Pedagogy and Practice:Teaching and Learning inSecondary Schools
This guide is for all secondary school leaders and teachers as they seek to improveteaching and learning both within their own institutions and in collaboration withcolleagues in other schools. It provides information about thePedagogy andpracticestudy guides, looks at ways that schools may use them to support theirown plans for improvement and how teachers may use them to further their ownprofessional development.This booklet is divided into five sections.•The first section outlines the central importance of teaching and learning towhole-school improvement.•The second section provides an overview of thePedagogy and practicestudyunits and explains how they have been produced.•The third section looks briefly at continuing professional development (CPD),emphasising the role of reflection, coaching, opportunities to test out ideas inthe classroom and receiving feedback to fully embed practice. This is furthersupported by the publication,Leading and coordinating professionaldevelopment in secondary schools(Ref. DfES 0682-2004).•The fourth section describes the ways in which the units may be used tosupport CPD.•The fifth section provides guidance and a framework for assessing CPD needsto identify the study units that should be followed. Finally, there is guidance onwhere to find further information and support.
