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Early Professional Development Support Programme 2013-14
Reflection on My Teaching – You should use the evidence and
outcomes of the review discussion to make judgements about the learning
and teaching process and to ascertain the extent to which the focus and
purpose of your PDA have been achieved.
Quality Assurance of PDA 1 – This provides a formal mechanism for
your Principal and Teacher Tutor to verify that you are developing as a
skilful and reflective practitioner. The completed PDA, together with the
supporting evidence, will be an important source of validation in the quality
assurance process, conducted internally by Senior Management in your
school and also externally, during inspection situations, by the Education
and Training Inspectorate of the Department of Education. (Reference:
Teacher Education Partnership Handbook, Section 5.9)
Confirmation of Completion of PDA1 - This provides formal confirmation
by your school principal that you have successfully completed PDA 1
Section 4: Professional Development Activity 2
This second PDA should be carried out in EPD 2. Ideas for the focus and
purpose for this second PDA may emerge from your evaluation of and
reflection on PDA 1 as well as the outcomes of the formal quality
assurance process. Your focus and purpose may also emerge from
targets identified in school, key stage or departmental priorities
The same ‘Plan, Teach, Review, Reflect’ model should be engaged in as
for PDA 1, as detailed above under the headings of:
‣ Planning for Teaching and Learning
‣ Teaching for Learning
‣ Review of my Teaching
‣ Reflection on my Teaching
‣ Summative Self-Reflection on Action Plan 2
‣ Quality Assurance of PDA 2
‣ Confirmation of Completion of PDA 2
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A Teacher’s Guide to the EPD Process
July 2013 edition