Teacher Development Trust is becoming part of the Chartered College of Teaching this summer, which means our mission and research have a new home!
Here’s a handy guide which includes new links for you to bookmark and come back to as you develop your approach to effective teacher development – helping teachers thrive and children succeed.
Didagogy: the teaching of teachers
We’ve been delighted at how much the concept of didagogy has resonated in the system, with many ITT providers, Lead Providers, MATs and Subject Associations using it as a basis to review and improve their approach to CPD design and implementation.
This report synthesises emerging findings, and offers a useful and practical way to articulate and therefore improve our collective approach to teacher development.
2025 CPD Landscape Report
Around £1 billion is spent annually on teacher CPD in England – yet only 1 in 4 teachers say it adequately considers pupil needs.
Read insights from over 1,000 teachers and school leaders into current lived experience of professional development, including recommendations for teachers, leaders and policy makers on how to make the most of what’s on offer.
Transforming Teacher Appraisal
With the removal of Performance-Related Pay, schools and trusts now welcome the flexibility to reshape their appraisal process.
Our research report on teacher appraisal synthesises findings to offer school leaders clear, evidence-based recommendations for designing developmental appraisal systems in schools.
Other Key Resources for your CPD Toolkit
- Developing Great Teaching – a foundational summary of the features of effective CPD in schools.
- Culture of Improvement: Reviewing the research on teacher working conditions
- Teacher Autonomy – how teacher agency relates to satisfaction and retention
- Creating a CPD Entitlement that works – set of recommendations for policy makers highlighting personal choice and accountability.
- Findings from the ECF Review – how England’s flagship Early Career Framework programme might be enhanced