Training for practising teachers
We provide a range of training to individuals and schools. Please contact us to discuss your requirements. We do all kinds of training – from 1:1 coaching, guided school tours focusing on specific aspects and meeting key staff, to staff meetings and conferences.
Set programmes include:
- Effective marking - Race equality - ICT
(This link will take you to the national ICT register- please then use
'browse by region' - 'London' - and locate us!)
- The Other Side of Truth - training on our scheme of work
- Famous women in history - Who was Mary Anning?
Tailored programmes include:
- Effective teaching, learning and leadership in literacy
- Effective teaching, learning and leadership in the Foundation Stage
- Improving teaching and learning
“One of the workshops almost reduced me to tears of joy, as I felt as though through my active listening, I was sharing in the success of an amazing group of children from a school in Hackney…” Teacher, Streatham
“Greg Wallace’s workshop and his approach to the creative curriculum was spell binding. I sat and listened with growing excitement and an absolute conviction that this was what I wanted to see in schools in Sheffield.” Consultant, Sheffield
"Thank you for the excellent presentation yesterday which was well received by everyone. The quality of the work and pupils books was of a very high standard. We were also impressed with the marking system and the way it linked with the inclusive curriculum." Beverley Hillman,
Black Children’s Achievement Consultant, Lambeth
"I was very impressed by the quality of the work which your school has done, and by the amount of dissemination that you have been involved in-this was also clearly the view of all the participants as well." Brian Netto, School Improvement Adviser, Lambeth
"Thank you for your comprehensive input and helping us to firmly get to grips with effective marking."
Gene Huie-Manneh, Acting Head, Colvestone Primary School, Hackney
"Thank you so much for all you contributed to our conference yesterday. Your presentation was very highly rated in the evaluations:
Greg’s work is inspiring, thank you!
Greg Wallace, inspirational
I loved the way you presented your wonderful work, with voices of children, music, split screens... It was a privilege to hear your story, thank you."
Lynda Graham, UKLA
"The staff who came on Monday really got a lot from the visit to Woodberry Down, and we've been discussing things ever since..."
Angie Low, DHT, Oliver Goldsmith School, Southwark
"We had rave evaluations of your session at UKLA."
Teresa Cremin, President UKLA
"Thank you very much for yesterday. We all enjoyed it and it was good for us to think about why and how we mark for it to be meaningful- a number of staff were busy making stickers last evening!! It was also refreshing to meet a young head so enthused and concerned about the quality of children's learning."
Headteacher, Worcester
"Thank you very much for your presentation. We so enjoyed your talk, really based on good teaching and learning- as well as being a visual treat. Thank you again."
Consultant, Croydon
"Many thanks for your time and your ideas. I had a great time."
Headteacher, Hackney
"A huge thank you to you and everyone in your school for making our staff so welcome. We hope to be following in your very successful footsteps shortly. I'll be in touch… Thanks once again."
Headteacher, Bournemouth
"Look forward to working together next year."
Headteacher, Brent
"HUGE thanks for your presentation at Southwark in December. It was utterly inspirational from a variety of perspectives - your leadership - with equalities at the heart of what you do, the work you shared - particularly The Other Side of Truth, and those wonderful boys!"
Consultant, Southwark
"Thank you very much for your session - it certainly got the staff talking/thinking. We will be following this up and are currently sorting out ways forward - your help in the future would be most welcome. Thanks again."
AHT, Hackney
"Really engaging."
"Thank you for the excellent input. Not only did you really make staff stop and think, you also suggested practical ways forward."
Headteacher, Hackney
"The two pupils who came with you were very impressive. Talking to them afterwards they seemed very knowledgeable and confident in themselves. Keep up the good work. Children are our future!!"
Participant, Southwark
"Thank you so much...it was very enlightening and we were suitably impressed with the standard of work and the positive learning atmosphere."
Headteacher, Kent
"Thank you and your boys for such a fab workshop. Both Kate Myers (am) and Tim
Brighouse (pm) were raving about it."
Consultant, IoE
"Thank you for an interesting and informative visit… impressed by the focused, well-paced teaching and stimulating classroom environments I observed. The time, energy and commitment… is very evident."
Consultant, Hackney
Other training work we have done during 2007/2008
INSET days on effective marking: Worcester, Southwark, Hackney
Playing a leading role in running training and support for the Black Children's Achievement Project in two London boroughs
LA training events: Lewisham, Hackney, Lambeth, Croydon
Conferences
Numerous staff meetings and individual school support activities
Other training work we have done during 2006/2007
Staff meetings on effective marking: Hackney, Brent
Black Children's Achievement Project (BCAP) sessions: Hackney, Southwark, Croydon
Scheme of work training: Hackney
CONFERENCES AND COURSES WE ARE CONTRIBUTING TO
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuesday 9 September and Wednesday 10 September 2008
Venue: Woodberry Down School
Other details: FREE EFFECTIVE MARKING TRAINING FOR NEW STAFF IN SCHOOLS THAT SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEBSITE
9.30am start.
Please email woodberrydown@hotmail.com to book.
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11-13 July 2008
Venue: Liverpool Hope University
Other details: UKLA - 44th International Conference - Identities, Cultures and Literacies
Greg will lead a workshop focusing on the Black Children's Achievement Project
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8 July 2008
Venue: Birmingham
Other details: To follow - effective marking
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4 July 2008
Venue: Croydon
Other details: The Other Side of Truth - Devising a unique literature based curriculum
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3 July 2008
Venue: Central Hall, Westminster
Other details: LAMBETH ETHNIC MINORITY ACHIEVEMENT CONFERENCE
Language and Achievement
Greg Wallace will do a key note speech on the inclusive curriculum and lead a workshop: history in the primary school- Marshall Taylor- developing an inclusive curriculum.
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25 June 2008
Venue: Central London
Other details: Effective marking
Marking children’s work is key to raising standards. It is also something which teachers often struggle with. This course looks at highly effective, proven and practical strategies for marking children’s work. It includes information from research, Ofsted reports and links best practice in marking to effective teaching. It is, however, essentially about practical strategies that participants will be able to use in their own classes to improve the quality of marking. Where the system is implemented successfully the quality of marking will be outstanding.
Booking: To book a place call 0845 602 4860 or go to www.etchtraining.co.uk
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24 June 2008
Venue: Central London (details tbc)
Other details: Improving literacy in Key Stage 2 - Engaging chi ldren in reading and writing
This course offers an insight into how one school is raising standards in English at Key Stage 2 through a variety of innovative approaches.
• How can we ensure all children continue to read once they have learnt to decode?
• What are the key experiences children need to learn and make progress?
• What could a ‘typical’ week look like in a Key Stage 2 class?
• What does a text-based curriculum look like in Key Stage 2?
• How can we use marking to accelerate progress?
The course also includes:
• An example of inspirational practice
• Practical strategies for teaching reading comprehension
• Quick ideas for teaching grammar and punctuation
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5 June 2008
Venue: Lewisham PDC
Other details: Teaching refugee and asylum seeker children and young people
On day two of this course we will speak about the approach used at Woodberry Down
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13 March 2008 (all day)
Venue: ORT House Conference Centre, Camden
Other details: Effective marking
Marking children’s work is key to raising standards. It is also something which teachers often struggle with. This course looks at highly effective, proven and practical strategies for marking children’s work. It includes information from research, Ofsted reports and links best practice in marking to effective teaching. It is, however, essentially about practical strategies that participants will be able to use in their own classes to improve the quality of marking. Where the system is implemented successfully the quality of marking will be outstanding.
Booking: To book a place call 0845 602 4860 or go to www.etchtraining.co.uk
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11 March 2008 (all day)
Venue: The British Library, London
Other details: UKLA Conference- Children’s Literature and the Creative Curriculum
The Other Side of Truth: Devising a unique literate based curriculum
In 2003, Woodberry Down Community Primary School was in serious weaknesses. Two years later it was on Ofsted’s list of ‘outstanding schools’. Literacy and literature have been at the core of this remarkable improvement. Can a school, facing some of the most challenging conditions in the country, re-write the rule book? And can it make literacy link with real-life for the children, other subjects and deliver the results? This workshop will exemplify what we have done using a sequence of work developed around Beverley Naidoo’s award-winning novel, The Other Side of Truth.
Booking: Cost: £100.00 (including lunch) UKLA Members: £90; UK students/NQTs/TAs/Unwaged £70. Cheques made payable to UKLA, 4th Floor Attenborough Building, University of Leicester, Leicester LE17RH.
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4 March 2008 (all day)
Venue: Central London (details tbc)
Other details: Improving literacy in Key Stage 2 - Engaging chi ldren in reading and writing
This course offers an insight into how one school is raising standards in English at Key Stage 2 through a variety of innovative approaches.
• How can we ensure all children continue to read once they have learnt to decode?
• What are the key experiences children need to learn and make progress?
• What could a ‘typical’ week look like in a Key Stage 2 class?
• What does a text-based curriculum look like in Key Stage 2?
• How can we use marking to accelerate progress?
The course also includes:
• An example of inspirational practice
• Practical strategies for teaching reading comprehension
• Quick ideas for teaching grammar and punctuation
Booking: To book a place call 0845 602 4860 or go to www.etchtraining.co.uk
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27 February 2008
Venue: Lewisham PDC
Other details: Teaching refugee and asylum seeker children and young people
On day two of this course we will speak about the approach used at Woodberry Down
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28 November 2007
Venue: Hackney Community College, Morley Hall
Other details: Hackney EMA forum
AFL for minority ethnic pupils
The Headteacher will talk about effective marking
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10 September 2007
Venue: Woodberry Down Community Primary School
Other details: Who was Marshall Taylor?
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9 July 2007
Venue: Learning & Business Centre, Cator St, London SE15 6AA
Other details: Planning and Delivering Black History in the Curriculum
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Friday 6 July 2007 - Sunday 8 July 2007
Venue: Swansea University
Other details: UKLA 43rd International Conference
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3 July 2007
Venue: Chesford Grange Hotel, Warwickshire
Other details: Leading Aspect Award Conference & Celebration
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26 February 2007
Venue: Institute of Education
Other details: The 2nd Chartered London Teacher Conference: diversity, communities and cultures
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14 December 2006
Venue: Institute of Education
Other details: REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE- Participation, integration and achievement
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7 December 2006
Venue: Oval Conference Centre
Other details: Partnerships in Practice- Understanding race and identity
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