Read these case studies to find out what schools and local authorities have been doing to support teachers in the early stages of their careers.
Calderdale
Teachers access EPD through a programme provided by Leeds Metropolitan University, which includes support for those taking on new responsibilities.
Castle School in Bristol
Sharing practice through best-practice forums.
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 Hamlets Junior School in Southwark
Teachers who are expected to take on a responsibility area in their second year shadow colleagues during induction.
Foxdell
Teachers in their second and third years are released to observe others and to scrutinise and analyse methodology with an experienced teacher.
Ninestiles Secondary School in Birmingham
Early professional development placements in other schools allow teachers to experience how responsibility areas are led elsewhere.
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.
