Inquiry based learning courses
Develop your teachers' understanding and implementation of good inquiry practice.
- 7 courses, 26 hours of learning
- Suitable for all teachers following an inquiry approach
Our collection of online, inquiry based learning courses will help your teachers to develop an inquiry based approach to teaching. They will learn how to flip the responsibility in lessons from the teacher teaching to the students' learning, and recognise the importance of linking learning to student's needs and interests. The courses will help them to:
- Adapt their teaching to the needs of students
- Personalise learning to motivate students
- Develop inclusive practice to meet the needs of all students
- Help students to develop the skills to be lifelong, independent learners
These courses are available as part of our professional studies training package, which contains over 50 online courses covering everything your staff need to improve their classroom practice and develop critical thinking skills.
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Access our inquiry based learning courses and monitor learning through our training platform, Tes Develop
Our inquiry based learning courses – and all our professional studies courses – are delivered through our online training platform, Tes Develop, giving your teachers the flexibility to access learning wherever and whenever it suits them and your school.
Courses are divided into clear, concise modules and teachers can save their progress as they go, enabling them to fit training around their other commitments.
Teachers will receive CPD accreditation points equivalent to the hours of training completed and a downloadable certificate on completion.
You can monitor learning and evidence training with our built-in reporting suite.
Connect your teachers with our learning community
Studying online doesn't mean studying alone. In our discussion forum your teachers can discuss the course content, ask questions, share their views and talk about best practice with other teachers from around the world.
Our inquiry based learning courses
There are seven inquiry based learning courses currently available in our professional studies package:
Adaptive Teaching to Facilitate Inquiry Based Learning
This 5-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Learn how to meet the needs of individual learners and select and adapt materials
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Identify when to differentiate and what approach to take in teaching
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Develop the skills to devise differentiated learning resources and activities
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Understand that differentiation doesn't have to be elaborate to be effective
- Understand questioning as an effective tool for differentiation
Marking and Feedback in the Inquiry Classroom (3-11 year olds)
This 3-hour course will help your teachers to:
- Discuss the purposes of marking
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Understand the importance of frequent, effective marking and feedback
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Use different ways to involve pupils in the marking process
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Understand how marking and feedback changes from age 3 to 11
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Discuss the difference between formative and summative assessment and how this is used to track children through their school career
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Understand the importance of different types of assessment and how this feeds into a teacher's Assessment for Learning
Assessment for Learning to Facilitate Inquiry Based Learning
This 5-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Define Assessment for Learning
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Identify different types of assessments
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Plan for learning and plan for assessment
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Apply assessment and identify signs of progress in learning
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Apply pupils' self-assessment
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Analyse and apply target settings
Marking and Feedback in the Inquiry Classroom (11- 16 year olds)
This 3-hour course will help your teachers to:
- Discuss the purposes of marking
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Describe their marking practice and how they'll develop it
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Explain the importance of marking and target setting in managing student progress
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Use different ways to involve students in the marking process
Planning for Inquiry Based Learning
This 4-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Plan for effective inquiry
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Build on pupils' prior attainment and individual capabilities
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Plan for the learning of knowledge and skills
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Recognise the critical role of reflection in planning
Inclusive Practice in the Inquiry Based Classroom
This 3-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Explore emotional intelligence in action
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Assess the key aspects of an inclusive school and recognise the need for a whole-school approach
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Review potential barriers to inclusion and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of strategies to support inclusion
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Develop strategies to establish an inclusive learning environment
Personalising Learning to Facilitate Inquiry Based Learning
This 3-hour course will help your teachers to:
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Understand what personalised learning is and the benefits it offers to students
- Recognise opportunities for personalised learning within inquiry learning
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Develop a range of strategies for regular personalised learning time
- Explore how the inquiry cycle can support opportunities for personalised learning within an inquiry
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