TEACHER CPD

Examiner-informed professional development for Business teachers who want clearer delivery, stronger assessment and better student outcomes.

Decimal Education offers practical CPD for Business teachers that is shaped by specifications, mark schemes and what actually improves student performance. CPD is designed to be clear, useful and easy to apply in the classroom.

Teacher CPD is suitable for ECTs, experienced teachers, non-specialists, second-subject teachers and departments who want practical guidance, stronger assessment confidence and more effective ways to support students.

CPD can be tailored to the needs of individual teachers, departments or schools: Themes can include: 

• support for new specifications
• .teaching analysis as a chain of reasoning
• understanding course requirements 
• building evaluation that earns higher marks
• command words and what different questions actually require
• marking accuracy and standardisation
• designing effective timed practice systems
• BTEC writing and criteria support
• support for ECTs and non-specialists
• using mark schemes and examiner reports effectively
• planning support for stronger written responses

Decimal Education provides Chartered Teachers and Chartered Educational Assessors to support your CPD in Business education. We can personalise CPD to your exact needs and provide guidance and support that is straight to the point. 

CPD can be delivered online as webinars, workshops or structured support sessions. Support can be arranged for individual teachers, small department teams or wider school groups depending on need. 

Decimal Education also provide quick contact options if you have a question or query that you want an answer to at short notice. We understand that teaching is fast-paced and having information and resources that provide reassurance and credibility is exactly what is needed. 

Each CPD session can be adapted to your qualification, specification, department priorities and current student needs. Decimal Education can also provide follow-up guidance, resources and ongoing support where helpful.

CPD can be personalised to your needs, but current trends include:  

• Teaching new spec AQA 6, 9 and 15 mark responses and sophisticated concepts
• How to support students with BTEC coursework 
• Structures and model answers for longer answer questions
• Improving analysis and evaluation
• Stretch and challenge in Business studies
• Maximising marks in assessments and exams
• Using command words more effectively
• Standardising marking across a department
• Supporting BTEC writing and assessment
• Responding to new specification demands
• Helping non-specialists deliver Business with confidence
• How to get students to apply