Supporting Teacher Learning Programme
About the programme
The course is aimed at those involved in the support of teaching professional learning at all stages of a teacher’s career including:
- student and probation mentors
- continuing professional development (CPD) coordinators
- professional review and development (PRD) reviewers
- school leaders
- local authority officers with responsibility for CPD and/or probationer and leadership development
It recognises a widening conception that the role of the teacher includes not only a central role in supporting pupil learning, but also recognises the important role that teachers can play in supporting each other’s learning. Previously, it was assumed that by virtue of knowing how to teach children teachers had also been equipped to support their colleagues’ learning. However, there is growing recognition (Donaldson, 2011; Kennedy et al., 2008) that this important role requires additional specific knowledge, understanding and skills, which form the basis of this Postgraduate Certificate.
The course can also be taken as three modules within a wider Masters programme or the Doctorate of Education (EdD).
- How Teachers Learn
- Contemporary Contexts for Teacher Learning and Teachers’ Work
- Supporting Professional Learning in the Workplace
These modules build through to a coherent set of learnings around supporting professional learning.
Structure of the PG Cert and the productive relationships between modules
Contact
Professor Kate Wall
University of Strathclyde
School of Education
0141 444 8067
@kate_wall98
#StrathSTL
