Further Education

Strengthening Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and Improving Career Progression for Teachers - CUREE’s Consultation Response

The document outlines CUREE’s response to the Department of Education’s (DfE) consultation regarding, strengthening Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and Improving Career Progression for Teachers within the education system. The initial overview of the DfE consultation can be found here: https://consult.education.gov.uk/teaching-profession-unit/strengthening-qts-and-improving-career-progression/

 

If you would like access to the presentation please email info@curee.co.uk 

Embedding Learning Through the Arts in the Curriculum: Lessons from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation Teacher Development Fund Pilot Evaluation

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The session evaluated CUREE's work with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The foundation wanted to investigate how the arts can be used to improve people's education. We evaluated the six projects that were implemented by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and looked into what lessons can be learnt from the teacher development fund pilot evaluation.  

How to choose the right source for your sources

TES, CPDCUREE CEO Philippa Cordingley's first column in a new fortnightly series aimed at helping teachers to become more research informed has just been published in the TES. TES subscribers can read the full article here (england.magazine.tes.com), and Twitter has already been abuzz! 

The article includes links to a number of useful websites hosting accessible research to help grow colleagues' capacity for research and evidence-informed practice, and you can find a helpful summary of these below:

Philippa Cordingley at the SSAT Teaching Schools Conference

My session at the forthcoming SSAT conference aims to help school leaders, teachers and CPD facilitators use the new Standard for CPD to create a dynamic and coherent environment for continuing professional development and learning. We will be concentrating on Ofsted’s frequently repeated challenge to schools to evaluate the impact of CPD more effectively; and looking at ways of doing this that also enhance the quality of the process for teachers and for their pupils.

Here’s a mini blog that I hope will tempt you to join us!