In our latest podcast episode Stuart Mitchell and Lizana Oberholzer reflect on the upcoming 2026 conference theme. Listen to the full episode on our website or on Spotify. ipda.org.uk/podcast/

Listen to the @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Conference Podcast Conversation

Please note the deadline for submitting proposals for the 2026 LfPL Symposium has been extended until the 16th November. Learn more about the symposium’s guiding theme and proposal guidelines at lfplsymposium.org/proposals/.

New article published by @htenuk.bsky.social co-Chairs @victoriacrooks.bsky.social and @lauralondo1017.bsky.social and our greatly missed former committee member Helen Snelson exploring the impact of subject-specific #mentoring on #historyteacher #mentors. #TeacherEducation #HistoryEducation

The next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Researchers' Retreat will take place on the 15th November. More information and registration details below

Just published online - the Open Access Article - “An incentive for innovation”: the impact of being a subject-specific secondary ITE mentor within an HEI partnership on the professional learning of teacher mentors by Victoria Crooks et al. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4oD8YSs

Something for the weekend? You may enjoy this IPDA conference podcast conversation - find out about the 2026 conference theme, why we're going over to Ireland, the emerging researcher forum and much more. 👉 Listen on Spotify here: open.spotify.com/episode/7AMX...

The next IPDA Scotland Professional Learning Research Network meeting will take place on the 18th November More information and registration details below

Just published online - Justice-centered praxis is work in perpetuity: critical professional learning as unfinishedness by Asif Wilson & Rachel McMillian. More information @ bit.ly/4nQ6waJ

The next @ipdaireland.bsky.social event will take place on the 13th November. More information below

Join IPDA Scotland for the next Professional Learning Research Network meeting, which will be led by Prof Gary Husband, University of Sunderland. We will look at how the experience and knowledge of the practice-based researcher can shape their research. ipda.org.uk/18-november-...

Just published online - Communicative leadership of middle leaders in teacher professional learning: resolving contradictions and fostering change by Mengting Liu, David Gurr & Jiali Huang. More information @ bit.ly/3Lc6w6Z

The next @ipdaireland.bsky.social event will take place on the 13th November. More information below

Just published online - Behind the scenes of project management in academia: reflective lessons from a teacher training project by Merih Ugurel-Kamisli & Ozlem Erden-Basaran. More information @ bit.ly/48v9Y6A

Just published online - The journey of teachers’ professional growth through reflective school practices by Remigijus Bubnys, Odeta Šapelytė & Tony Ghaye. More information @ bit.ly/494zOhP

Thank you to all our delegates and speakers who joined us for the IPDA England Conference in Wolverhampton. The event was filled with valuable insights, engaging discussions, and meaningful connections. We’ll be sharing photos and highlights from the conference on our website soon—stay tuned!

Just published online - Transforming teacher beliefs through professional learning for powerful learning environments by Heline Katrien Van Peteghem, Nadine Engels, Machteld Vandecandelaere & Ingeborg Placklé. More information @ bit.ly/47fmZia

Join IPDA Ireland on 13 Nov 2025 for a member meet and greet session coupled with an abstract clinic, helping you to understand our 2026 conference theme and gain guidance on writing a strong, impactful proposal. Find out more: ipda.org.uk/irelandmeeta...

Just published online in Vol 51(5) - Leadership professional learning for accelerating student achievement: the role of a collaborative problem-solving intervention by Jacqui Patuawa, Claire Sinnema, Viviane Robinson & Tong Zhu. More information @ bit.ly/48CSqFp

Lovely to attend the book launch of ‘Coaching with Purpose’. As always thought provoking and insightful CollectivED: The Centre for Coaching, Mentoring, Supervision and Professional Learning

There is still time to book your place for the upcoming IPDA England Conference. More details👇

Belgrade

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium! This year’s theme is Leading Professional Learning: Revisiting and Reimagining Moral Purpose. Learn more and submit a proposal by October 31 at: lfplsymposium.org/proposals/ @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social

Looking forward to connecting with colleagues EERA European Educational Research Association conference regarding Professional Learning # ECER2025

@ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social is an exhibitor at the BERA Conference that is currently running and will end tomorrow. Find out more @ bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

Looking forward to connecting with colleagues EERA European Educational Research Association conference regarding Professional Learning # ECER2025

Volume 51(4) of @pdiejournal.bsky.social is now online @ www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjie20/c...

Just published online - Improving K–12 STEM teacher self-efficacy: a scoping review of experimental professional development trials by Xuan Zhou, Lina Shu, Tian Chen, Zhihong Xu & Yolanda Padrón. More information @ bit.ly/3UU7Yg1

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Leading teacher learning: the networked middle leader of professional development model by Eleanor Hotham & Emily Perry. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3HEwHSF

Just published online- Practising middle leadership in improving teacher professional development: evidence from a centralised education setting by Gokhan Bas. More information @ bit.ly/4lY4eVM

Register for the 2025 @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social England Conference More details👇

Looking forward to today’s PFHEA networking day @wlv_uni

Proposals are now being accepted for the 2026 Leadership for Professional Learning Symposium! This year’s theme is Leading Professional Learning: Revisiting and Reimagining Moral Purpose. Learn more and submit a proposal by October 31 at: lfplsymposium.org/proposals/ @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social

@ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social is an exhibitor for the BERA 2025 conference! Find out more: bera.ac.uk/conference/b...

Just published online - The function and sustainability of professional development programs: a comparative study of three cases in Chile by Farzaneh Saadati, Beatrice Ávalos, Nicole Fuenzalida Díaz & Antonio Salinas Layana. More information @ bit.ly/4mowH8w

Morning walk.

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Have you submitted your abstract to our IPDA conference this year in Wolverhampton? This image shows some key areas within our theme of 'Reclaiming professional learning – the ball is in our court….' Find out more here: ipda.org.uk/ipda-england...

Just published online in Vol 51(4) - Self-initiated online communities of teachers as an expanded meso space by Maka Eradze, Emanuele Bardone, Andrea Tinterri & Anna Dipace. More information @ bit.ly/4odprgP

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Beyond getting it right: understanding vulnerability in professional learning by Kaye Twyford. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/3GQs8nT

Just published online in Vol 51(4) - Formal and informal professional development during different Covid-19 periods: the role of teachers’ career stages by O. Avidov-Ungar, S. Hadad, T. Shamir-Inbal & I. Blau. More information @ bit.ly/4memrim

Just published online in Vol 51(4) the Open Access Article - Re-imagining teacher mentoring for the future by Ellen Larsen, Cecily Jensen-Clayton, Elizabeth Curtis, Tony Loughland & Hoa T. M. Nguyen. Read & download for free @ bit.ly/4kXYGu9