Calderdale local authority
Teachers access early professional development (EPD) through a programme provided by Leeds Metropolitan University, which includes support for those taking on new responsibilities.
Castle School in Bristol
Shares practice through best practice forums.
Coventry local authority
Preparing teachers to take on additional responsibilities takes place in both the induction year and year two.
Cumbria local authority
Second-year teachers are offered a one-day course that looks at ways to develop their careers and take on additional responsibilities.
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School in Southwark
Early professional development involves a lot of classroom observations with time to reflect on what is learned through discussion with colleagues.
Foxdell Junior School
Teachers in their second and third years are released to observe others and to scrutinise and analyse methodology with an experienced teacher.
Newham local authority
The authority introduces newly qualified teachers (NQTs) to advanced skills teachers (ASTs) during the seven-day induction programme.
Ninestiles Secondary School in Birmingham
Early professional development placements in other schools allow teachers to experience how responsibility areas are led elsewhere.
Pirton Hill Infant School in Luton
Close working alongside experienced teachers and cross-school experiences is a feature of EPD.
St Edward's
Shadowing colleagues supports second- and third-year teachers taking on new responsibilities. This is helpful in the third term of induction.
St Mary's Primary School in Bristol
Second-year teachers who are due to become subject leaders join three curriculum teams to observe different models of subject leadership.
South Gloucestershire local authority
At the beginning of year two there is a one-day course for primary teachers, which addresses those new to subject leadership. The local authority organises best-practice forums for every responsibility area that primary teachers commonly encounter.
Southwark local authority
Induction tutors or advanced skills teachers are deployed as coaches for teachers entering years two or three.
Upton Cross Primary School
Ongoing coaching and mentoring in the second and third years is felt to be invaluable for the development of teachers.
Wigan local authority
Utilises secondments, exchanges and placements, including international placements and visits.
