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Laidlaw Apple Regional Training Centre

Vision and Mission

Every Teacher Equipped to Empower. Every Pupil Empowered to Create.

To help schools move from device adoption to teaching transformation, widening access to learning and reducing workload.

Purpose

The Laidlaw Schools Trust Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC) brings together education leaders and regional tech partners to provide practical, actionable insights that decision makers can take back to their schools. We will achieve this through four strategic pillars, ensuring every stakeholder gains tangible value:

Accessibility

Ensuring inclusive learning and digital equity for all pupils

Showcasing how LST applies the Department for Education whitepaper “Every Child Achieving and Thriving” in mainstream provision. Demonstrates how inclusive technology widens access, tackles digital inequality and informs a future thought leadership piece.

Innovation

Transforming teaching and learning through PedTech to engage and inspire

Inspiring education and PedTech leaders to explore innovative approaches that transform teaching, increase engagement and embed emerging technologies to future-proof learning.

Workload

Reducing teacher workload while maintaining high-quality teaching

Demonstrating how technology reduces teacher workload, alongside sharing the LST strategic roadmap, giving leaders tools to scale sustainable change in their schools.

Digital Destination

Connecting education to regional tech skills pathways and future careers

Linking schools to the skills and inclusion strand of the Creating Real Opportunity: North East Growth Plan (North East Combined Authority), highlighting pathways into regional tech careers and showcasing Digital Destinations, fostering collaboration between education and industry.

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What We Offer

We provide professional learning, implementation support and strategy guidance so schools can successfully transform teaching with technology.

Teacher Offer - Build Individual Classroom Practice

For any educator in the region.

Focus: Confidence and practical pedagogy

Online learning pathways (innovate, include and sustain)
Apple teacher embedded
Practical workshops
Best practice showcases
Classroom ready resources

School Offer - Embed Consistent Practice

Across a School

For schools implementing or improving digital pedagogy

Focus: Implementation and behaviour change

Implementation planning
Staff training programme
In-school coaching and model lessons
Accessibility review
Workload workflow redesign
Department and phase support

Strategic Offer - Lead Change at Scale

For Trusts and system leaders

Focus: Transformation and sustainability

Digital strategy and roadmap
Leadership development
Change management
Impact evaluation
Scaling expertise across schools

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"We help schools move from device adoption to teaching transformation that widens access to learning and reduces workload."

- Sally Newton, CEO of Laidlaw Schools Trust

Meet the Team

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Upcoming Events

4pm, Thursday 4^th June (Remote):

Pedagogy first: Getting started with Apple Teacher to support classroom practice.

What if the most effective way to enhance your teaching wasn't a new strategy, but a better way to leverage the tools you already have? This interactive session focuses on putting pedagogy first, exploring how the Apple Teacher journey can directly support and strengthen your everyday classroom practice.
We will move beyond basic "app-use" to see how iPad features can scaffold learning, boost engagement, and reduce teacher workload. By grounding technology in practical ideas, this session helps you move from digital substitution to meaningful transformation. You will leave with a clear starting point for your Apple Teacher badges and a toolkit of practical ideas to create more creative, efficient, and impactful learning experiences for every pupil.

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4pm, Thursday 18^th June (Remote):

Every Learner Included: Designing Accessible Classrooms

What if the most powerful support tools in your classroom were already available to every learner? This interactive session explores how accessibility-informed approaches can strengthen adaptive teaching, reduce barriers to learning and improve independence across the curriculum. Through practical classroom examples, live demonstrations and reflective discussion, we will explore how small adjustments can create meaningful impact for pupils and staff alike. The session focuses on inclusive pedagogy that supports reading, writing, communication, organisation and engagement - helping teachers create more equitable, accessible and effective learning experiences for all learners.

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4pm, Thursday 2nd July (Remote):

Lightening the Load: Using powerful tools to minimise workload

What if the secret to reclaimed time wasn't doing less, but working smarter with the tools already at your fingertips? This streamlined session explores how to ustilise digital workflows to minimise teacher workload and streamline administrative tasks. Through practical, "quick-win" demonstrations, we will focus on automating routine processes, simplifying feedback, and organizing resources more effectively. By harnessing these powerful tools to "lighten the load," you will discover how to reduce daily pressures and shift your focus back to what matters most: high-impact teaching and learning.

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