Gareth Conyard
@garethconyard.bsky.social
Erstwhile Mandarin, now CEO of the Teacher Development Trust. Delighted to be the Chair of the School Library Association.
visit www.bettereducationpolicy.org.uk to see more
visit www.bettereducationpolicy.org.uk to see more
PSA: I’ve never watched Community and am now hoovering it up. It is exactly what Betwixtmas was made for
December 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
PSA: I’ve never watched Community and am now hoovering it up. It is exactly what Betwixtmas was made for
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We're here for you this Christmas Eve 💙
Our free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 for everyone working in education - 08000 652 651.
📷 Art by Twinkl Resources
Our free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 for everyone working in education - 08000 652 651.
📷 Art by Twinkl Resources
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're here for you this Christmas Eve 💙
Our free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 for everyone working in education - 08000 652 651.
📷 Art by Twinkl Resources
Our free, confidential helpline is open 24/7 for everyone working in education - 08000 652 651.
📷 Art by Twinkl Resources
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Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed?
Our free and confidential helpline is open tonight.
We’ve been supporting education staff for over 148 years and understand the challenges you face.
📞 Give us a call - 08000 562 561
Our free and confidential helpline is open tonight.
We’ve been supporting education staff for over 148 years and understand the challenges you face.
📞 Give us a call - 08000 562 561
December 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed?
Our free and confidential helpline is open tonight.
We’ve been supporting education staff for over 148 years and understand the challenges you face.
📞 Give us a call - 08000 562 561
Our free and confidential helpline is open tonight.
We’ve been supporting education staff for over 148 years and understand the challenges you face.
📞 Give us a call - 08000 562 561
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Emotionally healthy teachers and education staff make better learning possible.
Take time to look after your mental health - we can help.
Contact us tonight, no matter what you're facing. We're here to listen 💙
📞: 08000 562 561
Take time to look after your mental health - we can help.
Contact us tonight, no matter what you're facing. We're here to listen 💙
📞: 08000 562 561
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Emotionally healthy teachers and education staff make better learning possible.
Take time to look after your mental health - we can help.
Contact us tonight, no matter what you're facing. We're here to listen 💙
📞: 08000 562 561
Take time to look after your mental health - we can help.
Contact us tonight, no matter what you're facing. We're here to listen 💙
📞: 08000 562 561
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Some food for thought…
November 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some food for thought…
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Happening today at 2pm:
Our Introducing Chorus online info session with Penrose Co-Founder Rob Caudwell.
Still time to join if you’d like an overview of the project and the Spring 2026 pilot.
🔗
Our Introducing Chorus online info session with Penrose Co-Founder Rob Caudwell.
Still time to join if you’d like an overview of the project and the Spring 2026 pilot.
🔗
Introducing Chorus: Information Session | 18 Nov 2025
Join us to learn how ITE providers can get involved in Chorus, a new project amplifying trainee teacher voices across England.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Happening today at 2pm:
Our Introducing Chorus online info session with Penrose Co-Founder Rob Caudwell.
Still time to join if you’d like an overview of the project and the Spring 2026 pilot.
🔗
Our Introducing Chorus online info session with Penrose Co-Founder Rob Caudwell.
Still time to join if you’d like an overview of the project and the Spring 2026 pilot.
🔗
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This Mexican WWII poster is some of the hardest shit ever
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This Mexican WWII poster is some of the hardest shit ever
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Didagogy, new Hub content, and the latest on our National Conference 🎙️
Read our September newsletter
Read our September newsletter
What is Didagogy? A new term for teacher learning
Over the summer, we’ve been gathering exciting speakers for next month’s conference, updating our programmes, and diving deep into research that we hope will shape the nation’s approach to CPD going forward.
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September 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Didagogy, new Hub content, and the latest on our National Conference 🎙️
Read our September newsletter
Read our September newsletter
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⚠️ 'Many conspiracy theories are driven by highly emotive disinformation, sometimes supported by family. This is no easy thing we are asking teachers to do'
@garethconyard.bsky.social reflects on the commission into countering conspiracy theories in schools
@garethconyard.bsky.social reflects on the commission into countering conspiracy theories in schools
Teachers need help to combat conspiracy theories
Too few teachers are equipped to deal with this growing issue affecting their classrooms, says Gareth Conyard
schoolsweek.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
⚠️ 'Many conspiracy theories are driven by highly emotive disinformation, sometimes supported by family. This is no easy thing we are asking teachers to do'
@garethconyard.bsky.social reflects on the commission into countering conspiracy theories in schools
@garethconyard.bsky.social reflects on the commission into countering conspiracy theories in schools
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Special Offer for September 📢
Building a strong culture of trust is the first step to any successful CPD programme. That's why, this month, we're offering our e-learning module "How to Foster Trust for Professional Development" for just £9.99
Building a strong culture of trust is the first step to any successful CPD programme. That's why, this month, we're offering our e-learning module "How to Foster Trust for Professional Development" for just £9.99
September 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Special Offer for September 📢
Building a strong culture of trust is the first step to any successful CPD programme. That's why, this month, we're offering our e-learning module "How to Foster Trust for Professional Development" for just £9.99
Building a strong culture of trust is the first step to any successful CPD programme. That's why, this month, we're offering our e-learning module "How to Foster Trust for Professional Development" for just £9.99
Given the proliferation of St George's Flags recently, and some of the clearly unsavoury connotations motivating some, it got me thinking: what are the alternative flag options?
So I wrote a short blog.
medium.com/@carduelis/w...
So I wrote a short blog.
medium.com/@carduelis/w...
What flag should you fly?
August 2025
medium.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Given the proliferation of St George's Flags recently, and some of the clearly unsavoury connotations motivating some, it got me thinking: what are the alternative flag options?
So I wrote a short blog.
medium.com/@carduelis/w...
So I wrote a short blog.
medium.com/@carduelis/w...
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This is BIG!!!!!!!
Gain your accredited qualification in CPD Leadership online within a supportive cohort of leaders at International Schools.
Apply at: https://tdtrust.org/qualification-in-cpd-leadership-international/
Apply at: https://tdtrust.org/qualification-in-cpd-leadership-international/
September 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This is BIG!!!!!!!
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dass me 🤡
Also: three-hundred free clicks for this extraordinary dispatch from FTAV's chief culture war correspondent @jemima.bsky.social
on.ft.com/4m8BTNx
on.ft.com/4m8BTNx
Sunday at the garden party for Curtis Yarvin and the new, new right
[FREE TO READ] What you learn at a gathering of neoreactionaries, Very Online rightwingers and the formerly cancelled
on.ft.com
August 9, 2025 at 8:54 AM
dass me 🤡
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TDT is staying active, so if you're working in a role without a summer break, or fancy dipping into some planning, we're around to chat through any challenges
Book a free 30 minute call:
Book a free 30 minute call:
Free 30 Minute Coaching Call
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July 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
TDT is staying active, so if you're working in a role without a summer break, or fancy dipping into some planning, we're around to chat through any challenges
Book a free 30 minute call:
Book a free 30 minute call:
For anybody who works in the fast food area, I cannot stress enough how much of a killing this place would make in London burgermeister.com/locations/?l.... Just the most delicious food. Can somebody please open one up here? 🙏🏻🍔🍟🍺
Locations
Burgermeister Locations, Schlesisches Tor, Kottbusser Tor, Bahnhof Zoo, Eberswalder, Potsdamer Platz, Konstanzer, Berlin, Germany
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July 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
For anybody who works in the fast food area, I cannot stress enough how much of a killing this place would make in London burgermeister.com/locations/?l.... Just the most delicious food. Can somebody please open one up here? 🙏🏻🍔🍟🍺
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In their second meeting, our expert working party explored the process of professional development over just the content, along with common challenges to teacher learning.
Read the outcomes of their discussion below.
Read the outcomes of their discussion below.
Teaching teachers: Beyond the ‘what’ and onto the ‘how’
Insights into common challenges of successful teacher learning from teacher development trust's 2025 expert working party.
tdtrust.org
July 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
In their second meeting, our expert working party explored the process of professional development over just the content, along with common challenges to teacher learning.
Read the outcomes of their discussion below.
Read the outcomes of their discussion below.
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Today at 2pm: Discover Mosaic for ITE providers.
Track trainee progress, streamline admin and support mentors with ease.
Book: mosaic.penrose.education/discover-mos...
#ITE #ITT #EdTech #ManagementPlatform
Track trainee progress, streamline admin and support mentors with ease.
Book: mosaic.penrose.education/discover-mos...
#ITE #ITT #EdTech #ManagementPlatform
Discover Mosaic - Purpose-built platform for ITE providers
Discover Mosaic: the platform for ITE providers. Support trainees develop with structured mentoring, clear feedback and streamlined delivery.
mosaic.penrose.education
May 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Today at 2pm: Discover Mosaic for ITE providers.
Track trainee progress, streamline admin and support mentors with ease.
Book: mosaic.penrose.education/discover-mos...
#ITE #ITT #EdTech #ManagementPlatform
Track trainee progress, streamline admin and support mentors with ease.
Book: mosaic.penrose.education/discover-mos...
#ITE #ITT #EdTech #ManagementPlatform
An amazing day at the victory parade with my wonderful boy. Hopefully he will not have to wait another 17 years to see another one #COYS #Europachampions
May 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
An amazing day at the victory parade with my wonderful boy. Hopefully he will not have to wait another 17 years to see another one #COYS #Europachampions
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The recording of the 2025 David Monis-Weston Lecture is now live on our website! Read Gareth Conyard's introduction to the event below, then create a free account to watch the full lecture
The next stage of professional development for schools
Gareth Conyard reflects on the last 10 years of teacher development, being informed by research evidence, and how to move forward
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May 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The recording of the 2025 David Monis-Weston Lecture is now live on our website! Read Gareth Conyard's introduction to the event below, then create a free account to watch the full lecture
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RIP George Wendt
Cheers | S08E14 cold open | "They've even changed the panelling"
YouTube video by JHew
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May 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
RIP George Wendt
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On point in my view.The current theory of change for teacher/leader development-that expertise is held externally & evidence is all-sidelines the expertise and contextual understanding within the sector. Perhaps we should ask, if CPD doesn’t serve educators on the ground, who exactly is it serving?
"It's good... but it's not right"
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
The DfE is getting its review into leadership NPQs wrong
The ambition is good - but the means of getting there is just not right
schoolsweek.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
On point in my view.The current theory of change for teacher/leader development-that expertise is held externally & evidence is all-sidelines the expertise and contextual understanding within the sector. Perhaps we should ask, if CPD doesn’t serve educators on the ground, who exactly is it serving?
Getting appraisal right - ensuring it is truly developmental and trusted - can make the difference between keeping and improving somebody, or watching them become more frustrated and disengaged. In a world of recruitment and retention crises, it is so important to do it well
How do you keep what works about your current appraisal system while making effective changes?
Our new research report, Transforming Teacher Appraisal, provides practical support for leaders implementing adaptations or new systems
https://tdtrust.org/research/transforming-teacher-appraisal/
Our new research report, Transforming Teacher Appraisal, provides practical support for leaders implementing adaptations or new systems
https://tdtrust.org/research/transforming-teacher-appraisal/
May 15, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Getting appraisal right - ensuring it is truly developmental and trusted - can make the difference between keeping and improving somebody, or watching them become more frustrated and disengaged. In a world of recruitment and retention crises, it is so important to do it well
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⏯️ 'The starting point for any review should be to ask teachers and school leaders what they need help with'
@garethconyard.bsky.social and Sir Steve Lancashire
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-review-i...
@garethconyard.bsky.social and Sir Steve Lancashire
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-review-i...
The DfE is getting its review into leadership NPQs wrong
The ambition is good - but the means of getting there is just not right
schoolsweek.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⏯️ 'The starting point for any review should be to ask teachers and school leaders what they need help with'
@garethconyard.bsky.social and Sir Steve Lancashire
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-review-i...
@garethconyard.bsky.social and Sir Steve Lancashire
schoolsweek.co.uk/the-review-i...
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"It's good... but it's not right"
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
The DfE is getting its review into leadership NPQs wrong
The ambition is good - but the means of getting there is just not right
schoolsweek.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
"It's good... but it's not right"
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
Read our CEO Gareth Conyard's new article written with Steve Lancashire on what the starting point for the DfE's NPQ review should have been.
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In our work with hundreds of leaders of CPD in education, TDT identify these 7 important aspects leaders should consider when they aim to improve CPD across a whole school or trust.
You can find out more about each domain here: https://tdtrust.org/about/7-domains-of-people-powered-improvement/
You can find out more about each domain here: https://tdtrust.org/about/7-domains-of-people-powered-improvement/
May 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In our work with hundreds of leaders of CPD in education, TDT identify these 7 important aspects leaders should consider when they aim to improve CPD across a whole school or trust.
You can find out more about each domain here: https://tdtrust.org/about/7-domains-of-people-powered-improvement/
You can find out more about each domain here: https://tdtrust.org/about/7-domains-of-people-powered-improvement/