Early professional development can typically include several methods or types of development opportunity.
- Coaching and mentoring (both by peers and specialists)
- Collaborative working (working alongside experienced teachers in their own and other schools)
- Observation (watching others teach and being observed)
More information on specific EPD opportunities, methods and practice can be found in the teachers' section of this website.
- Training courses, including postgraduate professional development
- Collaborative EPD (working with colleagues)
- Classroom-based research
- Self-directed learning
