DateThu11 Nov2010
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Cost effective in-house CPD for whole-school improvement - London

Programme

09:00 – 09:45
Registration and refreshments
09:45 – 10:00
Introduction and welcome from the chair
10:00 – 10:30
Keynote 1
Latest national developments on CPD: implications for professional development in schools
Alison Halford, Assistant Director—Development, CUREE
10:30 – 11:00
Keynote 2
Effective leadership of professional learning and development:  what does good look like?
Vivienne Porritt, Executive Director, London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education
11:00 – 11:10
Question and answer session
11:10 – 11:40
Morning refreshments
11:40 – 12:40
Streamed sessions 1
1A
1B
1C
Prioritise your school’s needs for effective school-based professional development
Gaye Kassir, Assistant Headteacher – Lead on CPD, Park High School
Utilise mentoring and coaching to effectively develop your staff
Jon Berry
Senior Lecturer in Curriculum Research, University of Hertfordshire
Evaluate the impact of professional development on students’ learning
Vivienne Porritt, Executive Director, London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch
13:40 – 14:10
Keynote 3
Case study: Using your CPD programme to improve teaching & learning
14:10 – 15:10
Streamed sessions 2
2A
2B
2C
Make the most of your staff: practical tips for creating cost-effective CPD in your school
Develop self-evaluation skills amongst your workforce to effectively evaluate performance and confront weaknesses
Implement a whole-school CPD programme for school improvement
Vicki Jordan, School Workforce Advisor, Dudley Children’s Service
15:10 – 15:30
Afternoon refreshments
 15:30 – 16:30
Streamed sessions 3
3A
3B
3C
Use different strategies to update your subject teachers’ pedagogy to ensure professional development
Encourage discussion and reflection among your workforce to harness and promote professional learning
Elizabeth Holmes
Editor, CPD Update eBulletin
Create a leadership network to share talent on the path to whole-school improvement
Vicki Jordan, School Workforce Advisor, Dudley Children’s Service
16:30
Conference close