How to develop primary subject leaders' subject knowledge

Boosting staff subject expertise is a win-win way to invigorate the curriculum and strengthen your school’s teaching provision. Sallie Stanton, chief education officer at Advantage Schools Trust, shares the practical steps a primary school took to build teacher and leader knowledge, from working with subject associations to allowing teachers to specialise.

Last reviewed on 5 February 2025
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Contents
  1. Watch our on-demand talk 
  2. Resources for this talk
  3. Sallie's recommended further reading and resources
  4. Meet our speaker

Watch our on-demand talk 

This video offers 'bite-sized' CPD for teachers, with accompanying handouts/resources.

It represents the speaker's role and approach (and where relevant, their school/trust's approach) at the time it was recorded, but still serves as both a source of inspiration and practical tips for you to use in practice.

Please note: any commercial providers, products or resources mentioned in this talk, and relevant links here, are on the speaker's own recommendation and should not be considered an endorsement by The Key.

Resources for this talk

How to develop primary subject leaders' subject knowledge: key points PDF, 181.7 KB
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How to develop primary subject leaders' subject knowledge: note-taking template DOCX, 67.5 KB
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Sallie's recommended further reading and resources

Meet our speaker

Sallie Stanton is the chief education officer for Advantage Schools Trust, overseeing