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Continuing Professional Development

“Reading brings knowledge and knowledge is power; therefore reading is power. The power to know and learn and understand . . . but also the power to dream."

Our focus at Chiltern Academy is to support and develop our staff. We design a rigorous and engaging CPD curriculum which is tailored to the needs of the school and the staff body.
Chiltern Academy has always had a strong ethos and vision for professional development and excellence. This ensures that our school is underpinned by the most up to date and purposeful evidence based practices from across the country and within academic literature. We have created a culture whereby staff are curious to engage with research and implement various teaching and learning techniques within their classrooms and beyond, providing autonomy for developing their own pedagogical practices and improving the outcomes and life chances of our pupils. This is evidenced by the number of staff who attend and deliver Showcase and Share sessions, as well as taking part in our Peer Review Plus programme. Both of these celebrate the collaborative pedagogical development which is directly linked to CAMMFES to enhance teach and the progress and outcomes of pupils.

 

Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better.  - Dylan Williams

 

C

Challenge and differentiation

A

Assessment for Learning

M

Modelling and demonstration

M

Memory and retrieval

F

Feedback

E

Effort and focus of pupils

S

Subject and curriculum knowledge

 Building Your Future Career

CPD at Chiltern Academy is also underpinned by our ‘Inspiring Minds and Building Futures’ ethos as we ensure CPD is tailored to support staff at all levels to build their future career. This is reflected in our ‘Building your Future Career’ roadmap below. 

We currently run two career development programmes across the academic year to support staff at all stages of their career progression. This includes:

Effective Teacher Programme: This programme gives teachers a set of skills and strategies to develop effective classroom practice.  

Career Development Programme: this programme develops expertise in middle and senior leadership, preparing teachers for the next steps in their career development. 

Aspiring Middle Leaders Programme: this programme inspires and equips staff with the knowledge, skills and confidence to effectively lead a team, drive innovation and make a positive impact on pupil learning

Alongside this, we offer a well established new staff induction programme as well as ongoing and tailored support for trainee and early careers teachers.

 

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