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Major new evaluation of CPD provision in England

This report outlines for school leaders the findings of an examination of a large sample of CPD provision in England. The study, sponsored by the Training and Development Agency for Schools and undertaken by CUREE, evaluated samples of the offerings of 75 professional development providers - ranging from exam bodies and universities to sole traders -  against a framework of quality benchmarks developed by CUREE (based in the international evidence and TDA's own Code of Practice).

The key findings included:

For CPD Providers

CUREE is internationally acknowledged as a centre of expertise in professional development and learning for education professionals. That expertise derives from:

  • our deep and extensive command of the published research including four international systematic reviews;
  • our own empirical research into CPD provision - including a very recent evaluation of a large sample (75) of providers registered on the TDA database;
  • our direct engagement with school leaders and practitioners through consultancy and CPD design and delivery.

 

CUREE E-news September 2011 edition