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Teacher Sabbatical
A Teacher Sabbatical offers financial support of up to £5,250 to enable experienced teachers to undertake a significant period of professional development, which will bring benefits to their practice on their return to their classroom practice or their role at school.
Part-time teachers will receive pro-rata support depending on their usual teaching commitment.
- Click here for Application Forms and Guidance
- Application Forms (PDF 80k)
- Guidance for Teachers (PDF 30k)
- Guidance for Mentors (PDF 31k)
- Guidance for Headteachers (PDF 34k)
- Click here for Claim Forms and Guidance
- Financial Claim Form (PDF 41k)
- Supply Claim Form (PDF 41k)
- Website Proforma (PDF 30k)
- Questionnaire (PDF 27k)
- Guidance for writing the Report (PDF 25k)
- Guidance for Releasing the Funding (PDF 22k)
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PLEASE NOTE - Applications for Teacher Sabbaticals will need to be submitted by 1st June 2009. Applications received after this date will not be considered for funding.
Funding for these grants will cover activities taking place during the autumn and spring terms only.
The number of Teacher Sabbaticals allocated will be limited to a maximum of two per ‘host’ organisation .
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for this project, registered teachers must have taught continuously in a maintained school in Wales for at least seven years (either full or part time).
Teachers who have taken a recent 6-12 month maternity leave should clarify their position with the CPD Team.
Teachers who have undertaken a recent secondment of over 12 months should clarify their position with the CPD Team.
Applicants must have the prior support of their headteacher in order to apply.
Eligible activities
- The Teacher Sabbatical, which should address the professional development needs of the teacher may take the form of a placement in the business, public, education or voluntary sector.
- A full-time programme to learn Welsh.
- A Sabbatical period must be for a minimum of four weeks, and up to a maximum of six weeks.
- Sabbaticals must be undertaken as one block of time.
- Applications must include an agreed programme that outlines both the work to be undertaken at the host organisation, and the experiences provided by the placement for the teacher. This experience should extend beyond shadowing
All applications must be accompanied by a letter or statement from the supervising contact at the supporting organisation indicating the wider experience they will provide for the teacher. A name, role and contact number should be included.
Non eligible activities
The following activities are not considered suitable for Sabbatical placements:
- undertaking specific courses, such as a M.A., M.Ed. or European Computer Driving Licence.
- international visits.
- undertaking subject research.
- an activity undertaken in the teacher’s own school.
- an activity of under 4 weeks duration.
- see also the list of non eligible expenditure on page 6 of the CPD Information Booklet 2009-2010.
If the teacher’s employment circumstances change during the funding period, the teacher must inform the Council immediately for guidance on eligibility.
Examples of Sabbaticals previously undertaken by teachers may be found on the Council’s website here. Alternatively the CPD Team is able to provide details of organisations who may be interested in hosting a teacher sabbatical.
If you wish to check whether a proposed activity would be likely to meet the criteria before submitting your application, please contact the CPD Team on 029 2055 0350 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .