ONLINE workshop

creating CULTUREs OF JOY & BELONGING IN SCHOOLS

11th SEPTEMBER 2025

9:30am - 12:00pm
£40.00

PLAY - BASED LEARNING IN KEY STAGE 1 - FACE TO FACE

Discover how play-based pedagogy is possible in a mainstream primary school up to at least age 7. Children at St. Ebbe’s are thriving in our play-based provision; they are engaged, highly motivated and reaching or exceeding age-related expectations because their provision is aligned with their development.

This workshop is perfect for school leaders and teachers who want to understand how to begin their journey towards effective play-based provision in Key Stage 1. 

Date & Time: Monday 22nd September 9:15am – 12:00pm 

Location: St. Ebbe’s School, Whitehouse Road, Oxford, OX1 4NA 

Cost: £125 per school (up to 3 colleagues - £50 per additional colleague) 

One-hour sessions:

I’ll soon be offering 8 focused one-hour sessions, as pre-records for you to download. These are designed to help you implement a joyful culture in your school by making small changes which have a big impact.

These sessions respond directly to participant feedback and follow on from our popular workshop series "Towards a Culture of Joy and Belonging in our Schools,".

You told us the workshops were valuable and packed with ideas, but you wanted more opportunities to explore specific tools and techniques in depth so that’s what we’ve created.

See below for more details.

  • Session 01 / Schools as Organic Systems

    Explore how viewing schools as living, adaptive systems changes our approach to leadership and growth. 

  • Session 02 / Measuring what we value

    Balance qualitative and quantitative data collection to capture what truly matters in school improvement. 

  • Session 03 / Flexible Seating

    Why do we sit children at desks? Learn how we’re transforming our classroom environments in a low-cost way with astonishing impacts on engagement.

  • Session 04 / Techniques for Deepening Trust

    Build stronger relationships with staff through St. Ebbe’s tried and tested trust-building practices. 

  • Session 05 / why play is fundamental

    Learn why play-based classrooms are fundamental for children’s healthy brain development.

  • Session 06 / Celebrating Individuals and the Power of Belonging

    Create whole school practices that honour uniqueness while fostering community. 

  • Session 07 / Accelerating Learning Through the Power of Curiosity

    Harness natural curiosity as a driver for engagement and deep learning.

  • Session 08 / Unleashing Creativity Through Curriculum Design

    Develop curriculum approaches that unleash teacher creativity whilst meeting standards.