Designed to elevate classroom practices, this 40-minute session offers valuable strategies and real-world examples to optimize teaching methodologies. Perfect for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) or Early Career Teacher (ECT) training, our resource provides a succinct background overview along with actionable insights to support diverse learners.
The session is designed as engaging and interactive. The slides are not overloaded with information. Notes are provided where further explanation might be needed for the presented. It’s the perfect concise presentation. I received great feedback following this session.
This is a CPD session focused on the theme of de-escalation. It took around 45 minutes, but could have taken the whole hour if we had the time. The PowerPoint is 15 slides including:
What is de-escalation?
A definition of de-escalation
Stages of escalation
De-escalation strategies
De-escalation strategies if things have escalated
Reframing language including examples
Reflecting on reframing language
Role playing
This has been tried and tested and works really well, year on year. ECTs really enjoyed this session too!
This is a whole staff CPD focused on the theme of positive and assertive language. It took around 45 minutes but could have been the whole hour if we had time. The PowerPoint includes:
What does assertive / positive mean?
Definition of positive language
Definition of assertiveness
How to use assertive language
Examples of assertive language
Hallmarks of being assertive / positive
Techniques and strategies
Group task based around the theme
Role play
Everyone really enjoyed the session and took away useful tips for the classroom. ECTs have also had this session and said it was very useful!
Ideal for intensive, expert CPD sessions on literacy and oracy across the curriculum for trainees, ECTs, and experienced members of staff!
What is literacy?
What is oracy?
Links to the teaching standards
The importance of reading and literacy
What does the research say?
EEF findings
Tiers 1-3 vocabulary and explicitly vocabulary teaching
Modelling and scaffolding literacy (with examples)
What does Alex Quigley say?
The importance of oracy
Using Talking Points and explicit oracy strategies
Personal inquiry classroom intervention results and impact
ECT Journal
Organised into - Weekly planner, Mentor Meetings, Lesson observation feedback, Observing others and CPD session notes.
Mentor Meetings page is broken down into, “what went well this week”, “reflection on the week”, “next steps”
The journal allows ECTs to organise their learning journey.
I have put together a CPD session on how to create impactful seating plans. This CPD is perfect for trainees, ECTs and those that are struggling with getting it right in their classroom. This PPT includes:
The importance of a seating plan
Different types of seating plan
Advantages and Disadvantages of different seating arrangements
How to use seating plans to help with tackling poor behaviour
How to use seating plans to help develop student progress
The importance of seating plans in supporting PP/SEN students
Practical ways of implementing seating plans
I hope this helps you to structure your classrooms, reduce disruptive behaviour, make the best use of your TA and promote progress in your classrooms.
Are you an Early Career Teacher (ECT) looking to stay organised and confidently showcase your progress? Our comprehensive ECT Standards Evidence eGuide and Template is designed specifically for you! This resource provides clear examples and tips on gathering and presenting evidence aligned with teaching standards.
You’ll get:
Structured Template: Easily track and organise your evidence with our ready-made template.
Detailed Examples: Discover what types of evidence to include for each standard, such as classroom setups, lesson plans, observation feedback, and pupil progress.
Visual Guidance: Learn how to use pictures and color coding effectively to present your evidence clearly.
Proven Strategies: Find practical advice on gathering evidence from real-life scenarios—like parent feedback, behavior tracking, and CPD activities.
This guide is your go-to companion to make your ECT journey smoother, ensuring you’re prepared when it’s time to demonstrate your growth and meet the required teaching standards.
Supporting Students with ADHD: A Practical Teacher Toolkit (Editable SEND Resource)
This professionally designed ADHD Teacher Toolkit is an essential resource for any primary or secondary educator seeking practical, inclusive strategies to support learners with ADHD in the classroom. Created by a SEND-aware practitioner, this resource offers evidence-informed approaches tailored to both Key Stage 1–4 students.
Whether you’re preparing for Ofsted, developing inclusive provision, or delivering CPD, this resource is fully editable and ready to use immediately.
What’s Included:
Clear explanation of ADHD: Understand types, traits, and common myths
In-school impact guidance: Practical examples for both primary and secondary settings
Quick-reference teacher strategies: Straightforward tools you can implement tomorrow
Daily support tools: Editable planners, visual timetables, fidget-friendly lists, movement breaks
ADHD pupil passport template: Customisable to support EHCPs and pupil profiles
Home–school collaboration tips: Improve communication and reduce homework stress
Real-life case studies: Two detailed examples showing effective support in action
Group CPD discussion slide: Ready-made questions for training or SEND team meetings
Further reading list: Signposting to trusted ADHD resources and support
Who Is This For?
Class teachers (KS1–KS4)
SENDCos and inclusion leads
Teaching assistants
Senior leaders preparing for Ofsted
ECTs seeking behaviour and SEND guidance
Why It Sells:
Fully editable to suit your context
Clear, concise layout — ideal for CPD or staffrooms
Ofsted- and EHCP-ready content
Supports your whole-school approach to SEND inclusion
I have put together a CPD PowerPoint and Help Sheet that you can use in your teams to help staff with tackling Low Level Disruption and poor behaviour. This includes what different types of Low Level Disruption are, from experience why this happens, strategies to use to de-escalate and how to move forward from these issues.
I have also included a handy step by step help sheet that provides example strategies to use in the classroom when poor behaviour presents itself and what the next steps can be to resolve them. This may help a trainee or ECT too.
Enjoy!
Includes some useful documents for ECTs and/or ECT mentors/tutors to track.
Including:
CPD tracker
ECT programme planner (plans out ECT time, weekly tutor/mentor meeting plan, actions for ECt and/or mentor, and CPD)
ECT target setting document to be used half termly/termly dependent on school policy
Blank meeting minutes document for mentor/tutor and ECT meetings.
All document templates that are editable.
Printable PDF Planner for ECT Teachers. Includes September overview page, weekly overview planner page, weekly CPD/Briefing notes page, ECT Training page, a page to jot down things to plan, print, ask and organise and lastly, a page for a weekly check in. Print and reprint as many pages of notes you want - this way you are not limited to 1 page for notes! Message for more monthly overview pages.
This complete CPD package uses Channel 4’s Educating Essex (2011) Educating Greater Manchester (2017) and Educating Yorkshire (2013) documentary series to support teacher development. Perfect for trainees, ECTs, mentors, or staff CPD sessions, it provides a structured way to reflect on classroom practice, behaviour management, safeguarding and teacher wellbeing.
What’s included:
Episode-by-episode reflection prompts
Printable worksheets (episodes, themes, wellbeing, safeguarding)
Mentor discussion guide for 1:1 or group CPD
SMART action planning template
Teacher Standards mapping grid (TS1, TS2, TS5, TS7, TS8)
Who it’s for:
Trainee teachers
Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
Mentors and ITT providers
CPD leads running department/whole-school training
Why teachers love it:
Directly aligns with the DfE Teachers’ Standards
Flexible for self-study or group discussion
Evidence-ready for CPD portfolios and ECT reviews
Professional, structured, and classroom-relevant
A PowerPoint for CPD for art departments wanting to further link literacy into art. A look over how to include ideas around how art uses reading as a tool and how to incorperate this into 39 weeks of planning each year.
Ideally for Heads of Department or Literacy leads using the information to further enhance planning in ECT or early stage career staff.
A practical, research-informed CPD session exploring how learning intentions and success criteria can improve clarity, challenge, and student outcomes — without becoming a tick-box exercise. Originally presented at ResearchEd Kent, this session examines the difference between purposeful lesson design and performative classroom routines, helping teachers rethink how success is communicated in the classroom.
Inside this resource you’ll find:
Full conference presentation slides
Research-informed discussion points
Practical classroom examples
Strategies for improving student understanding of success
Reflection prompts for departments or whole-school CPD
Ideal for:
Teachers across all key stages
Instructional coaches and middle leaders
Whole-school CPD sessions
ECT and teacher development programmes
The session challenges common misconceptions around learning objectives while offering realistic, classroom-ready approaches grounded in evidence and day-to-day teaching practice.
Effective Scaffolding Made Simple – Primary Teacher CPD Toolkit
Transform your teaching and training with practical scaffolding strategies
you can apply tomorrow.
What’s Included
This CPD pack gives you everything you need to develop effective scaffolding strategies in your classroom — or across your whole school.
Scaffolding Made Simple – A Teacher’s Guide (PDF) – A clear and practical introduction to scaffolding, perfect for busy teachers.
Scaffolding Strategies for Effective Teaching (PowerPoint) – Ready-to-use training slides for staff meetings, INSET, or CPD workshops.
Scaffolding Strategies FAQs (PDF) – Answers to the most common questions about scaffolding, ideal as a handout.
Why It’s Teacher-Friendly
✔ Practical & ready-to-use – No extra preparation needed.
✔ Evidence-informed – Based on proven approaches to scaffolding in primary classrooms.
✔ Flexible – Perfect for individual teachers, phase leaders, or whole-school training.
✔ Time-saving – Strategies are explained simply, with clear examples.
How It Can Be Used
Staff meetings or INSET days
CPD workshops and coaching sessions
Teacher self-study or professional reflection
Classroom planning support
Who It’s For
Primary teachers (KS1–KS2)
NQTs / ECTs looking for practical support
Phase leaders or CPD leads running training sessions
Pricing & Licence
This resource is free for whole-school use – once downloaded, all teachers at your school may use it as it can be easily copied and distributed among all teachers and support staff.
Bring Maths Week England to life in your school with this engaging, ready-to-deliver staff training created by an experienced Maths lead. This complete staff staff PPT is designed to help schools raise the profile of Maths during Maths Week England, boost staff confidence in delivering lessons and using resources purposefully to demonstrate how fun Maths can be, how accessible, inclusive and enjoyable it can be for every learner!
This resource includes:
Explanation of What Maths Week Enlgand is
Guidance on how to celebrate MAths Week England
Link to a plethora of resources and activities that teachers can implement in their Maths lessons
Activities directly linked to White Rose and NCETM’s mastery approaches
TTRS battles competition ideas
Primary MAths Challenge implementation
A positive mindset slide tackling common maths myths
Real-world maths links to excite pupils and spark curiosity
Other important dates for calenders
Perfect for: Maths leads/subjeat leaders, SLT, teachers & ECTs
This resource equips whole staff to deliver a purposeful, celebratory and high impact Maths weekthat gets pupils talking, thinking and solving problems! and genuinly enjoying Maths!
10 x One Minute Professional Development Guides
Transform your teaching in just one minute at a time with quick, practical CPD your teachers will actually use.
This unit of 10 One Minute Guides gives KS2 teachers practical, evidence-informed strategies they can read in under a minute and apply straight away. Perfect for busy primary schools, each guide focuses on high-impact areas of classroom practice proven to raise engagement, independence, and achievement.
Each guide breaks down a powerful teaching strategy into a short, accessible format. Teachers can learn, reflect, and act immediately – making CPD practical, bite-sized, and impactful.
What’s Included
10 One Minute Guides covering:
1. Introduction to Mindsets
2. Creating a Growth Mindset Classroom
3. Fixed vs Growth Mindsets in a Nutshell
4. Using Praise Effectively
5. Formative Assessment in a Nutshell
6. No Hands Up
7. The Benefits of Students Asking Their Own Questions
8. Developing Independent Learning
9. The Benefits of Independent Learning
10. The 8 Characteristics of a Self-Regulated Learner
CPD Co-ordinator’s Guide – run a simple CPD cycle with your staff
Certificate of Participation Template – evidence of professional learning
Why It’s Teacher-Friendly
Only one minute to read – but designed for lasting impact
Evidence-based, classroom-focused strategies
Encourages staff reflection, collaboration, and improvement
Ideal for whole-school CPD at an affordable price
Who It’s For
Primary teachers (KS2)
NQTs / ECTs looking for practical support
Phase leaders or CPD leads running training sessions
This resource is priced at £15 for whole-school use – once downloaded, all teachers at your school may use it as it can be easily copied and distributed among all teachers and support staff. A complete CPD solution.
De-escalation & Crisis Management Toolkit – CPD, Scripts, PowerPoints & Practical Strategies
A complete behaviour and crisis-response programme for all staff.
This comprehensive resource gives teachers, pastoral teams and support staff the language, strategies, and confidence to safely de-escalate challenging behaviour and manage crisis situations.
Designed using calm, clear, trauma-informed approaches, this pack provides ready-to-use lessons, staff CPD, scripts, worksheets and practical tools that work in real classrooms.
Perfect for:
Whole-staff training
SEMH/PRU settings
Behaviour teams
ECT support
Safeguarding & pastoral teams
Crisis response planning
What’s Included
Staff CPD & Training PowerPoint
Understanding escalation cycles
Identifying early warning signs
Preventing triggers
Trauma-informed responses
Professional language that calms
Boundaries without confrontation
What to avoid (tone, body language, phrasing)
De-escalation Strategy PowerPoints (Student-Facing & Staff-Facing)
Grounding skills
Co-regulation techniques
Anxiety & shutdown response
Managing anger safely
Reset routines & re-entry expectations
Triple-step calm scripts
Fully Editable Worksheets
Regulation planning
“My triggers” worksheet
Calm-down menu
Safe choice mapping
De-escalation reflection sheet
Crisis recovery plan
Scripted Responses for Staff
Exactly what to say during:
Refusal
Anger and shouting
Panic or anxiety spikes
Shutdown / non-verbal episodes
Property damage
Unsafe behaviour
Attempts to leave the room
Post-incident re-entry
All scripts use neutral, calm and authoritative language that diffuses rather than escalates.
Crisis Management Tools
Step-by-step crisis flowchart
When to intervene / when to withdraw
Roles for staff in a crisis
Safe follow-up conversations
Restorative templates
Incident analysis sheet
Repair planning
Why This Resource Works
Based on real-world school behaviour
Trauma-informed and neurodiversity-aware
Gives staff exact wording to use under pressure
Clear visuals and easy-follow structures
Practical for lessons, corridors, breaktime, and crisis rooms
Zero planning required — everything is ready to deliver
Ideal For:
Teachers (all phases)
Behaviour leads
Pastoral and safeguarding teams
SEMH specialists
PRU and alternative provision staff
ECTs needing confidence
Senior leaders supporting whole-school behaviour
Transform your lesson planning with this high-impact, time-saving prompt bank created specifically for classroom teachers. Designed for both primary and secondary, this adaptable resource includes 100 generative AI prompts divided into 20 essential planning focuses.
Whether you’re fine-tuning retrieval tasks, developing stretch and challenge, scaffolding for diverse learners or planning your next series of lessons, this pack makes it simple to generate effective and creative content in seconds — using any AI platform (ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and more).
What’s included:
100 editable generative AI prompts
20 clear and practical classroom planning focuses
PowerPoint and PDF formats for flexible use
Fill-in-the-blank structure for fast, personalised results
Fully adaptable for any key stage, subject or phase
Key benefits:
Speeds up planning without sacrificing quality
Sparks new ideas across subjects and topics
Ideal for whole-staff use, ECT support or CPD sessions
Makes AI tools genuinely useful for real teachers
Supports stretch, differentiation and curriculum development
This is a professional toolkit that takes the guesswork out of using AI in the classroom. Whether you’re working alone, leading a team or planning whole-school CPD, it’s everything you need to start using AI efficiently and confidently.
INSET Training: Behaviour for Learning – Practical Strategies for Consistent Classroom Management
Description:
This engaging and practical INSET resource equips secondary school staff with a consistent, whole-school approach to behaviour for learning. Ideal for staff training days or department CPD, the session explores strategies to create a calm, respectful learning environment where students are ready to learn.
Based on current research and best practice, this session focuses on routines, expectations, relational practice and consistency—providing staff with the confidence and tools to positively influence student behaviour.
What’s Included:
Fully editable PowerPoint presentation
Clear objectives and agenda
Realistic classroom scenarios and discussion prompts
Tools for proactive behaviour management
Planning template for staff to apply strategies to their own contexts
Key Topics Covered:
Understanding behaviour as communication
The power of consistency and modelling
Establishing routines and high expectations
Managing low-level disruption effectively
Building positive relationships with students
De-escalation and restorative approaches
Perfect for:
Whole-school INSET days
NQT and ECT induction
Heads of Year or Behaviour Leads
Schools looking to refresh their behaviour policy approach
Evidence-informed, practical, and designed to promote a positive learning climate across the school.