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1. Effective professional development starts with the end in mind.

2. Effective professional development challenges thinking as part of changing

practice.

3. Effective professional development is based on the assessment of individual

and school needs.

4. Effective professional development involves connecting work-based learning

and external expertise.

5. Effective professional learning opportunities are varied, rich and sustainable.

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6. Effective professional development uses action research and enquiry as key

tools.

7. Effective professional development is strongly enhanced through

collaborative learning and joint practice

development.

8. Effective professional development is enhanced by creating professional

learning communities within and between schools.

9. Effective professional development requires leadership to create the

necessary conditions

Louise Stoll, Alma Harris and Graham Handscomb, 2012

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1. Talk with pupils about their learning, listen carefully, and involve them

2. Be open to new learning and challenge and don’t give up

3. Use a range of strategies flexibly to meet pupils’ needs

4. Develop pupils’ thinking and learning skills

5. Don’t underestimate what pupils already know and can do

6. Build in time for assessment for learning (AfL) and scaffold it

7. Develop a common language to talk to colleagues about pedagogy

Nielson et al, 2015

Key messages about what makes great pedagogy