Kath Murdoch – A Two Day Deep-Dive into Inquiry

This two-day workshop will enable participants to go further with Inquiry into this highly effective approach to teaching and learning. Kath will lead us through the thinking, pedagogy, environment and processes that are essential is developing learners as inquirers and in furthering professional understanding as inquiry teachers. The dialogue during the two days will incorporate both the theory and practice of inquiry. Through both explanation, exposition and engagement with powerful tools and strategies, there is an opportunity to deepen professional understanding and to provide delegates with a bank of engaging and practical approaches to further embed back at school. The following questions will be addressed during the workshop.

• What does it mean to bring an inquiry stance to our work with each other and with children?

• What are the key features of the pedagogy of inquiry? How can we build a repertoire of practices that position the child as active researcher, critical thinker and competent collaborator?

• How can we nurture children’s agency as they engage in journeys of inquiry?

• How can we harness a cycle of inquiry together with effective collaborative planning to help children build conceptual understanding, skills and dispositions?

• How does a cycle of inquiry provide opportunities for formative assessment?

• What does a school that is a true ‘community of inquiry’ look like?

Target Audience:

Teachers and school leaders from schools who have started to use Inquiry as a pedagogy or schools really looking to implement and bed this approach into their school.

Date: Tuesday 15th September 2026 and Wednesday 16th September 2026

Venue: The Towers Hotel and Spa, Jersey Marine, Swansea Bay, Wales, SA10 6JL

Fee: £450+VAT pp

To book your place, or places for your school, use this online form, email us on info@tlpwales.co.uk or call us on 01554 749043

Further details of the timings of the of the two-days will be sent with the invoice nearer to the time.