cpd policy

CPD policy

The following articles, taken from recent issues of our Optimus newsletters, will prove invaluable for anyone with a professional or personal interest in CPD policy. To ensure you stay up-to-date with the very latest thinking in this area, please make use of the articles below. If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, simply click on another category on the left or 'search the library'.

The CPD aspects of a whole-school project | CPD policy

What happens when all the pupils and staff at a school read the same book at the same time, and what impact can this kind of whole-school project have on CPD? Lesley Hutchison explains

Managing challenging behaviour | CPD policy

Pupils' challenging behaviour tops the list as the most stressful part of teaching; but can it be managed by teacher training? The effects of CPD on behaviour management are investigated by Elizabeth Holmes

From compliance with the curriculum to creativity in the classroom | CPD policy

With a more creative and flexible secondary curriculum on the horizon, Rebecca Patterson and Debra Kidd explore what it could mean for CPD

Every Child Matters: challenges and opportunities for CPD | CPD policy

What impact will Every Child Matters have on CPD in schools? According to Steven Coombs and Mike Calvert, it will be huge; and schools need to be ready

M-level degrees: what can teachers expect? | CPD policy

Academic or obscure, instrumental or professionally liberating? CPD Update editor Cliff Jones asks what we can expect the new Master's degrees for all teachers to look like

Learning from our European neighbours' education systems | CPD policy

Our European neighbours do education differently - with different starting ages, reading levels, varied approaches to the curriculum and assessment, extremes of class size and funding. What can we learn? Dave Weston shares his experience

Achieving a fully inclusive school: Brampton Manor | CPD policy

Headteacher Neil Berry explains how Brampton Manor in East London – described by Ofsted in December 1999 as having 'serious weaknesses' – was turned into the fully inclusive, successful school it is today

Leading CPD in schools | CPD policy

Alison Kitson, programme leader in CPD at the TDA, discusses the kinds of questions that you might wish to ask if you were beginning to draw up a role specification for a leader or director of professional learning

Professional learning: principles and values | CPD policy

Cliff Jones presents a discussion activity that could also help you construct policy

Examining the impact of postgraduate professional development | CPD policy

Cliff Jones reviews a report revealing the positive impact of postgraduate professional development

Making sense of professional learning | CPD policy

Cliff Jones explores the problematic issues involved in 'learning from our own professional learning'

Language of professional learning | CPD policy

Many terms and concepts are in the air as the new CPD strategy emerges. Cliff Jones offers some definitions and poses some questions to stimulate discussion, and Ken Jones of the Swansea Institute responds

Learning for all stages of a teacher's career | CPD policy

The Teacher Learning Academy provides a structure for rigorous professional development. Dr Anne Jasman, policy adviser with the GTCE and her colleague Sara Morgan, head of professional learning, national partnerships and quality, describe the opportunities available.

School excellence and Investors in People | CPD policy

Working to meet the standards laid down by Investors in People (IIP) is an effective way of raising standards and improving staff morale, argues former head Roger Smith.

Building a professional development portflio: a guide for managers | CPD policy

An effective professional development system is essential for your setting. Steve Mynard explains how to set one up.

Critical questions for CPD coordinators | CPD policy

Do mistakes and critical professional learning go together? Should we plan for evaluation? Cliff Jones presents a list of questions to encourage reflection.

CPD priorities: national and personal | CPD policy

The Welsh Assembly Government has taken a lead on recognising the individual professional needs of teachers. Gary Brace, chief executive, General Teaching Council for Wales, explains.

Performance management: all change? | CPD policy

In November 2006, education writer and former head Roger Smith looked at the new draft performance management guidelines and what they might mean for schools.

A critical professional learning framework | CPD policy

Forthcoming changes will require education professionals to engage with and influence policy. Cliff Jones presents a framework to help CPD leaders develop a comprehensive approach to these challenges.

Should teachers of citizenship be certified? | CPD policy

Dr Hugh Starkey discusses two pilot CPD courses, part of a new DfES initiative on citizenship.

Making a difference: a model illuminating the impact of PPD | CPD policy

Jim Christophers and Chris Bryan of the college of St Mark and St John examine the problems of assessing impact and present a model that takes account of the individual and the wider community.

Using the national standards for CPD | CPD policy

Kit Field, the chair of the CPD Committee of the Universities Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) looks at the revised national standards from the point of view of CPD.

PPD impact? Show me the evidence! | CPD policy

Richard Jenkin and Alan Tucker present accounts of the impact of postgraduate professional development (PPD) on learning and teaching gathered from schools across Cornwall.

Developing a high-performance culture | CPD policy

How can school leaders and managers create an environment in which highly effective work can take place at all levels and all times? Former deputy head John Jackson suggests an approach.

Principles for a CPD policy | CPD policy

From inclusion to ethics, CPD Update looks at twelve essential headings for a CPD policy.

The government's plans for CPD | CPD policy

CPD Update analyses a document giving the direction of policy for the next three years.

National standards and school CPD policy | CPD policy

Now that the consultation period on the new national standards has closed and their coming importance has been underlined in the TDA’s report to Ruth Kelly, CPD leaders need to build a picture of how they might become part of a school’s CPD policy. Cliff Jones raises some questions.

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