Teacher INSETs & Consultancies

Bigfoot has been running INSET programmes in schools and organisations since 2000, helping to creatively inspire staff to use a range of drama skills and techniques in their practice. Our enjoyable, dynamic and kinaesthetic approach develops confidence to use drama as a teaching tool to support learning and pupils’ emotional wellbeing.

***New for 2023/24*** is a range of Primary PSHE INSET training sessions; ‘Using Drama Skills to Explore Sensitive Issues’ and ‘Using Drama Skills to Support Pupils to have Difficult Conversations.’

'Team Building with Adrian Benn'

Energising, Invigorating, Inspiring…

Download our TEAM BUILDING flier for more information and fill out our ENQUIRY FORM if you’d like to express interest and choose dates.

Do your teachers need an energising creative boost at the start of term? Would you like to kick start your start of term INSETs with something new, refreshing and inspiring? Then look no further than Bigfoot’s very own Adrian Benn!

Whether it’s a short session at the beginning of an INSET, or something longer to reinvigorate energy levels and provide a kit bag of new adaptable games and activities to be used in the classroom, Adrian is ready to inject energy and enthusiasm into your group and help them shine.

‘Using Drama Skills to Explore Sensitive Issues’

This INSET session introduces staff to a range of creative activities which can be used to explore a range of difficult and sensitive issues, within PSHE lessons and wider learning opportunities.

Download our PSHE INSET PDF flier for more information and fill out our ENQUIRY FORM if you’d like to express interest and choose dates.

The creative activities explored will help staff to support pupils:

  • To identify how to keep themselves and others safe
  • To recognise and manage risk and difficult situations
  • To manage friendships and peer pressure
  • To understand respect and how to have respectful relationships
  • To explore choices and consequences

‘Using Drama Skills to Support Pupils to have Difficult Conversations.’

This INSET session can be delivered as a follow up, or in isolation, to the above session. It explores a carefully curated range of activities which support pupils to have difficult conversations, both their peers and trusted adults.

Download our PSHE INSET PDF flier for more information and fill out our ENQUIRY FORM if you’d like to express interest and choose dates.

The session will help staff to:

  • Workshop activities that can be facilitated with young people about how to have difficult conversations with their peers and trusted adults
  • Consider activities and methods that can be used to engage less confident pupils
  • Support pupils how to access support and identify who can help them
  • Facilitate a range of activities that boost pupils confidence, language and conversation skills
  • Explore the use of puppetry in tackling sensitive issues and conversations

 

'Creative Consultancy'

An inspirational approach to developing creativity in the classroom

Download our CREATIVE CONSULTANCY flier for more information

The aim of Bigfoot’s creative consultancies is for teachers to learn how to utilise the expertise of trained drama practitioners in order to enhance the teaching of the curriculum.

Each consultancy consists of the following:

  • WHOLE SCHOOL INSET- to engage and excite teachers about the work that will be carried out in the school.
  • PLANNING- spending time with class teachers to discuss and plan each lessons due to take place.
  • SHADOWING & SUPPORTED DELIVERY-demonstrating and then giving feedback on all creative exercises delivered.
  • EVALUATION- identifying strengths and weaknesses of the project
  • HAND OUTS- Each teacher will receive a comprehensive hand out of activities for future work