Outstanding Training and Career Development
Cambridge University Press & Assessment
The Assessment Network at Cambridge is transforming the global landscape of teacher professional development by equipping educators with the confidence, expertise and recognition they need to deliver high‑quality, fair and impactful assessment. Grounded in rigorous research and built around a clear professional framework, our pathway supports teachers worldwide to develop valid, reliable and inclusive assessment practice that strengthens both classroom outcomes and long‑term professional identity.
In response to a clear global skills gap, our flagship course Classroom Assessment for Teachers: Transforming Outcomes for Learners launched in 2024 and has already supported over 150 teachers across 50 countries. With a 96% satisfaction rating and significant increases in self‑assessed confidence across eight core competencies, the course delivers immediately applicable, practice‑changing learning.
Our wider portfolio provides multiple progression routes, from skill‑building workshops and in‑depth A10 courses to the Assessment Practitioner Awards, which to date have recognised 136 educators for their dedication and mastery. For those seeking advanced accreditation, our Postgraduate Advanced Certificate, delivered with the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, develops expert assessment leaders able to influence whole‑school strategy.
Together, these programmes form a scalable, accessible and internationally trusted professional learning portfolio that elevates teacher expertise and drives meaningful, measurable impact.
edt
edt is proud to be a Lead Provider of the Early Career Training Programme (ECTP), having also played a major role in designing and developing the programme curriculum and content. Through the ECTP, edt improves learning outcomes for pupils by ensuring early career teachers (ECTs) receive high-quality training and support in the first two years of their career. Ofsted’s 2025 inspection report – which rated our delivery as Outstanding – states that ECTs are “expertly supported and empowered to make a positive difference to the lives of pupils through edt’s programme”.
One ECT shared that “everyone does everything they can to support us becoming better teachers.” The report also praises our support for ECTs to “actively build on their prior learning”, enabling them to continually deepen their knowledge, as well as the high quality of our mentoring and leadership – Ofsted’s report says edt mentors are described as the “beating heart” of the programme, helping ECTs embed new habits, apply knowledge effectively, and grow as practitioners. As a result of our successful delivery, in 2025, 97% of participating early career teachers and 95% of participating mentors said they were very satisfied or satisfied with the programme.
eduthing
eduthing aims to provide excellence in education technology and CPD, supporting schools with tailored training and services. Initially designed for teachers, our professional learning opportunities now extend to learning support assistants, senior leaders, and administrative staff, focusing on Computing, EdTech, and Online Safety. Delivered by experienced educators, our training is consistently reviewed based on participant feedback, achieving a 97% outstanding satisfaction rate, year to date.
Flexible training options include in-person, virtual, drop-in sessions, and our new eduthing Academy on-demand CPD offering, allowing staff to access learning a time convenient for them. Through our team of qualified teachers, we provide team teaching opportunities to introduce new concepts where teachers feel at most ease, in their own classrooms and with their own children.
Our regular events such as our annual online safety conference, subject leader networks and introduction of our new community platform, enable school-to-school networking, bringing people together to share ideas and celebrate their own practice.
Our holistic approach ensures impactful professional development across all school roles.
Literacy Tree
Literacy Tree’s professional development offer is designed to strengthen subject knowledge, pedagogical confidence and curriculum leadership in primary English. Our CPD model supports teachers in implementing our Teach Through a Text approach, ensuring that reading, writing and grammar are taught through high-quality literature with clear audience and purpose. Delivered through year-group specific Teach Through a Text courses, focused pedagogy workshops, subject leader forums and ongoing planning support, our provision operates as a sustained development journey rather than isolated sessions.
Impact is measured through structured post-training evaluations, Annual Member Surveys and cross-phase pupil voice data. In the 2026 Autumn training cycle, between 97% and 100% of participants reported feeling better prepared to deliver Literacy Tree lessons, with over 90% recommending training to colleagues. Across our 2026 Annual Members’ Survey, 94% of teachers reported improved subject knowledge, 100% reported increased pupil engagement and 90% reported improvements in writing attainment.
Our online delivery model removes travel and cover costs, and enables whole-school access. By embedding CPD within a coherent curriculum framework, schools reduce fragmented consultancy spending and build sustained team expertise. Literacy Tree demonstrates measurable professional growth alongside improved literacy experiences for children.
Speech & Language Link – The Link Speech & Language CPD
The Link Speech and Language CPD is outstanding in many ways. Our speech and language training course makes a tangible impact on staff and pupils, as seen via staff feedback, evidence from assignments and reflections. The course is born from a growing and critical need, with speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) affecting over 30,00 pupils as of 2025 in England alone and shortage of speech and language therapists to provide guidance and advice. According to RCSLT (2024), only 4% of the workforce feels that they have had enough training to fulfil their SLCN training needs. This course allows educators to build their knowledge rapidly and brings expertise in-house to those who work with pupils on a daily basis.
With therapist-led guidance and flexible learning that directly translates into improved classroom practice, the course strengthens the whole-school approach and creates lasting change. Link CPD ensures that more children benefit from high-quality communication support where it matters most: every day, in their classrooms.
Tes Institute – Straight to Teaching
Straight to Teaching is Tes Institute’s flexible, school‑based route that helps experienced in‑role staff become qualified teachers via our Assessment Only pathway. Learners stay in their current school and follow a personalised development plan: an initial diagnostic audit, a fortnightly cycle of online learning, mentor observations and expert‑colleague observations, all guided by an experienced Pathway Tutor. It’s rigorous, human and highly practical.
Straight to Teaching is designed to work brilliantly in specialist settings. Over half of participating schools are SEND or Alternative Provision, and the programme’s structure accommodates typical class arrangements and highly personalised curricula. Learners develop precisely where it matters— in their own context—while pupils benefit from continuity.
Impact is strong: learners rate their overall experience on the course at 9.5/10, and over 95% of Straight to Teaching learners go on to achieve QTS via Assessment Only. For individuals, moving from HLTA/TA or Unqualified Teacher roles to the main pay range brings a meaningful salary uplift. For schools, Straight to Teaching offers a cost‑effective, low‑disruption way to ‘grow your own’ teachers and retain great colleagues.
Available nationally and to British International Schools, Straight to Teaching ensures high‑quality, evidence‑informed teaching is developed and recognised worldwide.
The National College – Professional Development and People Development Memberships
The National College is unique in the education marketplace in integrating bespoke CPD and appraisal solutions on one online platform. Together they help schools and education settings:
- empower teaching and support staff with knowledge, skills and confidence to perform their roles effectively and progress their careers, whatever their development needs or career aspirations
- embed best practice and support continuous improvement
Our Professional Development membership provides the whole workforce with unlimited access to the world’s largest CPD collection for educators, enabling leaders and staff to create bespoke learning pathways to address identified development areas.
Our People Development membership transforms the appraisal cycle into a simple, consistent process, facilitating a developmental approach to appraisal where objectives are aligned with individual and organisational goals.
Our platform integrates our CPD and appraisal offers, enabling leaders to embed and systematise professional development within the appraisal cycle, from training needs analysis, through CPD identification and provision, to QA-driven impact measurement. In this way, it offers schools a comprehensive and personalised training and career development solution.
VESPA Academy
VESPA Academy’s staff CPD training, designed and delivered by Martin Griffin, equips teachers with a structured, research-informed coaching framework that transforms one-to-one student support conversations. The programme addresses a widespread gap: pastoral staff are expected to mentor students but are rarely trained to make those conversations effective. Through three core sessions covering non-cognitive study behaviours, practical coaching skills with over 100 questions and real student case studies, and strategies for building independent learning, staff gain a reusable toolkit that drives lasting change in practice.
The programme has reached over 500 schools and 10,000 teachers across 15 countries. Schools report significant improvements in staff confidence, consistency of tutorial delivery, and a cultural shift towards coached independence. Impact is evidenced through improved examination outcomes and strong institutional feedback from settings including Manchester Metropolitan University and Hartpury College. Training is available online, face-to-face, or as bespoke packages.