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Introducing the GTC Networks.
Good teaching needs good networks and good networks need good teachers.
The GTC Networks provide support by linking teachers nationally and putting them in touch with the latest research and evidence. They let teachers have a voice at national debates on changes to education.
Commitment, resilience and effectiveness
Connect has commissioned Professor Christopher Day of the University of Nottingham to write about the importance of context for CPD leadership.
The article provides an insight into teachers’ work and lives and the implications of these for CPD leadership. Or to put it another way: "every teacher matters".
The research highlights the important associations between teachers’ commitment and resilience and a positive sense of professional identity, job satisfaction and effectiveness.
Six professional life stages of a teacher’s career have been identified. These are mediated by the ways in which teachers are able to manage and be supported in managing different ‘scenarios’ in which they live and work and by their needs and concerns.
It follows that school leaders need to:
- be aware of these ‘scenarios’ and ‘phases’ if they are to plan for CPD that is relevant and effective
- present a range of learning and development opportunities for CPD
- create CPD arrangements that target both instrumental needs and those designed to support teachers’ commitment and resilience.
Research shows that teachers do not necessarily become more effective with age and experience, and the scenarios they experience vary in kind and complexity during their working lives.
Leadership, by headteachers and other colleagues, is therefore key in building and supporting teachers’ capacities for effectiveness. It has important positive or negative effects on teachers’ motivation and commitment trajectories in each phase of their professional lives.
Commitment, resilience and effectiveness: the importance of context for CPD leadership (PDF, 115KB)
After reading the article:
- let us know what you think about the research findings
- tell us about your CPD strategy in relation to these findings.
connect@gtce.org.uk.
