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Planning for next year’s SEN provision

It's that time of year when SENCOs are planning for SEN provision for the next school year. Reminders can be helpful, so this week we provide some pointers for you to bear in mind. read more

Contextualising development: CPD in practice

Taking on new learning is only one side of the story; making it work for you in your classroom is the other side, and the link between the two is the contextualising of development. read more

Assessing the quality of CPD

This week we look at the task of assessing the quality of CPD as a way of asking the sometimes difficult questions that can push us forward read more

Celebrating staff learning

This CPD Week we consider how to share staff learning and promote a culture of celebrating achievement. We also take a look at teachers' main areas of concern as identified by the annual survey of the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER)

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Getting to grips with impact evaluation

We explore the purposes of impact evaluation and what it might look like in schools read more

Using pupil voice to refine the focus of CPD

The pupil voice is an accessible method of regularly refining the focus of CPD, and this week we take a look at how best to listen read more

Training and managing teaching assistants

In many schools, it is the SENCO who has the main responsibility for managing Teaching Assistants (TAs). SENCO Week provides tips on selecting your TAs effectively

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CPD essentials for 2008

As we begin 2008, what are the essentials for carrying out our responsibilities for professional learning in schools? CPD Week provides the answers read more

Effective management and deployment of support staff

Effective management of support staff depends on a set of basic systems being in place. Ruth Bradbury looks at how to build teams, define roles and establish effective performance management read more

Providing difficult feedback to staff: What to say and how to say it

Deputy headteacher David Morley examines how best to provide feedback, how to prepare for it and how to train others to do it read more

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