Professional Development

Accepting Males into Teaching Course. Why should we continue to accept men into our teacher education programme when they have difficulty fitting in and so

The Professional Growth Cycle PGC is the new requirement for registered teachers. The Teaching Council have acknowledged that it will continue to be developed and improve over time. Contents What does the Professional Growth Cycle (PGC) mean for ECE services? […]

Becoming a Certificated Teacher. The Teaching Council guidelines are clear and it’s easy – and no cost – to set up your own folder and follow the process. The article below explains how.  We also discuss mentoring and how to […]

Advocate for Children and Early Childhood Education and Care. “If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances”  –  author Julia Sorel We are more likely to benefit children and keep growing as people […]

Studying for a higher qualification. By Melanie Wong. How many times have you thought you really would like to do something more than what you are doing – but people mock your ambition or it just seems too hard to […]

Travel in Teachers’ Professional Development. By Kathy Goouch and Hazel Bryan. There has been increasing interest shown by those concerned with young children’s learning in international policy and practice. By travelling ourselves, we sought to understand the imperative for practitioners […]

New Teacher Support Needs. By Helen Aitken.   This paper reports on research on new teacher support needs. It examined the experiences of a group of eight newly qualified teachers in the 18 months following the completion of their initial […]