Professional Development
Experience Haileybury's Professional Development Courses through Learning@Haileybury.
Experience the same hands-on strategies used every day by Haileybury teachers through our new professional development program, featuring two fundamental courses: Phonics and Explicit Teaching. These programs are crafted around real classroom practice, sharing proven techniques that our teachers use to accelerate student learning and build strong foundations in literacy and instructional clarity.
The Phonics course delivers practical, classroom-ready approaches for developing early reading skills, supporting automaticity and supporting automaticity and fluency across all year levels. Explicit Teaching offers structured lesson phases including lesson warm-ups, “I Do, We Do, You Do,” independent practice, and video demonstrations mirroring the methods used in Haileybury classrooms.
Explicit Teaching
Explicit Teaching 101 is a comprehensive online course designed to help teachers confidently implement Haileybury’s Explicit Teaching approach in their classrooms. This course fosters collaboration and shared practice, driving ongoing improvement and measurable gains in student learning.
Explicit Teaching 101Phonics Training for Teachers
Unlock the power of phonics with our Phonics 101 course, designed by teachers, for teachers. Haileybury's online self-paced course provides practical toolkits to get you started, ensuring you can confidently apply synthetic phonics in your classroom.
Phonics training for teachersAdaptable for teachers and school leaders alike, both courses provide actionable guidance, foster collaborative growth, and encourage ongoing reflection on practice. With Haileybury’s professional development program, you will broaden your pedagogical toolkit, develop consistency across your teaching teams, and create lasting, measurable improvements in student outcomes, regardless of subject area or classroom context.
Take the next step in your professional journey. By learning and applying the strategies trusted by Haileybury educators, you will inspire confident, capable learners and strengthen the learning community within your school.
What will you learn?
Understand the principles that underpin high-impact, structured instruction.
Learn the essential conditions that set every student up to thrive.
Build automaticity and reinforce prior learning with focused, purposeful starts to every lesson.
Master each phase of an explicit lesson—from introduction through to gradual release (I Do, We Do, You Do) and reflection.
Walk away with techniques and approaches ready to implement in your next class.
