CPD

The latest research, best-practice advice and school-based case studies to help you develop your teaching career

Yesterday

28th May 2025

Why schools can’t rely on external CPD
To ensure the best professional development for teachers now and in the future, it needs to come from within the profession and should not be dictated by government, writes Sam Gibbs
External CPD fire net

Tuesday

27th May 2025

How far should we trust ‘edubooks’?
Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove
Edubooks printing press

Wednesday

21st May 2025

5 tips for international teachers to get a job back home
Securing a teaching job in the UK isn’t always easy when you’ve spent time working overseas. But experienced head Rob Ford has some helpful advice
international teachers keep connected

Monday

19th May 2025

Third of school staff say safeguarding training ‘inadequate’
Tes Safeguarding Report 2025 reveals that school staff see the monitoring of online behaviour outside of school as the biggest challenge
safeguarding training sinking boat
Exclusive

Friday

16th May 2025

Government told to ‘trust the profession’ on teacher training
Experts have their say on the government’s approach to initial teacher training, CPD and the Early Career Framework at the Schools and Academies Show
Teacher training trust trapeze

Thursday

15th May 2025

Why it’s time to scrap punitive teacher appraisals
As the sector moves on from performance-related pay, schools need performance management systems that focus more on meaningful professional growth than on compliance and control 
How to make teacher appraisals more effective
10,000 teachers to be trained in PE for pupils with SEND
DfE scheme to make PE lessons more inclusive aims to reach more than 240,000 pupils over three years
SEND teaching PE class

Tuesday

13th May 2025

How Estonia became education’s newest rising star
Estonia is one of Pisa’s biggest success stories, but what’s behind the country’s impressive results? Henry Hepburn finds out in an exclusive interview with education minister Kristina Kallas
Estonia montage

Monday

12th May 2025

Ethical dilemmas: uncovering issues in areas of success
A leader discusses the tough reality that occurs when an area you thought was going well is revealed to need more work – and the honesty required to fix this
Sherlock looking at carpet

Sunday

11th May 2025

How to design better subject-specific CPD
Teachers are crying out for stronger subject-specific CPD, says Mark Enser – and this is how schools can give it to them
Tailor measuring suit

Thursday

8th May 2025

Why we gave our school leaders 5 ‘reading days’
Carving out time for headteachers to research, read or plan reduces the risk of them burning out – and offers their deputies the chance to step up, says this trust CEO
Gentleman quietly reading in an armchair

Thursday

1st May 2025

Why every mainstream school needs a special-school partner
When mainstream and special schools collaborate, the benefits are felt by the whole school community, writes Margaret Mulholland
Why every mainstream school needs a special school partner