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TLCs: A vehicle for improving children’s outcomes one habit at a time.

by admin | 31 Oct, 2018 | Opinion, Research, Teachers, Uncategorized

Alex Beauchamp is an Expert Advisor for TDT’s Sheffield and Doncaster CPD Excellence Hub, a programme run with the support of the Department for Education. In this blog, Alex explores a CPD approach that he and his colleagues have been using at Hunter’s...

CPD Excellence Hubs Programme – Update

by admin | 21 Aug, 2018 | Uncategorized

Since the Teacher Development Trust’s (TDT) inception in 2012, we have often asked ourselves how we can raise the awareness of the importance of CPD and how this links to improving pupil outcomes. We know that building capacity within our schools by prioritising...

TDT Network 5th Birthday!

by admin | 12 Jul, 2018 | Uncategorized

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Trust, Teaching & Professional Capital

by admin | 11 May, 2018 | Opinion, Research, Uncategorized

“Strong cultures of collaborative professionalism are like strong teams. They thrive on diversity and disagreement, promote good variation of style, strengths, and overall approach, and increase individual as well as collective talent.” Fullan, M. & Hargreaves, A....

Destination or Dead End? Six features of career-savvy schools

by David Weston | 17 Apr, 2018 | Advice, Teachers, Uncategorized

In a time of huge pressure on staffing, some schools (and school groups/chains) are streets ahead when it comes to what’s on offer for careers. In too many schools, career development is only for teachers and it means less classroom, more management. Staff are...

How to teach mathematics?

by admin | 27 Feb, 2018 | Advice, Teachers, Uncategorized

A leading figure in mathematics education, Mark McCourt has led many large-scale government education initiatives, both in the UK and overseas. Mark was a Director at the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and has also been a school...