4myschools - CPD Supply Teacher Resources
4myschools is keen to support our teachers with their Continuing Professional Development. This page provides a number of links to resources to support you in your ongoing CPD.
If you would like to suggest additional reference links or items to be included on this page please let us know.
Please note the majority of the information on this page is directly from the associated web sites and as such these sources are acknowledged and include Hyperlinks in some instances. Please follow the links given and check the latest position on the information below.
Training and Development Agency (TDA)
As you know the TDA is one of the main reference sources for teachers and supply teachers. The link below takes you directly to the CPD area of their web site:
Continuing professional development
- CPD leadership
- Postgraduate professional development
- Early professional development
- Provider link advisers
- Developing quality in ITT
- Induction
- Accreditation and funding for ITT providers
- Recruiting to ITT
- Resources for careers advisers
- ITT data and surveys
- QTS standards and ITT requirements
- Local authority funding
- Support staff training and development
- Contracts
- QTS skills tests
Teachernet
Teachernet is the site developed by the Department for Children Families and Schools and is specially designed for teachers covering education and skills, please follow the link below:
“The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) has launched a website which is designed as a virtual centre with a web portal to support activities and resources at both regional and local levels. Find out more about the NCETM project , and how it can enhance and provide leadership for CPD of maths teachers from primary school to college level.
The national network of Science Learning Centres has been created by the Department and Wellcome Trust to provide innovative and inspiring professional development. They support teachers and technicians in delivering intellectually stimulating and relevant science education, helping students to gain the knowledge and understanding they need - both as citizens and as scientists of the future.”
The teachernet site includes resources for the following areas:
Development of teachers in their first five years
Induction for NQTs
- Guidance
- Assessment forms
- Research report
- Career entry and development profile
- TDA guidance
- TDA induction calculator
- General Teaching Council for England (GTCE)
- Independent Schools Council
CPD in primary phase
Coaching and mentoring
Whole-school CPD
Postgraduate professional development (PPD) programme
General Teaching Council
The General Teaching Council supports continuing professional development and has developed a few publications that may be downloaded from their web site. GTC naturally work with the Training and Development Agency (TDA) and this helps with consistency of message in teaching. Please following this link which will take you directly to some of the online resources available from the GTC.
Teaching Expertise
As an alternative we have put in a link to teaching expertise site - a website developed on behalf of Optimus Education. The site offers a number of free education resources , articles and e-bulletins , advice and guidance, knowledge sharing and ideas. It also provides online access to a full catalogue of books, newsletters and magazines for purchase.
The articles and resources on teachingexpertise are taken from newsletters, magazines and books published by Optimus Education, Chris Kington Publishing and Teach To Inspire.
Examples of some of the extracts include:
- Behaviour Management e.g. identifying and rationalising issues
- Geography
- Leadership and Management
- Special Needs
- PE and Sports
