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Issue 128 - July/Aug 2010
Newsletter - Practical tips

Ofsted has to give just two days’ notice before inspection, so it’s a good idea to have a training session in reserve for when your school gets the call. Paul Ainsworth outlines just such a session

Issue 127 - Jun 2010
Newsletter - Articles

How can CPD leaders help teachers to gain that ‘outstanding’ grade during the brief time inspectors spend in their classrooms? Jackie Beere offers some practical advice

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The summer break is the perfect time to re-evaluate resources and strategies. This week, CPD Update offers hints and tips to help you dump what's hindered and hang on to what's helped you through the course of this year

Issue 126 - May 2010
Newsletter - Practical tips

A practical guide incorporating the new Ofsted framework, by Paul Ainsworth

Issue 120 - Oct 2009
Newsletter - Articles

Pupils are arguably in the best position to observe lessons. But how do you get the most from their observations? Paul Ainsworth explains how best to plan and carry them out

Issue 117 - June 2009
Newsletter - Articles

How can we go beyond merely recording participant reaction when evaluating CPD? Daniel Muijs looks at a hierarchical model and suggests ways to collect evidence at each of its six levels

Issue 116 - May 2009
Newsletter - Practical tips

CPD leaders should encourage this simple way to share good practice, says Josephine Smith

Issue 115 - Apr 2009
Newsletter - Articles

The effect of CPD on pupils' learning is hard to measure. The TDA's Paul Hine suggests some ways to gather more reliable evidence

Issue 114 - Mar 2009
Newsletter - Articles

Some teachers perceive performance management as nothing more than a piece of paper that has to be reviewed once a year, so how can it be turned into something that influences daily classroom practice? Mike King reports on a survey he carried out in a school in Bristol

Issue 112 - Dec 2008/Jan 2009
Newsletter - Articles

Sue Tranter describes how her school has integrated performance management, professional development and school improvement

Issue 110 - Oct 2008
Newsletter - Articles

The evaluation of CPD and its impact is one of the most difficult tasks for CPD leaders. Sue Kelly demonstrates some far more interesting ways of evaluating CPD than simply handing out a questionnaire

Issue 107 - June 2008
Newsletter - Articles

Linking performance management to professional development (CPD) can immediately improve specific areas of learning across the school, Carol Taylor advises CPD leaders

Issue 103 - Feb 2008
Newsletter - Articles

Would you like to be a fly-on-the-wall at your own Ofsted inspection? Paul Williamson, assistant head of Greenbank High School, shares the insights he gained from doing just that

Issue 102 - Dec 2007/Jan 2008
Newsletter - Articles

In 2007, Teachers TV asked educationalists at the chalkface about their experiences of performance management. Miranda Green looks at the results of the survey

Issue 101 - Nov 2007
Newsletter - Articles

Who is on hand to assist a teacher to undertake enquiry into their practice in order to improve it? Sarah Fletcher explains the role of the research mentor