Independent Quality Rating of CPD Provision
Schools in England are having to get their CPD and other improvement services in the market place - or rely on their own resources - as Quango and LA provided - usually free - services reduce or disappear. So, not only are schools having to shop around for services, they have less access to people whose advice about quality and value they could draw on. The provider ‘market’ has also got more complex with a growing number of schools offering CPD on a school-to-school basis either individually or in clusters including teaching school alliances.
Though many schools have tried relying on their own in-house skills and talents for CPD, they learn rapidly (usually after an Ofsted inspection!) that they have to draw on some specialist help for raising standards, improving teaching and learning and a host of other crucial features of school success. The pressure is also intensified by the publication in 2016 by the Department of Education of the new CPD Standard which will apply to CPD providers and consumers equally - but in different ways.
This should be good news for providers of CPD but only:
- if school leaders could be confident about the quality of your services;
- if they could find out about it and about you; and
- increasingly, if your offer meets the new CPD Standard.
CUREE draws on its 15 years of intense research into effective CPD and teaching and learning to provide a review (and accreditation) service to CPD providers. This will enable you to meet the new Standard and to stand out from the crowd.
Quality Rating – in a nutshell
CUREE will assess your CPD provision against objective standards and award you a rating:
- at one of four 'star' levels;
- against four dimensions (aspects of provision);
- for four ‘depth of impact’ indicators, and;
- for the supporting delivery infrastructure
CPD providers can choose how broad or narrow a rating service they need – from Baseline Assessment, for one or more specific areas of provision, up to an inclusive Full Provider award. We also offer a confidential pre-award diagnostic check and a special reduced-price rating for sole traders.
The Benefits
You will get:
- An analysis and confidential report of your provision against the objective standards
- Practical recommendations for enhancing your provision to better meet the standards
- Accreditation from CUREE, an organisation known for its independence, rigour and deep expertise in evaluating the quality of CPD
- Certification for 3 years (renewable)
- Acknowledgement of the achievement in the form of a certificate, badging for the website and documentation
- Public recognition on the CUREE and SKEIN websites
Want to contact us please give us a call on 02476 524036 or email rebecca.raybould@curee.co.uk for an informal chat about how QR can be used to support your school, college’s or organisation’s needs.
You can also have a look at the providers we had the pleasure to work with here.