The CPD Exchange 2025: Innovative Solutions for Persistent Problems
The CPD Exchange 2025: Innovative Solutions for Persistent Problems
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Join Us in London (Holiday Inn Regents Park) or Online (via Zoom)
The CPD Exchange is your opportunity to connect, collaborate, and discover practical CPD solutions that are making a real difference.
This interactive event brings together school and MAT leaders to share real-world strategies for overcoming professional development hurdles in regards to coaching, reflection and communities of practice. Through a mix of insightful presentations and collaborative discussions, you’ll hear directly from peers who are using innovative solutions, such as video technology and AI to enhance teacher growth, foster collaboration, and drive sustainable improvement.
Preliminary Agenda:
- 08:30: Doors open
- 09:00: Welcome by IRIS Connect - Dr. Haili Hughes and Andy Newell, IRIS Connect
- 09:30: Keynote: Protecting Agency in the Pursuit of Consistency - Dr. Chris Baker, Cabot Learning Federation
- 10:25: Coffee break + Networking
- 10:50: Case Study: Creating a Shared Language and Consistent Teaching Quality Across the Trust - Alex Hall & Matt Maynes, Hales Valley Trust
- 11:25: Community Breakout: Experience sharing ‘Achieving consistency’
- 12:00: Lunch
- 13:00: Case Study: Focusing on Each Teacher's Needs: Shifting to a Personalised PD Model - Tejinder Deeks, Langley Heritage Primary
- 13:40: Community Breakout: Experience sharing ‘Personalised PD Support’
- 14:10: Coffee break + Networking
- 14:35: Case Study: Empowering Culture: Strategies for Building and Retaining Talent with IRIS Connect - Jamie Tegerdine, Delia Nicholson and Vicky Purdy, Diverse Academies Trust
- 15:10: Community Breakout: Experience sharing ‘Building an Empowering Culture’
- 15:45: Closing + Key Takeaways - Dr. Haili Hughes
- 16:00: Event close
This isn’t just another conference—it’s a chance to learn from experience, share what works, and find new solutions together.
Keynote Highlight: 'Protecting Agency in the Pursuit of Consistency' - Dr. Chris Baker, Cabot Learning Federation
Increasing the consistency of teaching is a valuable and understandable goal of schools but can result in superficial improvement and the erosion of expertise. In this talk we will explore approaches to T&L leadership that enable the creation of a 'standardisation sweet spot' which raises the quality of school and even trust wide T&L whilst protecting agency, engagement and adaptability.
Chris is the leader of T&L and Professional Development at the Cabot Learning Federation in the South West. Chris works with leaders to review and refine their T&L, PD and coaching processes.
Join us in person in London:
Location: Holiday Inn Regents Park. Doors will open at 8.30am and close by 4pm. The first presentation will begin at 9am.
Lunch and refreshments throughout the day will be provided.
Join us for an interactive online event:
Not only will you be able to watch the live stream of the presentations straight from London, you'll also have the opportunity to engage with like-minded peers in breakout sessions, share your experiences and learn from another.
Suitable for:
- MAT Leaders
- School Leaders
- PD & Coaching Leads
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