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Develop > Qualify > Progress: 6 ways to learn the art, craft and science of school leadership

by David Weston | 1 Jul, 2021 | Leadership

New research shows that the thing that distinguishes really effective school leaders from their peers is how well they create conditions for the success of their colleagues. This principle forms the basis of six new qualifications available to school teachers and...

TDT selected as a national NPQ Lead Provider

by David Weston | 31 Mar, 2021 | Leadership

Wednesday, 31st March 2020 We are delighted to announce that the Teacher Development Trust has been appointed by the Department for Education in England to be a new Lead Provider for the new suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for school leadership....

Why we need ‘evidence champions’ to deal with schools’ performance management

by admin | 23 Aug, 2017 | Leadership, Opinion, Resources

Recently, the need and desire to rethink traditional performance management systems has risen considerably. Employees, managers, and HR departments came to see performance management as a rule-based, bureaucratic process, conducted in a tick-the-box fashion. You might...

MEDIA STATEMENT: Education Select Committee recommendations for teacher recruitment and retention.

by admin | 28 Mar, 2017 | Leadership, Press Release

MEDIA STATEMENT: Education Select Committee recommendations for teacher recruitment and retention. February 21st 2017 Today, the Education Select Committee published the findings of its teacher recruitment and retention inquiry. The findings revealed that to boost...

Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching

by admin | 29 Nov, 2016 | Advice, Leadership, Opinion, Teachers, Uncategorized

Appreciative Inquiry in Coaching How Tony Nicholls & Kathryn Morgan used this reflective model to improve one school’s professional learning culture This guest post sets out to explore the impact that the principles of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) can have in...

Views sought: how do we balance student and teacher needs?

by david.weston | 24 Jul, 2014 | Leadership, Teachers

At the Teacher Development Trust we have an explicit mission to promote powerful professional development that helps students succeed and teachers thrive. Sometimes there are examples of extraordinarily successful schools, especially in areas of greater deprivation,...