Helping leaders build stronger schools through effective professional development

CPD means more than INSET days or short-term solutions. It’s an essential ongoing strategy that supports and improves student outcomes. The Teacher Development Trust is on a mission to empower every school leader to provide effective, evidence-based staff development in thriving cultures of professional growth.

Meet the Teacher Development Trust

Founded by a team of teachers and school leaders in 2012, we work across the education sector to promote the principles of good CPD. We also help school and trust leaders access and implement the best evidence around what works.

Support your Team

Build a culture of learning, collaboration, and purpose within your staff team to help teachers thrive and children succeed.

Lead with Confidence

Find out how a strategic CPD plan can aid you to realise your vision for whole school improvement.

Try our Free Reflection Tool for CPD Leaders

Whether you’re new to your role or you’ve reached a fork in the road, our free tool for leaders of professional development will help you decide on the best next step towards a truly effective, supportive CPD provision.

Over 15 questions, you’ll reflect on the culture, planning, and implementation of professional development in your setting. You’ll then receive tailored recommendations of resources to help you develop in areas of improvement.

Join Our CPD Leadership Hub

Create a free CPD Leadership Hub account to access valuable resources to help you understand and implement great professional development for teachers.

Inside our hub, you can buy interactive Online Learning Modules to help you develop different areas of your leadership, read key pieces of research, and book coaching sessions with experts in professional development.

Proud to Work With:

Your National Charity for Professional Development in Schools

Over more than 10 years, we’ve been lucky enough to work with thousands of leaders and teachers from all kinds of educational settings. Our impact can’t always be measured in numbers, but to give you an idea of our achievements to date:

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Lead Meaningful Continuous Professional Development for Teachers

There are many routes to excellence. Find out more about our different options for learning, our approach, and our latest exploratory work.

Our progammes

From online learning to personal coaching, to training a team within your school. We have options to suit every context.

Our mission

Our charity’s mission and values underpin everything we do.

Our research

Explore our research around creating cultures of improvement, developing great teaching, collaborative appraisal and improving staff retention.