Believers, Seekers and Sceptics

With talk of a 'new professionalism' and increasing interest into what and whom continuing professional development is for, the Wellcome Trust has commissioned an extensive survey to find out what teachers think about continuing professional development (CPD).

'Believers, Seekers and Sceptics: What teachers think about continuing professional development' is a report that identifies the differing attitudes among teachers from primary, secondary and further education in England to CPD, and explores their experience of training.

Briefing report

A six-page briefing report of the research, produced by the Wellcome Trust can be browsed online through links below or downloaded as a PDF.

• Introduction
• Context
• Findings 1: Attitudes to CPD
• Findings 2: Experience of CPD
• Findings 3: Views of CPD
• Findings 4: Obstacles to CPD
• Findings 5: CPD for science
• Findings 6: In-service training
• Key findings
• The survey

'Believers, Seekers and Sceptics: What teachers think about continuing professional development': Briefing report [PDF 320KB]

Hard copies can be ordered, free of charge, by emailing education@wellcome.ac.uk.

Technical report

The full technical report of the research, produced by Edcoms/ICM, is also available free of charge by emailing education@wellcome.ac.uk.

Feedback

Please email your comments on any of the points raised by these publications to education@wellcome.ac.uk.