Professional development without professional teachers: Why maintaining and protecting teaching professionalism is integral to effective teacher development.

The article focuses on why maintaining and protecting teaching professionalism is integral to effective teacher development. Topics discussed include continuing professional development (CPD) is a crucial part of any educator's life in the Grate Britain; and understood as practices to develop a teacher's expertise and professional standards beyond their initial education, with a focus on improving the quality of teaching and learning (DfE, 2016).