Professional Development
We are deeply committed to ensuring that every member of staff has access to regular professional development in order to continually refine their practice through high-quality, evidence-informed learning. This commitment underpins our ambition to deliver exceptional teaching and outcomes for all students.
Our approach is carefully structured to align with our school improvement priorities, individual career stages and is rooted in the latest educational research. Staff engage in a coherent programme of professional development which encourages teachers to reflect, practise, and embed new strategies, ensuring that professional learning translates directly into improved classroom practice.
We foster a culture of openness and professional trust, where teachers feel confident to innovate, observe one another, and engage in meaningful dialogue about teaching and learning. This sustained and strategic focus on professional growth reflects the highest expectations associated with exceptional practice, ensuring that teaching remains consistently strong, responsive, and impactful across the school.
St Mark’s Classroom CPD Capsules
A Classroom CPD Capsule is a short, focused piece of professional learning that shares practical, evidence-informed pedagogical approaches to improve classroom practice, designed to be quick to engage with and easy to apply.

Links to Videos
Quality First Teaching
Rosenshine's Principles of Instructions
Scaffolding
Retrieval
Teaching to the Top
Anti-Racism in the Classroom
Explanations and Modelling
Oracy
Modelling
Effective Collaborative Learning
Behaviour for Learning
Using LSAs Effectively
Assessment for Learning











