TeacherDevelopmentTrust
@teacherdevtrust.bsky.social
The national charity for effective professional development in schools. Helping leaders build stronger schools through effective professional development.
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Looking at re-designing your teacher appraisal system this year? Our 2025 report on effective appraisal systems can help you to find the best fit delving into the essential elements of systems that promote professional growth.
What Makes an Effective Teacher Appraisal System? | 2025 Research
Our research on teacher appraisal offers school leaders clear, evidence-based recommendations for designing appraisal systems in schools.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Looking at re-designing your teacher appraisal system this year? Our 2025 report on effective appraisal systems can help you to find the best fit delving into the essential elements of systems that promote professional growth.
21% of primary school teachers and leaders told us that CPD was not evaluated in their setting in a recent survey. Read more statistics about the leadership and evaluation of CPD in England below.
November 11, 2025 at 7:02 AM
21% of primary school teachers and leaders told us that CPD was not evaluated in their setting in a recent survey. Read more statistics about the leadership and evaluation of CPD in England below.
"How do we know how well it's working?" is a common question when it comes to CPD
November 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"How do we know how well it's working?" is a common question when it comes to CPD
Give a warm welcome to Andrea Carr as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees! 👏
After 6 years on our board, we're delighted to see her take on this pivotal role for TDT
After 6 years on our board, we're delighted to see her take on this pivotal role for TDT
Welcoming Andrea Carr as the new Chair of the Teacher Development Trust - Teacher Development Trust
The Teacher Development Trust (TDT) is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Carr as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees, taking over from Dame Sue John who will step down from the Board.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Give a warm welcome to Andrea Carr as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees! 👏
After 6 years on our board, we're delighted to see her take on this pivotal role for TDT
After 6 years on our board, we're delighted to see her take on this pivotal role for TDT
Is instructional coaching just the latest fad in education? We say no - but the lethal mutations are already out there. It all comes from a mistranslation of ‘instructional’ from US to UK English...
How to get instructional coaching right
Instructional coaching can be a powerful form of teacher CPD, write Gareth Conyard and Jim Knight - but only if lethal mutations are avoided
www.tes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Is instructional coaching just the latest fad in education? We say no - but the lethal mutations are already out there. It all comes from a mistranslation of ‘instructional’ from US to UK English...
CPD planned with evaluation in mind is more likely to result in impact for pupils and teachers
While our modules are usually £79, this month you can buy our Evaluation module for £9.99 with the code EVALUATION9
https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/
While our modules are usually £79, this month you can buy our Evaluation module for £9.99 with the code EVALUATION9
https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/
November 7, 2025 at 11:53 AM
CPD planned with evaluation in mind is more likely to result in impact for pupils and teachers
While our modules are usually £79, this month you can buy our Evaluation module for £9.99 with the code EVALUATION9
https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/
While our modules are usually £79, this month you can buy our Evaluation module for £9.99 with the code EVALUATION9
https://tdtrust.org/cpd/module/planning-evaluation-informed-professional-development/
Enjoying our day at the NASBTT Annual Conference! Stop by our booth to pick up a free Teacher Development Toolkit 🛍️
November 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Enjoying our day at the NASBTT Annual Conference! Stop by our booth to pick up a free Teacher Development Toolkit 🛍️
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Looking forward to a day of planning with our Trust Subject Leads tomorrow…and especially to exploring how we might develop our didagogical approach, based on the work of @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Looking forward to a day of planning with our Trust Subject Leads tomorrow…and especially to exploring how we might develop our didagogical approach, based on the work of @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social.
Even more than funding or relevant opportunities, "Time" was what the most teachers and leaders selected as a key requirement to engage with CPD in our recent survey.
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
November 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Even more than funding or relevant opportunities, "Time" was what the most teachers and leaders selected as a key requirement to engage with CPD in our recent survey.
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
Read more about the enablers and barriers to CPD which education professionals reported in 2025
Our 2025 CPD Landscape research highlights a difference in how teachers and leaders perceive CPD at their schools
Find out more at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/
Find out more at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/
November 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Our 2025 CPD Landscape research highlights a difference in how teachers and leaders perceive CPD at their schools
Find out more at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/
Find out more at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/
Just 1/4 of teachers and leaders told us that CPD in their school adequately considers the needs of students 🧒
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England to gain a deeper understanding of the difference CPD was making to the development, retention, and wellbeing of teachers.
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England to gain a deeper understanding of the difference CPD was making to the development, retention, and wellbeing of teachers.
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just 1/4 of teachers and leaders told us that CPD in their school adequately considers the needs of students 🧒
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England to gain a deeper understanding of the difference CPD was making to the development, retention, and wellbeing of teachers.
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England to gain a deeper understanding of the difference CPD was making to the development, retention, and wellbeing of teachers.
ICYMI, this month's podcast takes the complex world of CPD evaluation back to basics:
🌟Why it matters
🌟How you do it well
🌟What mistakes do people make, and
🌟Where you should start
🌟Why it matters
🌟How you do it well
🌟What mistakes do people make, and
🌟Where you should start
Evaluating Teacher CPD
TDT's Didagogy Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ICYMI, this month's podcast takes the complex world of CPD evaluation back to basics:
🌟Why it matters
🌟How you do it well
🌟What mistakes do people make, and
🌟Where you should start
🌟Why it matters
🌟How you do it well
🌟What mistakes do people make, and
🌟Where you should start
Did you know that one in ten teachers and leaders told us that they lack confidence in selecting their own CPD?
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England for our recent report. Read some of our key findings around access to CPD below.
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England for our recent report. Read some of our key findings around access to CPD below.
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Did you know that one in ten teachers and leaders told us that they lack confidence in selecting their own CPD?
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England for our recent report. Read some of our key findings around access to CPD below.
We surveyed over 1000 education professionals in England for our recent report. Read some of our key findings around access to CPD below.
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Teachers make unique learners, a report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social has found. But what does this mean for how schools and trusts approach training and CPD?
Is ‘didagogy’ the key to better CPD for teachers?
The study of how teachers learn is unique enough to need its own terminology, finds a new report – and that has implications for how we understand teacher training and CPD
www.tes.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Teachers make unique learners, a report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social has found. But what does this mean for how schools and trusts approach training and CPD?
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Much of the £1bn spent every year on CPD is ineffective, warns new report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social - with 4/10 teachers saying it does not improve their teaching
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
‘Urgent action’ needed to combat ineffective CPD
Report warns that vast sums of money are being ‘wasted’, with almost four in 10 teachers saying CPD has not clearly improved their ability to do the job
www.tes.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Much of the £1bn spent every year on CPD is ineffective, warns new report from @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social - with 4/10 teachers saying it does not improve their teaching
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Based on a survey of over 1,000 teachers and school leaders, Teacher Development: The CPD Landscape in 2025 is the first comprehensive study focused exclusively on CPD in schools in England.
Read the full report at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/ #edusky
Read the full report at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/ #edusky
Teacher Development: The Landscape in 2025 - National Survey
This new report on Teacher Development in 2025 demonstrates that access to, and the impact of, CPD across England remains uneven
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October 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Based on a survey of over 1,000 teachers and school leaders, Teacher Development: The CPD Landscape in 2025 is the first comprehensive study focused exclusively on CPD in schools in England.
Read the full report at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/ #edusky
Read the full report at:
https://tdtrust.org/research/teacher-development-the-landscape-in-2025/ #edusky
We're delighted that Century is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.century.tech/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.century.tech/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
October 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
We're delighted that Century is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.century.tech/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.century.tech/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
Drawing on the voices of over 1000 teachers and leaders, our new report – Teacher Development: The Landscape in 2025 – will offer a powerful snapshot of the current state of CPD
Find out more at https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/ #edusky
Find out more at https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/ #edusky
October 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Drawing on the voices of over 1000 teachers and leaders, our new report – Teacher Development: The Landscape in 2025 – will offer a powerful snapshot of the current state of CPD
Find out more at https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/ #edusky
Find out more at https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/ #edusky
We're delighted that NAHT is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.naht.org.uk/?_gl=1*d8qjro*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..
Join us to find out more about their work and explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth & joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.naht.org.uk/?_gl=1*d8qjro*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..
Join us to find out more about their work and explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth & joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
We're delighted that NAHT is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.naht.org.uk/?_gl=1*d8qjro*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..
Join us to find out more about their work and explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth & joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.naht.org.uk/?_gl=1*d8qjro*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..
Join us to find out more about their work and explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth & joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
We're delighted that NASBTT is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We're delighted that NASBTT is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.nasbtt.org.uk/
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
Launching on Tuesday, our new report shows that both teachers and leaders report personalised, collaborative CPD could impact retention... yet only a minority receive this
https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/
*Figure from TeacherTapp data
https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/
*Figure from TeacherTapp data
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Launching on Tuesday, our new report shows that both teachers and leaders report personalised, collaborative CPD could impact retention... yet only a minority receive this
https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/
*Figure from TeacherTapp data
https://tdtrust.org/news/how-much-do-schools-spend-on-cpd-in-2025-and-is-it-having-an-impact/
*Figure from TeacherTapp data
We're delighted that Carousel Teaching is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.carousel-learning.com/teaching
Join us to find out more about their work & to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tues, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.carousel-learning.com/teaching
Join us to find out more about their work & to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tues, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
October 17, 2025 at 7:30 AM
We're delighted that Carousel Teaching is supporting our upcoming conference
https://www.carousel-learning.com/teaching
Join us to find out more about their work & to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tues, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
https://www.carousel-learning.com/teaching
Join us to find out more about their work & to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tues, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
How do you know when Teacher CPD is working?⚙️
In the latest episode of our Didagogy podcast, we ask our expert guests why evaluation matters, how you do it well & where mistakes can be made
In the latest episode of our Didagogy podcast, we ask our expert guests why evaluation matters, how you do it well & where mistakes can be made
Evaluating Teacher CPD
TDT's Didagogy Podcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
How do you know when Teacher CPD is working?⚙️
In the latest episode of our Didagogy podcast, we ask our expert guests why evaluation matters, how you do it well & where mistakes can be made
In the latest episode of our Didagogy podcast, we ask our expert guests why evaluation matters, how you do it well & where mistakes can be made
We're delighted that Capita Entrust is supporting our upcoming conference
http://www.entrust-ed.co.uk
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
http://www.entrust-ed.co.uk
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
We're delighted that Capita Entrust is supporting our upcoming conference
http://www.entrust-ed.co.uk
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
http://www.entrust-ed.co.uk
Join us to find out more about the work they do and to explore leading schools that inspire agency, professional growth and joy at:
🗓️ Tuesday, 21st October 2025
📍 Plaisterers’ Hall, London
The latest CPD data published by SchoolDash reinforces what is now a clear trend – that spend on CPD in mainstream state schools is stabilising at a much lower amount than a decade ago...
Have we reached a ‘new normal’ in CPD spend for state schools?
The latest CPD data reinforces what is now a clear trend – that spend on CPD in state schools is stabilising at a lower amount than a decade ago
tdtrust.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The latest CPD data published by SchoolDash reinforces what is now a clear trend – that spend on CPD in mainstream state schools is stabilising at a much lower amount than a decade ago...