2 days in person and 1 day online – £700 + VAT per person
Also included is a copy of “Using Supervision in School in a range of education settings.” Sturt and Rowe (2023)

2026/27 course dates:

Autumn Term: 

14 & 15 October 2026 in person & 19 November 2026 on Zoom

Spring Term: 

4 & 5 February 2027 in person & 18 March 2027 on Zoom

Summer Term:

26 & 27 April 2027 in person & 16 June 2027 on Zoom

The IMS(S) Foundation Course is offered to educators who wish to train to deliver best practice supervision in their own educational settings.  The course is offered to people working in education settings where there is a clear readiness to extend supervision to staff in the setting. We strongly encourage all participants enrolling on this course to have experienced supervision themselves.

This course explores the importance of establishing a supervision framework that works with existing policies in the education setting. It introduces the IMS(S). It gives participants the foundation knowledge to become a supervisor in their own educational setting.

Participants will be introduced to the IMS(S) and will gain the foundational knowledge and skills needed to begin practising as supervisors within their own schools or educational settings.  The training is delivered in person for two consecutive days followed by a third day held several weeks later online.

During the training days delegates will be introduced to the IMS(S); at its heart is the supervision cycle. Participants will be offered the opportunity to try out the supervision cycle (a model that develops emotional containment, reflection, critical analytical thinking and defensible decision making). Supervision is a relational, restorative process designed to be trauma responsive.

This course is designed to train educators to offer supervision in their own setting, but should participants wish to develop their training further, we are delighted to confirm that completing this foundation course will count towards the Diploma/Certificate in Supervision offered by the Centre for Supervision Training and Development in Bath (CSTD Bath) and removes the requirement to undertake the ‘Introduction to Reflective Supervision in Education (RSiE)’ module of the Diploma/Certificate. Completing the training at CSTD Bath opens up the potential to educators to also offer supervision to people outside of their own setting.  CSTD Bath have been providing supervision training since 1979 and is considered one of the leading providers of supervision training.  Visit www.cstdbath.co.uk to find out more.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will have the opportunity to:

  1. Understand how to integrate supervision within their setting’s existing policies and procedures
  2. Explore the value of supervision and the role of emotionally intelligent leadership
  3. Consider how to cultivate supervision as a safe, relational and reflective space
  4. Recognise how effective supervision contributes to safeguarding children and young people
  5. Develop practical techniques to support staff wellbeing
  6. Identify the resources and strategies needed to implement supervision successfully in individual settings