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Why TDT is helping the drive to #ClaimYourCollege

by David Weston | 2 Feb, 2015 | College of Teaching, News, Teachers

At the Teacher Development Trust our mission is to foster the sorts of powerful professional development that help children succeed and teachers thrive. We know that this happens when teachers are treated as autonomous professionals acting in a collaborative way,...

New year resolutions. How many teachers will be entitled to develop this year?

by admin | 20 Jan, 2015 | Uncategorized

How many teachers will be entitled to develop this year? When we asked middle leaders in schools what was holding back their development, the most common answers were time and money. This may seem unsurprising, but it’s also unnecessary and wasteful when there’s this...

Why is so much of teaching filled with fear?

by David Weston | 6 Jan, 2015 | Opinion, Teachers, Uncategorized

No teacher has ever completed a school day with every item on their ‘to do’ list fully ticked off. It’s pretty much impossible to do the job as thoroughly as you’d like to, and there’s a constant feeling of guilt (you know the one I mean,...

Should we stop CPD about teaching techniques?

by David Weston | 4 Jan, 2015 | Advice, Teachers

There is a huge amount of teacher professional development that is concerned with imparting ‘effective techniques’ for teachers. This is based around the idea that if you show or explain a superior technique then teachers will go away and use it in their...

Teacher Development Trust – December 2014 Newsletter

by admin | 19 Dec, 2014 | Newsletter

Welcome to the Teacher Development Trust December Newsletter. In this issue: 1. Can you help TDT by filling out this quick 5 minute survey? 2. Information and booking details for a public meeting on the College of Teaching (17.01.15) 3. A blog post from Professor...

College of Teaching public meeting

by David Weston | 17 Dec, 2014 | Events

As you will no doubt have seen, the government has indicated that it might be prepared to give financial and in-kind assistance towards the start-up costs of a new College of Teaching. The Teacher Development Trust is part of the coalition of organisations behind the...

School Governing Boards and CPD

by admin | 3 Nov, 2014 | Uncategorized

National Governors’ Association Guest Blog for TDT School Governing Boards and CPD It is probably safe to say that most governors recognise that the quality of teaching is critical to the success of their school. However, it is probably also safe to say that most...

New systematic review of effective professional development

by admin | 31 Oct, 2014 | Research

The Teacher Development Trust has commissioned a team from Durham University, the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE) and the Institute of Education to undertake a review of the impact teachers’ professional learning and continuing...

Building your CPD Culture – slides from the Waltham Forest Teaching School Alliance workshop, 10th October.

by admin | 27 Oct, 2014 | Resources

On 10th October, our CEO, David Weston (@informed_edu), spoke at a workshop for the Waltham Forest Teaching School Alliance (WFTSA). You can find a copy of the annotated slides here.

“This Will Never Work!” – Exploration of Resistance to Change

by admin | 21 Oct, 2014 | Uncategorized

This Will Never Work!” – Exploration of Resistance to Change This will never work… We tried this last year… I don’t have the time… Resistance from colleagues is a familiar experience to many school leaders. In many cases this resistance is not unfounded. Teachers are...

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