External appearances — news, broadcasts and long-form pieces in the press and on radio.
A conversation with Tom Reynolds about the distance between what EdTech promises and what teachers actually meet in period four — unreliable infrastructure, the load of running technology…
ViewLeadership podcast episode featuring David Monis Weston, including leadership, execution and life-story/transplant context.
Argues that curriculum and assessment need to catch up with developments in mastery-oriented maths teaching.
A nine-month national review, co-led with Dr Helen Drury, setting out recommendations for government and system on how to improve maths education in England.
Personal TDT blog reflecting on the organisation’s journey and change.
Inaugural annual David Monis-Weston Lecture recording, focused on how teachers learn and the role AI may play in helping or hindering that learning.
A practical guide for school leaders on the key priorities for getting AI right in schools.
A report exploring the EdTech and AI landscape in maths teaching, produced for Purposeful Ventures.
Setting out the rationale for the Maths Horizons curriculum and assessment review.
An honest assessment of where AI actually stands in education and what schools can realistically expect.
Career-move note identifying Weston as AI lead at Purposeful Ventures after TDT.
Makes the case for continuing funding for the golden thread of teacher development.
Video interview on the history and future of CPD in education.
Podcast/audio version of the NetSupport discussion on the history and future of CPD.
Advice for school leaders on approaching AI strategically and responsibly.
A guide co-authored with US nonprofit ISTE on AI for UK school leaders.
Announcement of an expert group exploring a workable CPD entitlement, listing Weston among members.
Article on using video and AI to support improvement in coaching practice.
Reviews a multimodal AI study using classroom video/audio to analyse teacher-student interaction.
Continues the exploration of GPT-4 style simulations for teacher development and mentoring.
Explores using simulated school interactions to support teacher and school-leader training.
IRIS Connect podcast/blog interview on going beyond CPD to deeper professional learning.
Discusses CPD spending decline and how leaders can protect staff development despite financial pressure.
Discusses novice and expert teachers, teacher expertise, and conditions that help teachers thrive.
Reflects on progress in teacher-development policy and argues that access to quality CPD still needs improvement.
TDT webinar clinic on CPD leadership and professional-development planning.
IRIS Connect video featuring Teacher Development Trust’s David Weston on how professional development contributes to recruitment and retention.
Podcast conversation on TDT and Unleashing Great Teaching.
Video module on leading teacher development, hosted by the University of Buckingham School of Education.
Podcast episode on school culture, feedback, improvement and teacher wellbeing.
Podcast discussion of the Culture of Improvement research on teacher working conditions.
Working paper reviewing research on teacher working conditions and cultures of improvement.
Podcast episode explaining how to improve CPD in schools and summarising TDT research.
Podcast episode with David Weston as former maths/science teacher, TDT founder and CPD expert.
Webinar for school leaders featuring Weston as CEO of TDT.
Argues for a more developmental and effective approach to teacher performance management.
Discusses teacher autonomy and how leaders can create conditions for professional agency.
Long-form researchEDHome talk on what expert teachers do and how leaders can create conditions for expertise.
Summarises principles of effective professional development and CPD leadership.
Education podcast conversation with TDT CEO David Weston on professional learning and Unleashing Great Teaching.
Earlier Key Voices interview about developing teachers and the work of TDT.
Commenting on the Birmingham LGBT-lessons parent protests on LBC with Tom Swarbrick.
Advice for teachers and leaders on judging the quality of education research.
Distinguishes CPD from career development and gives leaders ways to support teacher progression.
Identifies psychological and organisational reasons that make CPD hard to implement.
David Sait article that discusses Weston’s coming-out story and the importance of LGBT-inclusive environments in schools.
Personal LGBTSTEM/out-teacher piece on the value and complexity of honesty for teachers.
Review of Weston and Bridget Clay’s book on effective teacher development.
Article connected to the ideas in Unleashing Great Teaching and effective departmental professional learning.
Podcast episode discussing Unleashing Great Teaching, high-quality CPD, LGBT issues in education, and organ donation/transplant surgery.
Schools-focused argument for continuing LGBT support and vigilance 30 years after Section 28.
Guest blog linked to the publication of Unleashing Great Teaching.
Shows how school culture can enable or undermine professional learning.
Discusses workload, agency, support, recognition and leadership conditions that could improve science teaching careers.
Book-length practical handbook on effective teacher development, professional learning culture and school leadership.
Connects teacher retention to meaningful career development and professional growth.
Review of a book on creating LGBT+ friendly schools.
Explains why collaboration needs structure, expertise and purpose to improve teacher learning.
Critiques performative compliance and calls for development activity that improves pupil learning.
Responds to evidence on CPD access and quality, especially in schools facing disadvantage or low outcomes.
Argues for retention strategies that invest in existing teachers and develop them over time.
Practical advice for making CPD sessions more active, relevant and effective.
Shows how leaders can create time and reduce workload so professional learning can happen properly.
Challenges compliance-driven performance management and argues for improvement-focused teacher development.
Practical guidance on making peer coaching meaningful rather than performative or punitive.
Explains how successful schools prioritise professional development in a science-education context.
Closing summary from a Developing Great Teaching conference.
Headteacher Update version on what the new CPD standard means for school leaders.
Explains the new DfE Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development.
Uses seven leadership questions to promote professional dialogue and ownership.
Previews a shift in professional-development thinking before government CPD standards.
Headteacher-focused version on creating a culture for motivation and development.
Sets out approaches to making professional development higher impact.
An op-ed in The Telegraph ahead of my Wellington Festival of Education talk.
Commentary on the College of Teaching debate and the need for credible professional infrastructure for teachers.
Advises how to evaluate the impact of professional development.
Discussing teacher professional development on the Adrian Chiles Show.
Feature on CPD audits and TDT’s role in reviewing school professional-development culture.
Practical guest post giving ten concise dos and don’ts for designing effective teacher development.
Outlines strategies for building a culture where staff can excel.
Conference video on a new approach to professional development and why teacher development is a growing priority.
Discusses what exceptional CPD looks like and how leaders can achieve it.
News article on the expert panel chaired by Weston to advise on teacher professional-development standards.
researchED talk on evidence-informed practice, professional agency and reclaiming the profession.
Argues against generic CPD and links the issue to national thinking about stronger professional-development standards.
Commenting on funding pressures facing primary schools in the South-East.
For school leaders, summarises barriers to effective CPD across whole schools.
Uses the analogy of learning to cook to discuss teacher skill development.
Argues that schools must challenge homophobia and support gay pupils.
TEDx talk arguing that developing great teachers can change the world.
Explores trust between teachers and leaders as a condition for healthy school culture.
Argues for subject-centred CPD rather than generic best-practice messaging.
Summarises common CPD problems found in TDT audits and suggests remedies.
Explores the importance of CPD and barriers to implementation.
Profile interview covering his route into teaching, Teacher Development Trust, coming out at school and liver-transplant context.
Shows how schools can strengthen career development opportunities for staff.
Guidance for teachers asked to lead CPD with colleagues.
Explains how schools can protect the integrity and impact of lesson study as it is adopted outside Japan.
Advice for making mentoring, observation and training useful during early career development.
Debate/discussion video on whether gay teachers should come out.
Warns that budget pressures are reducing staff development even though professional learning remains central to improvement.
Explains the collaborative lesson-study model and its value for teacher enquiry.
Advises schools on commissioning external CPD or consultancy.
Gives practical ways schools can create time for professional learning.
Recorded Northern Rocks session on redesigning professional learning and CPD.
Sets out CPD habits for newly qualified teachers.
Introduces a networked approach to teacher enquiry and professional learning.
Discusses experienced teachers leaving the profession and what might help them stay.
Critique of common failure modes in teacher-development design and leadership, framed for CPD leads and school leaders.
Advocating for organ donation and sharing my liver transplant story on Channel 5 News.
Critiques career pathways that reward task accumulation rather than developing teaching expertise.
Lists six areas for schools to consider when focusing CPD.
Early Guardian piece on making teacher professional development more useful and cost-effective.
Argues that technology spending should be led by pedagogy and teacher-development time rather than novelty.
Personal and professional argument for why gay teachers being out can matter to pupils and school culture.
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