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Training and Development Agency for Schools

tdaNews: February 2009

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Dear reader,

Welcome to the February edition of tdaNews. Look out for news on the Train to Teach events and find out more about professional development for those delivering the new diplomas.

Regular readers will also notice that we've updated our front page to make it easier to find the articles you're interested in. This month, our new 'What's this?' feature talks about the masters in teaching and learning.

Featured articles

Letter from Graham Holley

Train to Teach promises to be the biggest event on the teacher recruitment calendar.

Training and development

The TDA has commissioned a survey into the professional development priorities of early career teachers.

Quality and standards

The TDA is developing a self evaluation tool to replace the career entry and development profile.

Working for change

As part of the programme to publicise extended services, the DCSF has produced an extended-schools publicity toolkit.

Get in touch

E-mail the editor with any comments or suggestions at tdanews@tda.gov.uk

Listen, improve, deliver

The TDA is working with LLUK to support those delivering the 14–19 diplomas.

What's this?

The masters in teaching and learning is a new professional qualification for teachers.

In brief

Round up

Return to teaching course recruitment Increase in the number of support staff Change to skills tests centres Pilot national CPD database

What's on

New national CPD course for non-specialist teachers of mathematics Achieving race equality in schools: teacher training special offer National training and development programme for CPD leadership

Resources

www.tda.gov.uk www.dcsf.gov.uk www.teachernet.gov.uk www.ncsl.org.uk www.ttrb.ac.uk www.ssatrust.org.uk www.tdaextranet.co.uk www.teachers.tv

The next edition of tdaNews will be published on 10 March 2009
See www.tda.gov.uk/about/newsletter.aspx for previous issues