Following the successful delivery of several HIAS district training offers, we are pleased to share that a number of these are now available as new training opportunities on the Learning Zone for 2026/27.

Collaborative Curriculum Development: Creating a Subject Leader Toolkit
Dates: 22 April, 19 May, 15 June, 7 July and 9 September 2026
This course will equip you and your subject leaders with articulating the effective monitoring and impact on your subject developments within the wider curriculum.

New to Subject Leadership (Primary)
Dates: 23 April, 21 May, 22 June, 21 September, 23 October and 26 November 2026
This six session course is designed to support subject leaders by exploring the range of knowledge and skills required to address the specific challenges faced when leading a subject.

Back to Basics 2026 (Webinar)
Dates: 28 April, 19 May, 16 June, 22 September, 20 October and 24 November 2026 
Back to Basics leaders and champions work together to empower parents and carers in supporting their children and navigating the challenges of parenthood. 
Delegates will learn about the Back to Basics materials and how to use these to train another B2B Champion/leader in their school.

Deputy Headteacher, Assistant Headteacher and Head of School Network 2026-27
Dates: various locations and dates available.
This multi-session course will be led by Primary Phase inspectors with each session focusing on a different subject selected by the group. The subjects are designed to help develop and support senior leaders in their role.

The Effective Headteacher Toolkit 2026-27
Dates: 9 June, 7 July, 15 September, 20 October and 17 November 2026
This series of workshops for experienced headteachers looks at five fundamental aspects of successful school leadership. The sessions explore how to be a highly effective headteacher in a period of competing pressures on your time and resources.

Becoming an Effective Leader
Dates: 18 June, 16 July, 17 September, 12 November 2026, 21 January and 11 March 2027
This six-part course provides delegates with a sound understanding of the process of effective middle leadership, giving delegates knowledge and skills to fulfil the role.

This full day event will feature a mixture of input around the theme of Anxiety to Agency: tools for a turbulent world with support from Hazel Anderson-Turner. The morning input will be followed by practical workshop sessions focusing on peer coaching and consideration of how to support your staff, and a practical exploration of challenging themes. 

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Anxiety Tools

Price: HCC Maintained School £40 / HCC Non-maintained and HCC academies £70 

The below quote from the Prevent Duty Guidance: Prevent duty guidance: Guidance for specified authorities in England and Wales (publishing.service.gov.uk) identifies the following: 

“The Designated Safeguarding Leads (DSL) or Prevent lead in the setting should receive more in-depth training, including on extremist and terrorist ideologies, how to make referrals and how to work with Channel panels. It is recommended that this training is updated at least every two years, enabling the lead to support other staff on Prevent matters and update them on relevant issues”.

Therefore, this course will provide staff who are delivering Prevent training with the knowledge and resources to enable them to facilitate training to all staff in their schools. 

Available dates:

29 January 2026

2 March 2026

11 June 2026

Search and book on the Learning Zone using keyword search: Prevent DSL

Price: Sub £150 / SLA £100 / Full £180