Laser Lessons - Lesson

Promote professional development

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In this tutorial you will learn:

About the need for all childcare practitioners to maintain their Continuous Professional Development
About the role of the senior practitioner in ensuring staff consider their own professional development
The importance of establishing where you are starting from, and where you want CPD to take you

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Presentation

‘Learning preferences’ on the Ann Gravells website. Click to read about different learning styles and preferences. This may help you to identify your own learning preference and the opportunities and activities that will suit the way you pick up new information and skills.
Watch this You Tube video about feedback from peers and learners
Click to access the webpage on ‘Continuing professional development’ from the CIPD.
Click on the link to the left to access the ‘What is CPD’ webpage from the UK jobs website Jobs.ac.uk
Click to read ‘How to lead staff development’ by Pearson Schools and Colleges.
Look at the Common Core of Skills and Knowledge for the Children’s Workforce. Identify where your professional knowledge or practice could be improved.
Click to read the 'Education inspection framework ' by Ofsted. This document offers a detailed insight into what inadequate, satisfactory, good and outstanding practice looks like.