Online learning for staff
There's a huge variety of learning resources on the web - this is just a selection for you to try. (To search this page, press Ctrl+F and use the search box that opens in your web browser.)
- Administrative
- Assessment and differentiation
- Child development
- Early years
- Languages
- Literacy
- Maths
- Parents
- Phonics
- Reflective practice
- Safeguarding
- Social and emotional: pastoral care
- Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)
- Teachers
- Teachers' assistants
- Wellbeing
- Other learning resources
Administration
School business manager: Developing the role
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/school-business-manager-developing-the-role/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Assessment and differentiation
Planning for Learning:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/planning-for-learning
Introducing Assessment for Learning:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/introducing-assessment-for-learning
Differentiating for Learning:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/differentiating-for-learning-stem
What children's perspectives tell us about inclusion:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/what-childrens-perspectives-tell-us-about-inclusion/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Child development
Exploring children's learning:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/exploring-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Parents and toddlers teaching and learning home:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/parents-and-toddlers-teaching-and-learning-home/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Infants understanding their social world:
www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/childhood-youth/early-years/infants-understanding-their-social-world/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Role play childrens learning:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/the-role-play-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Early years
Attachment in the Early Years:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/early-years/attachment-the-early-years/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Understanding Early Years Environments:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/understanding-early-years-environments-and-childrens-spaces/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
The role of play in children’s learning:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/professional-development-education/the-role-play-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Children’s perspective on play:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childrens-perspectives-on-play/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Early years: Teamwork and leadership:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-youth/early-years-team-work-and-leadership/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Play, learning and the brain:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/play-learning-and-the-brain/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Parents and toddlers: Teaching and learning at home:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/parents-and-toddlers-teaching-and-learning-home/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Parents as partners:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/parents-partners/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Languages
Beginners’ French:
www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/french/beginners-french-food-and-drink/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Intermediate French: www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/intermediate-french-understanding-spoken-french/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Literacy
Encouraging book talk in the school library:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/encouraging-book-talk-the-school-library/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Exploring books for children:
www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-books-children-words-and-pictures/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Evaluating school classroom discussion:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/evaluating-school-classroom-discussion/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
English in Early Childhood:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/transforming-education
Maths
Maths Subject Knowledge:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/maths-subject-knowledge-fractions-decimals-and-percentages
Maths Subject Knowledge:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/maths-subject-knowledge-proportion-ratio-scaling
Parents
Parents as partners:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/parents-partners/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Phonics
Teaching Phonics in Early Childhood:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/teaching-phonics
Reflective practice
Learning to teach:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning-teach-becoming-reflective-practitioner/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Safeguarding
Keeping them safe: Sexual exploitation:
www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/keep-them-safe
Introduction into safeguarding:
prosperoteaching.com/free-accredited-online-safeguarding/
Keeping them safe:
paceuk.info/training/keep-them-safe/
Female Genital mutilation:
- www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/recognising-and-preventing-fgm
- fgmelearning.vc-enable.co.uk/Register/
Prevent training:
www.elearning.prevent.homeoffice.gov.uk/edu/screen1.html
Caring for vulnerable children:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/vulnerable-children
Online safety:
www.onlinesafetyalliance.org/cpd/
Forced marriage:
www.virtual-college.co.uk/resources/free-courses/awareness-of-forced-marriage
Social and emotional: pastoral care
Teaching Students Who Have Suffered Complex Trauma:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/education-for-all
Attachment in the early years:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/early-years/attachment-the-early-years/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Transforming Education in Challenging Environments:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/transforming-education
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs):
Trauma:
www.acesonlinelearning.com/
Behaviour:
www.classcentral.com/course/managing-behaviour-for-learning-6272
Counselling:
courses.independent.co.uk/training/the-skills-network/level-2-certificate-in-counselling-skills-free-online-course-483205
Special education needs and disabilities (SEND)
Understanding Dyslexia:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education/understanding-dyslexia/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Making Sense of Dyslexia: Education for Children and Young People:
addressingdyslexia.org/free-online-learning-modules
Webcasts about dyslexia:
www.helenarkell.org.uk/courses/free-training-for-teachers.php
Understanding Autism:
www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/understanding-autism/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
An Introduction Into Speech, Language and Communication:
www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk/projects/professional-development/online-short-course/
Managing Behaviour For Learning:
www.classcentral.com/course/managing-behaviour-for-learning-6272
Understanding ADHD:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/understanding-adhd
Top tips for understanding ADHD and supporting children in the classroom:
www.sendgateway.org.uk/r/top-tips-for-understanding-adhd-and-supporting-children-in-the-classroom.html
Supporting children with difficulties in reading and writing (videos for teachers):
www.dyslexia-and-literacy.international/our-projects/on-line-teacher-training-course/?doing_wp_cron=1583620797.8390800952911376953125
Supporting the SEND learner (free courses):
nasen.org.uk/training-and-cpd/online-learning/online-learner-registration.html
Understanding autism and ADHD:
www.derby.ac.uk/short-courses-cpd/online/free-courses/understanding-autism-aspergers-and-adhd/
ADHD online courses:
www.adhdcontinuum.com/free-adhd-online-courses/#.XmQkQKj7TIU
Inclusive Education:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/inclusive-education
Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/education-for-all
Teachers
Engaging with education research:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education/engaging-educational-research/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Introduction to child psychology:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-youth/introduction-child-psychology/content-section-0
Teaching for good behaviour:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education-careers/teaching-good-behaviour/content-section-0
Teachers' assistants
Listening to young children: Transition:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/listening-young-children-supporting-transition/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Exploring Children’s learning:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/exploring-childrens-learning/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Encouraging book talk in the school library:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/encouraging-book-talk-the-school-library/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Evaluating classroom discussions:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education/educational-technology-and-practice/educational-practice/evaluating-school-classroom-discussion/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Exploring books for children: words and pictures:
www.open.edu/openlearn/history-the-arts/exploring-books-children-words-and-pictures/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Exploring equality and equity in education:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/exploring-equality-and-equity-education/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Learning how to learn:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/learning-how-learn/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
What children and young people say:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education/what-children-and-young-people-say/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Childhood in crisis:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-youth/childhood-crisis/content-section-0?intro=1
Childhood in the digital age:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-the-digital-age/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Children and young people’s participation:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/childhood-youth/children-and-young-peoples-participation/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Understanding Young Minds:
www.virtual-college.co.uk/courses/safeguarding/understanding-young-minds
The world of primary school:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/the-world-the-primary-school/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Working with young people: Roles and responsibilities:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/education-careers/working-young-people-roles-and-responsibilities/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Primary education: Listening and Observing:
www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/primary-education-listening-and-observing/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Supporting Successful Learning in Primary School:
www.futurelearn.com/courses/supporting-learning-primary
Wellbeing
Childhood Adversity: The Impact of Childhood Maltreatment on Mental Health - 3 hours of study per week for 3 weeks, this is a free course from UCL
www.futurelearn.com/courses/childhood-adversity-and-mental-health/1
Coaching others to coach:
www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/coaching-others-coach/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
e-Bug Healthy Educator training: Improve your ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly
e-Bug: Health Educator Training - Online Course - FutureLearn
Free courses from the Open University - See ‘Health, Sports and Psychology’ and ‘Education and Development’: www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue
Measuring mental wellbeing to improve the lives of children and young people - Free, online learning module from CORC and the Anna Freud Learning Network:
www.corc.uk.net/elearning/
Online webinars from the Child Mental Health Centre:
www.childmentalhealthcentre.org/online-webinars/
Get psychological first aid (PFA) training for free from Public Health England. Complete 3 hours of study for an understanding of how to help people with cope with the emotional impact of COVID-19 Psychological first aid
The Role of Vaccines in Preventing Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance: Learn how vaccines work and can be used for infectious disease control with this online course for healthcare professionals
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/the-role-of-vaccines-in-preventing-infectious-diseases-and-amr
Set up a free account with We Schools - Access learning resources, pre-recorded seminars, and upcoming live seminars: https://weschools.we.org
Supporting the return to school - 3 hour online training from Trauma Informed Schools UK. £850 for up to 300 staff, can be shared with another school:
www.traumainformedschools.co.uk/cpd-live-streaming-events
Teaching about mental wellbeing - The first of 14 modules for subject leads to deliver to teachers:
www.gov.uk/guidance/teaching-about-mental-wellbeing
Working with young people in sport and exercise:
www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/sport-fitness/working-young-people-sport-and-exercise/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Young people’s wellbeing:
www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/young-peoples-health/young-peoples-wellbeing/content-section-0?active-tab=description-tab
Other learning resources:
