Unleashing Great Teaching ― The Secrets to the Most Effective Teacher Development

It’s within the power of each and every school to unleash the best in teachers, day by day, month by month, year by year.

This practical handbook takes the guesswork out of professional learning, showing school leaders how they can build a self-improving culture and remove barriers to learning. Clay and Weston set out their advice for how every school can bring in the best ideas from the whole system, and make sure that these have a lasting effect in the classroom. Packed full of examples, easy-to-use ideas and checklists, Unleashing Great Teaching brings together a vast body of experience gained by the Teacher Development Trust (UK), and shows how other schools can learn from these insights. From fostering a culture of evaluating impact, to establishing good relationships, communication and a developmental culture, this book takes each and every aspect of the school system and reassesses its role as a driver of teacher and student success.

An invaluable resource for leaders at any level within the schooling system, Unleashing Great Teaching will open doors and inspire leaders, teachers, students and communities to learn about learning.

David Weston is the founder and Chief Executive of the Teacher Development Trust, the national charity for effective professional development in schools and colleges.

In March 2015 he was appointed by the Department for Education as Chair of the Teachers’ Professional Development Expert Group. He has written extensively in the TES, Guardian, SecEd. He has had a number of radio and TV appearances speaking about teaching, teacher development and LGBT issues, including a TEDx talk in the USA. He tweets as @informed_edu and has 23,000 followers.

Bridget Clay leads the Teacher Development Trust Network and the support for schools at the Teacher Development Trust, the national charity for CPD.