Zoe Enser and Mark Enser's book is about how schools design and deliver continuing professional development (CPD) so that teachers keep improving. The publisher says it pulls together research on professional learning from inside and outside education, explains how schools can avoid CPD that leaves teachers plateauing after a few years, and uses case studies to show the components of a programme that builds on teachers' prior knowledge.
What the book covers
The publisher says the book is split into three parts, intent, implementation and impact, and names these areas:
- coaching and mentoring
- subject-specific CPD
- empowerment and self-efficacy
- delivery methods
- quality of materials
It also looks at common pitfalls in CPD and how to improve it.
Who it is for
The publisher describes it as suitable for school leaders, heads of department and CPD leads in all settings.
About the book
- Authors: Zoe Enser and Mark Enser, both former HMI and members of Ofsted's curriculum unit (Zoe as National Lead for Secondary English and Drama, Mark for Geography), according to their publisher biographies.
- Full title: The CPD Curriculum: Creating conditions for growth.
- Publisher: Crown House Publishing. Paperback published June 2021, 160 pages, ISBN 9781785835698; also available as an ebook.
Source: Crown House Publishing, checked 13 October 2026.