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Steplab is a complete professional development platform for sustainable, whole-school CPD with tools, resources, videos & analytics.

Learn more 👉 steplab.co/book-a-demo
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Responsible for teaching and inclusion? 🌟

Join the Steplab Conference and dive into Great inclusive teaching - hands-on workshops on the 6 universal teaching problems and how to bring inclusive practice to life.

With Daisy Christodoulou + 26 speakers, 16 sessions + more.

📅 19 June | 📍 London
👋 Meet Rachel Sewell, our Director of Implementation at Steplab!

A former English teacher, Vice Principal and trust leader, Rachel supports schools and MATs to plan, refine and embed impactful PD and instructional coaching. She also leads our PD Specialist team and runs Steplab’s intensive events.
February 13, 2026 at 1:03 PM
📣 York - one-day intensives (with Pathfinder Educational Partnership)

Lead impactful whole-school PD 🌟

📍 PD Leadership Intensive - Tue 3 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4srLfaw

📍 Instructional Coaching Intensive - Wed 4 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4prknVI

💷 £155 + VAT | Discounts for multiple bookings
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 AM
👋 Please welcome Taylor Delhagen, our new Partnership Director for Steplab North America!

Taylor began teaching in NYC and went on to help open two schools in Brooklyn. He brings deep expertise in leadership and equity. Off duty, he’s usually on the trails or cycling near Asheville, NC 🚲⛰️
February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Leading PD across a school or trust? Join our PD Leadership Intensive - a one-day training for PD leads to design and deliver evidence-informed PD that works.

📅 Wed 18 March
📍 Oxted School, Surrey
💷 £155 + VAT per delegate
🎟️ Book your place today: events.steplab.co/PDLeadership...
February 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Instructional coaching isn’t the only route to effective PD.

In PD for Better Teaching, Rachel Ball explores how group PD + lesson drop-ins can activate the EEF’s 14 mechanisms and support sustained improvement.

Read more: www.linkedin.com/pulse/activa...
February 11, 2026 at 10:23 AM
📚 Lead PD in your school or trust?

Join the Steplab Conference 2026 and dive into our Great professional development strand - hands-on sessions on rehearsal, modelling, coaching and decision-making that show how PD really works.

📅 19 June | 📍 London
🎟️ Tickets: events.steplab.co/SteplabConfe...
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 PM
📣 PD Leadership Intensive in partnership with Co-op Academies Trust.
📅 23 March | Manchester

Build the expertise to lead powerful, evidence-informed PD across your school or trust.

🎟️ £155 + VAT

Limited places - book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leading-pr...
February 9, 2026 at 12:01 PM
👋 Join us in welcoming Krissy Yates, the latest addition to our PDS team!

A former Executive Principal, Director of Inclusion and founding Principal of a Free School, Krissy brings 20+ years’ experience and expertise in SEND and inclusion. At Steplab, she supports leaders to embed high-quality PD.
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Leading PD across a school or trust? Join our PD Leadership Intensive - a one-day training for PD leads to design and deliver evidence-informed PD that works.

📅 Wed 18 March
📍 Oxted School, Surrey
💷 £155 + VAT per delegate
🎟️ Book your place today: events.steplab.co/PDLeadership...
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Not using Steplab yet? Last chance to sign up for our Three steps to better PD webinar 💡

📅 5 Feb | ⏰ 4:00-4:45pm | 💻 Zoom

Practical, evidence-informed steps to strengthen PD without adding workload. Recording shared.

Register now: bit.ly/3NTR9S2
February 4, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📣 One month to go - York one-day intensives (with Pathfinder Educational Partnership)
Lead impactful whole-school PD 🌟

📍 PD Leadership Intensive - Tue 3 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4srLfaw

📍 Instructional Coaching Intensive - Wed 4 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4prknVI

💷 £155 + VAT | Discounts for multiple bookings
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Elizabeth School District near Denver is using Steplab drop-ins to recognize great teaching, suggest clear next steps, and strengthen teacher professional development (PD) using real classroom evidence.

Case study by Kim Moore and Zach Groshell:

resources.steplab.co/news/how-eli...
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Steplab Conference 2026 ✨ A full day of powerful PD for school and trust leaders.

“The focus and variety of sessions were exactly right.” - Kay Shepherd, E-ACT (2025 attendee).

📅 19 June | London
Book now: events.steplab.co/SteplabConfe...
February 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Teachers are already seeing the benefits of our new Evidence Informed Teaching course 💛

“I loved how the content was broken into bite-sized chunks… Very engaging and enjoyable.” - Dan Green, Teacher and Coaching Lead, Barwell Academy.

👉 Book a demo to learn more: steplab.co/uk/book-a-demo
February 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Loved last week’s Instructional Coaching Intensive in London ✨

“This was an inspiring day led by exceptional facilitators…” - Fran Spalter, Camden School for Girls

More Intensives nationwide: steplab.co/news/institu...
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 AM
👋 Meet Rachel Ball, one of our Professional Development Specialists.

A former T&L lead and SLE in the North West, Rachel is also co-author of What is History Teaching, Now? and The Scaffolding Effect.

At Steplab, she supports our Hub Schools network and helps leaders strengthen their PD programme.
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📣 Funding available for Instructional Coaching Intensive - Dorset

📅 Thu 19 Mar | 📍 Kingston Maurward, Dorchester

Free for eligible Dorset KS2 schools/trusts via the DfE Dorset Universal RISE grant + registrations open to all.

🎟️ Dorset: bit.ly/3NMkGgD

🎟️ External: bit.ly/4q2EXfn
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
💡 Not using Steplab yet? Join us for a short, practical webinar focused on what works in professional development (PD).

Three steps to strengthen your PD programme in 2026 and beyond - webinar
📅 5 Feb | 4:00pm | Zoom

Recording shared with all registrants.

Sign up: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 29, 2026 at 1:01 PM
What does evidence-informed teaching actually look like in practice?

Our latest PD for Better Teaching edition explores how teachers and schools can turn research into meaningful classroom improvement.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/eviden...
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Lead impactful whole-school PD 🌟
Join us in York for two one-day intensives (with Pathfinder Educational Partnership):
📍 PD Leadership Intensive - Tue 3 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4srLfaw

📍 Instructional Coaching Intensive - Wed 4 Mar
👉 Book: bit.ly/4prknVI

💷 £155 + VAT | Discounts for multiple bookings
January 28, 2026 at 3:38 PM
EIT launched last week and it’s already been hugely popular with our users.

Hear from Ania Townsend, Abbie Williams and Peps Mccrea on why we built the course - and see what it looks like in practice - in our webinar on 4 Feb, 4:00 pm GMT (recording shared):
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 28, 2026 at 1:02 PM
📣 PD Leadership Intensive - with Red Kite Learning Trust ✨
📅 27 March | 📍 Harrogate

Lead PD across a school or trust? Build the clarity, tools and confidence to design and deliver evidence-informed PD that works - at scale.

💷 £155 + VAT
🎟️ Book: redkiteconnect.co.uk/courses-and-...
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
📣 Instructional Coaching Intensive - Newcastle - 10 March - with Three Rivers Professional Development Institute.

One-day, hands-on training to sharpen your coaching practice.

📍 St James’ Park | 💷 £155 + VAT
For coaches, ECF mentors + coaching leads.
🎟️ Book: forms.monday.com/forms/2cc605...
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
📣 PD Leadership Intensive - Cornwall - in partnership with Cornwall Education Learning Trust
📅 24 Mar | St Austell

Lead PD across a school or trust? Build the clarity, tools and confidence to design and deliver evidence-informed PD that works.
💷 £155 + VAT
🎟️ Book: events.steplab.co/PDLeadership...
January 26, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Have you tried our new Evidence Informed Teaching course yet?

“As an experienced teacher (18 years), there was lots I got from it… very useful and relevant.” - Pete Rose, MFL Teacher, Teign School (UK)

Want to learn more? Join us for a webinar on 4 Feb, 4pm:
zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM