1. DEVELOPING FURTHER AS A TEACHER Julia Lawrence, Alexis Taylor and Susan Capel From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 8.2

2. At the end of this unit you should be able to: maintain a professional development portfolio (PDP) that informs your professional development make the transition from student to newly qualified teacher (NQT) make best use of your induction recognise some of the CPD opportunities available to you and set goals for your CPD early in your career. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 OBJECTIVES

3. CONTENT Professional development portfolio (PDP) Transition from student teacher to newly qualified teacher Induction –Immediate induction –Ongoing induction throughout the first year CPD (beyond the first year) Monitoring and evaluation Your own individual development needs Performance management and appraisal Linking your CPD to the priorities of the school From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

4. To explore this material further, read: Lawrence, J., Taylor, A. and Capel, S. (2009) ‘Developing further as a teacher’, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (eds) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER INFORMATION

5. Capel, S., Heilbronn, R., Leask, M. and Turner, T. (2004) Starting to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion for the Newly Qualified Teacher, 2nd edn, London: RoutledgeFalmer. Holmes, E. (2009) The Newly Qualified Teacher’s Handbook, 2nd edn, London: RoutledgeFalmer. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 FURTHER READING