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Professional Development & Teacher Training
Downturn drives desire to do good
Your staff –
your future!
The CPD Mark − a new quality mark
designed to improve Continuing
who have the right motivations for changing
Professional Development standards −
T
welve months of recession and redundancies
have contributed to a shift in peoples’ attitudes careers and entering the classroom.
was launched in September 2008. There
to what they want from their professional lives, says “What is particularly exciting about this report is
are now more than 750 schools engaged
a Future Foundation report for the Training and that those who would consider teaching are those
in the process.
Development Agency for Schools (TDA) out today. who value variety, making a difference and being
Shire Oak School in Walsall is the first
In an effort to understand the 50 per cent inspirational at work - which are all fundamental
school (outside pilot phase) to be
increase in enquiries to teacher training over the pre-requisites for being a good teacher.
awarded this Mark which means that it
past year, Added values: why professionals could be “Teaching is now the career of choice. As so many
has exceeded CPD standards set by both
turning to teaching asked people from the banking, more people are applying for teacher training, we are
government and by Ofsted.
management, architecture and legal sectors in the luxurious position of being able to choose from
Chris Smith, Deputy Headteacher/CPD
whether their career priorities have changed since the best. My advice to those who want to enter this
Co-ordinator of Shire Oak School said
the recession began a year ago. exciting, graduate profession is to get experience in a
“The process was rigorous but it enabled
The findings reveal a significant decrease in the school to see whether you are up to the challenge.
us to recognise and celebrate our
importance of factors like ‘makes people envious of And, if you think you are, get your application in early
strengths as well as identify areas we
me’ (-18 per cent) and ‘having manager in my title’ (- before places go - because they will.”
needed to work on. The whole process
15 per cent), while ‘softer’ values including ‘having a James Carter, a former head-hunter, left City life
was invaluable in improving the quality
job with variety’ (+33 per cent), ‘inspiring people’ (+ for the classroom in 2008. He is now a newly
of our CPD provision.”
20 per cent) and ‘making a difference’ (+20 per qualified teacher working in an inner city school in
Exclusive to the education sector, the
cent) see major increases. Other values gaining Haringey.
framework comprises eight criteria
ground include: ‘learning new things’ (+33 per cent) James said: “As part of my job I was horizon
including: a vision for CPD, curriculum
‘acceptable stress levels’ (+25 per cent) and ‘time for scanning any way and I could see how badly the
development and collaborative work
leisure pursuits and hobbies’ (+10 per cent). recession was going to hit us. I’vet always wanted
with pupils, parents and the community.
Researchers also asked the groups whether they to go into teaching, but was attracted to the money
A set of guidelines enables schools to
would be interested in becoming teachers. The 50 and lifestyle in the City. I decided to seize the
map their evidence against Ofsted
per cent who answered positively were also the opportunity to give something back and work in a
inspection requirements, SEF criteria and
ones most likely to have reported a shift in the profession that I was really passionate about. Since
ECM outcomes.
values listed above. the change, I have never looked back - and the
Graham Holley, Chief Executive of the Training money’s not bad either!”
trianglertwww.cpdmark.co.uk
and Development Agency for Schools, said: “This
trianglert0800 881 8040
report shows that, while teaching is certainly not trianglert
katie.sargent@tda.gov.uk
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
launches new courses for teachers
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, with its National Curriculum and at all Key Stages.
well-earned reputation for the quality of its The courses include hands-on activities
award-winning educational courses and facilities and cover; Developing the School Grounds
for children, has now also introduced special as a Better Resource for Learning and Play;
continuous professional development (CPD) Gardening in Schools; Creating a Wildlife Area
courses for teachers and teaching assistants, as well as Vegetable & Fruit Gardening; Arts and
encouraging them to take their pupils beyond Crafts in the Garden – even Pond-Dipping for
the confines of the traditional classroom. Teachers – and encourage use of renewable
The new courses, created to make the resources and environmentally friendly areas in
most of the Gardens’ unique Growing Schools school grounds.
Garden, will build the confidence of education
staff to teach outside the classroom in their
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October 2009
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