Teachers鈥� Professional Development Expert Group
An independent group of teachers, headteachers, academics and education experts working to define a new standard for teachers鈥� professional development.
Output of the group
皇冠体育app new standard published on 12 July 2016 sets out a clear description of effective practice in professional development for teachers.
皇冠体育app standard:
- helps teachers and providers of teacher training to understand aspects of good-quality professional development
- clarifies some common misconceptions
- complements the existing teachers鈥� standards
皇冠体育app standard is non-statutory. Schools will still be able to define their approach to professional development according to their own needs.
Conduct of the group
皇冠体育app group considered evidence from England and internationally. 皇冠体育app group:
- called for expert advice and evidence
- published recommendations responding to its call for evidence on GOV.UK
- provided opportunities for the teaching profession and its representatives to engage with the development of the standard
Membership
皇冠体育app members of the independent expert group were:
David Weston (Chair): CEO, Teacher Development Trust (TDT), a former physics and maths secondary teacher, and governor at a primary and a secondary school
Professor Rob Coe: Professor of Education and Director, CEM Centre, Durham, and one of the authors of the TDT鈥檚 systematic review into effective teacher development
Philippa Cordingley: founder and CEO, Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE), and one of the authors of the TDT鈥檚 systematic review into effective teacher development
H茅l猫ne Galdin-O鈥橲hea: Research Advocate, Park High School, Harrow, London, and co-founder of ResearchED
Simon Knight: Special School Deputy Head, Frank Wise School, Oxfordshire; Associate Director, National Education Trust; and Director of Teaching School at the Oxfordshire Teaching Schools Alliance
St茅phanie Lefort: Head of Teaching and Learning Development, Aylsham School, Norfolk
Micon Metcalfe: Specialist Leader of Education in School Business Management, Dunraven School, Streatham, London
Cat Scutt: Director of Education and Research at the Chartered College of Teaching
Alex Quigley: Curriculum Deputy, Director of Learning and Research, and English teacher, Huntington School, York
皇冠体育app following guest members advised the group:
Jonathan Sharples: Senior Researcher, Education Endowment Foundation, and Partnerships Manager, Institute for Effective Education, University of York
Professor Jonathan Shepherd: Honorary Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons; commission member, Royal College of Teaching, 皇冠体育app Prince鈥檚 Teaching Institute Commission; College of Policing proposer; council member, Academy of Medical Sciences; and member of the Home Office Science Advisory Council
Observer:
Sean Harford: His Majesty鈥檚 Inspector and National Director, Schools Policy, Ofsted