CPD at Moorbridge Academic Year 2016-17

Aims & Objectives

“Our greatest resource is our teachers and their most precious resource is their time; it is common sense, then, that we must give our greatest resource the time to learn to become even better teachers.” 

John Tomsett – Headeacher,  Huntingdon School York, Sutton Trust Report Jan 2015      

Teaching and Learning is central to everything we do at Moorbridge as well as the holistic development of the individual pupil through a variety of different skills, approaches and techniques.  It is therefore essential that we share practice amongst colleagues and help each other to develop the best possible practice whilst being fully supported by Moorbridge as a whole to be confident and willing to take risks. 

The current CPD programme at Moorbridge is designed to provide a wide range of relevant and interesting training for all staff.

The programme is delivered in 3 distinct sections:

2.    T&L – Teaching and Learning – 2.30 – 3.00pm Tuesdays (Alternative Weeks) – All Teaching staff are expected to attend and this is designed to develops pedagogy, knowledge and skills as well as reflection and evaluation with like minded colleagues and reflect on the topic from Week 1, Research and Present in PLG’s or develop knowledge and skills from a  colleague on a range of pertinent issues and strategies.  Delivered by Moorbridge staff, the training is interactive, challenging and engaging

3.    Additional CPD sessions – these normally take place on a Wednesday night.  Staff Wellbeing on a Thursday night.  During these sessions we aim to offer a selection of appropriate sessions delivered by both external speakers and internal expertise (eg Language and Communication Team, CAHMS). Staff have a choice to attend these sessions. Staff can accrue training hours from sessions provided to benefit from an additional flexible day to be taken on three dates identified in the school calendar each year.  Training opportunities for staff who choose not to take advantage of these flexible days are offered as a combination of online modules via NTLP or appropriate individual tasks.

It is expected that Moorbridge staff will use CPD opportunities to enhance personal skill sets and address individual training needs. In addition to this, it is hoped that staff will also identify areas of interest and approach SLT with suggestions for whole school CPD or personal course requirements.

Moorbridge has an open door policy, is committed to high quality training of staff and wherever possible, requests for training will be considered where costs are not prohibitive.

In addition staff have completed over the last year a variety of different courses in their own time to ensure that they improve their abilities to deliver Teaching and Learning to the highest of standards.  Such courses include; SEN Qualifications, EHA Completion, Access Arrangement Courses and many more.

In addition NQT’s and New Staff have additional sessions to deliver their induction training.  An example of the NQT programme is attached to the end of this document.  This programme is personalised to the individual needs of the member of staff.  An example of the induction checklist is attached also.