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Gareth Conyard joining TDT as Director of Education

by David Weston | 29 Oct, 2021 | Uncategorized

We are delighted to announce that Gareth Conyard will join the Teacher Development Trust as our new Director of Education from the end of January, 2022. Gareth is currently a Deputy Director at the Department for Education where he has led teacher and workforce...

The new EEF Guidance Report on CPD: Discussion with Dr Sam Sims and David Weston 13th October 2021

by David Weston | 14 Oct, 2021 | Uncategorized

Following the launch of the new Education Endowment Foundation guidance report on professional development based on the new underlying evidence report by Sims et al (2021), our CEO, David Weston, spoke with lead author Dr Sam Sims to explore the findings of the new...

5 reasons to welcome the new Headteacher Standards and NPQ frameworks

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....

Leading Teaching Across Trusts: 4 Key Ideas

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...

Sec-Ed Podcast

by Michelle Barker | 6 May, 2020 | Uncategorized

What Makes Effective CPD? Maria Cunningham, Head of Education, and Ben Solly, Headteacher, talk to Pete Henshaw of Sec-Ed in this recent Podcast.

Time to think

by David Weston | 1 May, 2020 | Uncategorized

The obligatory phrase ‘How are you?’ is, more often than not, the opening line of many of our conversations. Whether we are talking to a family member, friend, colleague or even a stranger, we tend to ask some variation of this question. But how often do we get a...