Designing and Implementing a Professional Development Programme

A collaborative series with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education highlighting leading-edge research across Teacher Education, International Education Reform and Language Education.

Jonathan Ellams (Author)

9781108440820, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 3 May 2018

126 pages
24.5 x 19 x 0.8 cm, 0.26 kg

Designing and Implementing a Professional Development Programme shows you how to devise and maintain a successful professional development strategy in your school. Step-by-step instructions outline how to begin planning, while detailed analyses of top models for implementation and easy-to-follow guidelines show you how to put techniques into practice. Effective strategies for ongoing assessment are outlined along with tools to help you apply these techniques to your school context. Extra tips and suggestions support these ideas to help you navigate obstacles you might meet along the way, such as how to manage budgetary concerns and managerial influence.

First Steps
Breaking down barriers
Professional development models
Measuring success
Real world example: Parkside Federation Academies, UK
Conclusion

Subject Areas: Teaching skills & techniques [JNT]