Effective teacher development: theory and practice in professional learning

The responsibility for facilitating effective continuing professional development (CPD) is based firmly in schools.

Frequently, decisions are based on gut feeling, advertisements received or prior experiences. 'Effective Teacher Development' encourages readers to move beyond this and to enhance their strategic decision making in order to effectively develop CPD programmes within their school, partner schools, federations or school chains.

The theory behind CPD is explored, drawing on research and evidence from recent practice, including a 10-year international longitudinal study of the effectiveness of professional development to teachers.