Members of the @ccc_pathways team share what it’s like to #WFH. As the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the world, working from home has become the new normal – at least for now. As educators, we are often used to the busy buzz of our classrooms and workshops, to face-to-face contact with those who share our […]
By Annie Pendrey. Member of PDNorth’s online practitioner action research exchange. Just 2 weeks ago I was discussing GRIT with my tutor group before I left my current role for pastures new. My tutor group were feeling overwhelmed with assignment hand in dates, reflecting using Pebble Pad and planning and delivering lessons to capture Professional […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft Once the venues were sorted, we set up an Eventbrite for the day. This ticketing service is a real boon for free events like ours, because there’s no charge, it looks good and you can generate signing in sheets and pre-event emails too. […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft Wow. I actually wrote this article (see previous blog below that was scheduled for yesterday) last week, knowing something was coming but no idea of the scale of what. Only ten days later, reading it takes me back to a different time. As […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft Once the venues are sorted, we can set up an Eventbrite for the day. This ticketing service is a real boon for free events like ours, because there’s no charge, it looks good and you can generate signing in sheets and pre-event emails […]
A weekly blog on lessons learned by PDNorth Events Lead, Lou Mycroft So the wheels are in motion for the PDNorth CPD Exchange 2020. We’ve booked the venues – old favourite Liverpool Quakers, Leeds City College’s gorgeous Printworks and TBC. We’re holding all three on the same day, with Claire and me MCing them on […]
By Laura Kehdi – Westway Trust. Member of PDNorth’s online practitioner action research group I am currently teaching ESOL pre-entry at Westway Trust and I just love it, as it is very rewarding. I have based my research on a pre-entry group of lovely international students, who I teach on Mondays and Wednesdays for two […]
Cathy Clarkson from our CPD exchange (Yorkshire & Humberside) talks about the impact practitioner research has had on her own continual professional development. I’m no stranger to practitioner research. It’s formed a valuable part of my CPD throughout my career, with the support of organisations such as the NRDC, LSIS, SUNCETT, EMCETT and the ETF*. […]
by Susanna Brandon, PDNorth Northwest TLA exchange As part of the PDNorth TLA (Teaching, Learning & Assessment) professional exchange, our Myerscough Director of Quality and procedures Sue Keenan facilitated an afternoon showcase of our latest digital skills projects and teaching tips delivered by members of the Myerscough digital skills team and selected teaching staff with […]
Robert Broome, a practitioner from our online action research exchange, explores how language and context matters when embedding Functional Skills. My name is Robert Broome. I’m a level 1 course team leader in professional cookery at North Hertfordshire College and I am also completing my PGCE teaching degree at Bedford college. As part of my […]