Professional Development

Success for All is not another box of books.  With several professional development days in the first year alone, Success for All teachers, facilitators and leaders receive intensive support to make certain implementation of the programme is successful.

Success for All builds a partnership with your school through training sessions, team-teaching, scheduled telephone meetings and informal telephone support.  Training sessions are developed in conjunction with school management and are customised to the needs of your staff.

• Initial Training -
  The initial training, prepares teachers to implement the chosen programme components. The training focuses on:
  * Co-operative learning structures and processes where children work in learning teams of four. The children in each team are not only responsible for mastering the knowledge, skills and understanding themselves, but also for helping their team-mates learn.
  * Elements of the lessons that provide engaging images, routines and the practice needed to ensure success for each student.
  *  Tools for assessing children's progress and adapting lessons based on assessments to meet individual and group needs.
  *  Support for management to monitor and improve programme administration.

• Goal-Focused Achievement Planning -
  Goal-focused achievement planning sets the stage for success. School leaders and your SFA Consultant develop specific goals and monitor pupil progress.
  *  Every eight weeks teachers, management and SFA consultants review children's progress data.
  *  Goals and interventions for the following eight weeks are planned based on the data.

• Ongoing Training and Support -
  As the year progresses you will have a variety of ways to work with your SFA Consultant to review your progress and refine your goals. Your school receives:
  *  Telephone support to answer questions and troubleshoot.
  *  At least one support visit each year is recommended to observe children's reading in classrooms, meet with teachers and administrators, review data on children's progress and set new goals.
  *  Unlimited, informal telephone support for all staff members.

A half day of support with a consultant is £350;
A full day of support with a consultant is £450;

A half day of training with a consultant is £450;
A full day of training with a consultant is £650