Blog - Page 25 of 35 - Teacher Development Trust

This much I know about…how to develop a new Teachers’ Pay Policy

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Advice, Leadership, Newsletter, September 2013

In this blog, John Tomsett discusses how to manage school Performance-Related Pay for Teachers in the best possible way. This is one of the articles in the TDT September Newsletter (sign up here). John is a Headteacher in York. This article originally appeared on his...

Why are teachers leaving education?

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Media, Newsletter, Opinion, September 2013, Teachers

Following the recent OECD figures, David Weston, Chief Executive of the Teacher Development Trust explores why teachers are leaving classrooms early. This article first appeared in The Guardian, and can be found here. With England having one of the...

Practice Perfect for Teachers

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Advice, Leadership, Newsletter, Opinion, September 2013

In this blog, Tom Boulter discusses how he went about designing an INSET day. This first appeared here, and you can read more of his work on his own blog. This is one of the articles in the TDT September Newsletter (sign up here). Lots of recent blogs have expressed a...

CPD at Cramlington Learning Village

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Leadership, Newsletter, September 2013, Teachers

Cramlington Learning Village is a successful Comprehensive School in the North East of England that has been graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in the last four inspections. Ken Brechin, Deputy Head of Cramlington Learning Village explains the CPD that is carried out in...

Oakmere Primary report on NTEN Lesson Study

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Leadership, September 2013, Teachers

Oakmere Primary School took part in the first phase of the NTEN Lesson Study pilot starting in January 2013 which encouraged schools to engage with the Lesson Study process. Here, Julie Lilly, the headteacher at Oakmere describes their experience. Following the...

TDT September Newsletter

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Advice, News, Newsletter, Opinion, September 2013

Welcome to the Teacher Development Trust September Newsletter. In this issue: Seven Deadly Sins of Teacher Development, David Weston, Chief Executive of Teacher Development Trust explores the good and the bad of professional development. This much I know...

Prioritising quality on GoodCPDGuide

by admin | 2 Aug, 2013 | Uncategorized

New and exciting features have been added to the GoodCPDGuide to promote the highest quality courses on the site. This is to drive our mission in helping teachers and schools find the best quality external courses, advice and support. Some of these features include a...

Press Release: TDT responds to Ofqual announcement about exam board seminars

by admin | 26 Jul, 2013 | Press Release, Providers

Tighter rules and more transparency for exam board seminars are welcome but more needs to be done to support teaching quality The Teacher Development Trust, a charity founded by teachers to improve the educational outcomes for children by ensuring they experience the...

Imagine this scenario…

by admin | 22 Jul, 2013 | Newsletter, Research, September 2013, Teachers

Dr. Jonathan Sharples explores evidence based practice. The headteacher of an inner–city primary school is stuck. She has just had a meeting with her senior management team to discuss how they can do more for their struggling readers. On the positive side, everyone...

Why curriculum reform is (mostly) pointless

by admin | 19 Jul, 2013 | Uncategorized

A curriculum needs to be an expression of the knowledge and understanding that we believe the future generation need to be successful, encapsulating the best of what has been thought and preparing the sort of citizens that will help our country flourish. It’s...

Recent Blog Posts