Our approach combines three strands of research, with a fourth strand of stakeholder engagement and dissemination:
Strand 1: Systematic evidence review of the national and international literature to identify what is known about school environment mechanisms that have led to sustained change in CPD.
Strand 2: STEM CPD Policy analysis of professional development for teachers of STEM subjects to identify policy and entitlement mechanisms.
Strand 3: Embedding change in professional development, focusing on current practice in England, through mixed methods of survey and case studies, we will test, refine and illustrate the model of school environment and policy mechanisms.
Strand 4. Stakeholder engagement and dissemination to ensure impact, accessibility and usefulness of our findings at school and policy level.
