National Thank A Teacher Day 2022, 26th May 2022
With National Thank A Teacher Day 2022 approaching (26th May), TDT’s Communication and Partnership Manager, Matt Dean gives thanks to a great teacher who had a real impact on him. I had the pleasure of being taught Geography by Rob Moorhouse in Year 8 at Therfield...
What to expect from the NPQs – why sign up with TDT?
National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) have been around for nearly two decades but have recently had an overhaul. What has changed and what can you expect if you sign-up to do an NPQ with TDT? First, the wider context. The transformation of NPQs has...
5 Reasons to Attend the TDT Network Annual Conference 2022
The TDT Network is a community of schools dedicated to developing and striving towards world-class, evidence-informed professional learning and for the past 10 years this flagship event has offered a rare opportunity for like-minded CPD leaders to come together to...
Stress, anxiety and developing our teachers
Stressed? Overwhelmed? Anxious? If we are to put in place a schools recovery plan to help teaching staff and leaders, we need to know what challenges we are addressing and how to address them. TDT’s Director of Education, Gareth Conyard reflects on wellbeing and...
Stress Awareness Month 2022: Personal Reflections
April is ‘Stress Awareness Month’. I have never fully accepted the virtue of designating a month (or a week or a day) to a specific theme. Or rather, I get the idea is to raise awareness, but the risk is that it becomes a tokenistic thing, a way of looking...
A personal reflection: diary from inside a TDT NPQLT
Sarah Dunsby, Head of Geography at Bushey Meads School, embarked on her TDT NPQLT this autumn with our delivery partner Shared Learning Trust. Here, she shares with us her diary recording her experiences and reflections so far; and how the TDT NPQLT curriculum and...
My NPQ for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) experience so far…
Sarah Dunsby, Head of Geography at Bushey Meads School tells TDT about her experiences on our National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) so far. Why did you choose to take a National Professional Qualification with the Teacher Development Trust?...
CPD: Building a culture of collaboration that sticks
When it comes to professional development, how can school leaders build meaningful and impactful collaboration? TDT Expert Advisor, Concettina Johnson offers some questions for reflection, examples and tips. Teachers deserve more. More access, more time, more...