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Interview: Rob Coe & David Weston

by David Weston | 25 Nov, 2022 | Leadership, Research

Exploring the latest evidence about School Environment and Leadership and its implications for leaders. In this interview, Rob Coe, Director of Research and Development at Evidence Based Education, speaks to David Weston about the new research review carried out by...

CPD Spending Plummets

by David Weston | 21 Oct, 2022 | Leadership, Research

In new analysis being released today (Friday 21st October, 2022) in association with SchoolDash, we have found that, by 2021, schools’ spending on staff professional development had fallen by over 40% since 2018 in real terms. The fall was particularly acute in...

Taking the next step: qualify as an executive school leader

by David Weston | 25 Jul, 2022 | Leadership, NPQs

All about the new NPQ in Executive Leadership If you’ve been a headteacher or a head of school, you may be considering taking the next step in your career and learning to lead across a group of schools as an Executive Leader. If so, the government now fully funds* the...

Stress, anxiety and developing our teachers

by Gareth Conyard | 11 May, 2022 | 2022, Advice, Leadership, 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...

CPD: Building a culture of collaboration that sticks

by Concettina Johnson | 17 Mar, 2022 | 2022, Advice, Leadership, Teachers

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...

NPQ courses are now fully government funded for you and your staff

by David Weston | 12 Oct, 2021 | Leadership

Staff in state-funded schools in England are now eligible for full scholarship funding* for all of the fully reformed and updated National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). That means government will fully cover all course fees*, with schools now having to focus...