sections on:
- Creative pedagogies
- Fostering student agency, resilience and creativity
- Innovative and creative uses of AI in education
Bitesize CPD includes curated selections of articles and resources on a particular topic, with additional learning features to support practical application in the classroom.
We are delighted to invite you to the inaugural Research Symposium of the Institute of AI Education (AIE), in partnership with York St John University. This is a free, online event bringing together teachers, school leaders, lecturers and researchers to share and celebrate meaningful work in AI education.
This curtain raiser webinar for the 8 September release of PISAThe Programme for International Student Assessment, a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school students’ knowledge and skills will explore the continued relevance of the OECD’s Programme for International Student AssessmentAbbreviated to PISA, a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school students’ knowledge and skills (PISA) in today’s context.
We are delighted that the report authors will join us to explore the findings through a series of three Fellow Journal Clubs. Each session will focus on a specific theme from the report, as indicated below. You can choose to attend one or more event. In advance of the event we ask you to read the project Executive Summary – focusing on the theme that relates to the theme of the session you are attending.
Join us in-person at the Library for a free CPD event for History and English teachers featuring the new digital learning resource, South Asians in Britain, 1830s-present. At the event you will be introduced to oral histories, archival materials and pathways to bring to life the rich and diverse ways South Asians have shaped Britain’s culture, economy, politics and society over the centuries.
This session will introduce the NIoT Evidence Portal, a free resource that brings together research and professional insight to support more informed decision-making about professional learning. The Portal is designed not to provide simple answers, but to support educators to interpret evidence critically and apply it thoughtfully in practice.
This short information session focuses on Chartered College of Teaching group membership – if you’ve recently taken out a group package with us, this webinar will give an overview of our work as the sector’s professional body, and key benefits your staff can access over the year ahead to support their practice.
In this session, practitioners and researchers will discuss why this is crucial and how you can implement it in your school. They will share their insights and experiences, including how they've overcome challenges, to empower you to adopt these practices in your own setting.
This inaugural Human Side of Leadership Conference brings together 100 school and trust leaders from Leeds and beyond for a thoughtful and honest conversation about the realities of leadership today. Through keynote reflections, panel discussions and open dialogue, the conference will explore the pressures leaders navigate, the cultures we build in our schools and how we sustain the people who lead them.
Join us for an insightful session hosted by Rethinking Curriculum, where we champion the importance of high-quality expressive arts across the curriculum. Discover how creative arts can break down the barriers of outcomes-driven curriculum design. Hear from an expert panel as they explore why engaging with the creative arts is essential for primary schools and how these opportunities can enhance the learning experiences of our students.
Panellists will share research insights, lived experience, and practical strategies that show creativity is not the opposite of rigour; it is the route to it. This is a conversation for anyone committed to helping young learners flourish in a world that demands imagination, resilience, and the ability to think beyond the obvious.