NCFE's Professional Development Week
Professional Development week, 30 June 2025 - 4 July 2025.
If you’re a teacher, assessor, senior leader or support staff, ensure to mark your calendars and join us for our next Professional Development Week, taking place from Monday 30 June – Friday 4 July. During this week, you’ll have the opportunity to join experts from across NCFE for a range of workshops and taster sessions to help enhance your teaching and learning.
New for this Professional Development Week, is the opportunity to receive a digital credential to showcase your learning. All attendees of our paid-for live events can get one, which is perfect for sharing and showcases your achievements!
Live Events
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Monday 30 June |
10am-11.30am |
Educate and empower: transformative stories of recovery, connection, and change
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Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking session featuring guest speakers who share transformative approaches to empowerment and well-being. This event will cover a range of impactful topics, including the role of animal therapy in building trust and fostering emotional healing. We’ll explain how the Helena Kennedy Foundation is advancing compassionate and person-centred support. We’ll also discuss the power of Montessori-inspired methods in creating inclusive educational environments, and innovative practices in addiction recovery. You’ll learn how these practices can empower individuals and communities to experience meaningful transformation. This session is ideal for educators and professionals seeking fresh ideas, inclusive practices, and real-world inspiration for fostering holistic development and lifelong learning.
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Early bird offer: Book by Monday 16 June and save £17.50 (Early bird price: £55) General admission: £72.50 Digital credential included to showcase your learning
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Monday 30 June |
1:30pm-2:15pm
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Reflective coaching: unlocking new perspectives in learning and development
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In this virtual session, we’ll explore how reflective coaching can transform the way we think about learning. The focus will be on equipping coaches and coachees with practical strategies that enhance the dynamic of the coaching relationship. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how reflection can drive personal and professional growth, helping you feel better prepared to engage in reflective practice within your own coaching relationships. We’ll also provide you with resources and tips to continue your personal growth. |
Free event
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Tuesday 1 July |
10am-11am |
Raising standards through marginal gains and assessment strategies for excellence |
An interactive session to explore the use of WorldSkills UK strategies for achieving marginal gains in performance and outcomes, derived from international best practice. Best suited for teachers and assessors of technical and vocational education. In this session you will gain:
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Free event |
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Tuesday 1 July |
3pm-4:30pm
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Effective questioning in mathematics for vocational contexts
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Incorporating maths into vocational programmes can often pose challenges for teachers. This live online training session is focused on effective questioning in mathematics. The session is designed to empower vocational teachers to enhance student engagement, and deepen understanding, fostering critical thinking skills essential for real-world problem-solving. |
Early bird offer: Book by Monday 16 June and save £17.50 (Early bird price: £55) General admission: £72.50 Digital credential included to showcase your learning
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Wednesday 2 July |
10am-10:30am
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Quick wins in Teams: using annotations to boost live engagement
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Part of the quick wins for digital engagement in education series. Make your online live lessons more interactive with just a few clicks. Learn how Microsoft Teams' annotation tools can be used to enhance participation, visualise learning, and build student confidence in real time.
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Free event
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Wednesday 2 July |
2pm-3:30pm |
Maximising educational impact with prompting theory and genAI tools
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Discover how to apply prompting theory to enhance real-world educational outcomes using cutting-edge generative AI tools such as Copilot (Microsoft), Gemini (Google), and ChatGPT. This interactive webinar will explore the practicalities and unique strengths of each tool, providing actionable strategies for supporting various educational tasks. Attendees will gain insights into effective AI integration to optimise teaching and learning. |
Early bird offer: Book by Monday 16 June and save £17.50 (Early bird price: £55) General admission: £72.50 Digital credential included to showcase your learning |
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Thursday 3 July |
10am-10:30am
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Quick wins with Padlet: capturing reflection and student voice
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Part of the quick wins for digital engagement in education series. |
Free event |
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Thursday 3 July |
4pm-4:30pm |
Developing academic literacy |
Join us for a practical 30-minute CPD taster session designed to support teachers in helping students develop essential academic literacy skills, from identifying and developing their writing styles, through to practical strategies for better writing. This session will offer quick-win strategies you can apply in your teaching straight away. |
Free event |
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Friday 4 July |
10am-10:30am |
Once upon a time, teaching - using storytelling as a teaching tool |
“Once upon a time, teaching” explores the power of storytelling as a dynamic and impactful pedagogical tool, across subjects and age groups. Perfect for teachers of all phases and subjects who want to enhance engagement, deepen understanding, and build meaningful connections through narrative. Come for stories, leave with strategies. |
Free event |
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Friday 4 July |
1pm-1:30pm
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Quick wins with Edpuzzle: interactive video made simple
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Part of the quick wins for digital engagement in education series.
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Free event |
On-demand events
These recordings will be available on our YouTube Professional Development Week playlist, from Monday 30 June.
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Mastering moderation on the NCFE Portal
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In this bitesize recording, dive into essential moderation functions within the NCFE Portal. Learn how to view bookings, upload student evidence, and access results. We'll also guide you to where you can download standardisation training materials specific to your qualifications. Whether you're new to the Portal or looking to deepen your understanding, this session will ensure you’re fully equipped to manage the moderation process with confidence.
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Coming soon |
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Quick wins with Canva: fast design tools for teaching and learning
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Part of the quick wins for digital engagement in education series. This bitesize session introduces Canva for education, explores ready-made templates, and shows you how to collaborate with students or design for display and digital platforms.
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Coming soon |
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Sounds like learning: teaching through music
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Music isn’t just for the music room, it's a powerful tool for unlocking learning across the curriculum. This session explores how music can enhance engagement, deepen understanding, and support literacy, language development, emotional expression, and even subject knowledge. Learn practical strategies, adaptable activities, and inspiring song-based ideas to bring rhythm and creativity into your teaching, whatever your subject. Perfect for educators looking to make learning more memorable, meaningful, and fun!
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Coming soon |
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Creating a world that makes space for stammering
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In this bitesize recording, we shine a spotlight on speech disorders, beginning with stammering, a form of neurodivergence that is often misunderstood or overlooked. Rooted in a vision of inclusivity, this recording aims to shift perceptions, celebrate diverse ways of speaking, and foster positive, respectful language around speech differences. We’ll provide a high-level overview of what stammering is, and how it manifests in real-life contexts. Listeners will gain practical strategies for effectively supporting individuals who stammer, whether in educational settings, the workplace, or customer-facing environments.
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Coming soon |
Contact us
For further enquiries on Professional Development Week, please contact our Provider Development team at [email protected].