CPD: the road ahead...
I have spent the last term working on a CPD structure that aims to deliver 3 things to the staff in my school. I want it to enable staff to continuously develop and improve their own practice. I want it to enable staff to be developed so that they are ready to take on leadership opportunities. Finally I want it to allow staff with an interest in academic study and research based practice to have the opportunity to explore this. More than this though I want staff to feel like they own the structure and within in, find ways in which they can be invested in, feel developed and feel valued. The first part of the creation of this system was interviewing all the teachers in my school about their thoughts on professional development. It was an interesting and, in some cases, an enlightening opportunity. One of things that is found most disappointing was the number of teachers who are full time teachers in the classroom but felt like they should apologise for this, that their desire to teach...