This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog In his last guest post Daivd Weston, Chief Executive of the Teacher Development Trust, relates the discussion had in their recent webinar exploring the thorny question: if we know how to make CPD more effective, why isn’t it happening?…
This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog “Absolutely not” was the resounding answer to the question Should CPD providers require a license to train teachers? This question was the focus of the fifth webinar debate on CPD hosted by the Teacher Development Trust. In the first unanimous vote…
This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG_EBI0G0aI&w=450] Professional development of staff should be the number one priority for every head, according to the attendees of the fourth Big CPD Debate series of webinars. David Weston from the TDT outlines why…
This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Yu2HdM2o4&w=450] The third of the debates hosted by the Teacher Development Trust around CPD took on the hot topic of whether schools should be forced to schedule staff collaboration time? David Weston, their Chief Executive,…
This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2BnhqHSWs4&w=450] In the second of our guest posts from the Teacher Development Trust, David Weston, the CEO, recounts the discussions that took place around the question “should teachers be required to plan lessons…
This blog first appeared on the Pearson School Model blog Last week David Weston, the Chief Executive for the Teacher Development Trust, chaired the first of a series of Webinars exploring the findings of a research report we’ve commissioned from the Centre for the Use of Research…
Traditional approaches to professional development for teachers aren’t working. That’s the stark message that comes out of a new report we commissioned from the Centre for the Use of Research Evidence in Education (CUREE). Too many courses and consultancy services lacked a serious evidence base,…
