Certificate in Strategic CPD Leadership

(Formerly Development of Teaching Practice Award)

Who is it for? School leaders, trust leaders (including headteachers, deputy/assistant headteachers, executive headteachers, CPD leads and other roles leading CPD within or across schools).

Deepen and extend your knowledge of effective professional development practice and learn how you can strategically embed evidence-informed approaches to teacher professional development in your context. Feel confident that your CPD provision supports school development and is effective in empowering teachers to deliver high-quality teaching that improves outcomes for their students.

What you’ll learn

This certified CPD unit will guide you through the process of reviewing your existing CPD provision. You’ll undertake a rigorous evaluation of professional development in your setting, examining your it through a range of lenses, including:

Understanding staff CPD needs
Approaches to developing internal expertise
Use of external expertise, research and evidence
Opportunities to maximise time for CPD
Evaluating the impact of CPD

You will engage with key education research to build your understanding of the evidence-base, using this alongside the findings of your evaluation to inform strategic development activity with the goal of strengthening and refining your CPD provision.

This is an assessed unit, requiring you to submit a CPD review portfolio incorporating two written reflections, an action plan and a short recorded video presentation. The assessment has been designed to support school development in a meaningful way, with the option to focus on developing an aspect of professional development that you think will make a difference for your context. Successful completion of the assessment provides 20 credits towards Chartered Teacher (Leadership) Status. Detailed assessment guidance, supporting tools and templates are provided.

Recognition of Prior Certified Learning

We offer Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning (RPCL) on this unit. Check which qualifications we accept and how to apply.

Course time / length

3-6 months, self-paced, online

Enrolment fee

£179

The CPD review provided a timely catalyst for the evaluation of the CPLD offer at our school and became a collective endeavour with my senior team. It gave me and my team the impetus we needed to make significant changes. The assignment also gave me the time and permission to celebrate our achievements too.

Headteacher and previous course participant