CPD Funding Programme 2008 - 2011

Since 2001, the Council has been administrating a Professional Development Programme on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government. The programme seeks to provide teachers with an opportunity to identify their own professional development needs and to receive funding to meet these needs. As at March 2008, the Council has funded projects involving over 30,000 teachers. The Welsh Assembly Government has made the following funding available to support this programme:

2008/2009	2009/2010
£3 Million	£3 Million

The details of the Funding Programme may be found in the document CPD Funding Programme Information Booklet 2008-2011 (April 2008-March 2011). This clarifies the projects to be funded, who is eligible to apply and the process for submitting applications. A copy may be downloaded from here (266k in PDF). Alternatively, further details may be found by clicking on 'CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011' on the left -hand side of this page.

The CPD Projects

Teachers may apply for funding under four project categories.

• Professional Development Bursary – up to £650 to be spent on a professional development activity of the teacher’s choice, including visits within and outside the UK to observe good practice and exchange ideas. In the case of visits outside Europe only, funding of up to £1,000 is available. In order to download additional information (application/finance forms, guidance and exemplars), please click on ‘CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011’ on the left-side of this page and follow the prompts.

• Action Research Project – up to £2,500 to undertake action research on an area relevant to the individual’s or school’s development. In order to download additional information (application/finance forms and guidance), please click on ‘CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011’ on the left-side of this page and follow the prompts.

• Teacher Sabbatical – up to £5,250 to enable a teacher to undertake a prolonged period of study or develop transferable skills in a different environment. In order to download additional information (application/finance forms and guidance), please click on ‘CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011’ on the left-side of this page and follow the prompts.

• Professional Development Network – up to £7,800 to enable a group of teachers to work together on a regular basis. In order to download additional information (application/finance forms, guidance and exemplars), please click on ‘CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011’ on the left-side of this page and follow the prompts.

• Group Bursary - up to £3,900 to enable a group of teachers from within the same school to work together on a regular basis. In order to download additional information (application/finance forms and guidance), please click on ‘CPD Funding Programme 2008-2011’ on the left-side of this page and follow the prompts.

Please Note - Teachers may apply for funding at any time. Funding is allocated on a first come first-served basis.

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