AES

Training & CPD

CPD that
survives Monday morning.

Evidence-informed training for school leaders, SENCOs, T&L leads and subject teams. Delivered by a practising teacher who still tests every idea in real lessons.

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  • Cross-trust delivery experience
  • EEF-aligned content
  • Inclusion-first design
  • Built and delivered by a practising teacher

Delivery modes

Two ways in. Same depth.

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Online

Live online sessions

90–120 minute interactive sessions over Teams or Zoom. Ideal for trust-wide audiences, twilight CPD, or department meetings that need a focused outside voice.

  • Up to 100 participants per session
  • Recording and resources shared afterwards
  • Q&A built in, not bolted on
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In-house

On-site training days

Half-day or full-day sessions delivered at your school or trust hub. Best for whole-staff INSET, leadership away-days, or department deep-dives where the work needs hands-on time.

  • Travel across England covered (Wales / Scotland by arrangement)
  • Printed materials supplied for every participant
  • Combine two topics in a single day if useful

Topics on offer

Six starting points.

Each topic is a session in its own right, or part of a longer tailored programme. Mix and match.

  • SEND implementation

    What the 2026 white paper actually means in practice. Universal offer design, Inclusion Strategy drafting, and classroom adaptations that meet the expectation.

  • EEF-informed feedback

    Translating the feedback research into department-level routines that survive contact with the marking workload. What to keep, what to drop.

  • Retrieval and revision science

    What the cognitive science actually says about revision, and what to do with that as a Head of Department designing a Year 11 programme.

  • AI in secondary schools

    A practitioner-led tour of where AI helps, where it harms, and where it’s a distraction. For school AI leads, SLT, and curious teachers.

  • Building school tools with AI

    How a single teacher can build school-grade software in a weekend. The same approach that built this site, the Revision Planner, and the Feedback Tool.

  • Bespoke to your context

    If your priority isn’t on this list, the scoping call exists for that. Most trusts ask for a combination of two or three of the above.

How a session runs

From enquiry to delivery in three steps.

  1. 01

    Scoping call

    A 30-minute conversation to understand what your staff actually need and the constraints you’re working within — time, budget, audience seniority, prior CPD.

  2. 02

    Tailored design

    I build a session specifically for your context. Not a generic deck adapted on the fly — a bespoke session with materials your staff keep and use afterwards.

  3. 03

    Delivery and follow-up

    Online or in person. A short follow-up note two weeks later checking what stuck, what didn’t, and whether anything needs revisiting.

Pricing

Quoted per engagement, not per head.

Rates depend on the audience size, delivery mode, and amount of tailoring required. Most online sessions sit between £400 and £800; in-house days between £800 and £1,600. The scoping call is always free.