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Professional Development

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Suggested learning time: approximately 35 minutes

Responsibilities of School Managers

  • Discussing with teachers the arrangements for their professional development. The Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications (renamed as the Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals (COTAP) since 1st June 2013) proposed that teachers should engage in not less than 150 hours of continuing professional development activities in a 3-year cycle
  • Formulating teacher professional development policies that take into account individual needs of the teachers, the direction of school development and the learning interests of the students
  • Ensuring that all teachers are given equal opportunities for professional development
  • Creating an environment conducive to learning and providing support and resources for staff professional development
  • Promoting a culture of professional development and developing a life-long learning attitude within the school

Questions

  1. Are the staff members duly consulted, and their strengths and weaknesses assessed, when formulating the policies on staff professional development?
  2. Is a culture of professional development promoted within the school, for example, creating a conducive learning environment and providing resources for staff training and development?
  3. Is the school facilitated to follow up with the newly recruited teachers to complete relevant training programmes and to meet the requirements on training hours?

Suggested Follow-up Activities

Please read paragraph 7.6.3 “Staff development Planning” in Chapter 7 “Personnel Matters” of the School Administration Guide.

Please visit EDB websites related to Continuing Professional Development of Teachers:

Activity: Reflection Tool for Staff Professional Development


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