Leadership of Highly Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Published 06/04/2020.  Last updated 04/08/2025

The course will be delivered by the Education Support officer (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) and senior officers from within North Lanarkshire Council.

As part of the programme, participants will be asked to identify, undertake, and report on a change initiative within their North Lanarkshire’s leadership framework has gone through a considerable scrutiny process and has successfully been endorsed by Education Scotland. As part of the programme, participants will be asked to identify, undertake and report on a change initiative within their establishment.

The aims of the programme are:

  • To provide a high-quality professional learning programme
  • To facilitate a collaborative network between practitioners
  • To develop pedagogical skills and practice
  • To introduce a ‘Train the Trainer’ model

The expected outcomes of the programme are:

  • Staff that are reflective and capable of leading learning effectively
  • Staff that can effectively lead learning and drive forward effective learning, teaching and assessment
  • Staff that recognise the importance of high-quality learning, teaching and assessment for children and young people
  • Staff will develop stronger teacher professional judgement by working collaboratively/moderating with colleagues

Open to all teaching staff from any sector across Scotland.

The cost of this programme is £250 per candidate and involves 10 core twilight sessions.

The sessions will be delivered digitally.

The core twilights and provisional dates are as follows:

Session 1    3rd October 2025         Leadership of Highly Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Session 2    18th November 2025   Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Session 3    2nd December 2025    Effective Questioning and Pupil Enquiry Based Learning
Session 4    14th January 2026       Effective Feedback
Session 5    3rd February 2026        Differentiation
Session 6    24th February 2026      Enquiry and Measures
Session 7    3rd March 2026            Evaluative Writing
Session 8    24th March 2026          Metacognition
Session 9    23rd April 2026             High Quality Assessments
Session 10 19th May 2026               Evaluative Writing - Presentation

The full programme is delivered digitally via Microsoft Teams.

An application process is in place; for further information, please contact:

Contact: Leigh Anne Brown,

Education Support Officer (LTA)

Email: BrownLei@northlan.gov.uk
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Leadership of Highly Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment

Published 06/04/2020.  Last updated 04/08/2025

The course will be delivered by the Education Support officer (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) and senior officers from within North Lanarkshire Council.

As part of the programme, participants will be asked to identify, undertake, and report on a change initiative within their North Lanarkshire’s leadership framework has gone through a considerable scrutiny process and has successfully been endorsed by Education Scotland. As part of the programme, participants will be asked to identify, undertake and report on a change initiative within their establishment.

The aims of the programme are:

  • To provide a high-quality professional learning programme
  • To facilitate a collaborative network between practitioners
  • To develop pedagogical skills and practice
  • To introduce a ‘Train the Trainer’ model

The expected outcomes of the programme are:

  • Staff that are reflective and capable of leading learning effectively
  • Staff that can effectively lead learning and drive forward effective learning, teaching and assessment
  • Staff that recognise the importance of high-quality learning, teaching and assessment for children and young people
  • Staff will develop stronger teacher professional judgement by working collaboratively/moderating with colleagues

Open to all teaching staff from any sector across Scotland.

The cost of this programme is £250 per candidate and involves 10 core twilight sessions.

The sessions will be delivered digitally.

The core twilights and provisional dates are as follows:

Session 1    3rd October 2025         Leadership of Highly Effective Learning, Teaching and Assessment
Session 2    18th November 2025   Learning Intentions and Success Criteria
Session 3    2nd December 2025    Effective Questioning and Pupil Enquiry Based Learning
Session 4    14th January 2026       Effective Feedback
Session 5    3rd February 2026        Differentiation
Session 6    24th February 2026      Enquiry and Measures
Session 7    3rd March 2026            Evaluative Writing
Session 8    24th March 2026          Metacognition
Session 9    23rd April 2026             High Quality Assessments
Session 10 19th May 2026               Evaluative Writing - Presentation

The full programme is delivered digitally via Microsoft Teams.

An application process is in place; for further information, please contact:

Contact: Leigh Anne Brown,

Education Support Officer (LTA)

Email: BrownLei@northlan.gov.uk
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