The squeeze is resolutely on for school budgets, with a perfect storm of forces combining to make funding one of the most pressing issues for school leaders.
Professional development is one area recently highlighted as being under stress, with budget deficits squeezing staff CPD spending.
With the value of staff professional development so clear – research from the Teacher Development Trust links it to improved results for pupils and better staff morale and retention – it is vital to safeguard it from the squeeze.
Of course, if you are to protect your CPD spending you must be able to justify it in straitened times. One way of doing this is to ensure it has a clear impact on school improvement and that it contributes to staff retention.
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