Teachers' Toolkit Programme

For some years now, the S7 Consortium has taken a collective responsibility for the development of its currently qualifying and most recently qualified staff. Recognising that the first year in a new teaching post is a challenging one, the S7 Consortium brings together the beginner teachers in each of its colleges to share ideas, issues, concerns and solutions in a five day programme that runs from early Autumn to Spring.

The five day Teachers' Toolkit programme begins with a day looking at the nuts and bolts of plannng and running lessons, offering tips and reflections on making life easier in the classroom. Day Two focuses on making learning work with tutorials on starters and plenaries, tracking, monitoring and target-setting as well as recognising and meetings students' needs in the classroom. The middle day of the sequence focuses squarely on technology and how to make best use of  available technology that can support you.  Day Four is run by an external consultant who this year will be advising delegates on how to work towards becoming a Grade 1 teacher.  The final day begns with a wider perspective and considers the current post-16 landscape in education before finishing the course with a more introspective focus on developing yourself and your potential career path.

The programme for this year is available to download here and further information will be available to view on the relevant Events website page for each day.

As the programme is hosted at each of the five S7 Consortium Colleges in turn you can view below the location maps for each.

Day 1 - Thursday, 6th October 2011 at Esher College (link to location map)

Day 2 - Friday, 11th November 2011 at Woking College (link to location map and directions)

Day 3 - Monday, 23rd January 2012 at Reigate College (link to location map and directions)

Day 4 - Wednesday, 7th March 2012 at Godalming College (link to location map and directions)

Day 5 - Tuesday, 17th April 2012 at Strode's College (link to location map and directions)

Each of the individual days are also available for non-beginner teachers to opt into. If you would like to attend any of the individual day programmes, then please visit their individual listings in the Events section and complete an online registration.