Why is professional development important as a teacher?
Continual professional development is essential – not only for advancing your own career but also for enhancing the learning experiences of your students. When you invest in your growth, you refine your teaching methods, embrace innovative practices, and create a dynamic classroom that adapts to ever-changing educational needs and settings.
IOE is recognised as the world’s leading faculty for education (QS Rankings by Subject since 2014) and education research in the UK (REF 2021). Our professional development offering is designed to empower you to excel in today’s evolving educational landscape.
Here is how our courses can help you thrive:
- Enhance your teaching and leadership skills – Our courses are grounded in cutting-edge, research-informed practices. You'll gain insights into the latest strategies, technologies, and methodologies that directly improve classroom performance and student outcomes.
- Grow your professional network – Join a vibrant community of educators from around the globe. By connecting with peers, you’ll have opportunities to exchange ideas, share best practice, collaborate on creative solutions to common challenges and create a lifelong network.
- Unlock your potential – Our tailored professional development courses are designed to support your journey toward becoming the teacher and leader you aspire to be. With a focus on both personal growth and career advancement, you’ll build on the skills needed to make a lasting impact on your students.
Choosing to develop your professional skills with IOE means investing in a future where you, your students, and your community all benefit from a commitment to excellence and lifelong learning.
Our courses
Early Career Framework
IOE provides robust professional learning for early career teachers and mentors based on the Early Career Framework.
National Professional Qualifications
The DfE-approved National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) grow your teaching talent, inspiring and informing aspiring leaders and enabling existing leaders to build on their knowledge and practice.
Graduate taught
IOE world-leading research informs our teaching and inspires our students.
Short courses and CPD
We offer a specialist range of CPD and short courses developed for educational professionals working in early years setting, primary or secondary schools or further and higher education.
Bespoke training
Our bespoke training brings the world's expertise in education and social science to your organisation.
MOOCs
Join a collaborative online learning community and benefit from the IOE's world-leading expertise.
Insights on teaching
How to network for success, the IOE way
East London teacher James Coleman says that without the connections he made at the IOE, he might not have made it through.
22 Dec 2021
Eye-catching research – why IOE leads on people and ideas
When Richard Maurice came to choose a Master’s programme, he knew there was really only one choice – IOE.
22 Dec 2021
Why inclusion is the key to unlocking a lifetime of learning
Reshaping the implicit and explicit signals of curriculum formation can turn students on to the benefits of education, says IOE’s Ben Hammond.
22 Dec 2021
Useful links
Learning and Leadership
World-leading in Early Years and Primary Education, Leadership and Education Policy.
UCL Centre for Educational Leadership
The UK’s largest university-based centre for research, teaching, development and innovation in educational leadership.
Centre for Teachers and Teaching Research
Researching how best to prepare teachers as agentive professionals.