Bespoke and off the shelf courses in Oracy and Thinking Skills, Outdoor and Global Learning

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Gina offers bespoke and off the shelf courses for secondary, primary schools and nurseries. All courses can be offered as a whole school training, with many course now having online options. Courses can be adapted to suit a full day or a twilight session.  A number of courses are also offered to schools to join on a per person basis, please take a peek to see our forthcoming courses. A quick overview flyer featuring our most popular courses can be found here. 

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Please note for all course bookings we will do our very best to accommodate  re-scheduling of  trainings where there is a strong need.  Minimum notice of 2 weeks is required (term time, not including school holidays), outside of these times we will request a minimum of 50% course payment,  If notice is less than 1 week, full payment will be requested. 

Consultancy Service

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Gina also offers a consultancy service to schools, which could include a package of support or just a 1:1 meeting to gleam as many ideas on a particular theme or area that your school is working on. Recent support has included: 1 hour meeting to reflect on ‘Effective playtimes’, package of support around supporting ‘Play leaders’,  package to support ‘Meaningful talk’ and package of support to ensure Philosophy for Children is embedded at the whole school level. Prices start from just £25. Please contact Gina to find out more

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Popular courses

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Philosophy for Children (P4C) - Gina offers a range of P4C courses including; P4C in the Outdoors; P4C in Early Years and Key Stage 1, Progression in P4C,  P4C and the Curriculum, Thinking with Nature and validated Level 1 courses.  Whole school staff training options are available.  Gina is a validated trainer and assessor for the linked schools award offered through the Society for the Advancement of Philosophical Enquiry and Reflection in Education (SAPERE) and regularly supports schools wishing to work towards the  P4C Schools Awards , this includes classroom days to model the approach in the indoor or outdoor classroom. In partnership with  Jane Yates - Philosopher's backpack we are also pleased to offer Philosofuns!

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Thinking Moves - This new course introduces meta-cognition and 26 moves to support thinking. Gina is an accredited trainer  for Dialogue Works.

Coming soon - Thinking Moves in the Outdoors. 

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Outdoor Learning - Gina is a validated trainer for Learning through Landscapes and offers many of their training courses including; 'Increasing biodiversity in your school grounds', 'Introducing fire lighting and woodlands skills' and 'Getting the most out of loose parts and den making'. Gina also offers course linked to Forest Schools, Outdoor P4C - including SAPERE course 'Thinking with Nature', and Outdoor Adventures.

Working in partnership with Tim Deighton – High Points and Dave Harvey Outdoor Learning Gina  offers an ITC First Level 3 award in 'Learning Beyond the Classroom', focusing on taking teaching and learning into the school grounds or to the beach environment.  This course is also an accredited Institute for Outdoor Learning (IOL) course

She has worked with many schools on a series of outdoor trainings to embed work across the curriculum and established and co-ordinates an Outdoor Learning Network for Schools from across Cumbria, Lancashire and North Yorkshire. 

Global Learning - Having worked in Global Education for over 20 years, Global Learning is in everything that Gina does. This includes offering specific courses to support schools in Global learning, such as 'Thinking Citizens through Thinking Games and continuing to work with Development Education Centres and the UK Global Learning Association. Gina also offers Climate Fresk and Carbon Literacy training for schools through Cumbria Action for Sustainability. 

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And don't forget to check out our resources to support and classroom sessions that we can offer to your pupils!