Co-Teaching for Change: Strategies That Make a Difference

As a school leader, you know that effective collaboration between teachers, assistants, and support staff is essential for inclusive, high-quality learning. Yet in many classrooms, co-teaching happens without a clear structure, leaving staff unsure of their roles and students without the full benefit of shared expertise.

This short, half-day course gives your team a practical framework to transform co-teaching into a powerful tool for learning. Designed for teaching assistants, co-teachers, learning support staff, and language support teachers, it equips them with concrete strategies to work together seamlessly, from planning to instruction to assessment.

For your school, the benefits are immediate.

When adults in the classroom collaborate confidently and consistently, students receive clearer explanations, better differentiation, and more targeted support. Lessons run more smoothly, classroom management improves, and teachers feel less pressure carrying the full instructional load alone.

Strengthening co-teaching also supports multilingual learners, students with additional needs, and mixed-ability groups by providing more responsive and inclusive instruction.

Investing in this course helps you build a more cohesive, supportive professional culture. Your staff gain shared tools, shared models, and shared language that reduce misunderstandings and maximise the impact of your existing resources. Rather than working in parallel, co-teachers learn to work as one unified team — improving learning outcomes across the school.

Course modules include: – Introduction to co-teaching – Exploration of co-teaching models – Collaborative planning strategies – Observation and evaluation tools

Give your team the confidence and clarity they need to collaborate effectively and provide richer, more inclusive learning experiences for every student.

Audience: Teaching assistants, co-teachers, learning support staff, and language support teachers

Duration: 4 hours

Dates: upon request Certificate: Certificate of Mastery