Understanding educational policies and practices is one of the 12 professional practices in the British Council's CPD framework for teachers. It involves locating up-to-date and relevant information about national, regional and institutional educational policies; locating up-to-date and relevant information about international, national, regional and institutional educational practice; employing professional and pedagogical practices that are consistent with applicable policies related to a number of different areas.
- Understanding educational policies and practices involves:
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- Locating up-to-date and relevant information about national, regional and institutional educational policies.
- Locating up-to-date and relevant information about international, national, regional and institutional educational practice.
- Employing professional and pedagogical practices that are consistent with applicable policies related to areas including:
- the goals of education
- educational governance
- learner empowerment
- educational reform
- inclusive education
- literacy
- access
- equality, diversity and inclusion
- language policy
- post-compulsory education pathways
- child protection
- the curriculum, syllabus and methodologies
- assessment
- teaching standards
- ICT
- 21st century skills.
- Reflecting on the impact of educational policies and practice on my decision-making, professional behaviour and my learners’ outcomes.
