Keeping a PDP is a process which should be a natural part of a teacher ' s / leader’ s professional development planning cycle, and material should be collected and reviewed regularly. It is a working document, forming a record both of work in progress and of critical reflection on that work. The process of developing and keeping up a PDP has several advantages. In summary, it will:
• stimulate the collection of evidence about teaching, leading and research accomplishments;
• promote reflection about teaching, leadership and other professional experiences;
• encourage discussion about teaching, leadership and professional activities with peers, colleagues, departments, etc.;
• stimulate thinking about a philosophy of teaching and leadership and a future developmental and / or research agenda;
• assist in job applications;
• support teachers and leaders who want to select evidence for other professional purposes.
An essential part of a PDP is the collection of evidence— though it is the process of engagement and the learning outcomes that count, rather than the simple assembly of evidence. PDP evidence presented for assessment is based initially upon an analysis of needs relating to personal professional baselines and context, and an outline of intended professional outcomes arising from the analysis.
The Professional Development Portfolio 1( PDP1)
The Professional Development Portfolio 1( PDP1) enables you to showcase a range of your practice and to provide evidence of reflection and evaluation, which will substantiate and extend what you have recorded in other developmental documents, such as a leadership portfolio. The PDP1 records your analysis of teaching and learning, and leadership, and thus begins an evaluation of the theory and practice of teaching and learning, and leadership. The process of creating the Professional Development Portfolio 2( PDP2) later in the programme( if applicable) will build upon and extend the range of the evidence submitted in the PDP1.
The required components of the PDP1 may vary according to the pathway you are following through the Master of Teaching( MTeach). The following sections list the required components of the PDP1 for each pathway. In addition to the guidance below, selected components from previously submitted PDP1s have been digitised as exemplars, and are available on the MTeach VLE.
The PDP1 is the first assessed piece of coursework on the Master of Teaching( MTeach). As an H level( bachelors degree with honours level) module, the PDP1 is assessed against the Institute of Education ' s grade-related criteria for Graduate Diplomas / Awards. In order to use H level credits for an award at M level( masters degree level), candidates must achieve a B or higher in the PDP1. The grade-related criteria are available on the MTeach VLE.
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