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by Sara Bubb (Author), Peter Earley (Author)
This new edition of a best-selling book provides an up to date overview of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), combined with a guide to best practice.
Changes include:
- expanded sections on the professional
development of support staff and the
wider school workforce (particularly
important in the light of workforce
remodelling) and the evaluation of CPD
- more on making sure that professional
development has an impact, and
provides good value for money
- the common core of skills and
knowledge for the children′s workforce,
the new standards for qualified teacher
status, induction, threshold, excellent
teachers and advanced skills teachers as
well as those for higher level teaching
assistants.
Drawing on the latest research, the contents include:
- a clear explanation of CPD and latest
developments;
- practical tips on how to lead and
manage CPD for a range of staff in
schools - identifying training needs,
designing and implementing
programmes and evaluating their impact;
- detailed guidance on CPD for staff at
different stages of their careers.
Written in a clear readable style it covers the latest standards and offers examples of current good practice. It is an essential professional reference for all those responsible for leading and managing professional learning in schools (headteachers, deputies, CPD and staff development coordinators) and Local Authorities (LAs). It will also prove invaluable to training providers and universities.
