We offer key sessions online and in-person throughout the year, delivered by theatre and drama professionals. We also create bespoke packages for schools keen to have sessions delivered in their settings for all their staff. If your school is interested in the delivery of any of our available CPD sessions at their own setting for a number of staff, please get in touch.
A limited number of spaces for teachers working outside Tower Hamlets are also available. Course fees for non-Tower Hamlets teachers are £90+VAT (full day) or £45+VAT (half day). Discounts available for PGCE students. Please contact us for further details.
Explore our in-person, online and recorded CPD Sessions“These CPD days are always informative, imaginative, stimulating and fun. I’m so glad to have Half Moon in Tower Hamlets”
“CPD at Half Moon is always tailored to meet the needs and expectations of the teacher’s. The session was relevant to the objectives the teacher’s arrived with”
“It was refreshing to share with other teachers and deeply reflect on my teacher experience, amongst others”
Contact us via cpd@halfmoon.org.uk or 020 7709 8903 to book a place on a CPDs or to enquire about a CPD in your school. Alternatively, fill in the online form at the bottom of the page.
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CPD: Creative Approaches to Imaginative Play and Creative Spaces
When: Tuesday 3 March 9:30am-3pm
Who: All subject staff – EYFSThis CPD session explores how imaginative play, and well-designed creative spaces can support holistic development and school readiness in the early years. Participants will examine how to create environments that spark curiosity, storytelling, and role-play, enabling children to express themselves, solve problems, and build social connections. Through collaborative activities, the course will highlight how creative approaches—such as drama, music, and movement—can enrich learning experiences and support cognitive, emotional, and physical development. Attendees will leave with practical ideas and tools to design and lead imaginative play experiences in engaging child-centred spaces.
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CPD: Creative Approaches to Delivery STEM Subjects
When: Tuesday 5 May 9:30am-3pm
Who: STEM Subject Teachers – KS1&2This course offers a dynamic toolkit filled with engaging games, drama techniques, and hands-on activities to bring STEM to life. Participants will explore creative ways to learn through practical challenges that make maths and science engaging, visual, and accessible for all.
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CPD: Drama for Communication and Inclusion
Time: 2 hour recording
Who: All subject staff – Primary KS1/KS2
This course worked with school staff on drama techniques to encourage participation and communication in all its forms in the children with whom we work. Participants were empowered to use drama activities to develop children’s expressive and non-verbal communication as well as receptive and attending skills.Creative Recovery Programme:
This CPD session is one of two which are a springboard for our Creative Recovery Programme for your classes. Interested in talking to us about how you can use your Catch-up Funding to buy in a bespoke programme that uses drama to focus on emotional literacy, self-regulation and movement over a series of weekly sessions? Please contact us.
Feedback from teachers regarding our Communication and Inclusion CPDs include:
- “A fantastic lesson to create an environment where all are comfortable to express themselves. I will be implementing a lot of ideas in class to support children’s language and interaction. Everything was so interactive and relevant.”
- “Practical, insightful, and low pressure.”
If you are a member of staff from a Tower Hamlets school please contact us to access a recording of this session.
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CPD: Drama for Recovery and Cohesion
Time: 2 hour recording
Who: All subject staff – Primary KS1/KS2
This course helped school staff develop the use of drama as a tool to improve classroom communication and cohesion, bringing children back together through practical and creative teaching practices. This included the use of drama to manage challenging behaviour.Creative Recovery Programme:
This CPD session is one of two which are a springboard for our Creative Recovery Programme for your classes. Interested in talking to us about how you can use your Catch-up Funding to buy in a bespoke programme that uses drama to focus on emotional literacy, self-regulation and movement over a series of weekly sessions? Please contact us.
Feedback from teachers regarding our Classroom Cohesion focused CPDs include:
- “The examples of how to use drama as a tool in a classroom have been very exciting and practical. It made me more confident to include activities like these and not to be afraid to do so because of behaviour, for example.”
- “I came away with great exercises to add to my teacher toolkit that can be adapted for any age group.”
If you are a member of staff from a Tower Hamlets school please contact us to access a recording of this session.
Teacher Forums
Half Moon also coordinates the Tower Hamlets Secondary Drama Forum and the new Tower Hamlets Primary Drama Forum, which are an opportunity for teachers to come together to support one another and share practice.
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