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PRI – the search for Champions!

Con MorrisNovember 7th, 2008

I was invited by Gillian Brydson to talk to 2 groups of colleagues from Dumfries and Galloway yesterday. In the morning, it was the PRI strategy group who (among other things) are currently reviewing the local PRI process. As always I learned a wee bit (eg their excellent response to an authority-wide online survey using Survey Monkey). It was good to see sharing of practice featured in the CPD network and the influence of the team’s efforts, especially the focus on the Standards.

I demoed CPDReflect and they are keen to adopt with one or more groups. Importantly, the group are also keen to incorporate CPDReflect ‘mentions’ into their PRI guidelines so that it is seen as a clear alternative to the paper process.

In the afternoon, I spoke to secondary CPD coordinators and (among other things) demoed CPDReflect again. One head teacher commented that it was a valuable addition to their PRD toolkit. “It might not suit all but some will take to it”

Next on their agenda, interestingly, was the Child Protection officer who outlined the compulsory Tier 1 ‘training’ on CPD which has to take place every 3 years. It would be interesting to offer online CPD in that area! Any one got some thoughts on that?

If you are visiting from Dumfries and Galloway, you will find the various links on the festival post.

 Many thanks to Gillian and her colleagues for their hospitality and opportunity to learn with them.

And the title of this post? We had a laugh that we could rename the review process to the above if we used the innovative feature in CPDReflect?

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Categories: CPD network, PRD

2 Responses to “PRI – the search for Champions!”

  1. Gillian November 11th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
    Con you were very welcome and, as always, your input made us think harder about what we are doing regarding the professional review process and how we can work smarter in supporting CPD in schools. I really valued the challenge you set us in considering the assumed engagement in face to face CPD and the group have now agreed to set up GLOW groups for PRI. I want to now try to create PRI support process through GLOW; taking our existing ‘ training’ and making it an online activity for both those who participate in PRI and those who conduct the interviews.
    If anyone wants a copy of the survey monkey questions to run in their own authority, you are very welcome. If I can work out how to post our results I will do so; they give a positive picture of what educators value and want from the process.

    We are struggling a little with appropriate PRI framework for Principal Teachers – as neither the SFR nor the SFH really is working. If iany colleagues have any suggestions, we would be delighted to hear from you.

  2. Con Morris November 18th, 2008 at 9:40 am
    Thanks for your kind words. If you want to send me the link / copy of the Survey Monkey questions, I will be happy to make sure it’s made available. Can’t help thinking we need a leadership framework per se, but I will keep my eye out for appropriate PT level PRI.

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