Teachers are happier and more likely to stay when they can access high quality CPD. Yet despite significant financial pressures, more can and should be done to ensure investment has impact – in England alone, a substantial share of the roughly £1 billion spent annually on CPD goes towards low-impact provision (TDT, 2025).
Drawing on findings from the 2025 Teacher Development Trust report on CPD, this webinar will explore how school and trust leaders can take a strategic, evidence-informed approach to professional development. School and Trust leaders will themselves share practical strategies, including:
- prioritising high-impact CPD that is aligned with school improvement priorities,
- making effective use of funding streams such as the apprenticeship levy, and
- ensuring all staff have access to high-quality development that makes a meaningful difference in the classroom.
The webinar will offer insights into maximising the impact of finite resources while creating the conditions for staff and students to thrive.
We will be joined by:
- Dr Grace Healy, Director of Education, Chartered College of Teaching
- Andrea Bean, Managing Director, TDT
- Nicola Hickton, Director of Chiltern Teaching School
- Jo Lindon, Director of Professional and Career Development, Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust
- Angela Rodda, Director of Teaching School Hub, GLF Schools
- Jonny Goggs, Associate Director Partnerships, Chartered College of Teaching
Speakers:
Dr Grace Healy is Director of Education at the Chartered College of Teaching. Prior to this role, Grace was a geography teacher and also held leadership positions in schools and across multi-academy trusts, most recently as Education Director (Secondary) for a large trust. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. She currently serves as a Trustee of Oasis Community Learning, Chair of BERA’s British Curriculum Forum Steering Group, and Associate Editor of The Curriculum Journal. Her current projects, include an Agile Initiative (NERC-funded) project on Net Zero Education.
Andrea Bean is the current Managing director at the Teacher Development Trust. As Head of Research and Evaluation she authored several TDT reports, including Teacher Development: The CPD Landscape 2025 and What is Didagogy? Exploring the Discipline of Teaching Teachers. She joined TDT nearly four years ago. During this time, she has also led NPQ facilitation recruitment, training and quality assurance, as well as the design and delivery of both NPQs and TDT’s CPD programmes. Before this, Andrea spent 16 years in primary education, including 10 years in senior leadership roles, culminating in headship. She brings a strong understanding of educational leadership, combining practical experience with current research to support school improvement. She is currently completing a Master’s in Educational Leadership, focusing her dissertation on the wellbeing of primary headteachers in England.
Jo Lindon joined Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust after 12 years of primary headship across two different primary schools and experience as an LLE and Leadership Partner. Jo is Director of Professional and Career Development at Emmaus CAT, leading their Institute of Professional Learning for PD and ITT. Coming to the end of her third year in this role, Emmaus has grown from 7 schools to 36 schools in that time. Jo engages with a collaborative of schools; the lab school network affiliated with the University of Greater Manchester, using action research to inform practice. This supports the work she does to lead professional learning across Emmaus.
Nicola Hickton is the director of Chiltern Teaching School and she currently oversees projects, bids, deployments, CPD, RISE, the Behaviour and Attendance Hub, NPQs and apprenticeships. Prior to this she was Director of Standards for English across Chiltern Learning Trust, supporting, leading and developing English provision from curriculum design to effective intervention. As a former Assistant Headteacher for Teaching and Learning, Nicola led in teaching pedagogy, classroom practice, assessment, feedback and communication. Nicola’s aim is to ensure that educators at all levels have the support needed to secure outstanding student outcomes for all.
Angela Rodda is passionate about teacher development, from initial teacher training and early career development to leadership training. She is keen to work with schools on building effective, high-quality CPD pathways into their professional development programmes for all teachers at all stages of their careers. Angela leads on Apprenticeships and is part of the CPD and People Leadership team at GLF. GLF is a large Trust of 43 schools across Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex and the London Boroughs of Wandsworth and Croydon. We have 8 secondary schools and 35 primary settings but are united by the desire to deliver excellent educational outcomes. We work together, sharing experience, resources, and support. Collaboration has always been, and will continue to be, at the heart of GLF’s and GLF TSH’s culture.
Angela trained as a secondary drama teacher and moved into a senior leadership role at a large secondary school as part of The Saffron Academy Trust. She has also been the Director of a Teaching School, Deputy Director of the Saffron Teaching School Hub, and Deputy Director for a secondary and primary SCITT, leading the development of the new ITT curriculum reforms. Angela worked for the Department for Education as an Initial Teacher Training DFE Associate, supporting other teacher training organisations with their readiness to deliver the new ITT reforms. Angela is an experienced NPQ facilitator and ILM-qualified coach. Her current role as GLF TSH Director gives her a unique opportunity to see colleagues from ITT and ECT through to GLF TSH’s leadership programmes across the West Sussex region. She is always impressed by the dedication and talent of the leaders she has trained.
As Director of the GLF Teaching School Hub, Angela is proud to work collaboratively with local schools and other organisations to ensure our teachers and leaders are well- trained and supported throughout their careers. “Our schools are stronger by working together.
