Face-to-face CPD

Leading a Social Sciences Department (Psychology & Sociology)

This CPD course aims to increase your confidence, and build your knowledge about leading a successful department. Explore pedagogical strategies, teaching, learning and assessment resources, improving value added, and much more!

Overview

Format
Face-to-face CPD
Duration
1 day (10am to 3.15pm)
Price
£315.00 inc VAT
Audience

All teachers leading a Social Sciences department offering A Level Psychology and/or A Level Sociology

Upcoming dates

  • Tuesday July 1st 2025

    London - The Clermont Hotel (Charing Cross)

    £315.00 inc VAT

What we'll cover

  • In this session, we explore what a successful department looks like and how to achieve it. From quality of teaching, learning and assessment, embedding government strategies for education, and much more!

  • In this session, we look at improving expectations, monitoring and tracking student satisfaction and performance, and how to make student interventions meaningful. We also explore how to make the most of target setting and how to ensure consistency within a department.

  • In this session, we explore how to review and self assess your department, identify key priorities and areas for improvement, and how to make progress.

  • Spend time with your subject specialist host, and explore a range of activities, assessments and engaging ways to build student skills.

The tutor2u approach to CPD

  • A full day of CPD designed and delivered by experienced subject specialists

  • Practical, ready-to-use resources that you can put to use and share with colleagues as soon as you return to the classroom

  • A chance to have your questions answered, and teaching problems solved

  • An invaluable opportunity to share ideas and experiences with colleagues from other centres and to build a network of contacts

  • Refreshments throughout the day and a buffet lunch

  • All attendees receive a 20% one-time discount code to use on any tutor2u print or digital resources

Your hosts

  • Craig Gelling

    Craig is an experienced A-Level and GCSE Sociology teacher, examiner, author and presenter.

  • Laura Hastie

    Laura is an experienced Psychology teacher, examiner, author and presenter.

About Department Management

Designed to provide practical advice, support and resources to support teachers managing their departments.

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