A range of opportunities exists for teachers to become
involved in International Professional Development.
The Department for
Education Teachernet website
provides a comprehensive list and details of these
programmes.
The national agencies that
organise Teachers'
International Professional Development (TIPD) offer
programmes of study visits and other international
opportunities. Teachers interested should visit their
websites:
The TIPD scheme also provides local authorities with the
opportunity to organise study visits for teachers to help with
school improvement.
We have organised a number of study visits for teachers,
including the following places and topics:
- October 2004 Poland - Lead Teachers investigating Teaching and
Learning strategies
- April 2004 Copenhagen, Denmark - ASTs investigating effective
Teaching and Learning strategies
- February 2004 Athens, Greece – Early Years Education
- February 2004 Connecticut, USA - CPD Leaders and ASTs
investigating NQT Induction and Continuing Professional
Development
- February 2003 Melbourne, Australia – Effective use of ICT
within the curriculum
- February 2002 Montreal, Canada – Citizenship and Heritage
- February 2002 Toronto, Canada – Citizenship and Heritage
- February 2002 Melbourne, Australia - Gifted and Talented
Pupils
- February 2001 South Africa - Culture and Creativity
