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In the fourth and final part of her series on CPD in Dudley, Vicki Jordan explains how the local authority built development for school support staff into its CPD programme
Joining forces with other schools is not only a great way to develop efficiency and respond to local needs – it also offers great opportunities for enhancing CPD, says Elizabeth Holmes
Vicki Jordan continues our look at one LA’s experience of creating a structure for dynamic CPD
In the first of a short series of articles on CPD in Dudley LA, Vicki Jordan describes how she put her conviction that CPD is key to school improvement into action by creating a leadership network
Allison Bolster presents an innovative alternative to the ‘single teacher in front of one class mode’
CPD is at the heart of a scheme for raising standards across the country. Simon Childs investigates
The Plymouth Learning Forum brings together CPD leaders from all over the city. Craig Staples describes the opportunities it gives them to share learning
Working with trainee teachers can provide professional growth for the mentors as well as the mentees, say Marion Jones, Anne Campbell, Olwen McNamara and Grant Stanley
The second phase of the Action Plan for Geography is under way, with a particular focus on CPD. John Lyon, programme director at the Geographical Association, sets out what it looks like
Increase teacher motivation at your school by organising a CPD trip. Here, several participants recount one particularly worthwhile CPD visit, with one participant describing it as 'the most effective training I have had in over 20 years of teaching'
School can greatly benefit in terms of CPD from links between a network of schools; in this case one in Lambeth and another in Kosovo, which have brought CPD benefits to teachers in both areas. Elizabeth Gowing explains
A partnership between a school and a university can enhance teachers' professional development, by gaining them accreditation for work done in the classroom. Steve Merrill and Gill Yates explain the benefits
A network of CPD leaders visited schools in the US to explore good practice in leadership of professional development. Barbara Dutton, coordinator of the network in Warrington, reports on what the group learned, and describes how they've been putting it into action
We look at how to animate your Insets with clips of real-life good practice from Teachers TV
Can the Teacher Learning Academy double the number of teachers it has enrolled by 2011? What are the benefits of signing up? Four teachers describe their involvement with the academy





