Our Professional Development Workshops are designed to develop skills and knowledge around topics essential to learning and development practitioners. They also build relationships and connections between educators for sharing ideas, resources, and finding solutions to common problems
These short, sharp workshops are designed for educators in a range of education settings including including:
- Further Education
- Work Based Learning
- Adult Community Learning
- Apprenticeship / Traineeship Delivery
- Employability and Youth Work
All Professional Development Workshops
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*Please note, all our courses have a minimum number of 5 delegates to run
Bespoke Enquiries
We are able to accommodate large conference style / webinar sessions as well as smaller sessions. It would be great to have a chat if you are looking for something in particular.
Please contact Rachel on 029 21679037 or at hello@pandaeducation.co.uk
What are the Professional Learning Workshops?
Professional Learning Workshops
Coming Up in 2022
Questioning Techniques to Stretch and Challenge (£40+VAT)
Date 16th February 2022
Practical techniques for improving your learner’s critical thinking skills without leading them to the answers. Exploring what makes a good question, the verbs used in occupational standards and using the principles of Blooms Taxonomy to practice good questioning techniques.
This session is for tutors and assessors who want to use questioning techniques effectively with their learners. They will be able to:
- Identify what makes a good question
- Identify how we can use questioning to stretch and challenge learners
- Change how we question learners to ensure we challenge them at the right level
“I really enjoyed having a workshop that will be beneficial for both assessor and learner”
Dealing with Difficult Learners
16th March (National Panda Day) 2022 – 9.30-12.00pm (Fully Booked)
28th June 2022 – 9.30-12.00pm
(£40+VAT)
Some learners complete all their work on time and turn up to every appointment. Others don’t! This workshop explains why some learners can be difficult and provides you with some tips and techniques you can use with your more challenging learners to keep them on track with their learning.
This session will enable participants to:
- Identify a range of potential difficulties experienced with learners
- Explain how our relationship style with our learners affects their response to us
- Manage conflict with learners through use of language
- Use techniques with learners to communicate assertively
Learner Motivation (£40+VAT)
Date TBC
Exploring different theories of motivation and a range of practical activities to motivate your learners into progressing and completing their qualification without doing it for them! Please have access to your occupational standards.
“I enjoyed being able to interact and complete activities, which can sometimes be difficult when relying on technology. I learn very much from doing and the activities really helped.”
Reflective Practice (£40+VAT)
TBC September 2022 9.30-12.00pm
The Professional Standards highlight the importance of using this technique to improve your professional practice.
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This workshop will help practitioners to: · Develop their own judgement of what works and does not work in your teaching/training/professional practice. · Encourage them to reflect on what works best in their teaching and learning to meet the diverse needs of learners; · Identify CPD activities which fit with their and the organisation’s goals; Help them to help their learners self-evaluate |
“It was very welcoming and the tutor made me feel at ease. The small group activity was useful as we were able to discuss things.”
Take Your Training Online – improve your confidence and skills with online delivery (£75+VAT)
TBC October 2022 9.30-4.00pm
This 2 x 2.5 hour session provides an introduction to taking teaching and training delivery online using platform tools e.g. in Zoom / Teams and a range of tools from external sources. See full course details here.
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With platforms such as Teams and Zoom here to stay, we need to change our delivery in order to keep our learners engaged and motivated. This workshop will enable participants to:
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“Really helpful and informative. The tutor was willing to answer queries and explain processes in a relatable and accessible manner. The course will certainly change my teaching practices for the better.”
Planning and Target Setting for Learner Progress (£40+VAT)
TBC November 2022 9.30-12.00pm.
This Professional Learning Workshop is based around effective use of goal and target setting to empower and challenge learners. It explores reasons why learners may not be completing work by deadlines set, how to deal with this and how learners can be given greater accountability through a SMART target setting approach.
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This Professional Learning Workshop is based around effective use of a range of techniques for goal and target learners. It will enable participants to:
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“I really enjoyed having a workshop that will be beneficial for both assessor and learner”
Feedback for Development
(£40+VAT)
TBC November 2022. 9.30-12.00pm.
Constructive feedback is essential to enable our learners to develop their knowledge and skills. It is important to provide feedback both verbally and in written form so that learners are clear with what to do next. We explore tips and techniques on how to give developmental feedback without demotivating our learners and how to record this.
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This workshop will enable participants to:
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“I enjoyed learning different strategies around providing feedback “”My feedback offered will be structured differently.”
Please note these Professional Learning Workshops can also be run for teams within an organisation
How do I book?
To find out more, you can contact us in the following ways:
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E-mail us at hello@pandaeducation.co.uk
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Call us on 02921 679037
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Complete this Course Enquiry Form
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Cancellation Policy
Please note – places booked on a workshop session are transferable for that session but non-refundable.
In 2020-21 our attendees rated the sessions 4.9 / 5 for usefulness and relevance to their role
“Brilliant. Lots of good resources.”