Background

In late 2003, the Welsh Assembly Government invited the Council to take the lead, working with other partners, to develop a Professional Development Framework for teachers in Wales. The legislative basis for the Council’s work in respect of the professional development of teachers is covered by the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998, which states the following responsibilities:

• to advise the National Assembly for Wales and other designated bodies on the training, career development and performance management of teachers (paraphrase of Paragraph 2(2)(d))
• at the request of the Welsh Assembly Government, to undertake activities designed to promote recruitment to the teaching profession and the Continuing Professional Development of teachers (paraphrase of Paragraph 9(2))

Development of advice to the Assembly

The Council has issued the following formal advice to the Assembly:

• advice on both the broad structure of the Framework and strand 1: Professional milestones and standards (July 2005); (Available Here PDF 312k)
• advice on the professional development teachers undertake and its recognition and accreditation (July 2006); (Available Here PDF 300k)
• advice on the recording/reflection of teachers' CPD and quality assurance of providers (October 2007); (Available Here PDF 414k)

Other Relevant supporting Information

Copies of the following documents are available here:

• Report on “Continuing Professional Development – International and Professional Contexts” 2002 (paragraph 31 of the consultation document) (here (PDF 111k)
• Report on “Mapping the milestones and standards in a teacher’s career” 2004 (paragraph 106 of the consultation document) (here PDF 35k)
• Summary Report of Findings on the Consultation (Opinion Research Services) (PDF 344k)