Q6: How often do you engage in the following CPD activities?
Professional qualification programmes (Masters, Leadership, etc):
Courses/Workshops/Conferences:
Professional networks (e.g. HoPE meetings):
Joint teaching:
Informal peer observations:
Collegial discussions/conversations:
Reflection upon practice:
Personal research/reading:
School INSET:
Q7: In your view, to what extent has engagement in the following CPD activities impacted on your practice?
Please think carefully about each CPD activity separately and provide an answer only for those CPD activities you engaged in over the last two years (otherwise please leave blank).
Q8: Please reflect on the extent to which your participation in a range of CPD activities has an impact on the participation, learning and progress of your pupils.
I believe that opportunities to participate in formal CPD (e.g., courses, workshops) is an important tool to improve pupils' learning experiences in PE:
I believe that opportunities to participate in school-based CPD (e.g., inset) is an important tool to improve pupils' learning experiences in PE:
I believe that opportunities to participate in informal CPD (e.g., discussions, peer observations) is an important tool to improve pupils' learning experiences in PE:
Schools are increasingly required to offer teachers with professional development opportunities in-house. We would like to see you views on the extent to which the existing school-based provision at your school is effective.
Q9: Please mark on the scale the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements:
In my school, professional development is seen as an essential tool for the development of both individual teachers and the school:
Existing school-based CPD opportunities in place in my school are interesting and stimulating:
The content of the existing school-based CPD opportunities in my school addresses pressing questions I have about teaching and learning:
A culture of trust and respect exists for trying new ideas and taking risks in practice:
Overall, the right support is in place to ensure that my own professional learning needs are met:
The following items are related to your motivation to participate in CPD activities. Please mark on the scale the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statements.
Q10: Why do you engage in CPD?
Because I enjoy it:
Because it makes me feel good about myself:
There are many reasons to participate in CPD but personally I do not see any:
Because I have to as part of my job:
Because I think it is interesting:
Because I believe it is important for me:
I do it but I am not sure it is worth it:
Because it benefits my teaching practice:
Q11: What can your school do to support your professional development in more effective ways?
Q12: What can the Government do to support teachers in their professional development?