CPD

The latest research, best-practice advice and school-based case studies to help you develop your teaching career

Wednesday

6th Dec 2023

Don’t ‘promote and hope’: 5 ways to support new leaders
For teachers taking up new posts in January, there will be a lot to learn – and they need the right guidance to rise to the occasion, says Jo Facer
Promote and hope fingers crossed

Tuesday

5th Dec 2023

Middle leader tips: How to manage performance
Managing performance is one of the trickiest aspects of stepping up to middle leadership – and the research does not always match the reality
Cox rowing performance management

Thursday

30th Nov 2023

What Labour’s CPD offer to teachers should look like
A development focus throughout a teacher’s career in Labour’s ‘opportunity mission’ makes sense – but it needs to avoid becoming a tick-box exercise, says this education policy expert
What Labour’s CPD offer to teachers should look like

Tuesday

28th Nov 2023

How to get relational and distributed leadership right
Leaders need to ‘dare to un-lead’ to make better decisions, develop staff more effectively and have a happier organisation, argues Céline Schillinger
Celine Schillinger

Saturday

25th Nov 2023

Behaviour management: is consistency even possible?
For years consistency has been seen as the holy grail for behaviour management. But what does it really mean? And has its impact been overrated? Dan Worth talks to experts
Behaviour management darts

Thursday

23rd Nov 2023

Tes International podcast: Adapting to an influx of EAL pupils
An international leader explains how his school revamped provision for pupils with English as an additional language to meet the rapid growth of those arriving from different countries
Podcast: Adapting to a rapid influx of EAL students

Wednesday

22nd Nov 2023

How to meet the needs of EAL learners
The number of pupils who speak English as an additional language is on the rise – but has provision kept pace? Clare Cook finds out
How to meet the needs of EAL learners

Tuesday

21st Nov 2023

Budget management for middle leaders: a guide
Budget planning can be a steep learning curve for new leaders. Here’s a quick guide to tackling it
Budget management for middle leaders: a guide

Monday

20th Nov 2023

Scrap Ofsted grades to end ‘football-manager culture’, says report
An Institute for Public Policy Research report calls for MAT-level inspections, an end to inspection grades and a new DfE approach to school improvement
Football manager culture in schools

Sunday

19th Nov 2023

Emotion coaching: a three-step approach to difficult feelings
Children find it difficult to manage ‘big feelings’ appropriately, says Cathleen Halligan – but an evidence-based approach can help
Emotion coaching: a three-step approach to difficult feelings

Thursday

16th Nov 2023

5 ways to ensure new CPD ideas can take root and flourish
Jo Facer outlines some key ways for schools to give teachers the opportunity to put ideas from CPD sessions into practice
5 ways to ensure new CPD ideas can take root and flourish

Wednesday

15th Nov 2023

Geoff Barton: ‘You have to let people screw up’
In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their leadership philosophy and their experience of leading. This month, we talk to ASCL general secretary Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton: ‘You have to let people screw up’