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Just published online, the Open Access Article - Middle leaders’ principled relational facilitation practices for mathematics teacher learning by Rebekah Elliott & Hannah Nieman. Read and download for free @ bit.ly/4qVPVEU

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

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

The next IPDA Ireland Event will take place on the 13th November. More information below

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

Just published online - An exploration of the communicative, relational, and dialogic practices of middle leaders for teacher professional learning in four Irish primary schools by Tríona Cunnane, Alan Gorman & Catherine Furlong. More information @ bit.ly/48V7LS0

Just published online - Beyond formal research knowledge and skills: how do teachers grow and evolve as teacher-researchers? by Marta Kowalczuk-Walędziak & Georgeta Ion. More information @ bit.ly/3JsDEqO

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@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

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/.

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

Just published online - Empowering aspiring middle leaders with systems thinking: using causal loop diagrams and change models to foster collaborative professional development by André Koffeman, Ina Cijvat, Marco Snoek & Judith ten Hagen. More information @ bit.ly/49sbGWy

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/.

The next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Professional Learning Research Network Meeting will take place on the 18 November More details below

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

The next @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social Professional Learning Research Network Meeting will take place on the 18 November More 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

Become a member of @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social and receive the SSCI rated @pdiejournal.bsky.social and our sister journal PRACTICE as part of the membership package. Sign up @ bit.ly/2Lje7hg

@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

Just published online - Relational dynamics: identity development and professional learning among middle leaders in Kazakhstan Aisulu Badanova & Filiz Polat. More information @ bit.ly/4o0Z1yk

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

Just published online, the Open Access Article - Assessing the implementation of school-based teacher professional development programmes in primary schools in Ethiopia by D. T. Tiruneh , N. Chuta, B. H. Hailu & P. Rose. Read & download for free @ bit.ly/4oD0w5U

Just published online - Problematising teaching competitions for student teachers: a perspective based on the dynamic systems model of role identity by Yue Peng & Zhi Geng. More information @ bit.ly/3KZarnR

Just published online - Using large language models to promote teachers’ learning: an exploratory professional development programme by Deliang Wang, Chuanjian Zhang & Gaowei Chen. More information @ bit.ly/4oeaB9E

Just published online - Simulaciones computacionales: potencialidades para la investigación y aprendizaje de la improvisación organizacional en la toma de decisiones de liderazgo escolar by Rolando Jeldres & Paulo Volante. More information @ bit.ly/494m1YT

Just published online - Guanxi as methodology: a case study of middle leaders’ leadership building in the era of curriculum reform in rural China by Zhenyu Han & Xuan Dong. More information @ bit.ly/3L1LrfF

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

Become a member of @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social and receive the SSCI rated @pdiejournal.bsky.social and our sister journal PRACTICE as part of the membership package. Sign up @ bit.ly/2Lje7hg

@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

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 - 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

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

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 Open Access Article - Leading from the middle: the role of communication in implementing education for sustainable development by Anette Forssten Seiser, Anna Mogren & Teresa Berglund. Read & download for free @ bit.ly/43hXaN8

Become a member of @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social and receive the SSCI rated @pdiejournal.bsky.social and our sister journal PRACTICE as part of the membership package. Sign up @ bit.ly/2Lje7hg

@pdiejournal.bsky.social is the SSCI rated academic journal of the International Professional Development Association. It has a current Impact Factor of 2.1. More information about @ipda-prof-learn.bsky.social @ ipda.org.uk

Just published online, the Open Access Article - The development of teacher self and collective efficacy through a research practice partnership project by Frances Edwards. Read & download for free @ bit.ly/4okbT2l

Just published online - ‘The best resource we have is each other’- relational practices of middle leaders as ethos leads in professional Learning Communities by Niall Mulpeter, Joanne O’Flaherty, Orla McCormack, Megan Whyte & Séamus Conboy. More info @ bit.ly/4h4Xc0N

Just published online - Professional development, teacher job satisfaction, and work engagement: a needs–supplies fit approach by Nadia Leroy. More information @ bit.ly/48EXk55

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Just published online in Vol 51(5), Training secondary English teachers to engage students in challenging and complex issues with journalistic strategies by Ed Madison, Ross C. Anderson, Tracy Bousselot, Melissa Wantz & Rachel Guldin. More information @ bit.ly/432zP1Y