A day of learning for
school leaders, practitioners and
others in education

Educator Training Days

This Training Day has been developed for school leaders, practitioners and those in education generally who want to learn more about our unique curriculum. During the day:

You will learn about narration, how to do it, why it is so effective, and how you can apply it to your current learning environment.
You will find out how to implement nature study, walks and painting into your learning environment and how to use ‘high culture’ to enrich learning (such as Picture Study).
You will discover the underlying principles behind these educational practices.

The lesson observations are focussed in the Junior School where these methodologies are mainly used at Heritage. This is a unique opportunity to gain CPD in a distinctive approach.

Please note that we also offer one-to-one visits and consultations for educators and others. Additional information is available here.

Details for the Day

Upcoming Date: 22nd May, 2025

Timings: 9.45 am – 3.30 pm

Cost: £150 per person

Numbers: We are pleased to offer up to 8 places for the Educator Training Day on a first come, first served basis.

Registration: Please use our booking form if you would like to sign up for one of our upcoming dates. A small amount of pre-reading will be provided.

Items to bring:

Please bring walking shoes for the Nature Walk in the afternoon.
Please bring a coat in case of rain.
Please bring photographic proof of identity such as a passport or drivers licence.

Directions: Heritage School is located in the centre of Cambridge close to the Fitzwilliam Museum on Trumpington Road, 17-19 Brookside, CB2 1JE.

If you wish to come by public transport, the Cambridge train station is a 15 minute walk from our school, and the Trumpington Park and Ride has a stop just opposite our location (outside the Leys School)

https://cambridgeparkandride.info/trumpington.shtml

There is also long term Pay and Display parking on Trumpington Street across from the Botanic Gardens, and at Lammas Land on Newnham Road

https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/lammas-land-car-park

The Queen Anne Terrace car park is also an option

https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/queen-anne-terrace-car-park

Schedule for the Day

9.45 am – Arrive and Report to office

10.00 am – Welcome and Introductions in the Meeting Room

10.20 am – Seminar 1 on Narration

11.00 am – Lesson Observation 1 (e.g. History)

11.30 am – Lesson Observation 2 (e.g. Picture Study)

12.00 noon – Lesson Observation 3 (e.g. Natural History)

12.30 pm – Lunch

1.15 pm – Seminar 2 on A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum

2.00 pm – Nature Walk and Nature Painting

3.00 pm – Seminar 3 on The Benefits of Nature Education and concluding discussion/questions

3.30 pm – Depart

Feedback from Attendees

‘Thank you so much for putting on a fascinating and invigorating day at Heritage. It was a very personal training day and it was a real privilege to get under the skin of your very special school. Several of the visitors that day mentioned how lovely it was to be invited into lessons and to see the Mason/Heritage theory in practice. You weren’t hiding anything! When all the noise is about AI and digital literacy, it is so refreshing to see a school operating in a more thoughtful and human way. In the lessons I watched, there was richness in the learning and depth in the attention of the pupils. It was a refreshing break from the flashing screens and passive minds of many modern classrooms; children at Heritage are learning a different rhythm, something deeper.’

Tom Elphinstone is the Deputy Headmaster at Brambletye School

‘I never dreamt that a whole educational philosophy could be built around trying to cultivate ‘soul-food’ in a classroom. Thank you so much for opening your doors so warmly to us all, so we could see and understand how you teach. You’ve built a thing of beauty! I hope and pray that Heritage lasts for many years to come, so that multiple generations of children can benefit from the wide, beautiful, and rigorous education you provide. What an inspiration! ‘

Educator Training Day participant