Clear and common goals needed for performance-related pay
Performance-related pay (PRP) is one of the biggest shifts in the pay and career structure of the teaching profession in history. As revolut
Views on how to ensure your school's CPD programme is effective
All school leaders want their teachers to have good-quality CPD that develops them as individuals and makes a measurable and significant con
Schools speed up adoption of online improvement systems and report positive results
Forty per cent of school leaders now use online systems to manage processes such as school development planning, self-evaluation, CPD and pe
Professional Development - the growing case for evidence
When teachers first enter the profession, it is often encouraging to see their approach to self-evaluation. They look at their practice clos
Solving the CPD conundrum: moving towards the professional development ideal
In November 2013 senior school leaders joined Keith Wright, managing director of school improvement management specialists Bluewave.SWIFT an
Getting personal with CPD
The face of training and professional development is changing, with initiatives like School Direct placing the responsibility for CPD firmly
Spending money on CPD? Don't let it go to waste
If schools don't have a full picture of the effectiveness of CPD, how can they know where to target their investment in order to help te
How to measure and manage a successful strategy for performance related pay
It’s a crucial time for senior leaders who are responsible for performance related pay (PRP) - they need to be ready to make it clear to the
Make expectations clear with performance related pay
Performance related pay means that school leaders will have to be consistent and clear about the expectations they want staff to meet at var
ICT for CPD
With the ramping up of the School Direct scheme more and more schools will find themselves responsible for the CPD of a new generation of te
