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Continuing Professional Development is an integral part of developing a high quality school workforce. Our best practice articles offer a wealth of ideas and examples for whole-school CPD strategies, including action research and effective delivery.

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Teachers and technology – six key research findings

Your teachers and your technology – what do you need to be thinking about next? Fiona Aubrey-Smith looks at the emerging findings from new research into teachers’ technology use during the pandemic

Effective CPD: A guide to professional learning networks

This article tackles five questions to help you evaluate whether your school is making the most out of professional learning networks. Michelle Barker also shares recommendations for leaders on how to establish, grow and sustain networks that work

Eight leadership habits and how to encourage them

The Ted Wragg Trust prioritises leadership development across its schools. Senior leader Caroline Sherwood describes the MAT’s eight leadership habits and how these can be encouraged

Behaviour: Inclusion using a trauma-informed approach

Some challenging behaviour in schools will be due to learned trauma responses. Dr Pooky Knightsmith offers some pointers for a more inclusive, trauma-informed approach

Some big questions about CPD and learning this term and beyond

What has been the impact of coronavirus on staff professional development in your school? What are the questions you and your teachers should now be asking? Fiona Aubrey-Smith gives us some food for thought

Creating a shared culture of professional learning across a MAT

The Academy Transformation Trust has launched its own institute to drive a shared culture of professional development for almost 2,000 staff across 22 schools. Kathryn Morgan speaks with institute director Abby Bayford to find out how this works in practice

The Wheel of Teaching: How do you score?

The Wheel of Teaching sets out eight aspects of your teaching life that are crucial to your wellbeing and job satisfaction. Drawing on the advice in his new book Love Teaching Keep Teaching, Peter Radford explains

Getting your CPD to stick: From activities to programmes

One-off CPD activities – on their own – are not effective. What schools need are carefully designed CPD programmes. Creating these is a complex process. We need to consider time, resources and intended outcomes. Maria Cunningham advises

Back to School Guide: Teaching & Learning

In this 12-page guide, we consider what teaching and learning should look like in schools from this September when all pupils are due to return following the Covid-19 lockdown...

Building subject knowledge in primary schools

Developing the subject knowledge and sequencing skills of teachers is crucial, certainly in light of the revised national curriculum and change in focus of Ofsted inspection. Neil Almond explains the approaches being implemented across the Woodland Academy Trust

Staff wellbeing: Regard, dialogue and feedback

Personal and professional regard, dialogue and feedback – what approaches can help staff during the testing months that lie ahead? Mark Burns advises on how we can invest in personal and professional regard to support our teaching staff

Back to School Guide: Staff wellbeing and support

In this 12-page guide, we consider how lockdown has affected the wellbeing and mental health of school staff and offer practical advice and ideas for promoting wellbeing and supporting colleagues, both now and this autumn

Four coaching conversations for school leaders

Coaching can have a positive influence on staff wellbeing, morale and performance in schools. Denise Barrows outlines four particularly powerful coaching conversations that leaders can use to achieve this sort of transformative impact

#CelebrateEd: Five days of inspiration from the North East

The second annual #CelebrateEd conference took place recently as teachers from across the North East shared best practice and inspiration. Sean Harris was there (virtually)

Seven solutions to your teacher retention challenges

More than one in nine primary teachers are leaving the profession each year. Drawing on a range of research, Matt Bromley looks at seven key factors that schools should focus on if they want to boost retention rates

Retention: Practical steps to avoid driving new teachers out of teaching

The retention rate of NQTs and RQTs continues to fall. How can we mitigate against inadvertently driving new teachers out of the profession? Maria Cunningham draws on recent cross-sector discussions to offer practical advice – both to school leaders and NQTs

CPD

Teachers and technology – six key research findings

Effective CPD: A guide to professional learning networks

Eight leadership habits and how to encourage them

Behaviour: Inclusion using a trauma-informed approach

Some big questions about CPD and learning this term and beyond

Creating a shared culture of professional learning across a MAT

The Wheel of Teaching: How do you score?

Getting your CPD to stick: From activities to programmes

Back to School Guide: Teaching & Learning

Building subject knowledge in primary schools

Staff wellbeing: Regard, dialogue and feedback

Back to School Guide: Staff wellbeing and support

Four coaching conversations for school leaders

#CelebrateEd: Five days of inspiration from the North East

Seven solutions to your teacher retention challenges

Retention: Practical steps to avoid driving new teachers out of teaching

Embedding CPD and action research using the Early Career Framework

Ideas for teacher CPD during lockdown

Cultivating the lead practitioner role

Safeguarding, behaviour & wellbeing: Trauma-informed practice in schools

CPD: Five things schools should…

Ten ideas for using research in your school

CPD: Books on the balcony...

Getting subject-specific CPD right

Internal audits: Specialist teacher review teams