Apple RTC

Welcome to the Burton-On-Trent Apple Regional Training Centre

Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC)

Apple Regional Training Centres deliver courses to build the skills and confidence of educators to use Apple technology inside and outside the classroom. They are a community who share best practices and inspire excellence through teaching with Apple technology.

Being selected as an Apple Regional Training Centre highlights our commitment to facilitating training for teachers to develop skills and build confidence to use Apple technology in the classroom. We are delighted to be recognised for our 12th year as part of the Apple RTC community.

Apple Regional Training Centres create a community to share best practice and support teaching staff to attain Apple Teacher status, a professional learning programme designed to support and celebrate educators.

Teachers from across the region (and beyond) can attend courses to build their knowledge and skills using technology in the classroom and earn badges to achieve their Apple Teacher recognition.

Across the UK and Ireland, the goals of all Apple Regional Training Centres are to:

• facilitate training opportunities for teachers to develop skills using Apple technology in the classroom

• promote Apple in Education and share new products and innovations with educators

• build Apple Teacher across the region

• share best practices, build community and inspire excellence.

To find out more, please visit the Apple Teacher website:

https://www.apple.com/uk/education/apple-teacher/ 

Background

The Burton-On-Trent Apple Regional Training Centre (RTC) originally opened at The de Ferrers Academy Trent Campus in September 2013 and during the last 13 years, over 3250 educators from across the UK and Europe have visited and taken part in our free workshops and webinars. We have also run bespoke workshops at several Midlands schools, for Initial Teacher Education students at The University of Nottingham and The University of Derby and for groups of teachers from Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Vietnam and Hong Kong.

All of our webinars and workshops are free and run by highly experienced teachers and focus on learning and pedagogy with digital tools, not just the technical aspects. Our trainers are all Apple Teachers and include an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) and an Apple Professional Learning Specialist (APLS).

You can find out about all of our latest workshops/webinars for 2026 - 2027 and book your free tickets using the links below:

Free Workshops & Webinars: 2026 - 2027

Autumn Term 2026:  

1. 20 tips to enhance Science Lessons using iPad and digital tools (webinar)

    Thursday 5th November     10:00 - 12:00 (online)

                 Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/20-tips-to-enhance-science-lessons-using-ipad-and-digital-tools-tickets-2001386595182?

2. Supporting SEN and EAL students with iPad (webinar)

    Tuesday 8th December       15:00 - 16:00 (online)

                 Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/supporting-sen-and-eal-students-with-ipad-tickets-2001387383540?

Spring Term 2027:  

3. Using Freeform on iPad to improve productivity and learning (webinar)

    Tuesday 12th January          14:30 - 15:30 (online)

                 Booking link:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/using-freeform-on-ipad-to-improve-productivity-and-learning-tickets-2001388501885? 

4. 10 great ways to use AI in the classroom to support learning (webinar)

    Tuesday 9th March          14:00 - 15:30 (online)

                 Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/10-great-ways-to-use-ai-in-the-classroom-to-support-learning-tickets-2001388831872? 

Summer Term 2027:

5. Ideas for using iPad in Primary School lessons (workshop)

    Date TBC                            (Eton Park Junior School)

6. Create movies like a professional with iPad (workshop)

    Thursday 1st July             13:00 - 15:00   (de Ferrers Academy Sixth Form Centre)

 We will be adding a few more during the year, in addition to some private workshops for schools and universities (please get in touch if you would like to know more about this by emailing: RTC@affinitylp.co.uk )

Why book a place on our workshops?

• Experienced trainers
• Innovative and inspirational ideas, grounded in real educational settings and theories
• Material and ideas aimed at all levels of education, from early years to Higher Education
• Course materials and refreshments provided for onsite workshops
• Excellent feedback
• All workshops are free!

Notes:

You can book up to 5 places on each course, using the links to the Eventbrite booking website. There are limited places available and we ask that you please let us know in advance if someone is unable to turn up, so we can offer the place to someone else.

You can follow us on X: @RTCBurton.  and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/rtcburton/ 

Get in touch with us about bespoke workshops:  rtc@affinitylp.co.uk