IPDA England holds Early Career Researcher Celebration Event

The IPDA England Early Career Researcher Celebration bought together a group of researchers at various stages of their journey at the University of Wolverhampton’s Walsall campus in October 2023. Key presentations were made by Diana Bannister, Director of the University’s Read more…


IPDA England hosts book discussion – A Guide to Coaching and Mentoring Teachers at Every Stage of their Careers

On 13 December 2023 IPDA England hosted a book discussion continuing on the theme of coaching and mentoring to support professional learning, focusing on: Mentoring and Coaching in Education: A Guide to Coaching and Mentoring Teachers at Every Stage of Read more…


IPDA England hosts mentoring and coaching event with the International Journal for Mentoring and Coaching in Education

On 23 November 2023 IPDA England hosted a vibrant discussion focusing on Coaching and Mentoring in Teacher Education, in collaboration with the International Journal for Mentoring and Coaching, where we discussed the key learning, findings and insights of this special Read more…


IPDA England Workshop: Stories of student-teachers about learning in two contexts: What professional learning is in it for teacher educators?

On 7t November 2023 IPDA England held this workshop with Dr Liz White and Dr Miranda Timmermans. Our international collaborative research project explored the experiences of student-teachers in school-university partnerships in the Netherlands and England, focussing on dilemmas in their Read more…


IPDA England holds first Lightning Conference on Qualitative data collection & generation methods

IPDA England presented the first online ‘lightning conference’, giving researchers and early career researchers the platform for short, 7 minute prensetations on an issue/topic regarding qualitative data collection and generation methods. The lightning conference, just like the main IPDA conference, Read more…


IPDA England & USA host event on mentoring and coaching in education

This event took place on 28 April 2023. Participants engaged with the joint IPDA England and IPDA USA facilitators to discuss mentoring and coaching is used to engage with professional learning conversations in education and how different educators make use Read more…


Pracademia: exploring professional development through creative methods

This online workshop took place on 5 September 2023 with Dr Jill Dickinson and Teri-Lisa Griffiths. In this interactive session, we outlined the inspiration for our research on pracademics (those with dual practitioner and academic professional experience). We summarised our Read more…


The Lives of Working Class Academics: Getting Ideas Above your Station

IPDA England hosted this event on 18th January 2023to celebrate the Launch of Dr Iona Burnell Reilly’s new book: The Lives of Working Class Academics: Getting Ideas Above your Station About the book The Lives of Working Class Academics: Getting Read more…


IPDA England host workshop on Preparing for Teaching Controversial Issues

Webinar

IPDA England held this event 13 July 2022 focusing on Preparing for Teaching Controversial Issues. The session combined a presentation and workshop facilitated by Dr Judy Pace. About the workshop Teaching controversial issues in the classroom is now more urgent and Read more…


IPDA England Conversation on Grassroots CPD

This event took place on 6th September 2021 via Zoom and explored the key principals and characteristics of CPD. As part of this discussion our next event aims to explore the importance of Grassroots CPD. The panel discussion featured a Read more…


IPDA England hosts online event on supporting Early Career Teachers through Mentoring

Webinar

This online event on ‘Supporting Early Career Teachers through Mentoring: Learning from Current Research and Practice’ took place on 12th June 2021 in partnership with the Research-Engaged Practice Network (REPN) at Sheffield Hallam University. Mentoring can be a vital source Read more…


IPDA England explores the key characteristics that ensure CPD has a powerful and lasting impact

IPDA England hosted this debate on 17th April 2021 on what key characteristics need to be considered to ensure that CPD has a powerful and lasting impact. This event is inspired by the UCET Discussion paper on Continuing Professional Development, Read more…


IPDA England hosts webinar: Conversations on Wellbeing and Early Childhood

This webinar was held on Wednesday 7th October 2020 by the Early Childhood Community of Practice collaboration with Canterbury Christ Church University and IPDA England. The webinar included include four short presentations as provocations for further discussions. ‘Struggle within the Read more…


Research on… Teacher wellbeing and its implications for professional development

IPDA England seminars

This event provided a stimulating morning of research presentations on teacher wellbeing from different perspectives. Dr Suzanne Culshaw gave a passionate keynote helping us to relate deeply with the research. Suzanne shared how struggling is embodied, and a fractured state Read more…


IPDA England Bulletin April 2020

Download the latest bulletin from IPDA England including the following: IPDA England Committee updates and call for new committee members Upcoming online events: Current issues in teacher professional development Teacher wellbeing and its implications for professional development Annual IPDA conference Read more…


IPDA England hosts online event around current issues in teacher professional development

IPDA England hosted an online open twilight event exploring Current issues in teacher professional development. The event took place on 11 May 2020 from 16:00-18:00, and offered an opportunity to reflect on research, with the aim to explore key issues in education, Read more…


IPDA England slow chat on ‘Teacher wellbeing and its implications for professional development’

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#ipdaengland hosted this slow chat looking broadly at ‘Teacher wellbeing and its implications for professional development’. The chat was active from 2pm-8pm on Sunday 23 February 2020. Dr Suzanne Culshaw acted as guest co-host, along with your IPDA England committee members. Follow Read more…


IPDA England joins Research-Engaged Practice Network Meeting

REPN meeting

The Research-Engaged Practice Network is a group for practitioners and researchers to share, learn about and plan research and enquiry. Our focus is always on close-to-practice research, carried out with and by current education practitioners. REPN meetings take place at Read more…


IPDA England Bulletin Spring 2020

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Annual IPDA Conference 2019 It was lovely to see many of you at the 2019 conference in Birmingham, and to hear so many interesting presentations and join in the stimulating conversations.  IPDA England Committee Thanks were expressed to Coleen Jackson Read more…


IPDA England seminar discusses co-creation of the CPD Pathway through ‘cross border’ collaboration

Research-Engaged Practice Network

This seminar was given by IPDA England’s Dr Linda Devlin and Pauline Smith at the Research-Engaged Practice Network, Sheffield Hallam University on 8 May 2019. Co-creation of the Continuing Professional Development Pathway through ‘cross border’ collaboration in the West Midlands Read more…


IPDA England hosts slow chat on ‘being creative with collaboration’

Twitter

#ipdaengland hosted a slow chat looking broadly at ‘being creative with collaboration’ from 8pm Friday 29 March to 8pm Sunday 31 March 2019. Dr John Mynott, Head of Central School, Watford led this chat, with contributions from a range of colleagues around the Read more…


IPDA England hosts two seminars for Education Professionals

IPDA England seminars

IPDA England held two events on 6 and 7 June 2018 for Education Professionals: 6 June 2018 • Hertfordshire University 7 June 2018 • Wolverhampton University, Walsall Campus The following workshops took place at both events: Professional challenges for mentors Read more…


IPDA England presents workshop with TEAN on School-led Research Development

IPDA Events

A workshop jointly presented by TEAN, the Teacher Education Advancement Network and IPDA England, (International Professional Development Association) Visit the TEAN web site (to find out more about the TEAN Journal as well as the work of the Teacher Education Read more…