About Open Minds
Education consultancy supporting EYFS-KS4 curriculum and teaching teachers with innovative CPD. Eg. Teambuilding, Mathematical Reasoning, British Values. . .
Open Minds Description
Open Minds Days use practical activities that promote co-operation, speaking and listening skills and teamwork. Whether it’s making sure no one falls in 'Quicksand! ', making sure there's no detonation in 'Carry The Bomb' or 'Duelling' with our noodles, you can choose from a variety of challenges that will help your group to work together and solve problems.
Open Minds provides both half day, full day and term activities based on problem-solving and team building in consultation with staff at a preliminary meeting. Activities can be adapted for themes, abilities and any particular focus the school or group would benefit from.
Open Minds is led by a qualified teacher with over a decade of experience of KS1-KS4 in and out of the school environment whose vision it is to utilise the many different facets of practical learning techniques to promote positive behaviour and improve communication with staff and pupils. Open Minds is open to people of all ages and abilities.
For more information visit our website www. opmi. co. uk
Reviews
Tried something new with the brave and daring Y6 from Leigh Sacred Heart!
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To all Open Minds followers I'd appreciate a share or retweet if you're on Twitter to all your education based friends! Thanks everyone! If you'd like high quality #CPD on all sorts of niche necessities in education: Lunchtime Supervision, Mathematical Reasoning, British Values, Positive Behaviour Reinforcement contact me michael@opmi.co.uk #PrimaryRocks
Throughout this term Open Minds is #teambuilding & #problemsolving @LeighSacred Heart. Here's Class 11: 5 groups, all active, all participating, all thinking, all solving problems! #primaryrocks
Thank you for sharing what Open Minds does and feel free to keep on spreading the word on our extensive programmes for pupils, staff and CPD! For pupils: Enterprise, Transition, Prefect selection, Teambuilding, Problem solving, Financial capability, Debating and Children's Rights, Fair Trade, British Values and more! For staff and CPD: Mathematical Reasoning, Teambuilding & Problem solving, Positive Behaviour Reinforcement, Positive Lunchtimes, British Values, Growth Mindset.
Feedback from our Positive Lunchtimes course on Tuesday at Loughborough Learning Alliance had all delegates wanting a longer course! :-) 'Superb course content, very relevant.' 'Excellent ideas, delivered in a practical fashion.' 'Very interesting and informative.'
Another enjoyable training course with @LLAAshmount delivering #positivelunchtimes to a wide variety of schools across #Leicestershire and #Loughborough. Inquisitive and searching questions! Thank you @saintmaryscath1 @ThorpeacreInf @St_Bots @HemingtonPS & Belton Primary! Excellent resources to support #positivelunchtimes @LLAAshmount! @ShirleyRoseF @theresehoyle @JennyMosleyQCT
Great day with Wigan Catholic Primary Schools Direct today with NQTs and Teachers from varied background and experience for our Mathematical Reasoning course. A selection of feedback. :-) 'Michael was very knowledgeable with numerous practical and cost-effective strategies suggested. Fun - thank you! 'Great explanation of resources, how to transfer between year groups and adapt for all abilities to allow all learners to access mathematical reasoning.' 'Great ideas to include reasoning in maths - really active and engaging session.' 'Great interactive course showing how and why reasoning activities should be used. Engaging throughout, lots of ideas for resources.'