Teacher Development Trust to join Chartered College of Teaching in the UK this summer

Move will see the Teacher Development Trust become part of the Chartered College of Teaching, bringing its research, initiatives, and assets into the professional body’s work on teacher development across the UK.

The Teacher Development Trust (TDT) will become part of the Chartered College of Teaching in the UK this summer, in a move designed to extend the reach of the charity’s work on teacher professional development across schools and the wider education sector.

Under the agreement, the TDT will gift its assets and reserves to the Chartered College, allowing its research and initiatives to continue within the College’s work supporting teachers and school leaders. Both organizations say the change will help ensure that evidence around effective professional development continues to inform practice across the UK education system.

Founded in 2012, the TDT has worked with more than 10,000 school leaders on programs focused on improving professional development in schools. Its research and sector initiatives have also helped shape discussions about how teacher learning is supported across the system.

Expanding the reach of teacher development research

The Chartered College of Teaching, the professional body for teachers in the UK founded in 2017, supports evidence-informed teaching through membership, accreditation, and professional learning programs.

By bringing TDT’s work into the College, both organizations say teachers and school leaders will gain continued access to research and practical guidance on professional development.

Gareth Conyard, CEO at the Teacher Development Trust, says the change will help extend the impact of the charity’s work: “This is an exciting opportunity to advance the cause of effective teacher and school leader professional development. TDT has been a strong supporter of the College since its inception nearly a decade ago, and am delighted its team is keen to take on the mission of TDT. Growing the impact of the TDT’s work through the Chartered College offers the profession the scale and nuance around professional development that it so richly deserves.”

Longstanding links between the organizations

The two organizations already share close links. TDT Founder David Monis-Weston was a founding Fellow of the Chartered College, while Dame Alison Peacock, CEO at the Chartered College of Teaching, previously served as a founding trustee of the TDT.

Dame Alison Peacock says the partnership builds on a decade of collaboration between the two organizations: “Teacher professional learning is at the heart of our mission at the Chartered College and I am delighted that, as stewards of the TDT’s legacy, we will continue their important work. TDT has had a significant impact on the CPD landscape, supporting teachers and leaders, monitoring the quality of professional development, and challenging the thinking of policy-makers and partners. We have worked closely together for almost a decade, and by building on their vital work we will continue to empower the profession and improve education for all.”

Continuing projects and sector initiatives

Both organizations say they will continue delivering existing programs during the transition, including final cohorts and re-sit assessments linked to National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). Teams from both organizations are working together to support participants through the process.

TDT has also contributed to sector discussions around professional learning through research and initiatives including its national survey of teachers’ professional development experiences and work on the concept of “didagogy,” which frames the teaching of teachers as a distinct discipline.

David Monis Weston, Founder of the Teacher Development Trust and a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching, says the move reflects changes in how professional development is viewed across the sector: “The CPD landscape has changed so much in the last decade and the TDT journey has taken us further than we ever imagined. When TDT began, CPD was barely on the policy agenda and now it’s central to government policy and leadership frameworks.

“I am so pleased to now see TDT and the College coming together in this way. TDT was one of three core organisations that formed the Claim Your College coalition for the creation of the College, and this will give those who care about professional development a strong platform to advocate and achieve in the future.”

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