Professional development in school trusts: Capacity, conditions, and culture

This paper, part of the 'Bridge to the Future' series, emphasises the importance of teaching, evidence and professional development in improving schools. It considers the ways in which school trusts can work to overcome some of the challenges associated with the design and implementation of high-quality professional development through leveraging their capacity (scale and expertise) alongside their ability to control the conditions and culture in which teachers work and professional development takes place.