CPD

First headship: Inclusion, curriculum & staff development

4 December 2019

Andrew Deen stepped into his first headship role in June. He spoke to Elliot Pearce about the professional journey he took to get to this point – and maps-out his priorities for delivering school improvement in a challenging context

Prioritising subject-specific CPD in your school

13 November 2019

The role of subject-specific CPD and curriculum development in effective teaching is vital. Maria Cunningham looks at some of the research and considers best practice approaches

Cognitive Load Theory and worked examples

6 November 2019

Can putting yourselves in your students’ shoes help you to become a better teacher? Former maths teacher turned research manager Kiran Arora reflects on his experience of using Cognitive Load Theory and worked examples to tackle new areas of learning

Curriculum development: Two key questions

9 October 2019

Teachers talk a lot about pedagogy, but often neglect to discuss the curriculum and how it translates into their lessons. Curriculum specialist Stephen Rollett looks at how we can have high-quality conversations about what we teach...

CPD workshop: Lunchtime behaviour

9 October 2019

In this series, Steve Burnage offers CPD workshop ideas that can be adapted for your school. Here, he looks at positive behaviour management for lunchtime supervisors and support staff

Leadership lessons from research and experience

23 September 2019

Caroline Sherwood considers the schools and school leaders she has worked with to date, some of the recent research and writing on leadership and the lessons she has learned

The role of governors in CPD strategy

11 September 2019

How much does your school’s governing board know about effective staff development and training – and what impact and influence should they be having on your CPD strategies? Maria Cunningham offers some guidance

CPD Workshop: Positive classroom management

11 September 2019

In this regular series, Steve Burnage talks us through CPD workshop ideas that can be adapted for your school. This time he looks at positive classroom management

Recruitment, retention & CPD: We're in it together

10 July 2019

The benefits of school-to-school collaboration for effective CPD, teacher recruitment and retention can be powerful and long-term. Polly Butterfield-Tracey looks at how a group of schools in the South East is overcoming the barriers to collaboration

What are your school's CPD priorities for 2019/20?

13 June 2019

The Teacher Development Trust has been surveying school leaders about their priorities for CPD and school improvement, with a number of common themes emerging. Ian Campbell looks at the findings and advises on how schools can achieve their goals

NQT Special Edition: Are you ready for the chalkface?

5 June 2019

For trainee teachers across the country, September and the start of the NQT year is on the horizon. Sophie Howells seeks some advice from this year’s NQT cohort to help you prepare. She also urges this year’s NQTs to ensure they get some proper rest this summer

CPD for the EAL classroom

10 May 2019

As schools become linguistically and culturally diverse, it makes sense to ensure that teaching staff are adequately prepared. Silvana Richardson looks at CPD to enable teaching staff to work effectively in diverse multilingual and EAL classrooms

Getting started with metacognition theories

8 April 2019

Many trainee teachers will have been introduced to metacognition theories and strategies for learning. Kate Sida-Nicholls looks at how we can begin to filter these into our teaching

CPD: Ensuring everyone is on board...

3 April 2019

When planning your whole-school CPD programmes, it is vital that staff are on board. Bethan Hindley looks at five tenets of change management and achieving staff CPD buy-in

Are you a coach or a mentor?

20 March 2019

Would you make a good mentor or coach? With these approaches forming a core part of professional development and support in schools, John Dabell looks at what makes for effective practice

Exploring your school’s ethos and culture

20 March 2019

What does the ethos of your school look like? And what do you want it to look like in the future? Archie McGlynn sets out ideas for fostering professional and practical discussions among school staff to help improve your school’s culture

Getting work scrutiny right

6 March 2019

Book scrutiny (or sampling) is too often about criticism and too often conducted in a Big Brother atmosphere of distrust. Instead, it must be about improvement, development and sharing best practice. Adam Riches and Roy Watson Davis offer their advice

A CPD case study: Creating the Wow Factor!

6 March 2019

In a bid to encourage, inspire and share creative teaching ideas across the school, Marlborough Science Academy has launched its Wow Factor and Creativity Week CPD programme. Deputy head Mark Fitzgibbon explains all

School-to-school collaboration to deliver effective CPD

27 February 2019

The benefits of school-to-school collaboration for effective CPD delivery can be far-reaching. Maria Cunningham looks at some practical steps schools might take to overcome the barriers and make inter-school CPD collaborations work
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