In 2013, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s business change unit approached us to help them communicate the unique benefits of LEAN across their organisation. We needed to simultaneously effect LEAN cultural change whilst creating staff and management buy in. Our unique e-learning and e-technology platforms, our extensive experience of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and our psychology-inspired […]

On Friday 22 November 2013, we launched our new website. It’s been designed to meet the needs of the education professional and the 21st-century web user and has been well received. It’s enabled us to broadcast what we do and how we do it directly to the people who want to know. It’s allowed us […]

On 11 and 12 October, we exhibited at the Times Educational Supplement’s Special Educational Needs show. Directors Siobhan Mellor and Alan Macgregor gave the exhibition’s popular opening seminar and we were voted the best exhibitor by over 1,000 attendees.

Dr Mark Turner will be delivering three days of training at the United World College of South East Asia in Singapore. Mark will be working with teachers and education professionals from Wednesday 4th September to Friday 6th September. The training will cover the British Psychological Society core competencies in testing and assessment. The course helps […]

Dr Mark Tuner and Julie Cozens will be presenting at the 4th All-European Dyslexia Conference on 20-22 of September 2013 in Växjö, Sweden. Mark and Julie will be talking about the importance of good leadership in the planning and delivery of Dyslexia services in schools. Understanding and responding to dyslexia is crucial for all schools […]

Real Training has delivered an evaluation of its National Award for SEN Co-ordination to the National College of Teaching and Leadership. The National Award is a mandatory training course for all teachers who take on the Special Needs co-ordination role in school. Real Training is one of the Government approved providers of this Masters level […]

We’re delighted to announce that leading educational psychologist Philip Prior has joined Real Group as Real Psychology Services Manager. Philip is tasked with developing new high-quality services for schools, local authorities, the NHS and other organisations. In a distinguished career, Philip has focused on making health care and education systems work in favour of vulnerable […]

Real Group is delighted to say that the training materials for teachers of children with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties have been launched at www.complexneeds.org.uk. Read more about these materials in our case study. Real Training and The School Network are able to provide consultancy or additional training to help you make the best […]

Dr Mark Turner has been invited to speak at The School’s Network Special Schools Summer Conference: Teaching and learning that meets the demand of 21st century learners. He will be speaking on “Enhancing pedagogy through training”. This conference is an opportunity for all colleagues supporting SEN learners working in special schools, mainstream schools, pupil referral […]

The Cognitive Abilities Profiles (CAP) are well received at the British Psychological Society Division of Educational and Child Psychology Conference. Ruth Deutsch presented a poster about the CAP at the event and we are delighted that sales of both the CAP and training courses continue to grow.