Developing a CPD Portfolio

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Developing a CPD Portfolio
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The Professional Development Portfolio

• The maintenance of a CPD Portfolio is good
  practice for all teachers regardless of their
  experience or aspirations. It can offer a
  systematic method for recording professional
  analysis and development throughout a teachers
  career.
• SEED Professional
  Review and Development 2002
• The maintenance of a professional development
  portfolio is now a requirement for meeting the
  Standard for Full Registration, the Standard for
  Chartered Teacher and the Standard for Headship.
  It is also a requirement for entry into the
  Chartered Teacher programme. It can be used to
  record goals, growth and achievement. More
  importantly it can be used to record or log
  reflections on development activities and assess
  the impact of such activities on your day- to-day
  practice.

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The Professional Development Portfolio

• The CPD portfolio could be used to-
• present an analysis of professional development
• present illustrations of current skills and
  abilities
• provide additional support in preparing for
  professional review
• provide a basis for discussion with key
  colleagues
• plan future professional development
• self-evaluate professional competence
• assist in recording activities which might lead
  to accreditation
• In reflecting on the impact of development
  experiences teachers may record the following-
• developments in attitude
• developments in behaviour
• increase in knowledge
• increase in skills
• impact on practice
• SEED Professional Review and Development 2002

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The Professional Development Portfolio

• The contents of a CPD portfolio will vary but
  might include-
• personal details
• qualifications
• employment history
• job descriptions of current and previous posts
• CPD profile
• an analysis of professional experiences
• self-evaluation of professional competence
• reflective commentaries on CPD activities
  undertaken
• information relating to preparation for national
  standards
• personal development plan
• certificates
• CV
• SEED Professional Review and Development 2002

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The Professional Development Portfolio

• In addition it might also include-
• examples of student work
• audio/video/digital recordings of work
• records of observation/shadowing
• minutes of meetings
• schemes of work
• forward plans
• reports/reflections on personal reading

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The Professional Development Portfolio

• A CPD Portfolio is the personal property of
  individual teachers and can
• be organised in any way. It is basically a log
  or diary of continuing
• professional development including reflections
  and reports of changes
• in practice which occur.
• Possible Starting Points
• an empty folder!
• self-evaluation
• professional review
• CPD plan
• You may wish to download the City of Edinburgh
  Council Professional
• Development Folio. This contains useful
  information and resources and
• includes material for self-evaluation.
• Http//egfl.net Staff Development CPD
  Resources Professional Development Folio

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Professional Review and Development

• All teachers must undertake an annual
  Professional Review with their line
• manager. During this meeting a CPD plan should be
  agreed which should
• indicate development objectives and activities.
  All development opportunities
• should be recorded in the CPD record, including
  those arising during the course
• of a year which were not included in the
  originally agreed CPD plan.
• The CPD plan and record make up the CPD Profile
  which must be maintained
• for the current year and two previous years. This
  profile may form the basis of
• your portfolio.

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Professional Development Activities

• Professional Development Materials
• This page contains a number of files which you
  are free to download.
• They may be useful in supporting development
  activities.
• Reflection on a CPD Activity
• Learning from Each Other - sharing experience
  through shadowing and observation
• Shadowing Record
• Observation Record

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The Professional Development Portfolio

• Professional Development Materials
• This page contains a number of files which you
  are free to download.
• They may be useful in supporting development
  activities.
• Reflection on a CPD Activity
• Learning from Each Other - sharing experience
  through shadowing and observation
• Shadowing Record
• Observation Record

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Some useful websites

• The Standard for Full Registration
• http//www.gtcs.org.uk/probation.aspx?MenuItemID7
  1IDselection3
• The Standard for Chartered Teacher
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/sfct
  -00.asp
• Chartered Teacher Frequently Asked Questions
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/ctfa
  qs-00.asp
• The Standard for Headship
• http//www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/sqhm
  p-00.asp
• Professional Review and Development 2002
• www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/prd-00.asp
• Professional Review and Development Frquently
  Asked Questions
• www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/prdfaq-00.a
  sp
• Continuing Professional Development

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Some useful websites

• The General Teaching Council for Scotland
  Teaching in Scotland
• www.gtcs.org.uk
  www.teachinginscotland.com
• Educational Leaders Learning and Teaching
  Scotland
• www.scotland.gov.uk/library5/education/cpd_leaders
  .pdf www.ltscotland.com
• http//www.psu.edu/celt/portfolio.html
• http//crede.ucsc.edu/tools/professional/pdp/pdp.h
  tml
• http//schools.northyorks.gov.uk/training/portfoli
  o/portfolioindex.html
• An number of interesting articles can be found in
  the Journal of In-Service Education
• which can be accessed and downloaded freely.
• http//www.triangle.co.uk/bji and click in
  Journal Contents
• Useful self-evaluation documents-
• How good is our school ? http//www.hmie.gov
  .uk/documents/publication/HGIOS.pdf
• The Child at the Centre
  http//www.scotland.gov.uk/library2/doc11/cac.pdf