Supporting Teachers’ Professional Development

• Learn how The Chartered College of Teaching will raise standards and effectiveness of CPD
• Ensure professional development has a clear focus on improving and evaluating pupil outcomes
• Enable staff to engage with their own teaching interests to maximise the value of CPD opportunities
• Utilise evidence-informed practice and feedback for teachers’ CPD

• Build upon the existing framework for teaching standards and develop clear line of Professional Development
• Explore how the TDT’s 10 years vision for an engaged workforce is supported by a flexible development structure
• Prioritise the rigorous evaluation of teaching outcomes as part of effective professional development
• Help teachers to transform their practice and raise attainment for pupils

This session will explore a regionally developed approach to CPD for early career teachers that builds on their Initial Teacher Education programmes. The project aims at increasing the achievement of all children in the region by continuously and systematically improving the quality of the teaching in its schools. It will do this by working with stakeholders to take a coordinated approach to ITE and PD in the first 3 years of teaching it aims to:

• Develop continuous teacher training as an attractive proposition with clear support and career pathways
• Examine effective strategies to attract, develop and retain leading professionals
• Evaluate the best ways to support teachers through ITE and Early Career offers

• Equip teachers with evidence and research based teaching methods
• Support teachers’ professional development and enhance their impact in their classrooms
• Foster a culture that enables pupils and staff to excel

• Explore the key elements of an effective CPD plan for your school
• Take away the key elements to raise standards and improve teaching
• Place CPD at the heart of school planning for improvement
• Enable teachers to access relevant CPD opportunities