MEREWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL

STAFF DEVELOPMENT POLICY STATEMENT

• The main aim of staff development at Mereway Middle School is to enable staff to become independent learners and provide opportunities to realise their potential.

• This reflects the mission of the school in which all individuals are encouraged to reach their maximum potential.

• Mereway Middle School aims to have a well structured plan for Staff Development utilising the whole range of support skills. This includes strategies which recognise the importance of:

• the induction of new staff
• development of expertise
• team development
• learning and teaching styles
• the dissemination of new skills and knowledge
• an appraisal system that operates for all staff and encourages professional development.

This policy is applicable to all employees of the school, both teaching and non-teaching staff.

At Mereway Middle School we recognise the need to review and evaluate current responsibilities through appropriate consultation with staff at individual and group levels. In addition to the generic job description for a class teacher curriculum manager and strategy group member. There is a system of negotiation, and regularly reviewing role descriptions which reflect curriculum and management responsibilities.

• This policy is on behalf of Personnel. Those directly involved in it's creation were Ros Burman and Ruth Sulley. Thanks are also extended to the Staff Development Group, Quality Assurance group and John West-Burnham for their participation in the Training Day in the Spring of 1995.
  

Date Of Acceptance:-

Please refer to Staff Development Policy Details for more information.

Policy review - the Personnel Committeee will review the policy annually to ensure that the information it contains reflects current thinking.

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