Continuing Professional Development For Teachers: From Induction To Senior Management (kogan Page Teaching)

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS From Induction to Senior Management PETER NEIL & CAROL MORGAN First published in Great Britain in 2003 This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licences issued by the CLA. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside these terms should be sent to the publishers at the undermentioned address: Kogan Page Limited 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN United Kingdom www.kogan-page.co.uk © Peter Neil and Carol Morgan, 2003 The right of Peter Neil and Carol Morgan to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A CIP record for or this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-203-41678-3 Master e-book ISBN ISBN 0-203-44244-X (Adobe eReader Format) ISBN 0 7494 3741 3 (Print Edition) Contents Acknowledgements Other contributors vii viii Acronyms ix Introduction 1 Part I Getting established Chapter 1 The new post and induction 4 5 Chapter 2 The role of the General Teaching Councils Government regulations and recommendations Key points Self study Early and further professional development Early professional development (EPD) 5 7 30 31 32 32 CPD initiatives Key points Self study Recommended reading 35 45 45 46 Part II Preparing for advancement Chapter 3 Personal strategies and collaboration Government recommendations Stress and time management Collaboration Networks Peer support Key points Self study Recommended reading 47 48 48 49 54 55 63 69 69 70 v Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Domains of professional development Government recommendations Different teacher roles Choosing domains for development Key points Self study Recommended reading Sources of professional development Government regulations and recommendations Suggested sources for professional development Key points Self study Part III Preparing for leadership Chapter 6 Middle management: the subject leader Billy McClune Chapter 7 Chapter 8 71 71 73 90 91 92 92 93 94 97 107 107 109 110 Government regulations Reference points from the literature Thinking through the role Responsibilities of the post Taking on t