CPD opportunities matrix

Relation to national standards and national college

• national subject leader standards 
• national SENCO and specialist standards 
• threshold standards 
• NCSL - emergent leader 

Options for the individual

• maintain a professional portfolio – record, reflect, analyse, self-evaluate and plan your CPD  
• develop your self-evaluation, observation and peer review skills 
• seek pupil feedback 
• develop mentoring and coaching skills 
• take part in online discussion groups 
• undertake classroom action research 
• read academic/professional journals 
• become an exam marker/moderator 
• become a governor representative 
• contribute to academic, professional journals, websites or books 
• become a union representative
• research National College for School Leadership (NCSL) website 
• attend local professional association meetings 
• attend local GTC meetings 

Opportunities available in your school 

• leadership and management 
• work with range of agencies 
• meet with parents 
• chair meetings  
• take part in, or observe a job interview  
• be observed and receive feedback from SMT  
• support/team teach with junior colleagues  
• lead department training sessions 
• shadow a colleague/middle manager/SMT 
• lead a school focused TIPD – teacher international professional development 
• manage a network, video or emailing conference 
• take on a ‘new’ role 
• lead a school working party/project group 
• lead a school INSET day 

Opportunities available through links with other schools and establishments

• visit beacon/specialist schools 
• best practice visits 
• support colleagues in other schools 
• lead cluster/EAZ INSET days 

Other opportunities provided or brokered by the local authority 

• attend Ealing training and development courses and events 
• access the post graduate certificate programme  
• attend pastoral networks 
• attend subject conferences 
• attend networks for heads of department, co-ordinators 
• make presentations at conferences and meetings 
• access web based information 
• contribute to a local authority conference
• lead subject co-ordinator groups or projects 

Opportunities through external bodies, accredited programmes and national programmes

• apply for best practice research grant 
• lead or take part in school focused teacher international professional development (TIPD) 
• take part in NCSL programmes for emergent leaders: ‘equal access to promotion?’, ‘leading from the middle’, ‘women in leadership and management’, ‘national professional qualification in integrated centre leadership’, SHINE ‘ investing in diversity’ programme for black and ethnic minority teachers aspiring to middle and senior management positions 
• take part in a certificate, diploma or masters degree programme run by higher education 
• or established leaders pilot programme for assistant and deputy headteachers who do not intend to pursue headship 
• NCSL ‘cross-stage’ programmes for leaders at all levels 
• access training/conferences (local, national, professional associations) 
• professional bursary 
• sabbatical 
• professional placement in industry 
• secondment 

Distance learning, media and online opportunities

• access support on the Ealing Grid for Learning for details of opportunities 
• access NCSL education updates for school leaders online
  

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