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Why Is CPD For Teachers Important

CPD for teachers is important to continually improve teaching quality and keep up with developments. Effective CPD is personalized, relevant, sustained, supported, and collaborative. It involves activities like training, qualifications, research, and peer collaboration. CPD helps teachers improve student performance and develop skills to help all students.

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Why Is CPD For Teachers Important

CPD for teachers is important to continually improve teaching quality and keep up with developments. Effective CPD is personalized, relevant, sustained, supported, and collaborative. It involves activities like training, qualifications, research, and peer collaboration. CPD helps teachers improve student performance and develop skills to help all students.

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Why is CPD for Teachers Important?

For many school leaders, the importance of effective CPD for teaching staff is obvious. As the
DfE’s Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development states ‘effective professional
development for teachers is a core part of securing effective teaching.’

Continued Professional Development comes in a variety of forms, ranging from traditional


school training days to e-learning. With UK Schools annually spending £900M on education
technology, CPD also allows both primary and secondary teachers to keep up to date with the
latest developments which can be utilised to enhance everyday teaching. CPD offers one of the
most effective ways to improve student performance, increase staff retention and develop a
culture of excellence across a whole school. The overriding purpose is to help teachers
continually improve the quality of their teaching. CPD should address development needs,
maximise strengths and enable all teachers to meet the challenge of teaching in the 21st century.

Teaching methods are continually developing, and CPD gives teachers the opportunity to learn
new techniques and strategies which enable them to keep up with colleagues who have just
finished training. For example, many believe that Initial Teacher Training does not prepare
teachers to help those who have special education needs and disabilities.

CPD can allow both primary and secondary teachers to build on their interaction skills and learn
strategies for helping these pupils through increased motivation, confidence and commitment to
teaching. Learning new skills and applying them in the classroom can also lead to a more
stimulating and effective teaching environment.

Teacher CPD Examples

The range of experiences that contribute to teacher development is very wide and should be
recognised as anything that has been undertaken to progress, assist or enhance a teacher’s
professionalism.

CPD is intended to support teachers and to equip them with the skills and knowledge required to
keep pace with the rapidly changing educational and professional environment. The Association
of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) section of the UK National Education Union states that CPD
for primary and secondary teachers can incorporate:

 Training courses and workshops

 Studying for a qualification or accreditation

 Online courses/webinars/podcasts
 Observation and shadowing

 Mentoring

 Peer group exchanges

 Attending exhibitions and conferences

 International exchanges

 Self-reflection, personal reading or research

What Makes Effective CPD for Teachers?

For CPD to be effective it has to be:

 Evidence-based – using the latest and most important research to date

 Practical – What do the findings mean to you and your classroom?

 Affordable – Being cost effective is vital, especially at a time when budgets are being
slashed

 Enjoyable – often teachers’ complain that the training isn’t relevant or personalised
enough, and that CPD is a time consuming box ticking exercise

Often it is difficult to find a relevant course that fits in with your other obligations. Sometimes,
as you walk out of a course or seminar it’s hard to assess what you have actually learned. It is a
necessity to have absorbed the necessary skills and to be able to apply them correctly in work.

Understanding CPD for Primary and Secondary Teachers

Teachers in the UK are encouraged to complete a Continuing Professional Development each


year, although not everyone will be able to access good quality training in school. When
planning CPD activities, teachers and their managers should consider the particular needs of the
individual, while taking account of school, local and national priorities. The CPD Plan should be
compiled on the basis of individual need, taking account of school, local and national priorities.

Features of effective CPD


Whichever form your CPD takes, evidence shows that the most effective CPD is that which is:

 Personalised – i.e. built on your identified needs and requirements rather than a ‘one
size fits all’ approach.

 Relevant – relates to your teaching theory and/ or subject specialism and the needs of
your learners.

 Sustained – New skills and ideas need time to take hold; experimentation and
refinement is the best way to embed new ideas into your classroom practice.

 Supported – by coaching or mentoring from experienced colleagues, either from


within or from outside your school.

 Collaborative – while teaching could be seen as a solitary profession, collaboration


with your fellow teachers and colleagues has been identified as one of the most
relevant features required for teacher learning.

The key to effective CPD is to record and review each activity, logging your reflections and
thoughts and how you would use the activity to make a positive impact on your learners and
colleagues. CPD is an autonomous journey, made with the support of your employer and any
professional body you are a member of in order to enhance your teaching.

All primary and secondary teachers should maintain a CPD Profile for the current year and,
where appropriate, two previous years. The profile will comprise a CPD Plan, indicating the
development objectives and the development activities agreed during the annual professional
review and a CPD record, briefly detailing the professional development activities undertaken.
The CPD process involves logging your development and training activities, along with your
reflections and opinions on each activity. These can include taking training courses, peer
mentoring and keeping abreast of developments in your subject area. Your employer may require
you to complete a CPD report and you may also need to show evidence of your CPD record in
order to become a member of a professional body or organisation.

This article provides a simple outline of the Continuing Professional Development requirements
for teaching professionals in the UK, as well as the key benefits and features of completing high
quality CPD. We hope this article was helpful. For more information please visit the CPD
Industry Hubs for more CPD courses and events relevant to your Continuing Professional
Development requirements.

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