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Identifying staff CPD needs
- Differentiation: audit tools and resources Download our audit to invite teachers to reflect on their use of differentiation in areas such as questioning, resources and tasks set. See if these examples of differentiation strategies could work for you.
- Headteachers' Standards 2020: self-assessment tool Use our template to check your performance against the Headteachers' Standards 2020, and highlight areas for improvement.
- ICT and computing skills audits for school staff You can identify staff CPD needs with examples of skills audits in using ICT and teaching the computing curriculum. These cover using mobile devices, using the internet, and embedding ICT in teaching and learning.
- Literacy teaching: skills audit for staff See examples of literacy skills audits, and get expert advice on auditing staff members’ GPS skills.
- Mastery and greater depth teaching: staff questionnaire Use our sample questionnaire to assess staff confidence in mastery and greater depth teaching.
- Maths skills audits for staff Find examples of audits you can use in your school.
- Middle leaders' skills audit UpdatedGo beyond the minimum expectations of the Teachers' Standards and assess yourself against the skills you'll need to progress in your role as a phase, department or subject lead.
- Skills audit for science teaching (primary) Download and adapt our questions to help you audit subject knowledge among your science teachers.
- Special educational needs (SEN) practitioner: skills audit Are there examples of skills audit for SEN practitioners? We look at self-evaluation checklists for special educational needs (SEN) practitioners produced by the Inclusion Development Programme, and link to inclusive lesson and SENCO skills audits.
- Support staff: skills audit Are there resources for a skills audit for support staff? This article includes two KeyDoc skills audits for support staff, which are based on advice from our associate experts. We also relay advice on monitoring staff productivity, and link to skills audit resources from local authorities.
- Teachers' skills audit UpdatedUse our audit to assess your teachers' professional development needs against the Teachers' Standards, so you can plan for the next appraisal period. The audit is up-to-date with the latest Ofsted inspection framework and current thinking around teaching and learning best practice.
- Teaching assistant (TA): skills audit Use our skills audit to help your teaching assistants (TAs) - including those supporting pupils with special educational needs (SEN) - identify their strengths and make plans to nurture their skills.