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Upcoming training dates

November 2024

• 01 Nov 24

  NATECLA Webinars – Unlocking English vocabulary: Long-term memory strategies

  This webinar will equip teachers with powerful strategies to enhance their students’ English vocabulary retention. You will get the opportunity to explore key memory concepts, discover effective chunk learning techniques with live demos, and explore interactive activities to make vocabulary teaching more engaging and effective in your ESOL classes. Join us to unlock the potential of digital activities and lively vocabulary games in enhancing your learners’ memory.
  Go to link NATECLA
• 06 Nov 24
  13 Nov 24

  Lesson Planning for the 21st Century Classroom

  All Dates: 06 November 2024 | 13 November 2024 | 20 November 2024 | 27 November 2024 | 04 December 2024 - please note this is a multi-date training event.

  This is a 6-week intensive course that will help you identify your preferred teaching style and create lessons that best match your personality. This is for volunteer tutors with some experience of teaching. We are now taking registrations for the second cohort, staring 6th November 2024.
  Go to link Rotherham College
• 14 Nov 24

  NATECLA Webinar -Using Study diaries to Explore the autonomy of lower proficiency ESOL Learners

  This workshop will outline a process of using study diaries with these learners and reveal some of the things learned about group learners and how this can benefit us as a teaching community. Time: 16:00- 17:15 Presenter: Matthew Ashcroft Cost: £5 for members, £30 for non-members
  Go to link NATECLA
• 20 Nov 24
  11 Dec 24

  Fuel Poverty Training

  All Dates: 20 November 2024 | 11 December 2024 | 15 January 2025 | 19 February 2025 - please note this is a multi-date training event.

  A free online course designed to help front line workers understand the central issues surrounding fuel poverty.
  Go to link Groundwork
• 21 Nov 24

  Making writing fun

  An interactive webinar to help you find out how to integrate creative activities into the writing process as well as building learners’ confidence and skills. £25
  Go to link Learning Unlimited
• 22 Nov 24

  Activism, Advocacy, and Allyship: Empowering LGBTIQA+ Voices in Education

  Part of the Pride in Education free webinar series autumn term 2024 sponsored by Pearson UK. Free 90-minute online webinar using Zoom aimed at supporting education practitioners and leaders to empower their learners to advocate for themselves and their rights. Zoom link to be received post registration.
  Go to link Pride In Education

December 2024

• 06 Dec 24

  NATECLA WEBINAR – More words please! Vocabulary learning in ESOL

  This workshop we will look at resources that help us to design a vocabulary learning programme, as well as activities that support vocabulary learning by our students. Time: 17:00- 18:15. Presenter: Mary Osmaston
  Go to link NATECLA
• 19 Dec 24

  NATECLA Webinar – Practical activities for supporting learners with neurodiversity in an ESOL classroom

  The session will explore tried and tested strategies for helping learners who are already diagnosed or suspected as having dyslexia, ADHD, autism, dyscalculia or dyspraxia. It will include practice with familiar neurodiversity support tools already available as well as some resources shared by teachers in the sector. Time: 12:30- 13:45 Presenter: Rachel Öner
  Go to link NATECLA