Built Around What Works
Evidence-informed professional development designed around the Education Endowment Foundation's guidance on effective teacher development—helping schools move from training to sustained classroom improvement.
Changing Practice
Professional development is most effective when it changes classroom practice—not simply when teachers enjoy the training session.
The Education Endowment Foundation identifies a number of evidence-informed mechanisms that increase the likelihood of professional development leading to sustained improvements in teaching. Every CPD programme within The Development Room has been intentionally designed around these principles, ensuring schools receive not only high-quality training, but also the structures needed to embed change over time.
How We Align with the EEF Guidance
| EEF Guidance | How The Development Room Delivers This |
|---|---|
| Build Knowledge | Every CPD programme develops a secure understanding of the evidence, explaining the research, key concepts and classroom implications before moving into practical application. |
| Motivate Teachers | Sessions demonstrate why the approach matters by connecting research to everyday classroom challenges, increasing staff engagement and ownership. |
| Develop Teaching Techniques | Teachers explore practical strategies through worked examples, classroom models, discussion activities and implementation planning rather than simply receiving information. |
| Embed Practice | Individual Implementation Guides provide structured week-by-week actions that help teachers consistently apply new learning within their classrooms. |
| Monitor & Feedback | Leadership Roadmaps include monitoring activities, coaching prompts, reflection questions and review checkpoints that support meaningful professional dialogue. |
| Sustain Professional Development | Every programme includes implementation pathways for leaders, teachers and teaching assistants, ensuring improvements continue well beyond the initial training session. |
Professional Development That Doesn't End After One Session
Most professional development finishes when the presentation ends.
Ours begins there.
Every programme includes implementation resources designed to support the weeks and months following training, helping schools move from understanding research to embedding consistent classroom practice.
Built Around the EEF Guidance
Every CPD programme has been intentionally designed around the Education Endowment Foundation's evidence on effective professional development.
Build Knowledge
Research-informed presentations explain the evidence, misconceptions and classroom implications before moving into practical application.
Motivate Teachers
Sessions connect research with everyday classroom practice, helping teachers understand why the approach matters.
Develop Teaching Techniques
Teachers explore classroom examples, worked models, discussion activities and implementation planning.
Embed Practice
Individual implementation guides provide structured weekly actions that support consistent classroom application.
Monitor & Feedback
Leadership Roadmaps include coaching prompts, monitoring tools and review checkpoints to sustain improvement.
Sustain Change
Leadership, teacher and teaching assistant implementation pathways ensure professional learning becomes embedded practice.
Every Role Has a Pathway
Rather than expecting everyone to take the same actions, each programme provides tailored implementation support.
Leaders
Plan implementation
Monitor consistency
Coach staff
Evaluate impact
Teachers
Apply strategies
Reflect weekly
Adapt practice
Build routines
Teaching Assistants
Attend dedicated CPD
Apply strategies in interventions
Support classroom consistency
Reflect on implementation
Ready to Deliver Professional Development That Leads to Lasting Change?
Explore our evidence-informed CPD library and discover programmes designed to support implementation across your whole school.