CPD and Consultancy
KHolden consultancy are committed to making a real difference to the lives of children in the West and East Midlands. To achieve this, Kirsty enables schools to provide positive outcomes to all learners through her knowledge, experience and practical solutions to ensure the best possible education for all children and young people.
Bespoke support for schools
Tailored support to meet your school or setting's needs.
Each school is unique and support can be tailored to meet a specific one-off need or provide a bespoke package of support over a set period of time which may include advice, audits, policy guidance, staff support or CPD.
School and setting support
Kirsty can provide schools and settings with advice, guidance and training for schools to plan, deliver and assess the impact of EAL/English teaching intervention or EAL teaching strategies. KHolden consultancy can provide CPD or consultancy on English language support, EAL, EDI and British Values.
EAL Assessments
EAL Assessments are conducted at a rate of 3 hours per assessment, which includes a brief meeting with parents, assessment in school, feedback to the key member of staff on the day and an off-site write up of the report. Advice and guidance provided post assessment will enable school staff to support the child.
Specialist EAL assessments are conducted at a rate of 3 hours per assessment. These are also available if the schools feel the child may have an underlying learning issue, but these are only completed after an initial EAL assessment.
All assessments are charged at £360 per assessment. All visits or support will include a minimum one-hour write up time
Bespoke training and consultancy
KHolden consultancy also offers bespoke CPD training for schools, Early Years settings and other providers. Sessions are tailored to the characteristics of the learners and needs. Bespoke sessions around EAL, equalities and Ethnic Minority Achievement or any request for specific training can be negotiated directly. These areas can be covered in greater or lesser depth and in one or more sessions according to the wishes of the school or setting. A whole day of support can be provided and will be charged at £500 per day.
One off charges
- Consultancy/ Staff meeting charged at £300 for online or £360 in person. Staff meetings are a maximum of 90 minutes which include one hour prepaation and planning and a 30 minute consulation via Teams to review content prior to delivery.
- Advice and guidance is given free for 10 minutes per issue and after charged at £120 per hour.
Once support is booked, a cancellation fee of 35% applies within 10 days to cover the cost of preparation and planning - this cost will increase to 100% on the day of the training, unless the cancellation is due to extreme weather or cannot be re-arranged; however, where possible, every effort will be made to re-arrange the session.