ECM Training Brochure - 2025-26 by ECM Education Ltd.

Cathie Paine | CEO at REAch2 Academy Trust

ABOUT US

ECM are working in partnership with a wide range of excellent associates who are also able to offer high-quality knowledge, skills and expertise to meet the specific needs of all members of school communities. Our courses allow attendees to get a job done, reducing their list of tasks and securing impact and outcomes through our ‘Get a Job Done’ approach In addition, our unique resources and materials support leaders to work more efficiently and effectively – all of these can be customised so that leaders are able to tailor them easily to the requirements of their setting

We are pleased to share our new plans for this new academic year. Our offer of support is based, as always, on the feedback gathered from our colleagues throughout the year, and we have amended our provision to reflect this It is also directly tailored to the NEW Inspection Framework – we ’ ve done all the background work, so you don’t have to.

We remain committed to providing the highest-quality, up-to-date CPD and bespoke solutions that schools deserve. We have new courses and new training materials that continue to reflect the continuously changing and developing educational landscape, supporting leaders to drive improvement in their schools, as well as being prepared for an inspection.

WHY CHOOSE ECM?

ECM Education Ltd are a well-respected and reputable educational training and consultancy company, established in September 2010

We currently work alongside and support a large number of schools across the UK. We take pride in being both proactive and responsive, ensuring our support evolves in line with the changing needs of schools and leaders We work in partnership with a wide range of outstanding associates who are able to offer high-quality skills and expertise to meet the specific needs of all leaders

Our solution-focused, needs-driven approach ensures that schools are continuously improving, with their staff having the knowledge and skills to do their jobs to a highly effective level This, in turn, supports pupils to achieve the best possible outcomes

Staff

STAFF MEETINGS AND INSETS

All courses within this brochure can be customised as bespoke INSET days and staff meetings.

If you're a Multi Academy Trust, we can create a bespoke pricing solution tailored to your needs. Scan here to get in touch.

INSET Day (6-hours)

1 School with up to 15 delegates

3+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

5+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

Additional Cost if more than 15 delegates.

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per delegate

1-hour staff meeting available on the NEW Inspection Framework Click Here for More Info

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per delegate Staff Meeting & Governor (2-hours)

1 School with up to 15 delegates

3+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

5+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

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Additional Cost if more than 15 delegates £20 00 per delegate £20 00 per delegate

3+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

5+ Schools with up to 15 delegates each

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Additional Cost if more than 15 delegates £20 00 per delegate £20 00 per delegate

By joining forces with other schools, we amplify our pricing value, foster collaboration with like-minded professionals, and enhance expertise-sharing for collective growth. Staff Meeting & Governor (1-hour)

SUMMARY OF TRAINING

We've created a summary list of all the training courses featured in this brochure. Simply click on any course below to jump directly to its section within the document

Leadership and Governance Briefings

Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher and Senior Leader Briefings

English Subject Leader Update Briefings

Maths Subject Leader Update Briefings

Science Subject Leader Update Briefings

New Inspection Framework

The Leadership of Teaching

Monitoring & Evaluation

How Inspectors Will Inspect and How Schools Can Prepare From Inspection call to Inspection Report - How to Manage Inspection - Inspection Call, Report Card, During Inspection and Following Inspection

Leading Your School Through a Successful Inspection 2025/2026 Giving Account of Impact - Step by Step

Self-Evaluation - Conducting your Report Card Self-Evaluation - Evidencing IMPACT Across all Inspection Areas

Strategic Impact (Development) Planning – Informed by Your Self Evaluation Report Card

Securing High-Quality Teaching - Monitoring and Evaluation for Senior Leaders in the NEW Inspection Framework 2025-26

Monitoring and Evaluation of SEND Pupils - for Senior Leaders/ Subject Leaders/ SENDCo

Monitoring and Evaluation for Subject Leaders

Subject Leadership for ECTs - How to be a Great Subject Leader

Coaching, Mentoring and Modelling Approaches to Secure Impact Following Monitoring

Sequence of 5 training sessions for Subject Leaders:

Session 1: Ensuring strong subject knowledge for leaders –underpinned by the latest research reviews (12 x subject-specific courses)

Session 2: Ensure your Subject Curriculum is High-Quality and will stand up to Inspection Scrutiny

Session 3: Monitoring for IMPACT – from CURRICULUM to TEACHING and IMPACT

Session 4: Giving strong account for your subject (12 x subjectspecific courses)

Session 5: Subject Leader Report Card Self-Evaluation (Subject Specific) and Strategic Planning – Subject Specific

The Leadership of Teaching

Developing Leaders

Developing Instructional Coaching, Mentoring and Modelling

SUMMARY

OF TRAINING

We've created a summary list of all the training courses featured in this brochure. Simply click on any course below to jump directly to its section within the document

Leadership and Governance

Inclusion

Subject Leaders

Strategic Leadership & Capacity to Improve Self-Evaluation & Strategic Planning

Exclusion – Policy, Process and Practice

Subject Leader Report Card Self-Evaluation (Subject Specific) and Strategic Planning – Subject Specific

Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusion

Adaptive Teaching

Curriculum

Teaching

Teaching Assistants

Strong Foundations

A Sequence of Training for Subject Leaders

Adaptive and Responsive Teaching - Making Informed Choices

Communication & Language – Oracy

Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans in Education

Securing Great Learning – A Research-Led Approach to Developing Teaching and Learning Within the New Inspection Framework

Rosenshine Principles in Action x 5 Sessions

Teaching to Improve Memory, Building Knowledge and Using Cognitive Load Theory

Memory, Sticky Learning, Cognitive Load, and Dual CodingWhat Curriculum Leaders and Senior Leaders Need to Know Practical Solutions for Subject Leaders and Class Teachers

Teaching Assistants – Working Memory and How Best to Support Pupils with Learning

Session 1

Ensuring Strong Subject Knowledge for Leaders – Underpinned by the Latest Research Reviews (12 x subject-specific courses on demand or online live available for Maths, Science and English only)

Session 2

Ensure your Subject Curriculum is High-Quality and will stand up to Inspection Scrutiny

Behaviour Inclusive Behaviour Inclusive Behaviour, Culture, Policy & Practice

Behaviour

Attendance Attendance

Teaching Behaviour for Learning – Establishing the Climate for Success: Understanding the Origins of Challenging Behaviour and Strategies to Support Pupils to Feel Emotionally Safe

Increasing Attendance and Reducing Persistent AbsenteeismPractical Best Practice Case Studies

SUMMARY

OF TRAINING

We've created a summary list of all the training courses featured in this brochure. Simply click on any course below to jump directly to its section within the document

Inclusion SEND

SEND for Leaders - Leading SEND with Impact: Strategic Systems, Evidence and Outcomes

Inclusive by Design – The Inclusive School - x2 Sessions

SEND for TAs/ For Teachers - Meeting the Needs of all Pupils in all Lessons (2-hours)

Disadvantaged Pupils Disadvantaged Pupils: Securing Strong Outcomes and Tackling Educational Disadvantage

English as an Additional Language

Early Years

EAL Pupils – How to Support and Ensure Achievement

Exclusions Exclusion – Policy, Process and Practice

Early YearsStrategy

Early Years: From Bold Beginnings to Strong FoundationsLearning from the Best

Supporting Pupils with Additional Needs in the EYFS

Communication and Language in the Early Years

Secondary & Sixth Form

Early YearsProgression & Inclusion

Early YearsTeaching & Inclusion

Secondary & Sixth Form

Outdoor Provision - High-Quality Teaching and Learning in the Early Years

Strong Foundations in the First Years of School

Preparing EYFS Children for their Next Stage in Year 1Ensuring Progression & Inclusion in Curriculum Planning

High-Quality Teaching and Consolidating Fundamental Knowledge and Skills in EYFS – Supporting Pupils to Know, Remember, and Apply More to EY End Points

Sixth Form Self-Evaluation & Strategic Plan - Sixth Form Report Card Self Evaluation and Strategic Planning

Secondary Self-Evaluation & Strategic Plan - Secondary Report Card Self Evaluation and Strategic Planning

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Briefings

New Inspection Framework CPD

Senior Leaders

Subject Leaders

EYFS Leaders

The Leadership of Teaching

Inclusion

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

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Briefings Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher and Senior Leader Briefings

A termly briefing for primary schools led by ECM Director, John Evans These termly briefings provide you with insight into new and upcoming issues on the education horizon

In the 2025-26 year, the NEW Ofsted Framework will form the basis of the first part of the briefing each term

English Subject Leader Update Briefings

This is an opportunity for subject leaders to be updated on key messages and current documentation related to the national picture This is then followed by a subject knowledgefocused input based on current national or local themes, which can then be taken back to school

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LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Briefings

Maths Subject Leader Update Briefings

Science Subject Leader Update Briefings

New Inspection Framework How Inspectors Will Inspect and How Schools Can Prepare

Be fully prepared for the proposed new Ofsted Framework. This 3-hour course ensures you understand the changes to inspection methodology and the use of toolkits, so you know what inspectors will be looking for It will be kept up to date as new information is released to help leaders prepare for an inspection from Autumn 2025

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

New Inspection Framework From Inspection call to Inspection Report - How to Manage Inspection

Inspection Call, Report Card, During Inspection and Following Inspection

Leading Your School Through a Successful Inspection 2025/2026 Giving Account of ImpactStep by Step

This course has been fully updated for the 2025 Inspection Framework As such, it provides the latest insights into the new inspection process, the use of Toolkits and the Report Card The latest inspection focus on attendance, disadvantaged pupils, SEND and outcomes will all be covered through the course

Self-Evaluation - Conducting your Report Card SelfEvaluation - Evidencing IMPACT Across all Inspection Areas

A 3-hour session for senior and middle leaders to develop their approach in advance of an inspection, during the inspection and post inspection

Would you like to secure the first draft of your succinct self-evaluation REPORT CARD using the draft inspection toolkits? This training will support leaders to write their selfevaluation in a day, underpinned by the new inspection framework

Strategic Impact (Development) Planning –Informed by Your Self Evaluation Report Card

Have the first draft of the key aspects of your School Impact/ Development Plan (SIP/SDP) linked to the NEW Inspection Framework, specifically the Inspection Toolkits and Report Cards

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

The Leadership of Teaching

Monitoring & Evaluation

Securing High-Quality Teaching - Monitoring and Evaluation for Senior Leaders in the NEW Inspection Framework 202526

Inclusion

Monitoring and Evaluation of SEND Pupils - for Senior Leaders/ Subject Leaders/ SENDCo

Understand new inspection methodology, the role of monitoring and evaluation in the new Framework and, plan your school's preparation for the changes

More Info - Dates/Times

Exclusion – Policy, Process and Practice

During this 3-hour course, we will share, explore and consider different ways of monitoring and evaluating the curriculum provision for pupils with SEND

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A two-hour course to equip primary headteachers and senior leaders with a secure knowledge of current legislation in relation to school suspensions and permanent exclusions The course will support leaders to confidently prepare for a permanent exclusion in line with statutory guidance.

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CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

Strong Foundations

Adaptive Teaching

Curriculum

Teaching

Teaching Assistants

CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

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Adaptive Teaching Adaptive and Responsive Teaching - Making Informed Choices

A three-hour course for teachers, subject leaders and senior leaders This course will provide the opportunity for practitioners to reflect upon adaptive teaching within their school and to further develop strategies for implementation. More Info - Dates/Times

Curriculum Communication & Language – Oracy

Sustainability Leadership and Climate Action Plans in Education

This course will focus on the sometimes neglected but vital area of oracy in Key Stages One and Two The course will offer delegates the opportunity to understand why this area is so important and how to implement key strategies.

More Info - Dates/Times

This course will provide senior leaders with the opportunity to get to grips with DfE expectations, access a range of support in developing an approach to sustainability and climate change, and help leaders get started in creating their own action plans for schools More Info - Dates/Times

CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

Teaching Securing Great Learning – A Research-Led Approach to Developing Teaching and Learning Within the New Inspection Framework

This reflection covers new learning and future challenges

More Info - Dates/Times

Teaching Assistants

Teaching Assistants –Working Memory and How Best to Support Pupils with Learning

This two-hour Time2Train session is designed for teaching assistants in primary and secondary schools The course explains the latest research into working memory and the potential impact this has on pupils' learning, particularly those who are often provided with additional support and work with a teaching assistant

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ACHIEVEMENT - PUPIL OUTCOMES & PROGRESS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Assessment

Assessment for Learning

Assessment Analyse Your New IDSR with Expert Help

A 3-hour half-day course for primary leaders that will provide delegates with a clear understanding of the Inspection Data Summary Report (IDSR): what it is, how it is structured, and how to use it effectively to support school self-evaluation and inspection readiness

Curriculum and Assessment Review Briefing

This two-hour briefing will ensure you understand and give you the opportunity to consider and reflect on the main recommendations

BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour

Inclusive Behaviour

BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour

Behaviour, Culture, Policy & Practice

A three-hour course for senior leaders and teachers This course will enable practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how to create a strong, shared culture of positive behaviour It will equip practitioners with strategies to establish high expectations for all pupils’ behaviour and ensure positive attitudes to learning

INCLUSION

SEND

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Disadvantaged Pupils

Cultural Capital

Exclusions

SEND SEND for LeadersLeading SEND with Impact: Strategic Systems, Evidence and Outcomes

English as an Additional Language EAL Pupils – How to Support and Ensure Achievement

If we get it right for our pupils with SEND, we can get it right for all children So how do we know? This 3-hour course will consider all the information needed as leaders to know how well our school is doing in meeting the needs of pupils with SEND

This is a 3-hour course focusing on how to plan and prioritise provision for EAL learners This course will explore getting the start right

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Disadvantaged Pupils

Disadvantaged Pupils: Securing Strong Outcomes and Tackling Educational Disadvantage

This comprehensive course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to assess and enhance educational opportunities for disadvantaged students within your school effectively

SEND Inclusive by Design – The Inclusive School - x2 Sessions

With the revised Ofsted School Inspection Framework launching on 10 November 2025, the call for truly inclusive practice has never been louder That’s why we ’ re inviting you to join us for a transformative training event designed specifically for school leaders and SENDCOs

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Exclusions Exclusion – Policy, Process and Practice

A two-hour course to equip primary headteachers and senior leaders with a secure knowledge of current legislation in relation to school suspensions and permanent exclusions

More Info - Dates/Times

EARLY YEARS

Early Years Programme

EY Self-Evaluation & Strategic Planning

Early Years Strategy

Early Years Progression & Inclusion

Early Years Teaching & Inclusion

Early YearsStrategy

Early Years: From Bold Beginnings to Strong Foundations - Learning from the Best

Over recent years Ofsted have published a range of research which provides clear guidance on policy and practice in Early Years Develop your school's response to the documents.

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Supporting Pupils with Additional Needs in the EYFS

Communication and Language in the Early Years

This 2-hour course will enable delegates to understand their role within a multi-agency approach to supporting children's needs and will provide practical strategies and approaches to offer support where it is needed most.

The development of Communication and Language is central to EYFS and this session will offer delegates the opportunity to learn about key strategies and approaches for providing a communication-rich curriculum

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Early YearsStrategy Outdoor Provision - HighQuality Teaching and Learning in the Early Years

Strong Foundations in the First Years of School

This half-day course will focus specifically on the role the outdoor learning space plays in our children’s holistic development Delegates will leave with a wealth of practical strategies to create a personalised outdoor learning space for their children

Following the publication of this important Ofsted research in Autumn 2024, this course provides EYFS and KS1 teachers and leaders with the key messages, together with exemplification of highly effective practice from a range of settings

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Early YearsProgression & Inclusion Preparing EYFS Children for their Next Stage in Year 1Ensuring Progression & Inclusion in Curriculum Planning

Early YearsTeaching & Inclusion

High-Quality Teaching and Consolidating Fundamental Knowledge and Skills in EYFS – Supporting Pupils to Know, Remember, and Apply More to EY End Points

This course looks at best practice in terms of curriculum planning in EYFS and Year One to ensure that your transition from EYFS to Year One enables all pupils make the best possible progress

This course will examine the latest research and guidance about the most effective pedagogy and how to ensure your pupils make the best possible progress in the most important areas of learning.

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SECONDARY & SIXTH FORM

Secondary & Sixth Form

Sixth Form Self-Evaluation & Strategic Plan - Sixth Form Report Card Self Evaluation and Strategic Planning

Would you like to secure the first draft of your succinct self-evaluation REPORT CARD using the draft inspection toolkits? This training will support leaders to conduct their self-evaluation in a day, underpinned by the new inspection framework

- Dates/Times

Secondary Self-Evaluation & Strategic Plan - Secondary Report Card Self Evaluation and Strategic Planning

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Briefings

New Inspection Framework CPD

Senior Leaders

Subject Leaders

EYFS Leaders

The Leadership of Teaching

Inclusion

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Subject Leaders

Strategic Leadership & Capacity to Improve SelfEvaluation & Strategic Planning

Subject Leader Report Card Self-Evaluation (Subject Specific) and Strategic Planning – Subject Specific

The Leadership of Teaching

Monitoring & Evaluation

Monitoring and Evaluation for Subject Leaders

This course has been rewritten taking into account the NEW Education Inspection Framework 2025-26 The Focus of this subject leader course is on providing focussed time for leaders to conduct rigorous self- evaluation linked to the Subject Research Reviews & EIF toolkit descriptors

This course will focus upon the toolkits for curriculum and teaching in the new Ofsted framework and ensure subject leaders understand their role in this context

Subject Leadership for ECTs

- How to be a Great Subject Leader

This course has been specifically designed for primary colleagues who are new to the role of subject leadership The course covers the key elements of effective subject leadership for English, maths, and foundation subject leaders

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

The Leadership of Teaching Monitoring & Evaluation

Coaching, Mentoring and Modelling Approaches to Secure Impact Following Monitoring

This course has been designed for newly appointed senior and middle leaders who undertake monitoring activities and now want to ensure that the feedback they provide to colleagues is highly effective, especially when having to give ‘difficult’ messages

The Leadership of Teaching Developing Leaders Developing Instructional Coaching, Mentoring and Modelling

This series of three Time2 Train sessions for school leaders and middle leaders focuses on defining instructional coaching; exploring the research; establishing a coaching culture; training coaches; implementing coaching; and evaluating impact over time

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

The Leadership of Teaching

Monitoring & Evaluation

Sequence of 5 training sessions for Subject Leaders:

Session 1: Ensuring strong subject knowledge for leaders – underpinned by the latest research reviews (12 x subject-specific courses)

Session 2: Ensure your Subject Curriculum is HighQuality and will stand up to Inspection Scrutiny

Session 3: Monitoring for IMPACT – from CURRICULUM to TEACHING and IMPACT

Session 4: Giving strong account for your subject (12 x subject-specific courses)

Session 5: Subject Leader Report Card Self-Evaluation (Subject Specific) and Strategic Planning – Subject Specific

This CPD package is available for MultiAcademy Trusts (MATs) or school clusters

If you're interested in offering this programme to your group of schools, we’d be delighted to support you Please get in touch to discuss how we can deliver this programme for your MAT or cluster and pricing

CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

Strong Foundations

Adaptive Teaching

Curriculum

Teaching

Teaching Assistants

CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

Strong Foundations

A Sequence of Training for Subject Leaders

Session 1

Ensuring Strong Subject Knowledge for Leaders –Underpinned by the Latest Research Reviews (12 x subject-specific courses on demand or online live available for Maths, Science and English only)

Are you a Subject Leader?

Ensure you ’ re fully prepared for inspection, meetings with Governors and reporting to SLT with our comprehensive course This course provides a thorough explanation of the subject knowledge you need to focus on in each subject, based on the Ofsted Research Reviews.

Session 2

Ensure your Subject Curriculum is High-Quality and will stand up to Inspection Scrutiny

Teaching Teaching to Improve Memory, Building Knowledge and Using Cognitive Load Theory

This course is designed to support primary school leaders to ensure their curriculum represents the progressive and sequenced knowledge and skills required in each subject area, to ensure that pupils can make good or better progress

This course is designed for subject leaders and class teachers to develop their understanding of how the best principles of cognitive science can be easily applied in the classroom and across the curriculum to maximise the impact of your teaching

CURRICULUM, TEACHING & INCLUSION

Teaching Memory, Sticky Learning, Cognitive Load, and Dual Coding - What Curriculum Leaders and Senior Leaders Need to Know. Practical Solutions for Subject Leaders and Class Teachers

This course is designed for senior leaders and curriculum leaders to develop their learning culture, climate, and ethos to an outstanding level

During the session, you will understand how children build and consolidate their learning and how to design your curriculum intent, implementation, and impact with memory, sticky learning, cognitive load, and dual coding in mind

ACHIEVEMENT - PUPIL OUTCOMES & PROGRESS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Assessment

Assessment for Learning

A 3-hour session for senior, middle and subject leaders to develop a whole school approach to assessment considering how strategies can be used within lessons and beyond the lessons. Leaders will share and consider examples of good practice so that they can develop new systems and approaches or refine existing good practice

BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour

Inclusive Behaviour

BEHAVIOUR

Behaviour Teaching Behaviour for Learning – Establishing the Climate for Success:

Understanding the Origins of Challenging Behaviour and Strategies to Support Pupils to Feel Emotionally Safe

This course aims to provide a better understanding of challenging behaviour, alongside practical strategies to manage inthe-moment conflict and prevent it, in order to improve the quality of learning in the classroom

ATTENDANCE

Attendance Increasing Attendance and Reducing Persistent Absenteeism - Practical Best Practice Case Studies

This practical and insightdriven course equips school leaders with the confidence and clarity needed to respond effectively during Ofsted conversations Delegates will explore a model school's approach as a case study, gaining a clear understanding of how to answer key inspection questions and what highimpact practice looks like under the new inspection framework

INCLUSION

SEND

English as an Additional Language (EAL)

Disadvantaged Pupils

Cultural Capital

Exclusions

SEND SEND for TAs/ For TeachersMeeting the Needs of all Pupils in all Lessons (2hours)

A one-day course for teachers and teaching assistants. This course will enable practitioners to gain a deeper understanding of how to meet the needs of all pupils within lessons