DfE Standards

DfE Standards for Teachers' Professional Development

Department For Education (DfE) Standards for Teachers’ Professional Development are used as a bench mark for all our courses.

Effective Professional Development standards:

Professional Development should have a focus on improving and evaluating pupil outcomes.
Professional Development should be underpinned by robust evidence and expertise.
Professional Development should include collaboration and expert challenge.
Professional Development programmes should be sustained over time.

And all of this is underpinned by, and requires that:

Professional Development must be prioritised by school leadership.

DfE Standards fo Teacher Professional Development 2016

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