Professional Development
Learning opportunities and training designed to enhance skills and knowledge.
Face-to-face training
Choose whether to attend a pre-scheduled session at one of our venues across England, or have our trainer come to your school or college.
How face-to-face training is delivered
At our venues across England
Use our course finder to browse all current courses and events, and filter by location. We carefully plan our schedules to make sure they're easy to access for as many people as possible.
Your booking confirmation email will tell you where the course is taking place, or if we don’t yet have this information we will let you know as soon as the venue is confirmed. Please note that venues are subject to change.
These courses include tea, coffee and lunch (with a vegetarian option). If you have any special dietary or mobility requirements, please let us know when you book.
In your school or college
In-school sessions are a flexible way to train and can be delivered in various venues, including:
- your school/college
- a cluster/consortium/federation of schools/colleges/MATs
- a Local Education Authority
- overseas schools/colleges
You can arrange a session for just a few or for many: from a small group of teachers or managers to a whole department – you can even invite teachers from other schools to attend your in-school training to make it more cost-effective. The recommended maximum number of delegates for a session is 30, although additional trainers can be provided on request for larger groups. All we ask is that you prepare a room big enough to accommodate everyone who’s attending.
In-school training sessions can be either a full day (approx. 5 hours) or half day/ twilight (approx. 2.5 hours). These are charged on a sliding scale dependent upon the number of delegates present – see the Prices section below for detail.
Timings are flexible to suit your needs: you can agree your start and finish times with your trainer to fit around your teaching commitments, and you can also incorporate refreshment breaks.
Prices
Pre-scheduled / set venue
Prices for these courses and events are variable – please see individual course pages for details.
In-school training
In-school training sessions are charged on a sliding scale, based on the number of delegates attending and the length of the course.
Book a face-to-face training course
For pre-scheduled / set venue courses you can browse through our course finder and then book quickly and easily via the online system.
For in-school training –
- Email inschoolcpd@aqa.org.uk or phone 0161 333 2151 to talk to us about the right programme for you.
- Download and complete the booking form (1.6 MB) and email this to us with your preferred dates.
Please note we require a minimum of five weeks’ notice for bookings. Although we endeavour to meet every request for in-school training, please be aware that we cannot guarantee every request will be fulfilled. If you have any questions then please email: events@aqa.org.uk
Further information
If you’ve booked – or are interested in – an in-school training session, see our in-school training information to make sure you have everything covered.