This book is a compendium of 239 easily accessible ideas and theories for professional development, each roughly 60 seconds.
Teaching is tough, yet its rewards are huge. Every teacher wants to carryon getting better and better at what they do, but when you have so muchon your plate already and only so many hours in the day, how can you findtime for professional development That’s where 60-Second CPD comes in. This book is a compendium of 239easily accessible ideas and theories for professional development, eachdigestible in roughly 60 seconds. It’s a book that every teacher and leader,in every primary and secondary school, can return to again and again asthe year moves on and their career progresses.Hanna Beech and Ross Morrison McGill have distilled the million and oneideas out there into one practical, concise and inspiration-packed bookdesigned to build knowledge, provide opportunities for deep thought andreflection, and facilitate the sharing of ideas among colleagues and teams.
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| Introduction |
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3 Engaging parents and carers |
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4 Equality, equity and inclusion |
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8 Mental health and wellbeing |
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9 Rapport and relationships |
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Hanna Beech is a deputy headteacher at a recently opened primary school in Kent, where she leads on embedding effective teaching and learning and building the school curriculum. Before becoming a senior leader, she was a KS2 phase leader at a large primary school. A keen writer and passionate educator, Hanna has contributed articles to Teacher Toolkit, Kent Teach and Tes. She lives near the coast with her husband, two sons and two dogs. @ BeechHanna
Ross Morrison McGill, also known as @TeacherToolkit, is the founder of one of the most popular education websites in the world, teachertoolkit.co.uk. He was nominated for The Sunday Times' 500 Most Influential People in Britain 2015 and remains the only classroom teacher to have featured to this day. A former deputy headteacher, Ross now works with pupils, teachers and school leaders across the world, supporting teaching and learning, workload and mental health.
