- The skills for life planner: an online tool for CPD leaders to use with the whole school workforce
- This planning tool supports skills development across the school workforce. It takes you through four stages – getting buy-in, identifying learner needs, planning learning and evaluating learning – and shows how this can lead to better performance.
- The support framework: an online tool to help you identify the CPD opportunities available for specific support roles
- This tool shows you the national training programmes and qualifications available to a range of support staff.
- The school improvement planning framework: an online tool to help school improvement planning activities
- This framework puts the child at the centre of school improvement planning. It provides guidance and tools which complement self-evaluation. It will help you identify whole school professional development priorities.
- Model performance management policy for schools (PDF, 74 KB)
- A model performance management policy for schools designed to support the 2006 revised performance management arrangements. You could use this as an example when setting up your own policy.
- Induction: pages from the TDA website with guidance on what to expect from an induction programme
- These pages provide comprehensive guidance for teachers on what to expect from an induction programme. You can use this to help design an effective induction programme for new teachers in your school.
- Self-evaluation tools, models and examples of practice: a document from the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) with practical tools to use in school
- This NCSL document provides models, tools and examples of practice to help your school with self-evaluation.
- CPD audit: self-evaluation tool to help you audit CPD systems in your school
- This self-evaluation tool from South Yorkshire local authority helps you and your school audit CPD provision, systems and procedures.
- The National Staff Development Council's standards assessment inventory: a tool to find out what staff think of CPD processes in your school
- This sample questionnaire will help you find out what people in your organisation think of CPD processes.
- Principles for a CPD policy: pages from the Teaching Expertise website with tips for designing a CPD policy for your school
- This section of the Teaching Expertise website lists some principles that might underpin a school CPD policy. You could use it when designing or reviewing your school policy.
- Staffordshire local authority example CPD policy
- This example CPD policy provides a framework that reflects good practice, set out in a way that can easily be adapted to a range of circumstances.
- Dudley local authority model CPD policy (PDF, 47 KB)
- This example policy provides an example to help you consider the range of issues that underpin effective CPD.
- Isle of Wight local authority example CPD policy
- This example CPD policy from the Isle of Wight provides a framework that can easily be adapted to suit the needs of your school.
- Newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction: example induction policy
- This is an example NQT induction policy from King Edward VII School and the University of Sheffield. This can help you design an induction policy for your school.
- Leading and Coordinating CPD in Secondary Schools: a DCSF publication with a section on how to integrate CPD processes
- Handout nine in this booklet describes how to integrate CPD processes in your school.
- Networked Research Lesson Study – Tools and Templates (PDF, 784 KB)
- The National College for School Leadership's networked learning community research lesson study is a process that helps groups of people to develop lessons and invent new practices in order to raise standards of teaching, learning and achievement. This booklet has useful structures and protocols.
- School Matters – Coaching in Schools: a Teachers TV video demonstrating the benefits of coaching
- Trainer Mike Hughes demonstrates one of the most common methodologies used in coaching – the GROW model: goal setting, helping to identify issues, where the teacher would like to be and how they are going to get there. You could use this with colleagues to demonstrate how one-to-one coaching can offer personalised support.
- CPD – How Do They Do It In Scotland? – a Teachers TV video explaining how CPD is supported in Scotland
- Find out how the Scottish education system supports CPD, and listen to two chartered teachers who explain how their status works for them. This could give you some alternative ideas for supporting CPD in your school.
- Personalising CPD: a Teachers TV video showing the benefits of individual professional development plans
- Staff at Millais School demonstrate how to create individual professional development action plans which meet both individual and whole-school needs. These might provide models which would work in your school.
- Skills4schools: a website to support the development of school support staff
- This site is dedicated to the development of school support staff. It includes an interactive journey planner to use with staff to help them plot their own personal development route. There is also a section for CPD leaders with resources and guidance to help you.
