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Take our quick, evidence based health-check for your whole school’s professional development offer

https://tdtrust.org/cpd-self-audit/

When you've got multiple initiatives running, CPD might feel scattered across competing priorities. 

Our CPD Self-Audit tool is a 20-question temperature check that shows you exactly where your CPD is working, where it's not, and where to focus first.

https://tdtrust.org/cpd-self-audit/

Words from Sam Gibbs and Prof. Philippa Cordlingley on the nature of teaching teachers.
If this area interests you, make sure to take a look at our 2025 report, introducing the term "Didagogy" 
https://tdtrust.org/research/didagogy-the-discipline-of-teaching-teachers/

Three barriers to effective CPD: Lessons for teachers and schools - SecEd Discover the latest CPD trends from TDT’s 2025 report. Learn how schools can personalise teacher professional learning

Amid curriculum reform & workforce pressures, #CPD matters more than ever. The @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social 2025 report reveals what’s working – and what’s not – in professional learning across #schools. Explore barriers & practical steps for #teachers & leaders: buff.ly/qWRoC2K #edusky #teaching

Making Teacher Development Count: A Toolkit for Leaders is now available for free on our online hub. Learn about the 7 Domains of People-Powered School Improvement (evidenced by over a decade of work with schools) and follow exercises to reflect how each can be best applied to your setting.

The Future is Flexible - Teacher Development Trust Want to recruit the best employees at your school? Be flexible. Want to reduce employee turnover? Foster a culture of flexibility.

How can school leaders adopt a strategic, data-driven and long-term approach to flexible working? This guest blog from our partners at Capita takes you through the process. 

Three barriers to effective CPD: Lessons for teachers and schools - Headteacher Update Discover the latest CPD trends from TDT’s 2025 report. Learn how schools can personalise teacher professional learning

Amid curriculum reform & workforce pressures, #CPD matters more than ever. The @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social CPD landscape report reveals what’s working – and what’s not – in professional learning across #schools. Explore barriers & practical steps for #teachers & leaders: buff.ly/vJoifK8

If you're coming into the new year with a niggling thought about CPD, our team are offering free 30-minute calls. Benefit from a friendly, expert ear and find out about some helpful resources

https://calendly.com/d/cqy4-tbp-wft/free-30-minute-coaching-call?preview_source=et_card&month=2025-04

Learn about how Teacher Development Trust can work with your school here: https://tdtrust.org/schools/ Cheltenham Bournside Case Study

What does it feel like to be part of a school that gets CPD right?

Hear it straight from the staff at Cheltenham Bournside, who recently reached a gold standard of professional learning, according to our diagnostic review.

With ineffective CPD all too common, how do you know where your professional learning plan is working for your staff and where it's falling flat?

Our CPD self-audit tool encourages all staff to consider where their learning needs are and aren't being met

https://tdtrust.org/cpd-self-audit/

What goes into effective didagogical practice? Our 2025 study investigated what makes teaching teachers unique and why well-intentioned programmes can prove to be ineffective

Your own perception of how effective CPD is at your school is only a small part of the picture.

Our CPD Self Audit provides an anonymous survey for all school staff to complete, giving a clear look into what areas of improvement are the priority

Find out more: https://tdtrust.org/cpd-self-audit/

Feeling stuck with how you measure the impact of your school's professional learning?
Our 90-minute Online Learning Module supports you as you craft a CPD programme with fit-for-purpose evaluation at the heart.

https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/

Leading professional learning within a school is always a balancing act

Find your footing and learn what to prioritise with our 5 free downloads, each covering an area that's crucial for effective CPD and inspected by Ofsted.

https://tdtrust.org/professional-learning-in-the-new-ofsted-framework/

Our CPD Self Audit for schools is a quick, evidence based health-check for your whole school’s professional development offer. Gain clear insights into what’s working, what needs attention, and where to focus first.

https://tdtrust.org/cpd-self-audit/

The Future is Flexible - Teacher Development Trust Want to recruit the best employees at your school? Be flexible. Want to reduce employee turnover? Foster a culture of flexibility.

Considering how to incentivise your best talent to stick around? Opportunities for flexible working can sit alongside great wellbeing and CPD programmes to aid teacher retention

Today's guest blog is written by our partner organisation, Capita

Four ways to bring coaching skills to your conversations in schools  - Headteacher Update Discover four practical coaching techniques to enhance staff professional development, foster trust and empower teachers

Coaching conversation approaches can transform staff development, improve #CPD & build trust across your school. Hannah Tyreman – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – shares 4 practical ways to bring #coaching skills into everyday conversations in #schools:

What does the new Ofsted Inspection Framework mean for your CPD? | Podcast Episode on RSS.com In this episode we invite you to listen in to a discussion at Team TDT about the impact of Ofsted's inspection of professional learning and expertise in their latest framework. What are Ofsted looking for? What are the pitfalls? And how can schools avoid them? Join your host, Gareth Conyard, along with Bethan Hindley, Faye Lawlor, and Andrea Bean to hear our thoughts on these issues, and go to www.tdtrust.org to find out more about how the Teacher Development Trust can help you navigate an Ofsted inspection.

Are you aware of the new Ofsted guidance for CPD? 

In our latest podcast, Team TDT discuss the impact of these changes on schools:

▶️What are Ofsted looking for?
▶️What are the pitfalls?
▶️And how can schools avoid them?

Listen at:

Four ways to bring coaching skills to your conversations in schools  - Headteacher Update Discover four practical coaching techniques to enhance staff professional development, foster trust and empower teachers

Coaching conversation approaches can transform staff development, improve #CPD & build trust across your school. Hannah Tyreman – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – shares 4 practical ways to bring #coaching skills into everyday conversations in #schools: buff.ly/BsQusl1

Professional Learning and Ofsted - Teacher Development Trust The 2025 Ofsted framework has a stand-alone section that assesses the quality of your school’s ‘professional learning and expertise

One way we can help is with our new suite of free downloadable resources. Each covers a different area of CPD mentioned in the new framework, providing a starting point for learning and change

The requirements for CPD have changed in the new Ofsted framework.

Previously, CPD was not inspected in its own right. Now, inspectors will assess whether your CPD is evidence-informed and aligned to school improvement.

What did our survey of over 1,000 teachers and leaders suggest were the top priority areas for teacher learning in the future? Find out below

What Makes an Effective Teacher Appraisal System? | 2025 Research Our research on teacher appraisal offers school leaders clear, evidence-based recommendations for designing appraisal systems in schools. 

Looking at re-designing your teacher appraisal system this year? Our 2025 report on effective appraisal systems can help you to find the best fit delving into the essential elements of systems that promote professional growth.

21% of primary school teachers and leaders told us that CPD was not evaluated in their setting in a recent survey. Read more statistics about the leadership and evaluation of CPD in England below.

Our 90 minute online learning module, introduces you to some key frameworks to use for planning evaluation-informed CPD. For the rest of this month, you can buy it for just £9.99 by using the code EVALUATION9 - https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/

planning around evaluation can help you to:

➡️Understand what is and isn't helping you make progress towards your goals
➡️Make the best use of limited time/resources
➡️Get your whole team on board with achieving a common goal
➡️Be able to report to others about the impact of your CPD programme

when you start a CPD plan with an evaluation goal... you know exactly what you're working towards

"How do we know how well it's working?" is a common question when it comes to CPD

Welcoming Andrea Carr as the new Chair of the Teacher Development Trust - Teacher Development Trust The Teacher Development Trust (TDT) is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Carr as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees, taking over from Dame Sue John who will step down from the Board.

Give a warm welcome to Andrea Carr as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees! 👏

After 6 years on our board, we're delighted to see her take on this pivotal role for TDT

How to get instructional coaching right Instructional coaching can be a powerful form of teacher CPD, write Gareth Conyard and Jim Knight - but only if lethal mutations are avoided

Is instructional coaching just the latest fad in education? We say no - but the lethal mutations are already out there. It all comes from a mistranslation of ‘instructional’ from US to UK English...

CPD planned with evaluation in mind is more likely to result in impact for pupils and teachers

While our modules are usually £79, this month you can buy our Evaluation module for £9.99 with the code EVALUATION9

https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/