This four-part online course offers a chance to update and develop your understanding of effective practice for more able learners. Each session will allow time for Q&A, with tasks to complete between each session to embed learning and apply key principles in your own context.

This workshop is aimed at:

• School leaders
• Senior and middle leaders
• More able coordinators/leads
• Others with responsibility for curriculum, teaching and learning

Session 1: Thursday 30 April, 10.00-11.30am

• Outcomes and content of the course
• More able learners and their learning needs
• Current research… what is our intent?
• Curriculum design – drivers and policy… making a difference in your role
• Leading to challenge in the classroom
• Q&A / introduction to Task 1

Task 1: getting your policy and provision to match

Session 2: Tuesday 5 May, 10.00-11.30am

• Review of Task 1 / Q&A
• Providing high-quality challenge
• What research means for the classroom
• Challenge is not an add-on
• Planning for challenge
• Stage-specific examples across the curriculum for high-quality challenge
• Effective questioning/insoluble problems/goal-free questions
• Q&A / introduction to Task 2

Task 2: essential elements of curriculum design and challenge

Session 3: Thursday 7 May, 10.00-11.30am

• Review of Task 2 / Q&A
• Challenge beyond the classroom
• Essential elements of curriculum design
• NACE Quality of Education Curriculum Audit Tool©: introduction and how to use
• Encouraging independent learners
• Challenges and solutions for working independently
• Q&A / introduction to Task 3

Task 3: Planning for challenge

Session 4: Tuesday 12 May, 10.00-11.30am

• Review and evaluate your provision for more able learners
• Further challenge strategies
• Your role in the review process
• Implementation and impact
• How NACE can support you moving forward

Understand the needs of more able learners

Assess and update your school’s current approach

Practical strategies for high-quality, challenging teaching and learning

Examples of effective approaches to curriculum enrichment

Practical guidance to support policy creation and action planning

Guidance on developing depth, breadth and independent learning skills

How to effectively review and evaluate provision for more able

Identify clear action points for your school