Teacher Training/ CPD for Teachers

Classroom Presence
Classroom presence and behaviour management go hand in hand.
Opposite Leg are the leading provider of classroom presence training in universities and schools throughout the UK
Our acclaimed course gives you the skills and tools you need to be the charismatic, inspiring teacher that you want to be, making you truly memorable for your students.
We turn teachers into performers!
This training is ideal for trainee teachers, as part of PGCE or teacher training programme or for staff teams. We offer INSET full days and half days as well as one to one coaching for specific performance issues.
The essential skills you will learn include:
• Improved body language and vocal freedom
• Techniques for grounding and relaxing while working
• Effortless command of any sized space
• Expanded ‘classroom presence’ and charisma
• Develop a playful, engaging teaching style
• Free accumulated tensions and understand how tension inhibits performance
• Reconnect with your motivation to teach
• Think on your feet, improvise and be creative
• Authority, classroom control and behaviour management










Voice and Body Check-up
Teaching is a physically exhausting profession; it is vital to have techniques to hand for looking after yourself during a busy school term, without sacrificing those qualities that make you an inspiring teacher.
This course gives you the tools you need to stay on top form.
Our Voice and Body-check up is an excellent addition to a staff wellbeing programme or as a stand-alone INSET guaranteed to get your team off to a good start or inject new life into tired bodies.
In the teaching profession looking after yourself often slips to the bottom of the priority list, we leave you rejuvenated and refreshed with a series of techniques to maintain your wellbeing at work.
Areas covered include:
• Looking after your voice and body
• The foundations of the Alexander Technique for good physical function at all times
• Techniques for grounding and relaxing while working
• Develop better body posture
• Develop a playful, engaging communication style
• Freeing the voice – clarity, authority and breath control
• Have fun with and reconnect with colleagues
• Reconnect with their motivation
• Relieve stress and laugh
• Getting perspective
• Take away a tool kit of techniques for cultivating 'good' habits


Voice Training
A clear, open voice is a great strength for any teacher. By learning a few simple vocal techniques you and your staff will feel confident and in control.
We provide bespoke voice training for teachers as INSET or as short twilight sessions.
We can tailor the session to meet the needs of your team, areas covered include:
• Using the voice without strain
• Breath control
• Posture, relaxation and body language
• Developing resonance, deepening tone and finding openness
• Authority and flexibility
• Clarity, articulation and precision
• Silence and dynamics

Interpersonal Communication
Teaching is communication. The impact you make matters.
Our communication skills training for can help both trainee teachers and senior staff; either as part of an ongoing professional skills programme or as bespoke one to one CPD.
For trainees the training is an ideal, high impact day designed to establish good communication habits. It is experiential and fun, guaranteeing rapid development of practical skills, while being rigorously routed in communication theory and concept.
For senior teachers and staff teams the training operates as INSET sessions or bespoke workshops.
Areas covered include:
• Understanding barriers to successful communication
• Recognising communication habits and patterns
• Models for successful interpersonal communication
• Active listening skills, rapport and confidence
• Open body language
• Influencing and assertiveness
• Connection, empathy and conversation building
• Emotional intelligence
• Clarity and purpose

Team Building
There are few more important jobs than teaching, and a united teaching team can have a huge impact on the pupil's education.
Working from a shared set of values, stories and performance style is essential for building a successful school.
As with all of our training, relevance is key. So we don't take you out hiking up mountains, we work in house with your staff to establish interpersonal connection, build shared meaning and working relationships, while enhancing their confidence and communication skills along the way.
Based in playfulness and creativity the team building training days are lively, fun and highly motivating.
We also provide ice breaker, creativity and energizer sessions for conferences and away days.