CPD available at Novus

At Novus, supporting colleagues with their professional development is crucial to ensuring that all colleagues are equipped with the relevant and up-to-date skills and knowledge to educate learners.

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We offer a wide range of support, content, and services to help colleagues develop in their careers. We support colleagues through their teaching qualifications if necessary and we have a dedicated teaching, education and development team whose entire remit is to support colleagues with their CPD.

Teaching, education and development team

The teaching, education, and development team provides in-person and online training sessions across a wide range of topics. They have also developed an entire online catalogue that can be accessed whenever you need it and includes training sessions that range from a couple of minutes on a specific item to longer content that you can do over a few weeks.

Whatever your training needs the team is here to support you, helping to make you the best you can be within your role.

TEDteam logo with a book icon, representing Teaching, Education, and Development.

Thrive learning

Woman using a laptop, representing access to the Thrive Learning CPD platform for continuous professional development.

Thrive Learning is our LTE Group-wide e-learning platform that is used for all mandatory training and also has a wide range of professional development options.

Colleagues at HMP Stoke Heath have found Thrive Learning to be really helpful in developing their digital skills.

The Lead programme

Another example of our CPD and training opportunities is The Lead Programme, where our dedicated teaching, education, and development team works alongside external consultants to deliver the programme.

The programme, which is for current and aspiring Novus Managers, covers the skills managers need to successfully support their teams to develop, and raise the quality of teaching, learning, and assessment within prison education. The programme also provides all current leaders and managers with an opportunity to build on their skills and develop within their role.

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