Iridium Education

Practical - Education - Solutions

Since 2016

Director's Welcome

I wish you a very warm welcome to our website.

I am a practising teacher who has over 20 years’ experience in the secondary education sector, my specialist subject being science. Currently, I hold the position of Deputy Headteacher in an 11-18 school with responsibility for Quality of Education. Since being a senior leader, I have gained significant experience in leading whole school and subject specific professional development. I have completed the NPQH and been awarded a distinction in a master’s degree in educational leadership and in doing so have carried out research relating to curriculum and social justice.

I strongly believe in:

  • Creating an engaging, challenging curriculum which allows all children to flourish and achieve their potential.
  • Providing high quality professional development which allows staff to improve performance in the classroom.
  • An education system that empowers learners and promotes social justice.

Promoting social justice is the intrinsic drive behind everything I do, and is one of the core values behind the Iridium Education philosophy.

Iridium Education strive to make a difference through:

  • Creating and delivering effective training events that offer practical solutions that support practitioners in their day-to-day role and thereby shaping the educational experience for our young people.
  • Creating and delivering well thought out workshops, which aim to engage children, inspire a curiosity for science and develop the skills and knowledge to enable them to question the world around them.
  • Building children’s confidence and attainment through providing reasonably priced tuition.

Teacher Training Events

Iridium Education was founded in 2016, and has since then has provided a series of high quality training courses across a wide range of topics, all of which have had glowing feedback from the course participants.

Iridium Education host their own events, but also provide training on behalf of organisations such as Rochdale Education and Learning (REAL) Trust.

Some of the training events we have provided include:

  • Literacy – Effective Classroom Strategies
  • Literacy – A Whole School Approach
  • Raising Attainment in Science
  • Implementing a Whole School Revision Programme
  • Raising Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils – Effective Classroom Strategies
  • Raising Attainment of Disadvantaged Pupils – A Whole School Approach
  • Leading Curriculum
  • Staff Wellbeing and Reducing Workload
  • High Quality Middle Leadership Programme

For further details and booking instructions surrounding our teacher training events please visit www.realtrust.org.uk/courses.

If you are interested in a bespoke training package please contact us.

Children's Workshops

Iridium Education run a series of science workshops for children aged 9 – 12 years old.

Our workshops include a number of fun and engaging educational activities, including:

  • Bath bombs, soaps, and lotions - oh my!
  • Sweet science - yum!
  • Forensic science - whodunnit?
  • Super slime - eww!
  • Awesome aerodynamics - we have lift off!

For further details surrounding our science workshops please contact us.

Tuition

Iridium Education provide science tuition on a 1-2-1 basis, or in a small group setting, for secondary school children.

For further details surrounding our science tuition please contact us.

Testimonials

Below is just some of the feedback from our previous teacher training events:

“Excellent day – I feel it will have a positive impact on my teaching”
“Thank you again for the course on Monday, it was extremely helpful. I have already used some of the information in the folder in supporting me conduct a learning walk this week.”
“I have really enjoyed all these sessions and they have really spurred me on to be a better middle leader.”
“Encouraged reflection and I went away with a number of areas to focus on back at school”
“Excellent – Thank you”
“Very knowledgeable trainers”
“Really insightful practical examples”
“I thought all sessions were excellent”
“Very relevant especially in regards to the OFSTED framework”
“It was really informative, I enjoyed it.”
“Very focused with great tips to take back”
“Open ideas about revision strategies and ‘buy in’ – I loved that it was so honest!”

100% of the course participants of our "High Quality Middle Leadership" one day course agreed that:

  • The presenters created a professional and comfortable learning environment
  • The presenters had a good subject knowledge of the topics covered
  • The course materials, discussions and activities supported the objectives
  • The sessions were well organised
  • The course length was appropriate for the information presented

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