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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 is learning disseminated in your school? Elizabeth Holmes offers advice on ensuring CPD reaches all staff, while Hugh Chandler describes how his federation shares staff development

Issue 125 - Apr 2010
Newsletter - Articles

Sue Lyle looks into the CPD implications of embedding pupil voice in school

Issue 125 - Apr 2010
Newsletter - Articles

Michele Phillips and Sean Doherty explain how lead teachers can boost school improvement

Issue 124 - Mar 2010
Newsletter - Articles

Sophie Craven takes a fresh approach to the agenda of improving boys' performance in schools, looking at the available CPD and how it can be used to support your work in this area

Issue 123 - Feb 2010
Newsletter - Articles

Staff at Neston High School in Cheshire are involved in a process of improvement based on an innovative programme of CPD. Rachel Hudson, Steve Dool and Cherryl Thomas describe the school's route towards training school status

Issue 118 - July/Aug 2009
Newsletter - Practical tips

With its sharing of experience, coaching can be an ideal form of CPD, says Paul Ainsworth

Issue 118 - July/Aug 2009
Newsletter - Articles

Helen Young discusses the importance of global learning and what this means for CPD in schools

Issue 116 - May 2009
Newsletter - Articles

How can the CPD leader engender a culture of CPD and provide a range of opportunities for staff? Paul Ainsworth looks at a range of practical ideas

Issue 115 - Apr 2009
Newsletter - Practical tips

From refreshments to follow-up sessions, Paul Ainsworth supplies ideas for making your twilight training sessions more effective and more popular with staff

Issue 114 - Mar 2009
Newsletter - Articles

The government is encouraging schools to make more use of their in-house expertise to deliver CPD. Janis Watson and colleagues describe how Harrogate Grammar is rising to the challenge

Issue 114 - Mar 2009
Newsletter - Articles

What practical steps can you take to encourage reluctant colleagues to see CPD as relevant to them? The way forward has to be creating personal CPD schedules, says Paul Ainsworth

Issue 112 - Dec 2008/Jan 2009
Newsletter - Articles

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

Issue 111 - Nov 2008
Newsletter - Practical tips

Create a culture of CPD at your school using an approach based on CPD for all staff. Julia Upton gives advice on whole-school reviews, micro-skills — including tips on how to be an effective teacher — training for support staff and the development of networks

Issue 109 - Sept 2008
Newsletter - Articles

The difference between pupil outcomes in English schools is one of the highest in the industrial world, and reducing it is a persistent problem in education. But sharing good practice within schools can be a better solution than turning to outside experts, say Dr Peter Kent and Ray Tarleton