by David Weston | 11 Jan, 2021 | Providers
The pandemic has changed the landscape for CPD providers forever. Put that on top of budget pressures, policy and accountability change, and there are big challenges for anyone providing training, consultancy and conferences for teachers and school leaders. David...
by Matthew Dean | 9 Dec, 2020 | 2020, Events
The Teacher Development Trust Teaching and Leadership Mini Summits ran throughout October 2020 and brought together a range of experts from across the education sector alongside case studies from multi academy trusts to share their experience and expertise. ...
by Matthew Dean | 26 Nov, 2020 | Events, Webinars
“I’ve been struggling to find time for the strategic thinking about my school and staff – it’s been like running a snow day every day but I know I can’t forget the strategy.” In the final #CPDConnectUP of 2020,: ‘Finding Time for Strategic Thinking During...
by David Weston | 18 Nov, 2020 | Research
Today (18th November, 2020) sees the publication of SchoolDash’s new analysis of patterns of school professional development expenditure, in collaboration with the Teacher Development Trust. Headline findings include these 5 key points: In 2019, reported...
by Matthew Dean | 5 Nov, 2020 | 2020, Events
Beth Greville-Giddings reports on our Performance Development Summit held virtually on October 13th 2020. Done well, the appraisal process can be supportive, developmental and instil a culture of trust and growth across an organisation, however for many people,...
by David Weston | 22 Oct, 2020 | Guest Post, Research
A guest post for TDT by Pete Foster (@CurricTeamLead), Assistant Headteacher at Bridgwater College Academy, based on his series of blogs. If you could improve one aspect of your knowledge as a teacher, what would it be? I’m guessing, given current...
by David Weston | 13 Oct, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our CEO, David Weston, reflects on today’s publications. Headteachers have never been more under pressure, more stressed and more taken up by day-to-day operational matters, let alone the impact that the current pandemic is having on them and their families....
by david.weston | 18 Sep, 2020 | Uncategorized
David Weston, TDT’s CEO, reflects on key principles for Trust leaders when thinking about leading for effective teaching quality and collaboration across their schools. Leading great teaching across a trust is a series of puzzles: How do we create a shared...
by david.weston | 24 Jul, 2020 | News
The Teacher Development Trust is delighted to announce that Kathryn Morgan (@KLMorgan_2) has joined us as our new Expert Adviser. In this blog, she shares some reflections on why the leadership of professional learning is so vital for education. My new role as Expert...
by Maria Cunningham | 8 Jun, 2020 | Advice, Teachers
Supporting Newly Qualified Teachers through the Recruitment Challenge The NFER’s Teacher Labour Market in England Annual Report 2020, published last Friday and based on data collected prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, shows that schools continue to face...
