Teacher Development Trust

TDT's Didagogy Podcast

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The podcast that brings you the latest in research and practice in teacher professional development. The Teacher Development Trust is a charity, based in the UK, dedicated to promoting the effective professional development of teachers and school leaders. We are driven by our values - smart, heart, and humble: We are Smart - our work is deeply rooted in evidence. We want to know what works and seek out the best minds to shape everything we produce. We have Heart - Teaching and learning is about people and connection, and it must tie back to the expert, empowered teacher at the front of the cla...

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What does the new Ofsted Inspection Framework mean for your CPD? 30.11.2025 40:15

In this episode we invite you to listen in to a discussion at Team TDT about the impact of Ofsted's inspection of professional learning and expertise in their latest framework. What are Ofsted looking for? What are the pitfalls? And how can schools avoid them? Join your host, Gareth Conyard, along with Bethan Hindley, Faye Lawlor, and Andrea Bean to hear our thoughts on these issues, and go to www...

Evaluating Teacher CPD 15.10.2025 22:09

Evaluation is an important part of any professional development programme - it helps you know that what you wanted to achieve is actually happening. But it can feel hard to find the time to do it well, and there are lots of complicated approaches and bits of advice out there. In this episode we'll go back to basics, asking our expert guests what evaluation is, why it matters, how you do it well, w...

What is Didagogy? 24.09.2025 29:20

In this episode we explore a new report by the Teacher Development Trust on what is unique about the teaching of teachers. An expert group has been considering this issue and is proposing a new word - didagogy - to describe the teaching of teachers. But what is didagogy? What is the problem it is trying to solve, what are the issues with creating a new term, and what might the tangible impact in t...