During the Covid-19 crisis Tanya Callman began to offer online training courses. This worked well, training was conducted via video link and therefore remained interactive and bespoke to suit the needs of the client. Due to it’s popularity we have continued to offer online training alongside our in person training courses and although face to face training is preferable for bigger groups, online training can be very productive for smaller numbers of delegates.
Training is conducted via video link and therefore remains interactive and bespoke to suit the needs of the client.
For details and pricing of all training courses, update sessions and advice please contact Sally Collyer on clerk@edulaw.uk
“Your planning was impeccable, time-keeping remarkable, questioning techniques amazing, and engagement and interaction outstanding”
Przemyslaw Nowak. School Appeals Clerk, Coventry City Council
“We have used Tanya a number of times for admission appeals and IRP training and there’s a reason we keep coming back! Tanya is incredibly knowledgeable and her ability to keep everyone engaged is second to none. Always a pleasure to be able to pick her brain on the law, best practice and to have an opportunity to run through issues we’ve come across. Highly recommended!”
Fred Whitehouse, Democratic Services Officer, Devon County Council
“A tour de force. I have not yet sat on an IRP but your training has given me the confidence to take on the role”
Delegate at online training course
“Training Independent Appeal Panel members, chairs and clerks is never easy. Using Zoom to conduct four half-day sessions of thirty people is even more difficult. But Tanya did it with impressive style and complete professionalism. She controlled proceedings effectively and ensured that everyone was involved and focussed throughout. Her knowledge and experience are comprehensive, as was the documentation. After twelve years of being an IAP member and chair, I felt this was the best training we have ever had. And she has just done the same for us on IRP (Exclusions) training.”
Panel member, Admissions and Exclusions training
“I thought the training we had from Tanya was the best ever training day I’ve been to since I started sitting on panels. She inspired confidence by her knowledge and she managed to put everything in a most understandable way. The pace was excellent. Although several of us have sat on panels for quite a long time she managed to make everything fresh and interesting and gave us new ways to look at things. In particular, I think the way she dipped in and out of official documents was very helpful. By having just one presenter for the training covering all aspects it did enable us to have a total overview of the process”
Panel Chair, Admissions training
“Just wanted to thank you for the fantastic training sessions, I think it was really clear at the end of the 2nd session that the attendees had gained so much from it. It is clear you put so much into this and it is greatly appreciated, I think you suitably impressed all the Headteachers”
Maggs Herring, Redbridge, re online training
“Myself and one of our Pupil Advocates recently attended your IRP training for chairs/panel members. Firstly, I wanted to say how fantastic and empowering it was for our team. Additionally, a recent IRP held in WNC the panel were really clear on their duties and applied the correct measures to assess the Governor’s decision – a big thank you from us!”
Senior Officer, School Attendance Support Service
“I thought everything about the course was excellent - introductions, content, delivery, members’ participation, 10 minute breaks. I was particularly impressed and grateful for the way you dealt with the many questions I put to you, and which you answered. Once again, many thanks. the time seemed to fly by.”
Panel member, Admissions training
“Tanya’s training on exclusions and suspensions was invaluable for our trust. She ensured that the outcomes we desired were delivered effectively to an audience that had a wide range of experiences and expertise. The feedback that I received from colleagues that attended the training was extremely positive.”
Director of School Improvement
“Tanya’s training was delivered with pace and humour, with clear thought to how to keep her audience engaged and involved in spite of being remote. The course was thorough and to the point with excellent handouts and additional reading to help delegates feel fully prepared to deal with all situations”
Headteacher, Exclusions training
“I have just had 4 extremely interesting and engaging online training sessions run by Tanya. My previous experience of online training has been that it is dull and it’s very tempting to turn off the video and have a nap. But in spite of the dry subject (school admissions appeals and exclusion reviews) Tanya’s training is entertaining whilst being very professional. She involves all the participants (no chance of a nap) and gives practical advice, with suitably anonymised examples from her experience. Her approach is very structured and gives a good overview of the main issues so we know where to go to look up the detail when we need to put the training into practice. Thanks so much Tanya.”
Panel member, Admissions and Exclusions training
“I would just like to thank you for the excellent, comprehensive training which you delivered last week on the subject of Admissions Appeals. I have been in education for just over 50 years and have been aware of the process from a teacher, headteacher perspective, but not understood the detail and complexities of the system. You explained that perfectly in terms which we could all understand, whilst keeping us involved and on our toes! I thank you for this insight and in preparing me for the actual panels themselves which I am sure I am going to relish.”
Education Consultant and retired Headteacher
“Tanya is a clear and professional presenter and this came across as well in the remote training, as in person. She made every effort to maintain interaction as without body language, the attention of delegates is hard to gauge. I felt there was ample opportunity to ask questions and the content encouraged us to explore a variety of potential scenarios, as well as providing relevant and timely information to support us in new arrangements alongside endorsing current statutory requirements. All in all a very good training session, expertly compiled and presented.”
Local Authority Admissions Manager
“I cannot thank Tanya enough for the way in which the Covid19 situation was dealt with in the training and the swift move to Zoom technology on line training. The training is practical and thought provoking and the documentation provided was extensive. I would recommend this training without hesitation.”