Effective School Management

Developing staff
Fortunately the era is passing when it was assumed that a person equipped
with a university degree or a teaching certificate or diploma was equipped
for lifelong service as a teacher. Yet appraisal and development procedures,
standard practice in most walks of life now, are still not fully understood and
are sometimes treated with suspicion in parts of the educational profession.
With appraisal now compulsory in maintained schools (through performance
management policies), staff development should become gradually more
systematic and effective.The NCSL is developing standards for continuous
professional development (CPD).