Your Continuing Professional Development
Your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is about making progress in the teaching profession, increasing your teaching skills, knowledge and understanding as outlined in the professional standards for teachers.
CPD consists of reflective activity designed to improve an individual’s attributes, knowledge, understanding and skills. It supports individual needs and improves professional practice.
There are many possible sources of CPD. They may be included within your school or school networks, for example cross-school or virtual networks. They may involve other external expertise, for example FE colleges, universities or private providers. Some forms of CPD may encompass elements from more than one of these sources. For a full list of the opportunities available to you, visit the TDA website.
The Teacher Learning Academy (TLA, led by the GTC) can also be a useful resource who help schools and teachers to achieve professional excellence and gain recognition. It offers a personal programme for practice-based learning, supported by peers. As a teacher the TLA can amongst other things help to improve your teaching and classroom performance and help you to gain professional recognition with teacher qualifications. For further information on the TLA and how they can make CPD effective for you please visit their website.
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