Planning and Recording Your CPD Activity
Model of dual professionalism
The IfL describe your teaching role as being made up of 2 parts subject specialism and teaching practice with a 3rd part teaching context influencing the dual parts of your profession. CPD activity should therefore contribute to each part for it to be most effective.

The IfL suggest that their model can be a starting point for reflection on priorities for your CPD. (See figure 1 in the associated document, below).

Six Stage Professional Development Cycle
The professional development cycle sets out six stages illustrating how to effectivly plan and record your CPD. (See figure 2 in the associated document, below).
Stage 1 is about putting your teaching role into context and using the model of dual professionalism to identify priorty areas of development for you.
Stage 2 is about carrying out a critical self assessment using evaluation from appraisals, learner feedback, etc and drawing up some needs and goals, which also fit in with your outcomes from stage 1.
Stage 3 is about creating your plan, listing CPD activity that will meet your needs and goals.
Stage 4 is about carrying out your CPD and keeping a log of your activity.
Stage 5 is about formally recording your CPD activity so that it can be presented at the end of the year.
Stage 6 is about reflecting on your CPD activity, considering the impact it has had on your professional practice and on your learners. Make a habit of returning to your recorded log of CPD activity to record your reflections - don't leave it until the end of the year!

Assocated File: IfL CPD Guidelines.pdf