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Developing your Knowledge for Teaching
In order to qualify as a teacher, you need to meet the required Standards (Department for Education and Employment/Teacher Training Agency (DfEE/TTA, 2004). However, the Standards focus on outcomes and therefore are only a partial representation of teaching. Although much of the knowledge that teachers need for effective teaching is implicit in the Standards they can be interpreted as narrow, therefore in this chapter we focus on a wider, holistic view of teaching and on aspects of the wider knowledge base needed to be an effective teacher.

After you have worked through this chapter you should be able to:

• understand the range of knowledge you need to be an effective teacher;
• recognise the influence of content knowledge on your teaching;
• reflect on how your values and beliefs about physical education influence your teaching and pupils' learning (this extends the input in Chapter 1 of the book).

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Your Professional Development
Although you may be close to qualifying as a teacher, you continue to develop professionally throughout your teaching career. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provides you with opportunities to enhance your teaching and opens up new opportunities. Your CPD can be divided into key periods; initial teacher education (ITE), induction into your first teaching post, early professional development (EPD), and your long term career development. This
chapter is designed to provide guidance about CPD into your first post and induction year.

By the end of the chapter you should be able to:

• complete your Career Entry and Development Profile (CEDP);
• make a good application for jobs;
• feel confident about attending an interview;
• know how to continue to develop professionally.

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