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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Support Staff

Finance

Improving Teaching & Learning/Leadership & Management

What can I do?

Join union/professional association

Start a CPD Portfolio

Access Levels 2 Literacy & Numeracy & ICT

Develop skills in ICT

Access relevant pages on TDA website

Investigate CPD opportunities through school, LA, HGfL and beyond

Use Performance Management discussions to identify future career progression above

How could my school support me?

See all Support Staff

How can I work with other schools?

Liaise with colleagues in other schools

Attend local Bursar Network Meetings if appropriate

How will I use LA support?

Best practice sessions for secondary school finance staff

Financial Services training

Internal Audit courses

NVQ programme levels 3 and 4

What opportunities are there through national/regional programmes?

Business Administration NVQ Level 4

NCSL Bursar programme + CSBM

Online resources through NCSL website

Financial Management Standards for schools via DFES teachernet website


KEY:

AST: Advanced Skills Teacher
CPD: Continuing Professional Development
ELC Eastern Leadership Centre
ET: Excellent Teacher
GTC: General Teaching Council
GTP : Graduate Teacher Programme
HASSH: Hertfordshire Association of Secondary Heads
HGfL: Hertfordshire Grid for Learning
HIP: Headteachers’ Induction Programme
HoD: Head of Department
INCO: Inclusion Coordinator
L&M: Leadership & Management
LPSH: Leadership Programme for Serving Headteachers
NCSL: National College for School Leaders
NPQH: National Professional Qualification for Headship
NPQICL: National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership
NQ : Newly Qualified Teacher
OTT: Overseas Trained Teachers
PHF: Primary Heads Forum
PNS: Primary National Strategy
QTS: Qualified Teacher Status
SENCO: Special Educational Needs Coordinator
SHF: Special School Heads Forum
SLT: Senior Leadership Team
TDA: Training & Development Agency
T&L: Teaching & Learning
TIPD: Teachers International Professional Development