Welcome
Joined by the core belief that teachers change lives, Harding & Sporton Education Consultants work with teachers, leadership teams and support staff to develop and further improve education quality.
'Supporting teachers to be their very best’ is at the heart of everything that we do.
As school leaders we passionately believe that the highest quality of pedagogical practice, rooted in a culture of development, can be transformational for school improvement and always prioritise the teaching and learning development of colleagues.
With a wealth of classroom experience, we are looking forward to sharing with you our dedication, passion and evidence-based practice for excellence in teaching and learning.
Teaching is highly demanding, yet highly rewarding. We believe that it is absolutely possible to thrive on the challenge and perform exceptionally well as a teacher including enjoying the huge privilege that it is to lead pupils through their formative years.
We commit every effort to help schools and individual teachers achieve this.
What we do
We provide high quality training and support to teachers, school leaders and support staff.
The following training, CPD and INSET packages are available.
We can offer bespoke support and advice.
Contact us
to discuss your school's precise needs.
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Trust Me,I'm a Teacher
'Trust Me, I'm a Teacher' is our one day INSET package
aimed at reducing variance and increasing consistency of high quality teaching.
This package develops teachers' practice through a unique approach to new learning and critical reflection of lesson structure, design and pedagogy in order for staff to self reflect, improve effectiveness and pupil outcomes.
'Trust Me, I'm a Teacher' is a different approach to whole staff INSET using real examples and modelling from 50 years of ongoing classroom experience and vast experience of supporting and working with teachers across all phases and different contexts.
The
outcome of implementing this training is that it sharpens classroom practice and increases consistency across the teaching staff.
If required, this can lead into a bespoke package of support for individual teachers 'Investing In Teachers', through developmental observation with a targeted focus.
Investing In Teachers
Any school's performance relies heavily on the highest quality and consistency of teaching and learning.
Teachers are a school's greatest asset and investing in teachers benefits the individual, the organisation and the pupils.
'Investing in Teachers' provides one to one investment in teacher development
through two or more half day visits which includes observations, joint reflection and actionable steps which truly invests in your teachers.
This bespoke package uses our vast teaching experience and track record, to get to the heart of pedagogical practice within the classroom.
The outcome
is that we work closely with teachers who become deeply invested in their own development. We offer tangible strategies for improvement, resulting in high impact on pupils and their outcomes.
Autism / SEND
SEND should be a strategic priority in all schools. With a long history of specialising in autism spectrum conditions and SEND, we provide outreach support
to improve access to the curriculum and guidance for teachers to meet their pupils' needs.
With years of experience and highly effective support for schools and pupils with SEND, we assist schools in removing barriers that get in the way of pupils' learning and being fully included in all areas of school life. We use an experience driven approach with prioritised, actionable and achievable advice.
Staff training on meeting the needs of pupils with autism spectrum conditions is also available.
The outcome
of this support and training results in you meeting your strategic priority for SEND pupils to be successful.
Developing Excellence in Recently Qualified Teachers
Consistency across the school is the backbone of a strong teaching team. Teaching is a craft that can take time to master through cumulative years in the classroom.
Developing the very highest quality of teaching and pedagogy amongst recently qualified teachers is absolutely vital for school leaders to ensure this remains the primary focus.
Often with the very best intentions, capacity to ensure that this crucial aspect of recently qualified teacher development occurs, can be very challenging for school leaders.
We passionately believe that recently qualified teachers' formative years should be spent with support of the highest quality, enabling them to become consistent and highly effective members of the teaching team.
We work very closely with newly and recently qualified teachers' to develop their craft and practice, ensuring they build highly effective habits.
The outcome
is that senior leaders are very confident that they are providing professional support that results in the highest quality and consistency of teaching and learning across their entire staff.
With 2 out of 5 recently qualified teachers currently leaving the profession within the first five years, this can help staff retention.
Leadership Development
Maintaining high standards across the school requires effective leadership at all levels.
Suitable for aspirant and existing middle leaders and senior leaders, the NQPML and NPQSL are nationally recognised in depth leadership development programmes
that develop leadership capacity.
Whilst completing impact projects within school, the
outcome of these programmes is to empower and up-skill all layers of leadership, in order that they are more effective in their roles to support you in achieving your strategic improvement priorities.
This also assists schools in succession planning and developing the next generation of school leaders.
Behaviour
High quality and consistent teaching and learning across the curriculum is pivotal in all schools and getting this right can certainly diminish problems with behaviour.
However, all schools require a robust, achievable, trusted and well respected behaviour policy with embedded protocols which leadership must make effective. The culture of behaviour sets the tone for a positive attitude to learning.
We can review, analyse and develop your school's current position with your SLT. With many years of leadership experience and transforming behaviour at a whole school level, we can identify a solution based approach to assist you with enacting change for improvement.
Who we are
Tania Harding
tania.hardingsporton@gmail.comTania has worked in schools in Kent and Hampshire as a secondary science teacher. She became a Mentor, Advanced Skills Teacher, Professional Mentor, Assistant Headteacher and led the design, implementation and operation of a successful SCITT. Tania has an MA in Education.
Tania has delivered extensive training programmes in schools, for Teaching School Alliances and the LA. Through her passion for professional learning and developing teachers, she has completed the Future Change Makers programme, Excellence as Standard (in leadership), the 'Outstanding Facilitator Programme' including coaching and the NPQSL & NPQML facilitator programme.
As an Assistant Headteacher, Tania led CPD for a secondary school, focused on professionally developing teachers through empowerment to have impact on teaching and learning.
Tania has led secondary school strategy work on Teaching and Learning across a number of schools. Informed by extensive research and evidence based practice, she prioritises improvement needs with practical solutions, in order to bring about positive change. She now advises and inspects for Hampshire LA on school improvement.
Jayme Sporton
jayme.hardingsporton@gmail.comJayme has been a teacher since 1994. He has been a Deputy Headteacher, Advanced Skills Teacher and Head of Department. He has been a Senior Leadership Team member for three consecutive outstanding Ofsted inspections.
Jayme has received extensive teaching, learning and leadership training having completed the 'National Professional Qualification for Headship', the HTLC 'Leadership Development Programme' and the 'Outstanding Facilitator Programme'.
For nine years, he has been manager and lead trainer of an Outreach Service. Having led and observed lessons in a range of contexts nationwide, Jayme's extensive teaching and learning experience has informed his training, presenting and supporting of individual teachers, staff teams, TA's, Senior Leadership Teams and Headteachers.
Jayme has extensive SEND experience and is well respected across Hampshire in particular as a specialist in autism having set up 'flag ship' provision to support pupils across the full spectrum. He has shaped provision in a number of schools and is regularly called upon to support schools and pupils across the full age range. He has had several articles published in the 'SEN Matters' journal.
Testimonials
"Dear Tania. I am writing to thank you for talking at the AST conference. Feedback from the teachers was very positive.
We all enjoyed your excellent presentation and examples of how you have used enquiry based learning in your school. It is always difficult to deliver a session to a group of teachers you don't know and it was great to see how enthused and interested the teachers were in the presentation. It was a big, diverse group and they all enjoyed the session and gained something from it."
Barbara Seymour, Professional Learning Adviser - Hampshire County Council.
"I just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated a recent visit from Jayme who led INSET last half term. The session was so very well received by all staff, something that isn't always easy to achieve. Jayme was able to provide real examples showing his own experience with a wide range of children, gave broad messages as well as specific ones and flagged up which were the absolutely key messages to take away. Thank you for enabling us to have this support."
Sarah Duck, Headteacher - Winchester
"Thank you for a wonderful session today. It was great to hear the overwhelming positive feedback and also know that this will impact directly on teaching practice to the benefit of all pupils. The evaluation forms showed clear recognition of the excellence of each aspect and I hope this is of use going forward in recommending training for others."
Rebecca Jones, CPD Coordinator - Nottingham
"Many thanks for your visit. It was so beneficial to have an outside eye to look at what we have in place, but also how we could make adjustments to fulfill the needs of the students more appropriately. We will be action planning and following up all of your points of observation and I hope that you will be able to come in again later in the year to see how things have been adjusted for our learners."
Laura Hamson, SENCo - Havant
Our vision
Harding & Sporton Education consultants are 'supporting teachers to be their very best'.The highest quality of support for teaching, learning and pedagogy that has impact is at the forefront of everything we do.It is our vision to be the education consultants of choice.
Mission
To deliver the highest quality training and CPD packages that have impact.
To develop, encourage and support teachers to be the very best they can be.
Values
We have a very clear determination to support schools with honesty, integrity, and clarity, driving a commitment to sustained excellence.
Passion
We are passionate about watching the positive impact of CPD on teaching and learning and seeing teacher’s develop and excel in their day-to-day practice.
