Transform professional development in your school with high-impact, in-school training from Helen Youngman Education. Our training is designed to energise staff, strengthen practice, and deliver immediate, sustainable impact across classrooms and leadership teams.
Every session is engaging, practical, and fully bespoke, shaped around your school’s priorities, context, and improvement journey. From teaching and learning and curriculum development to leadership and inspection readiness, our training gives staff the confidence, clarity, and tools they need to make a real difference.
“Inspiring, practical and highly relevant. Staff left feeling motivated and confident to implement change immediately.”
— Headteacher
“Helen’s training struck the perfect balance between challenge and support. It has had a lasting impact on teaching and learning across our school.”
— Deputy Headteacher
We work in close partnership with schools to ensure training is purposeful and impactful. Following an initial conversation, we will design a tailored training proposal, clearly outlining objectives, content, and outcomes — so you know exactly what to expect.
“One of the most effective training days we’ve ever had. Clear, focused and genuinely transformative.”
— School Improvement Lead
Bespoke Training
Transform professional development with bespoke training designed specifically for your school. At Helen Youngman Education, we work closely with leaders to create tailored, high-impact training that addresses your priorities and delivers real, lasting improvement.
From teaching and learning and leadership development to Early Years, subject leadership, and inspection readiness, our customised approach ensures training is relevant, practical, and immediately transferable to the classroom.
Get in touch to discuss your needs and receive a tailored training proposal that works for your school.
How to Achieve Exceptional Responsive and Adaptive Teaching
Exceptional teaching and learning does not happen by chance — it is built through consistency, clarity, and highly responsive classroom practice. This powerful course is designed to support teachers in developing the adaptive approaches needed to ensure every child makes strong progress in every lesson, every day.
How to Achieve Exceptional Responsive and Adaptive Teaching focuses on what outstanding practice truly looks like in the classroom and how it can be achieved sustainably across an entire school. The course supports teachers to refine their practice, respond effectively to pupils’ needs in real time, and create learning environments where all children are challenged, supported, and inspired to succeed.
Through practical strategies, reflective discussion, and classroom-ready approaches, teachers will explore how to move beyond good practice to deliver exceptional teaching and learning that is consistent, purposeful, and impactful.
What the course covers
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Passion, Principles and Perseverance
Developing the mindset, professional values, and high expectations that underpin exceptional teaching. -
Exceptional Differentiation
Adapting teaching intelligently to meet the needs of all learners, ensuring challenge, support, and inclusion are seamlessly embedded. -
Exceptional Questioning
Using high-quality questioning to deepen thinking, promote reasoning, and drive meaningful learning. -
Exceptional Assessment for Learning
Using assessment effectively to inform teaching, respond to misconceptions, and move learning forward in the moment. -
Exceptional Independent Learning
Building pupil confidence, resilience, and independence so learners take ownership of their learning.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for EYFS, KS1, and KS2 teachers who are committed to strengthening their classroom practice and delivering consistently high-quality teaching that meets the needs of every learner.
How to Be an Exceptional Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistants play a vital role in the success of every classroom. When deployed effectively, they make a powerful difference to children’s learning, confidence, and progress. How to Be an Exceptional Teaching Assistant is a high-impact course designed to empower both new and experienced teaching assistants to maximise their impact and contribute meaningfully to outstanding teaching and learning across the school.
This course recognises that exceptional teaching assistants do far more than provide support — they actively enhance learning, adapt provision to meet pupils’ needs, and work in close partnership with teachers to ensure every child can succeed. Through practical guidance and real classroom examples, participants will develop the skills, confidence, and clarity needed to perform their role with purpose and professionalism.
The course also supports schools in ensuring teaching assistants are deployed effectively and are clearly making a strong contribution to learning, progress, and behaviour — an area of increasing focus within inspection and school improvement.
What the course covers
- Effectively Supporting Teaching and Learning
Understanding the teaching assistant’s role in driving progress and adding value in every lesson. - How Children Learn Best
Exploring how children learn effectively and how teaching assistants can adapt support to meet different learning needs. - Effective Assessment for Learning
Using questioning, observation, and feedback to identify misconceptions and move learning forward. - Positive Behaviour Management
Supporting behaviour consistently and confidently to create calm, purposeful learning environments. - Teaching Methods and Pre-Learning
Using targeted strategies, including pre-teaching and intervention, to support pupils before, during, and after lessons. - Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
Supporting children’s emotional wellbeing and resilience to enable them to engage fully in learning.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for Teaching Assistants at all levels, including Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs), who want to strengthen their practice, confidence, and impact within the classroom.
How to Achieve Exceptional Early Years
How to Achieve Exceptional Early Years is a focused and practical course designed to support Early Years settings in developing high-quality, effective, and consistently strong EYFS provision. The course takes an in-depth look at the key elements that enable Early Years practice to flourish, supporting settings to move confidently towards exceptional outcomes for young children.
This course enables EYFS leaders and practitioners to evaluate their current provision, strengthen monitoring processes, and develop highly effective practice across the setting. A strong emphasis is placed on creating enabling environments and ensuring that both indoor and outdoor provision are purposeful, engaging, and supportive of high-quality learning experiences.
Through clear guidance and professional discussion, participants will gain a deeper understanding of expectations and how these translate into everyday classroom practice, supporting sustainable improvement rather than short-term change.
What the course covers
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Understanding Expectations
Exploring key Ofsted grade descriptors and statutory framework requirements, and how these are reflected in daily EYFS practice. -
Evaluating and Improving Provision
Supporting EYFS teachers and leaders to evaluate current practice, strengthen monitoring systems, and manage change effectively. -
High-Quality Learning Environments
Enhancing indoor and outdoor provision to ensure environments are enabling, inclusive, and support high-quality learning and talk. -
Effective Adult Interactions
Ensuring all staff interactions consistently promote learning, development, and meaningful communication. -
Assessment in the Early Years
Considering assessment expectations with a focus on manageability, accuracy, and rigour.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for EYFS Leaders, Senior Leadership Teams, EYFS Teachers, and Teaching Assistants who are committed to strengthening Early Years provision and achieving consistently high standards across their setting.
How to Be an Exceptional Subject Leader
How to Be an Exceptional Subject Leader is a practical and empowering course designed to support subject leaders in developing the knowledge, confidence, and leadership skills required to drive high-quality provision across their subject area.
This course takes an in-depth look at the key elements of effective subject leadership, enabling participants to evaluate current provision, strengthen monitoring and leadership systems, and lead sustainable improvement. It supports subject leaders to move beyond compliance, developing clarity and purpose in their role so they can confidently demonstrate the impact of their leadership on teaching, learning, and outcomes.
The course provides clear guidance on expectations and supports subject leaders in translating these into everyday practice, ensuring their subject is well led, well understood, and consistently strong across the school.
What the course covers
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Understanding the Role of the Subject Leader
Clarifying responsibilities, accountability, and the characteristics of exceptional subject leadership. -
Understanding Expectations
Exploring key Ofsted grade descriptors and how subject leadership is evaluated in practice. -
Evaluating Subject Provision
Supporting subject leaders to review strengths and areas for development within their subject. -
Effective Monitoring and Leadership
Developing robust and purposeful approaches to monitoring, including lesson visits, work scrutiny, and pupil voice. -
Driving Improvement and Managing Change
Using monitoring outcomes to create clear action plans and lead improvement with confidence. -
Demonstrating Impact
Evidencing how subject leadership contributes to high-quality teaching, learning, and pupil outcomes.
Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for new and experienced subject leaders, including middle leaders and aspiring leaders, who want to strengthen their leadership practice and make a measurable difference within their subject area.
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