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CPD that makes a difference: A checklist for schools

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For professional learning to be effective teachers must have clarity about the changes they are seeking and agency so that they can act upon their learning. Fiona Aubrey-Smith offers a checklist for schools

With the end of the academic year fast approaching, most of us are planning what staff professional development might look like from September.

There are many changes taking place in the coming months in this space – not least the new statutory Early Career Framework implementation from September (DfE, 2019, 2021a), which affects both early career teachers (ECTs) and their mentors, and the new National Professional Qualifications (DfE, 2021b).

As a headteacher or senior leader responsible for CPD, we often think of the professional learning undertaken by our staff as something that “they” or “we” are going to be doing – with each member of staff undertaking a programme of professional development specific to their needs, career and responsibilities for the year ahead.

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