1. Professional Development and Review Scheme (PDRS) for Teachers Aberdeenshire Council

2. The Harmonisation Process The new scheme combines the complementary processes of Professional review Professional review Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Into a single process Professional Development and Review (scheme) Professional Development and Review (scheme) Aberdeenshire Council

3. Aims of PDRS 1.Identify and address the professional development needs of our teachers. our teachers. 2.Encourage and support further development of both the reflective professional and collegiate working. professional and collegiate working. 3.Balance individual and personal priorities with those arising from departmental/school development plans, local improvement departmental/school development plans, local improvement objectives and the National Priorities for education. objectives and the National Priorities for education.

4. Aberdeenshire Council Aims of PDRS...continued 6.Recognise and celebrate teachers’ personal and professional successes achieved through CPD. successes achieved through CPD. 4.Through the further development of teachers’ professional knowledge and skills, improve the learning experiences of our knowledge and skills, improve the learning experiences of our young people. young people. 5.Enhance teachers’ professional progression, career development and job satisfaction. and job satisfaction.

5. Step 3 Prioritisation of CPD activities. Agreement of 3- year indicative plan and 1- year detailed plan within the context of available resources. Step 2 Annual meeting with line manager to identify individual strengths and needs. Articulate with LA/school/dept. needs. Step 4 Agree plan passed to CPD Coordinator to inform school/network/Authority CPD programmes Step 5 Teacher implements agreed Plan. Maintains CPD record and portfolio. Step 1 Self-review/evaluation (Evidence – based) The Process

6. Self Evaluation The various professional standards currently available i.e. Standard for Full Registration (SfR) Standard for Full Registration (SfR) Standard for Chartered Teacher Standard for Chartered Teacher Standard for Leadership (headship) Standard for Leadership (headship) The process is based onprofessional reflection The process is based on evidence-based professional reflection and self-evaluation. Should they wish, teachers may draw on a number of sources to guide and structure the reflection/self-evaluation process (Appendix 1(a) in handbook) Pathways to CPD software (Appendix 1(a) in handbook) (Appendix 1(b) in handbook) Paper based self-evaluation tool (Appendix 1(b) in handbook) Aberdeenshire Council

7. PDRS Appendix 1 Appendix 1

8. Meeting with the Line Manager To ensure the meeting with the line manager is focused and mutually beneficial it will be necessary for the teacher and his/her line manager to be able to draw on evidence. The teacher will inform his/her line manager of proposed development needs one week before the scheduled meeting. This will be done using the form that is appendix 2 in the handbook. (It is the teacher’s decision whether he/she shares the full self-evaluation). Aberdeenshire Council

9. PDRS Appendix 2 Appendix 2

10. Meeting with the Line Manager …continued The line manager will prepare for the meeting through identifying and drawing on a variety of sources of information to assist with the prioritisation and agreement of the teacher’s CPD needs including Teacher’s forward plans Teacher’s forward plans Developments arising from earlier CPD programmes/experiences Developments arising from earlier CPD programmes/experiences Developments arising from QA processes such as departmental and thematic Developments arising from QA processes such as departmental and thematic reviews, HMIe reports and officer QA visits. reviews, HMIe reports and officer QA visits. Aberdeenshire Council

11. Agreeing the CPD Programme The anticipated outcomes of the meeting Agreement of an indicative 3-year CPD Plan and a detailed Agreement of an indicative 3-year CPD Plan and a detailed Plan for the following year. Plan for the following year. Agreement on anticipated outcomes/impact (Appendix 3 in handbook) Agreement on anticipated outcomes/impact (Appendix 3 in handbook) Agreement on prioritisation. Agreement on prioritisation. Agreement on how the needs are to be met e.g. courses, Agreement on how the needs are to be met e.g. courses, private reading, mentoring etc. private reading, mentoring etc. Recording of agreed Plan in teacher’s CPD Profile (Part 1) and Recording of agreed Plan in teacher’s CPD Profile (Part 1) and signature by the teacher and her/his line manager. signature by the teacher and her/his line manager. Aberdeenshire Council

12. PDRS Appendix 3 http://www.wiredshire.org.uk/professional/s upport/cpd/default.asphttp://www.wiredshire.org.uk/professional/s upport/cpd/default.asp http://www.gtcs.org.uk/Home/home.asp Appendix 3

13. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting the Needs Following agreement with the teacher The line manager will pass the agreed plan to the CPD Coordinator. The line manager will pass the agreed plan to the CPD Coordinator. The teacher will be expected to initiate programmes/experiences The teacher will be expected to initiate programmes/experiences to meet some of the agreed needs e.g. through a private study to meet some of the agreed needs e.g. through a private study programme programme The CPD Coordinator will endeavor to incorporate other needs into The CPD Coordinator will endeavor to incorporate other needs into the school/network CPD programme (Subject to prioritisation and the school/network CPD programme (Subject to prioritisation and availability of resources). availability of resources).

14. Aberdeenshire Council Meeting the Needs …continued The CPD Coordinator will inform the Authority’s CPD Support Officer The CPD Coordinator will inform the Authority’s CPD Support Officer of needs that cannot be met at school/network level. of needs that cannot be met at school/network level. The CPD Support Officer will collate all such requests to inform the The CPD Support Officer will collate all such requests to inform the next year’s Authority CPD programme. next year’s Authority CPD programme. The teacher will be kept informed of the status of needs requiring to The teacher will be kept informed of the status of needs requiring to be met at school/network/authority levels. be met at school/network/authority levels.

15. Implementing the Plan Over the year the teacher will Address the agreed CPD Plan. Address the agreed CPD Plan. Record the actions taken using the CPD Record (Appendix 3, Record the actions taken using the CPD Record (Appendix 3, Part 2 in the handbook) Part 2 in the handbook) Assess the effectiveness of the agreed CPD programme in assisting Assess the effectiveness of the agreed CPD programme in assisting him/her meet the development needs. him/her meet the development needs. Assess the impact of the programme on classroom practice. Assess the impact of the programme on classroom practice. Prepare for the review meeting in 12 months. Prepare for the review meeting in 12 months. Aberdeenshire Council

16. PDRS Appendix 3 Appendix 3

17. Aberdeenshire Council Frequently Asked Questions Q: Will the major review meeting take place every year? A: No, the major review will take place every third year with shorter annual meetings for formative purposes and to make minor adjustments to the Plan. Q: At what point will teachers enter the new scheme? A: Teachers will enter the scheme at their current point in the former SD&R scheme. SD&R scheme. Q: Will the meetings usually be with my line manager? A: Yes, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

18. Frequently Asked Questions...continued Q: Can I expect all my CPD needs to met in a single year? A: No. You will be agreeing an indicative 3-year plan so your needs are likely to be addressed over a number of years. Restrictions may also arise due to prioritisation and availability of resources. Aberdeenshire Council Q: Must I share the outcome of the self-evaluation with my line manager? A: No. The self-evaluation process is personal but you are able to share the outcome of the process if you wish. However you must share the outcome of the process if you wish. However you must share your suggestions for CPD with your line manager one week share your suggestions for CPD with your line manager one week before you meet him/her. before you meet him/her.

19. Frequently Asked Questions...continued Aberdeenshire Council Q: Do these arrangements apply to probationary staff? A: No. Probationary staff are not part of the scheme and they will have a development programme agreed at the end of their induction year. development programme agreed at the end of their induction year. However there is a requirement for probationary teachers to fulfill the However there is a requirement for probationary teachers to fulfill the annual 35 hours of CPD. annual 35 hours of CPD. Q: When will the meeting with my line manager usually take place and will there be time for preparation? will there be time for preparation? A: Meetings can take place at any time of the year and at times that are convenient for the teacher and line manager. Preparation and meeting convenient for the teacher and line manager. Preparation and meeting time should normally be set against the 35 hours available for CPD time should normally be set against the 35 hours available for CPD activity. Professional reflection and discussion are valuable CPD activity. Professional reflection and discussion are valuable CPD activities activities

20. Frequently Asked Questions...continued Q: What happens if I cannot agree an annual CPD programme with my line manager? my line manager? A: There is an Arbitration Procedure that is detailed in Appendix 4 in the handbook. in the handbook. Q: Is the Aberdeenshire scheme of high quality? A: In our opinion, yes. It meets and indeed exceeds the national criteria set out in Professional Development and Review criteria set out in Professional Development and Review (GTCS / EIS / COSLA / Scottish Executive 2002) (GTCS / EIS / COSLA / Scottish Executive 2002) Aberdeenshire Council

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