CPD

How to support staff to become better teachers by improving classroom practice and keeping an eye on the latest pedagogy. Find out what methods of teaching help children to make the most progress.

Making Excuses for your NQTs Does Nothing to Help Them – Or your School
CPD
- Julie Price Grimshaw explains why there’s nothing wrong with placing high expectations on your NQTs from the get-go
What Local Businesses Can do for Your School’s STEM Provision
CPD
- Real examples and demonstrations from local companies can lend your STEM teaching a whole new dimension – Susan Coleman explains how schools can start reaching out…
Teacher Training Should Include Three-Year Teacher Apprenticeships
CPD
- Three-year teacher apprenticeships should be welcomed, says Emma Hollis – but the devil’s in the detail...
Appraise, Train And Develop Your Staff With Standards Tracker’s ‘Little And Often’ Approach
Teaching Practice
- Educate tells us how its Standards Tracker system can make staff appraisals a more effective tool for driving school improvement
Your Pupils Can Benefit From Resilience – And So Can Your Staff
CPD
- Organisational resilience is essential if a school is to function properly – and one way of getting it is to foster the right kind of communication...
Why Video Lesson Observation Can Give Your Classroom CPD Sessions Extra Focus
CPD
- Christophe Mullings explains how CPD based on recorded lessons can create a strong learning culture…
Coaching Has Its Uses In Schools (But Not In Every Situation)
CPD
- Coaching and mentoring are useful tools for staff development, but it’s possible to overuse them, cautions Andy Vass…
Get More From Your Teacher CPD Budget
CPD
- David Weston outlines five ways in which leaders can get more CPD bang for their buck…