It’s easy to book cover. It’s harder to build confidence. CPD has become a buzzword — but in the best schools, it’s a mindset, not a training day.
Where it often goes wrong
- Last-minute cover with no feedback loop
- One-off courses with no time to embed learning
- Generic PE sessions that tick a box but don’t build staff capability
What works better
- Mentored delivery across a term — side-by-side with your staff
- Live modelling and gradual release — not theory-only slideshows
- Real-time feedback from sports professionals who understand the classroom
What you get back
- Confident staff who see PE as a subject they can own
- Pupils getting better outcomes from familiar teachers
- A PE premium that goes further than kit and cones
