CPD

The latest research, best-practice advice and school-based case studies to help you develop your teaching career

Thursday

15th May 2025

10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND
DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years
SEND teaching PE class

Tuesday

13th May 2025

How Estonia became education’s newest rising star
Estonia is one of Pisa’s biggest success stories, but what’s behind the country’s impressive results? Henry Hepburn finds out in an exclusive interview with education minister Kristina Kallas
Estonia montage

Monday

12th May 2025

Ethical dilemmas: uncovering issues in areas of success
A leader discusses the tough reality that occurs when an area you thought was going well is revealed to need more work – and the honesty required to fix this
Sherlock looking at carpet

Sunday

11th May 2025

How to design better subject-specific CPD
Teachers are crying out for stronger subject-specific CPD, says Mark Enser – and this is how schools can give it to them
Tailor measuring suit

Thursday

8th May 2025

Why we gave our school leaders 5 ‘reading days’
Carving out time for headteachers to research, read or plan reduces the risk of them burning out – and offers their deputies the chance to step up, says this trust CEO
Gentleman quietly reading in an armchair

Thursday

1st May 2025

Why every mainstream school needs a special-school partner
When mainstream and special schools collaborate, the benefits are felt by the whole school community, writes Margaret Mulholland
Why every mainstream school needs a special school partner

Tuesday

29th Apr 2025

How Labour can deliver on its promise for teacher development
We must prioritise teacher development with a focus on a greater variety of courses at system, school and individual levels, argues Marie Hamer
How Labour can deliver on its promise for teacher development
What I learned from my first 100 days as a trust CEO
If you’re taking the top job at a trust, first focus on building relationships, setting the culture and learning the history of the organisation, advises this recently appointed chief executive
Lots of hourglasses in the sand

Friday

25th Apr 2025

10 reasons why CPD sessions fail - and how to avoid them
CPD is vital for teachers but too often it falls short of providing lasting impact. A MAT director of learning outlines how to avoid the most common pitfalls
Man slipping on banana skin

Monday

21st Apr 2025

Centre for Teaching Excellence will be ‘shaped by teachers’
The centre is an opportunity for ‘step change’ in teacher professional learning, says its director, Professor Margery McMahon, in an exclusive interview
Hands on a pottery wheel
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Tuesday

15th Apr 2025

How a project management course made me a better school leader
A professional qualification in project management has helped me to better balance priorities, coordinate teams and drive meaningful change, says this international school leader
Woman spinning plates

Tuesday

8th Apr 2025

Historians help history teachers to open up Scotland’s past
A Scottish CPD project bringing together history teachers and experts in European colonisation is helping to reshape the teaching of Scots’ role in the British Empire
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