Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

Chiltern Teaching School Hub has a rich history of delivering exceptional continuous professional development (CPD). We utilise digital platforms to provide webinars and sessions that have been attended at a local, national and international level with over 6000 hours of engagement. We also partner with curriculum hubs to signpost the highest level of support available to schools.

During the past few years, we understand that we all had to work innovatively to achieve new goals in a challenging educational climate. Our priority was, of course, how we could best support our students in their "home schooling" whilst also appreciating that our staff needed to return to work as strong and able as possible. 

CPD has been shown to increase teacher motivation, confidence, and commitment to teaching. Learning new skills and applying them in the classroom leads to a more stimulating and effective educational environment, for all. 

Our approach to CPD considers how we can develop and enhance each staff member working within schools to provide effective improvement for all. 

Thanks to growth in online facilities we are now able to provide a wide range of development opportunities that are no longer bound by geographical location or time constraints. CPD is at your fingertips, ready to consume when you are ready to absorb. This model will give you much greater flexibility than traditional inset days or twilight sessions.

Chiltern Teaching School Hub YouTube page

Chiltern Teaching School Hub - YouTube

We are proud to share that our series attracted over 2000 attendees each week from over 79 countries. Speakers included Mary Myatt, Dame Alison Peacock, Asif Sadiq MBE. Tom Sherrington, Dr. Emma Kell, Vic Goddard, Oliver Caviglioli and Amjad Ali to name but a few. Topics include Leadership in all forms, middle management tips, Ofsted framework including subject deep dives and diversity.

We have continued to develop, share and promote our free site, which now has over 180 videos that offer a mixture of topics that will appeal to everyone in education. From newly qualified teachers to administration teams right up to executive leadership, we have free CPD to support all. 

 Have a look at our catalogues to see our extensive range of topics at a Whole School Level: 

We also have a range of subject specific CPD videos available, which are currently being developed further to include a wider variety of subjects and content. These are shown below:

Ed Tech - Technology for Learning #EDtechchat

We are also proud to share that two of our lead schools - Denbigh High School and Challney High School for Girls were designated as Ed Tech demonstrator schools in 2020. As a result, they have led continuous professional tech for learning development across a whole host of schools and educational sites. 

The Ed Tech programme was designed to help schools and colleges with support for remote education, powered by a national network of Demonstrator Schools and Colleges and supported by a consortium of Delivery Partners.

The programme was funded by the English Department for Education and supported 4,000 schools and colleges across England - helping over 200,000 classroom staff and 2 million learners.

Our Technology for Learning Catalogue can be viewed below:

Additional CPD offerings

Howto Pastoral twilight sessions - Three online twilight sessions addressing the following pastoral areas:  How to support young people with their well being, How to create refugee friendly schools, How to support young people with their friendships