Continuous Professional Development Programme
Our intent is to create a culture of continuous learning for trainees by giving them the tools, support and time to take ownership of their professional development, either to enhance their pedagogical skills, their subject knowledge or their understanding of the child. This will enable us to raise the quality of trainee teacher outcomes and put all our trainees in an excellent position to secure employment and meet the demands of the NQT year.
Primary General and Secondary trainees participate in CPD sessions on Wednesday afternoons. Some are cross phase sessions where trainees have the opportunity to link the different stages of pupils learning, from early years through to post sixteen. Other sessions are focussed on developing subject and curriculum knowledge and are tailored for trainees in a specific phase.
One of our greatest assets is the breadth of the Specialist Leaders of Education (SLE) and members of Leadership Team we currently have delivering on our programme, you can read about many of them by clicking into the gallery below. Specialist Leaders of Education are designated in accordance with the Department for Education (DfE) Criteria. You can read more about SLEs on the DfE website here.
This is in addition to the University-led programme on understanding teaching pedagogy and subject specialism.
Each year, we refine our programme in response to the needs of the cohort and emerging educational issues. Our sessions have been facilitated by a variety of specialists from across the city on topics such as:
Wellbeing, Resilience and Reflection | Teach Manchester Core Team |
Underpinning Good Teaching | Michelle Ames (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) St Peter’s RC High School |
British Values and the Prevent Agenda | Michelle Ames (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) St Peter’s RC High School |
Behaviour for Learning | Phil Trohear (Deputy Headteacher and SLE) and Leah Moores (SLE) St Mary’s Primary School |
Planning for Learning | Ellie Russell (Lead Practitioner) Trinity High School |
The Phases of Phonics | Catherine Carling (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) Bowker Vale Primary School |
Assessment for Learning | Mick Johnson (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) Trinity High School |
Computing in the Primary School | Ben Davies (Computing at School Master Teacher and SLE) St Paul’s Primary School |
Supporting Pupils with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities | Tracy Gallier (Deputy Headteacher and SLE) Piper Hill High School |
Tackling Bullying | Phil Trohear (Deputy Headteacher and SLE) and Leah Moores (SLE) St Mary’s Primary School |
Behaviour and Mental Health | Kate Allely (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) Bowker Vale Primary School |
Behaviour Management in Secondary Schools | Andy Montrose (Deputy Headteacher) St Peter’s RC High School |
Science in the Primary School | Ainsley Moseley (SLE) Bowker Vale Primary School |
The role and expectations of teaching assistants in your classroom | Terri Hargreaves (Teaching Assistant Manager, Course Facilitator for the Outstanding Teaching Assistant Programme) Piper Hill High School |
What makes an outstanding lesson | Michelle Ames (Assistant Headteacher and SLE) St Peter’s RC High School |
Music in the Primary School | Jeremy Jackson (Headteacher) Webster Primary School |
Students on our Primary General with SEND programme receive a bespoke programme of professional practice sessions on Monday’s and Friday’s throughout the year; you can read about this and the team that delivers this on the Primary with SEND Programme page. They join students from our other programmes for a session approximately every half term.
About Us and our Programmes
– About our Programme
- About our Offers
- Support for Trainees
- Continuous Professional Development Programme
- Meet the Team
What we’re looking for:
- Application Stage
- Interview Stage
- Gaining School Experience
Fees, Finance, Bursaries and Scholarships
Subject Knowledge Enhancement