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FOUNDATIONS INSET

Start with a shared understanding.

A two-hour introduction for your school team. Foundations training fee: £300.

SCHOOL FOUNDATIONS ROUTE

A useful introduction, separate from full certification.

Foundations gives a school team a shared starting point without committing staff to the full programme.

  1. Optional taster

    Complete Foundations

    Take the two-hour introductory school module.

  2. Foundation award

    Receive the core certificate

    Participating staff receive the Foundation ANCHOR Core Certificate.

  3. School decision

    Choose whether to continue

    The school may later commission the full training, but Foundations is not required for entry.

  4. New pathway

    Start full training separately

    The Foundation certificate is introductory and is not weighted towards the final certification outcome.

Remote training

Two one-hour sessions around the school day. Suitable for a staff group of 25–30, with a maximum of 30 participants.

View the fortnightly format below. Online availability will be accessed through a verified school account, with at least 30 calendar days’ notice.

At your primary school

10am–12 noon, with availability across INSET days specifically for primary schools in the London boroughs of Harrow, Brent and Barnet.

Submit your borough, preferred date and school requirements. We agree availability and delivery details before requesting payment. Allow at least 30 calendar days.

Online Foundations in two shorter sessions

Complete the same two-hour Foundations INSET in either format, offered fortnightly from 20 October 2026:

  • Tuesday breakfast, 7.30–8.30am, and Tuesday lunch, 12–1pm.
  • Tuesday and Wednesday lunch, 12–1pm on each day.

Online and in-person training share availability: the first confirmed booking makes competing options on the same date unavailable. For the two-day option, both dates are reserved together. All times are UK time. Each pair forms one Foundations booking. Availability and booking will be accessed through a verified school account. Online Foundations is available to schools in every Greater London borough, including Harrow, Brent and Barnet. Eligible primary schools in these three boroughs may choose either format; online dates are not limited to their in-person INSET dates.

Request school account access

Build on the introduction.

Let us know within 28 days after completing your Foundations training whether your school would like to move forward with full training. We then provide a tailored quotation. The paid Foundations fee is credited against the agreed full-training payment, as set out in that quotation.

Foundations awards the Foundation ANCHOR Core Certificate. Certification and the app come with full training. Indicating interest does not commit the school to the full programme.

Compare the training options

Prepare for the day

Review booking terms, give staff the printed photography choices and allow time for a short feedback handout. Photography is optional and does not affect access to training.

Booking terms and printable forms
View calendar and booking enquiry
ANCHOR enquiries

How can we help?

Send your question directly to ANCHOR. We’ll use your email address to respond.

Please do not include children’s names, diagnoses, medical histories or detailed safeguarding information. General information is enough for an initial enquiry.

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