School Resources – Processes and Structures of CPD

Aylsham High School

This framework for excellence gives an overview of Aylsham’s priorities and CPD programme.

Belmont Community School

The summary of the Quality of Teaching section from Belmont’s SIP demonstrates the way professional development has been highly prioritised and linked to all aspects school development.

Bentley Wood High School for Girls

This booklet gives an overview of the school CPD, and this shows an overview of the CPD as part of their Teaching School Alliance.

Highbury Grove School

Tom Sherrington, Headteacher at Highbury Grove School, has kindly shared his newly published booklet that sets out the schools CPD plan for next year.  Click here to see what the school have in store.

Elthorne Park High School

Professional Development targets have a clear link to the Action Research groups. All staff must participate in a Lesson Study cycle through the Action Research Enquiry groups, and evidence this participation through peer observation and a final presentation. The link between performance management and professional development is explicit.

Fawbert and Barnard’s Primary School

This resource outlines how this primary school in Harlow use Bluewave Swift to support their CPD processes.

Use of Bluewave Swift

Heart of England School

This survey was used by Heart of England to capture attitudes of staff regarding peer observation, a new Lesson Observation room and general feelings towards professional development.

This form in the peer observation process, and for teachers who have chosen to teach a lesson in the Lesson Observation room. It asks what the intended outcome/expectation of the lesson is, and focusses on the cause and effect of the particular intervention chosen, and areas of both strength and development in the lesson.

Bentley Wood High School for Girls

This booklet shows how Bentley Wood have structured Lesson Study.

Elthorne Park High School

Vision Document – CPD: The Elthorne Way –  The emphasis and importance placed on CPD and the quality of teaching and learning is outlined here clearly for teachers and all staff. This document explains what is valued by the school, expected of staff, and why.

These ‘Lead Learner’ slides have been adapted from the Lesson Study guidance provided on the Network portal – and contextualised for the staff at Elthorne Park.

Professional Development targets have a clear link to the Action Research groups. All staff must participate in a Lesson Study cycle through the Action Research Enquiry groups, and evidence this participation through peer observation and a final presentation. The link between performance management and professional development is explicit.

School Resource: TDT Network Member’s experience of using Bluewave Swift

School Resource: TDT Network Member, Elthorne Park, Professional Development linked to Appraisal

School Resource: TDT Network Belmont Community School: Draft Timetable of Personal Practice Development (PPD) Time

School Resource: TDT Network Member Belmont Community School: School Improvement Plan Summary – Quality of Teaching

Do you have some resources to share? Please do email network@tdtrust.org or visit our Get in Touch page to share.