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February 2, 2022 45 mins

In our latest episode of Governing Chatters, Steve Edmonds discusses staff development with Mandy Coalter, Founder of Talent Architects and Gareth Alcott, Director of Strategic partnerships at the National College of Education. In a thoughtful discussion, Steve, Mandy and Gareth explore the key points in establishing a culture of CPD within a school or Trust, how to make the most of the CPD budget and how the culture of CPD should fit into a wider talent management strategy. They also look at how you can use the appraisal as a force for good and the vital role of collaboration and peer learning.

If you would like to find out more about our speakers, you can follow them on Twitter:

@NGASteveE

@MandyCoalter

@GalcottGareth

Further reading

If you want to read more about some of the topics we discussed in the podcast, you can find more below:

Talent Architects; how to make your school a great place to work by Mandy Coalter https://www.talentarchitects.org.uk/book/

Inside-out and Downside-up, Steve Munby & Michael Fullan

Amazon link to Collaborative Professionalism Book, Andy Hargreaves and Michael T. Connor

Developing Great Teaching, TDT

Executive leader appraisal a guide for governing boards appraising headteachers and CEOs, NGA

CEO template job description, Forum Strategy and NGA

Whitepaper: The Apprenticeship Levy and Schools, NCE

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