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Stark differences in per-teacher CPD spending

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At least 17,000 teachers and teaching assistants are working in schools where there is hardly any budget for CPD, a new analysis has revealed.

Furthermore, the figures show stark geographic differences in the amount of CPD investment teachers receive each year.

Analysis by the Teacher Development Trust (TDT) – a national CPD charity – has raised concern about the 748 state primary and secondary schools in England that spend less than £500 on staff CPD. These schools teach more than 300,000 pupils

The research reveals that the average amount spent by state schools in 2016 was £752 – an increase from £719 in 2015.

However, this ranges from as little as £384 per full-time teacher being spent in Solihull compared to £1,207 in Newham, London.

The five areas spending the least were Solihull (£384), Bury (£396), Stockport (£432), Derbyshire (£453) and Redcar & Cleveland (£453).

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