The Evidence People
Findings from a three year study commissioned as part of the Qualification and Curriculum Development Agency’s (QCDA) responsibilities for monitoring the curriculum.
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I simply can’t remember a summer as wet as this. Looking on the bright side perhaps it means students with hay fever had an easier exam time? It also makes weeding easier as I discovered last weekend after 6 weekends “on the road “ – a mix of work and festivities. But that’s it for the up side - so I am sharing a photo from a very sunny weekend in the Italian Alps to remind you what the sun looks like. Last time I was there in June it was snowing!
Summer CPD – a case study
Presentation to the Expansive Education Conference o 25 May 2012 at the Institute of Education London
These report provides a snapshot of the range of current CPD provision in England, where it stands in relation to the evidence base on effective CPD, and how much it costs. Their contents will help you as a as a school gain an insight into the current market, and base your decisions when selecting CPD on an understanding of what is available more widely.
The research project was commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) n England and carried out by the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE).
GTC required a review of websites, portals or electronic resources that offer access to research on teaching and learning, designed primarily for a teacher audience (examples include the Teacher Training Resource Bank, the Research Informed Practice Site, the Evidence in Education Portal, Practical Research for Education), to inform the way in which Research for Teachers can continue to differentiate itself and add value. This report sets out the results of the review.
The TDA developed a programme for a Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL) to meet the then government’s stated ambitions in the Children’s Plan (2007) and Being the best for our children (2008) to raise teaching to a masters level profession. The starting point for this paper is the MTL requirement (set out in the policy documents) for work based professional learning to be supported by school based coaching. The Masters' programme was piloted in specific regions of England for one year before being abandoned by the new Coalition Government in 2011.
Nevertheless, the examination of the underpinning evidence set out in this report is of more enduring relevance to teacher initial and continuing professional learning.
The report Professional Learning and the Role of the Coach in the new Masters in Teaching and Learning Masters in Teaching and Learning (LTL); Technical Report and a Summary of the full report are both downloadable from here
It is clear that the partnership models and operations have developed over the three years of the project. In particular, schools have become more knowledgeable consumers of professional development. Partnerships also tend to be more equal and schools are making a more substantial contribution (for example in the design of new modules in response to a specified need) than appeared to be the case at the start of the project. HEIs appear to have developed processes and systems which enable them to be more responsive in terms of both content and delivery.
There were indications from three providers that they were positively encouraging schools to develop their contribution as an equal partner, rather than a purchaser of what the provider had to offer. On this evidence, there may be more scope for providers to review the actions they take to help schools build their muscles to define their own CPD needs and exploit the partnership for solutions and specialist resources.
