CPD

As a probationer teacher following the Teacher Induction Scheme, you are required to go through a fairly intense period of CPD.

In order to successfully achieve the Standard for Full Registration you will need to consider specific requirements in the four areas of your CPD programme.

You are required to dedicate 4.50 hours (0.2 full time equivalent) of your timetable to CPD experiences and 18 hours (0.8 full time equivalent) to teaching practice
CPD experiences will take place in and out of school and should include personal experiences as well.

Using the 0.2

It's important to consider how you best utilise the 0.2 element of your timetable. You could consider sharing it over a term, for example:

using 0.1 for team teaching / collaborative working / observing other teachers
using 0.1 to carry out enhanced planning and preparation and engaging in other, core, CPD experiences.

Team teaching/collaborative working

This will be an opportunity to gain a broader knowledge and understanding of the work of the whole school by learning from others. You can learn from others through:

co-operative learning

in other classes within the same subject or stage
in a different stage or subject

lesson observation and analysis

in own subject or stage
in different subject or stage

work shadowing

with staff in the SMT
with experienced staff in other stages of the school or in different departments
on school board/parents groups
with Support for Learning staff
working with children in the pre-school environment
working with parents
psychological services
careers officer

Enhanced planning and preparation

The use of the word ˜enhanced" is important as this should not be time spent on, for example, keeping up with marking. This is time when you can undertake enhanced planning and additional study. Examples of this are:

carrying out self-evaluation by:

looking in detail at your planning and assess how you are meeting the needs of your pupils
reflecting on how you are progressing towards the Standard for Full Registration, which will in turn inform the discussions that you have with your supporter

understanding the requirements for the induction year
familiarising yourself with all professional reading resources at your disposal or study new learning and teaching strategies.

Engaging in other CPD experiences

Engaging in other CPD experiences would include:

core experiences organised with your local authority
experiences identified on a personal basis which may be carried out in school or from a centralised CPD register. These will have been identified through personal reflection and following discussions with your supporter.
visiting other schools or establishments, such as: