LeapEd Core Series

Bringing together 10 years of experience working with educators in Malaysian schools.

Rigorous, versatile and insightful – the LeapEd Core Series is a powerful programme based on the latest research, best educational practices and methodology.

Testimonials and Stories

Teachers are usually social beings; we seek out connections with students and staff to make our job more enjoyable. They are now being asked to undertake a new challenge – managing the learning of their students from afar…

Seven Skies International School took advantage of this interactive program and delved deeper into the world of writing Learning Objectives and Success Criteria, and developing strategies which empower students to be more independent learners in a “Thinking Classroom”…

The development of the LeapEd Core Series (LCS) was a long and sometimes fraught process, which ran from early 2018 till the end of 2019. Whilst the foundation series of the programme was built upon the learnings from the Trust Schools Programme (TSP), the intermediate…

A hectic dash through the KL traffic took our Core Series Team to Subang Airport heading to south for our first Core Series Introductory Session for Middle Leaders. After a short plane hop to Johor Bahru, the team got an early night before heading to Excelsior International school…

Earlier this year, for LeapEd Core Series, we had successfully organised the first introduction session to the Middle Leaders. Ms Vijeeta, a teacher in an international school, shared her feelings and experience attending the session…

About the Programme

This blended professional learning programme builds capacity for Senior Leaders, Middle Leaders and Teachers.

We explore simple but effective ways to use methods such as differentiation, Assessment for Learning (AfL), thinking skills, and questioning in all our programmes. Our training sessions model research-driven pedagogical approaches, whilst using adult learning theory to engage our participants.

Good Teaching and Learning – no matter what the curriculum

LeapEd Core Series is designed for adult learners: to build on their experiences and discover new strategies to take straight into the classroom. We model 21st century pedagogy through engaging andragogy (adult learning), building capacity at every level within your school community to facilitate better holistic outcomes for your students. Our team can deliver all or part of this training programme, depending upon your school’s needs.

This programme targets whole school sustainable development. Each Unit prepares participants to take ideas back into school, empowering them to cascade knowledge and upskill colleagues across the school.

Each 3-day face-to-face unit includes:

Course Breakdown

Foundation level: Teachers

• Unit 1: Student-Centred Classrooms
  • Topics: 21st century learners · Cooperative learning · Learning Objectives & Success Criteria
  • Skill development: Applying 21st century skills · Incorporating cooperative learning strategies · Collaboration, Critical Thinking · Efficiency, Action Planning, Reflection, Application
  • Output: Create a video to share with colleagues
• Unit 2: Knowing Your Students
  • Topics: Positive Classroom Environment · Questioning
  • Skill development: PLUS Creativity, Communication, Questioning, Empathy · Higher order thinking skills · SWOT Analysis, Effective Questioning · Observations, Feedback · Workshop planning
  • Output: Create a video to share with colleagues
• Unit 3: Teachers As Learners
  • Topics: Teacher Learning pathways · Gathering & Analysing Student Data
  • Skill development: PLUS Professional Learning · Self-directed Learning · Data Gathering & Analysis · Implementing Action Research initiatives
  • Output: Design individual Action Research plans

Foundation level: Middle Leaders

• Unit 1: Pedagogical Excellence
  • Topics: Teaching & Learning in 21st century classrooms · Enabling Professional Learning
  • Skill development: Developing 21st century skills · Evaluating lesson plans, re: 21st century skills · Creating conditions for professional learning · Engagement, Empowerment, Motivation · Efficiency, Action Planning, Reflection, Application
  • Output: Develop a video to share with colleagues showcasing best practice
• Unit 2: Working With Teachers
  • Topics: Role of Middle Leaders · Building relationships · Managing up, managing down
  • Skill development: PLUS Developing influence · Effective Communication · Purposeful interaction and interpersonal skills · Relationship Management
  • Output: Create a website to share best practice with your school community
• Unit 3: Introduction to Coaching
  • Topics: What is coaching? · Importance of Coaching · Implementing coaching · Identifying personal strengths
  • Skill development: PLUS Coaching competencies: Empathy and relationship building · Active listening · Questioning techniques · Coaching opportunities & logistics: Coaching conversations e.g. when, how, venue, etc.
  • Output: Design an Action Plan to develop Coaching competencies via coaching conversations

Foundation level: Senior Leaders

• Unit 1: Leadership for Learning
  • Topics: Leading learning in 21st century schools · Distributed Leadership
  • Skill development: Identify, apply, monitor and evaluate school-wide implementation of 21st century skills · Empowered & cooperative Leadership · Influencing, Collaboration · Efficiency, Action Planning, Reflection, Application
  • Output: Create an Action Plan for implementing distributed leadership
• Unit 2: School Transformation
  • Topics: Preparing for Transformation · Creating a Vision · Leading Change
  • Skill development: PLUS Change management strategies · Vision creation · Research and evaluation skills
  • Output: Create a Transformation Plan for the school
• Unit 3: Teaching Excellence
  • Topics: Malaysian students as 21st century learners · Teachers beliefs & practices
  • Skill development: PLUS Gap analysis · Evaluation of lesson plans · Creating assessment & evaluation tools, eg checklists · Identifying observation focus · Analysing observation data
  • Output: Action Plan to introduce Learning Walks in school as an evaluative tool of practices

Intermediate level: Teachers

• Unit 1: Student-Centred Classrooms
  • Topics: Higher Level Thinking Skills in the Classroom · Lesson Structure (3 Part Lesson)
  • Skill development: Thinking Strategies for the Classroom · Creating a positive learning environment · Embedding cooperative learning structures · Collaboration and critical thinking · Action Planning and reflection
  • Output: Lesson Resources
• Unit 2: Knowing Your Students
  • Topics: Questioning · Effective Feedback
  • Skill development: Assessment for Learning · SMART Feedback conversations · Developing Self and Peer Assessment with students · Action Planning to embed good practice
  • Output: Action Plan
• Unit 3: Teachers As Learners
  • Topics: Gathering and Analysing Student Data · Differentiation
  • Skill development: Data analysis techniques · Data driven conversations and collaboration · Using student data to inform teaching · Exploring differentiation strategies · Using data to inform differentiation · Reviewing and improving lesson planning
  • Output: Resource Bank

Intermediate level: Middle Leaders

• Unit 1: Pedagogical Excellence
  • Topics: Effective Data Analysis · Differentiation · Supporting Teachers
  • Skill development: Data analysis techniques · Data driven conversations and collaboration · Using student data to inform teaching · Exploring differentiation strategies · Using data to inform differentiation · Reviewing and improving lesson planning
  • Output: Creation of a resources to share with colleagues (video, workshop or website)
• Unit 2: Working With Teachers
  • Topics: Managing Performance · Planning Effective CPD · Using Learning Walks
  • Skill development: Developing and Supporting a staff team · Managing and developing teachers · Identifying when a difficult conversation is needed, and how to make it effective · Performance management V. Managing performance · Using data to identify professional development requirements · Creating a learning vision · Creating a framework for effective professional learning
  • Output: Learning Walk Proforma
• Unit 3: Coaching
  • Topics: Coaching for Improvement · Effective Lesson Observations · Giving Feedback
  • Skill development: Setting expectations for a coaching relationship · Developing key coaching competencies · Collecting and using data in a lesson observation · Ensuring lesson observations are effective · Structuring feedback to ensure its developmental
  • Output: Coaching Action Plan

Intermediate level: Senior Leaders

• Unit 1: Leadership for Learning
  • Topics: Data driven decision making · Setting up and using Professional learning communities
  • Skill development: Applying data driven decision making for school improvement · Using a data cycle for improvement · Working with data sets · Using Professional learning communities to drive improvement
  • Output: Data Driven PLC Plan
• Unit 2: School Transformation
  • Topics: Co Creating Vision and Goals · Strategic Planning for School Improvement
  • Skill development: Identifying characteristics of a high performing school · Working with stakeholders to lead school transformation · Identify school needs · Explore strategies to implement school transformation · Improving collaborative planning
  • Output: Action Plan transformation initiatives
• Unit 3: Teaching Excellence
  • Topics: Teacher Motivation · Talent Management and Succession Planning
  • Skill development: Activating Teacher Motivation · Using strategies to get the best from your team · Identifying and implementing key steps in talent management and succession planning · Coaching and Mentoring
  • Output: Action Planning for Talent Management

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All our programmes are customisable based on your requirements. Please contact us to discuss how we can help you further.

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