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Issue 9.3
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Issue 9. 3
Distributed professional development in schools
- Description:
- Peter Taylor is guest editor for this edition of PDT which has a particular focus on the development of bursars and support staff. In this introduction he explores the concept of Distributed Professional Development which underpins all the articles in this issue.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
From bursar to school business manager: the development chal
- Description:
- Liz Wood outlines the initial development of the NCSL Certificate and Diploma of School Business Management programmes; she also offers a comprehensive overview of her research in this field.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
School business managers: the emergence of a new profession?
- Description:
- Joy Coulbeck discusses whether or not the current bursar development programmes of the National College of School Leadership, and the BA (Honours) in School Business management, are giving rise to a new profession.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
Inspired to achieve?
- Description:
- Liz Forward describes her ‘learning journey’ as she moved from being a school administrative officer to business manager as result of her professional development experience.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
A journey of professional learning
- Description:
- Angela Stansfield describes the process of change she experienced in moving from her existing roles as an accountant to that of school business manager and her experience of the Certificate and Diploma of School Business Management.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING REVOLUTION
- Description:
- What are the main features of effective professional learning? Graham Handscomb gives a concise guide for professional development coordinators.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
Case study writing – a vehicle for professional development
- Description:
- This article describes how writing case studies prompted a group of busy teachers to reflect on and bring about changes in their own practice. Janet Dyson, Andy Gray, Anthony Maloney, Debbie Rider and Lisa Rowley show that this experience increased their confidence, had a positive impact on their students and colleagues, and was a powerful form of professional learning.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
Teachers taking a lead in developing formative assessment
- Description:
- A cascade model of whole school professional development – Jane Jones offers a case study of professional development for teachers that puts the teacher as researcher at the heart of change in the classroom.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
The Bursar Development Programme – making a difference
- Description:
- Trevor Summerson, as the programme leader of the Bursar Development Programme for the NCSL, gives us an overview of the programme and its impact on the development and performance of school business managers.
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
Managing the Business of Schools
- Description:
- Book preview – by Iris Keating and Ray Moorcroft of Manchester Metropolitan University
- Submitted On:
- 01/01/1970
