Technology Training
Equipping educators and leaders with the knowledge, tools and confidence to enhance teaching quality, embed effective practice and drive sustainable improvement across their schools.
What is Shireland Training?
Shireland Training is a professional development and support service designed to strengthen teaching, leadership and technology across all phases of education, from Early Years to Key Stage 5. It forms a core strand of our commitment as a trust of successful schools predominantly located in Sandwell to improving educational outcomes through high-quality, practical, and scalable training.
What Shireland Training Offers:
Shireland Training provides a diverse and flexible portfolio of professional learning opportunities, including:
- In-person training delivered onsite at training centre and across our Trust schools.
- Remote events and webinars enabling accessible, time-efficient development for individuals and whole teams.
- An online training platform, offering on-demand resources and guidance.
- Specialist training for other schools, sharing proven Shireland approaches and expertise.
- Ongoing support and coaching, ensuring that training is not a one-off event but part of sustained professional growth.
- Practical, hands-on development, grounded in classroom practice and aligned with real-world challenges.
- Implementation support at senior leadership, middle leadership, and classroom teacher levels.
Our Approach
Shireland Training focuses on pedagogical excellence, digital innovation, and evidence-informed strategies. All programmes are designed to deliver immediate classroom impact while supporting long-term school improvement. Our training model emphasises:
- Practical strategies that can be implemented straight away
- Real examples from Shireland’s own classrooms and leadership practice
- Scalable methods that work in diverse educational contexts
- Continuous professional development rather than isolated sessions
Shireland Training – A Microsoft Global Training Partner
What distinguishes us as a Microsoft Global Training Partner (GTP) is our commitment to real-world implementation. Every aspect of our training is anchored in authentic classroom practice. Our programmes are delivered and supported by practising teachers who use these tools daily, allowing us to share genuine examples of how Microsoft 365 is being embedded, adapted and scaled across our schools.
We explore both the benefits and challenges of digital integration, offering practical, workable strategies that educators can apply immediately in their own settings.
As a GTP, we follow the delivery model proposed for Shireland Training.
Our approach is underpinned by the shift from technology-driven approaches to PedTech – a focus on pedagogy first, with technology used purposefully to enhance learning.
Research also shows a growing demand for hands-on support that helps teachers successfully implement digital approaches at both classroom and student level.
Finally, when considering future learning landscapes, the need for a new, future-focused vision for education is clear – one in which schools are fully equipped to prepare every student for the opportunities and demands ahead.
Scheduled Training Dates
Webinar Series:
Strengthening Student Work and Teacher Feedback Through Digital Tools: Improving Exam Outcomes at KS4 and KS5.
- Webinar 1 – Thursday 5 February 2026 – Foundations of High-Quality Student Work in a Digital Classroom
- Webinar 2 – Thursday 19 March 2026 – How digital tools help teachers design tasks that produce better student responses.
- Webinar 3 – Thursday 16 April 2026 – Feedback models that work and how technology increases efficiency and impact.
- Webinar 4 – Thursday 7 May 2026 – Monitoring Progress and Supporting Redrafting Using Digital Tools
- Webinar 5 – Thursday 18 June 2026 – Sustainable, High-Quality Digital Feedback Practice
Full-day and half-day courses:
| Date | Time | Course title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tues 10 February 2026 | TBC – Full day | Strengthening Student Work & Teacher Feedback Through Digital Tools (KS4 & KS5) | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Thurs 5 March 2026 | 9:30am-3:30pm | Improving Outcomes for SEND & Diverse Learners; Inclusive Technology-Enabled Teaching | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Thurs 12 March 2026 | 3:45pm-4:45pm | Webinar: Using SMART Lumio to Enhance EYFS Learning | |
| Thurs 19 March 2026 | 3:45pm-4:45pm | Webinar: Microsoft Teams for KS2 Teachers: Tools, Tips & Best Practice | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Thurs 23 April 2026 | 9:30am-3:30pm | Transforming Teaching at Primary with Purple Mash | |
| Weds 13 May 2026 | TBC | Leading Digital Transformation for Sustainable Schoolwide Improvement – Primary | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Thurs 14 May 2026 | TBC | Leading Digital Transformation for Sustainable Schoolwide Improvement – Secondary | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Mon 18 May 2026 | TBC | Webinar: Minecraft for Computer Coding at Primary | Use of specific Microsoft Technologies |
| Tues 9 June 2026 | TBC | Enhancing Engagement and Progress with Immersive Room Technology | |
| Thurs 25 June 2026 | 9:30am-3:30pm | E3L Primary Curriculum Planning & Delivery |
In-person training takes place at the Shireland Training Centre, Clent Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 9ER.