Free Online CPD Courses for Teachers and Support Staff
Empowering Candidates Through CPD | In Partnership with Academize
Invest in Your Future, Improve Every Classroom!
At Education World, we know that confident, capable staff create the best outcomes for pupils. That's why we've partnered with Academize, a trusted provider of online Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training, to offer education professionals a simple, flexible way to enhance their skills.
Whether you're just starting your career in education or looking to progress into leadership, you'll find a wide range of courses designed to support your professional development, build your confidence and strengthen your employability.
Best of all, these courses are completely free for active Education World candidates!
Why it matters?
For Candidates:
Continuing Professional Development helps you build confidence, strengthen your classroom skills and stay informed about best practice in education.
From essential topics such as safeguarding and behaviour management to specialist training covering Early Years, SEND, exam invigilation, cover supervision and leadership, our partnership with Academize gives you opportunities to develop professionally.
Whether you're looking to improve your existing skills, explore a new area of education or strengthen your CV, free CPD can help you take the next step in your career.
For Schools:
Well-trained, confident education professionals are essential to creating positive learning environments.
By providing our candidates with access to ongoing professional development, we help them build the knowledge, confidence and practical skills needed to support pupils and contribute effectively in the classroom.
It's another way Education World supports the schools and education professionals we work with.
Recommended Free CPD Courses by Role
CPD for Teaching Assistants and Support Staff
Build confidence in the classroom, develop your understanding of SEND and strengthen your ability to support pupils and work alongside teaching staff.
How to Be an Amazing Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistants – How to Design your Continued Professional Development
Establishing Classroom Routines and Expectations: Growth Mindsets
Supporting Bereavement in Education
Sensory Processing and Behaviour in the Classroom
CPD for Cover Supervisors
Develop the practical skills and confidence needed to manage classrooms, support learning and maintain positive behaviour during teacher absence.
Effective Cover Supervision
Behaviour Management & Remote Learning
Establishing Classroom Routines and Expectations: Growth Mindsets
Emotionally Sensitive Strategies
CPD for Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
Build confidence in classroom practice, strengthen your behaviour management skills and explore approaches to engaging and supporting pupils.
Early Career Teachers: Setting High Expectations
Brilliant Behaviour Management
Making Metacognition Work
Planning and Preparing Engaging Lessons
Safeguarding CPD for Senior School Staff
Develop your safeguarding knowledge, explore current challenges and strengthen your understanding of safeguarding responsibilities within education settings.
Advanced Safeguarding, Child Protection and Prevent
Reflective Safeguarding Practice in Schools
Child Criminal Exploitation including County Lines
SEND CPD Courses
Develop your understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and explore practical approaches to supporting pupils with different learning needs.
Understanding Autism
Development of Autism Friendly Classrooms
Awareness for Students with ADHD
SEND Code of Practice
Wellbeing and Mental Health CPD
Explore approaches to supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing, both for yourself and the children and young people you work with.
Mental Health: It’s OK Not to Be OK
Dealing with Anxiety in Students
Children’s Mental Health: How to Support Families
Teacher Self-Care
How to Access Your Free Online CPD Courses
New to Education World?
Register with us to explore the opportunities and professional development support available to our candidates.
Already registered?
Simply speak to your Education World consultant about accessing Academize and getting started with your free CPD courses.