Why has there been only limited sustained change towards the goal of all teachers being able to participate in high quality professional development throughout their careers?
We want to develop greater understanding of how to make sustained change happen in teacher professional development by looking at:
- the implementation of innovations and programmes in relation to policy and teacher entitlements;
- the mechanisms and processes within the school environment which underpin change.
We aim to:
- identify ‘mechanisms for change’ at policy levels and in school environments that influence implementation of professional development innovations;
- develop implementation guidance, informed by the identified mechanisms, to support change for sustained, embedded improvement in teachers’ professional development in England.
This study is funded by Wellcome (grant reference 224016/Z/21/Z).
Our project webpage, on the Sheffield Hallam University website, is here.