Session Information
01 SES 11 A, Teacher Professional Learning and Development in Europe (Part 2)
Symposium continued from 01 SES 09 A, to be continued in 01 SES 12 A
Contribution
Teacher professional learning has been a major element in Scottish education policy as part of efforts to bring about system-wide improvement in learner outcomes. Initially, professional development was a tool for the implementation of wide ranging top-down reforms to the curriculum and school management. However, in the ‘Empowerment Agenda’ policy reform programme to create a school and teacher-led system, schools are to develop approaches to the curriculum and learning to address the needs of all learners in their school. Career-long professional learning (CLPL) is a means of mobilising the profession to address an enduring poverty-related attainment gap. This paper will discuss briefly key milestones in the development of CLPL, the use of practice-based learning, modelling professional learning, professional standards and re-accreditation. Significant investment has been made to engage teachers in CLPL, where CLPL sits at the centre of teacher professionalism. However, as Scottish education faces unrest and funding issues, there are questions about the sustaining the profession-wide engagement in CLPL. The paper raises issues regarding collaborative learning, teacher agency and the impact of professional learning on school improvement.
References
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