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Professional development day plan

350 minutes 8 slides, 3 liveFree Free template

A full PD day around one focus: whole-staff learning, timed breakouts, planning time, and feedback teachers give on their phones before they leave.

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PD day

One focus. Learn it, try it, plan it.

Title

In short

A PD day is a day without students set aside for teachers' professional development. In UK schools it's often called an INSET day. This kit plans a full day around one focus: whole-staff learning, timed breakouts, a protected planning hour, team time, and feedback teachers give on their phones.
Time
About 6 hours
People
Whole staff, 10 to 150
Includes
Agenda, 8 slides, feedback vote
Plan
Free

Updated October 4, 2026

What's in the kit

  1. 1PD day
  2. 2Today's focus: [one sentence, for example 'Every student talks about their thinking in every lesson'].
  3. 3The day
  4. 4How today works
  5. 5How confident are you with today's focus right now? live
  6. 6What would help you most today?Seeing it modeled · Time to plan · Talking with my team · Examples from our school · Research behind it live
  7. 7What's one question you'd like answered by the end of today? live
  8. 8Let's get to work

The agenda

By the end of this meeting, every teacher has learned one thing, planned how to use it next week and told us how the day went.

350 min · 11 blocks, drawn to scale Fits exactly
  1. Welcome and check-in, 15 minutes 15
  2. Why today: one focus for the whole day, 15 minutes 15
  3. Session 1: whole-staff learning, 60 minutesInfo 60
  4. Break, 15 minutes 15
  5. Session 2: breakouts by grade, phase or department, 60 minutesDiscuss 60
  6. Lunch, 45 minutes 45
  7. Session 3: plan it into next week's lessons, 60 minutesBrainstorm 60
  8. Break, 10 minutes 10
  9. Team time: share plans and agree one common step, 45 minutes 45
  10. Which session will change your teaching most?, 10 minutes 10
  11. Commitments and feedback, 15 minutes 15
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  1. +0′Welcome and check-inOne word for how you're arriving today15 minCheck-in
  2. +15′Why today: one focus for the whole dayTip: The slides play here. One focus, said in one sentence. Everything else today links back to it.15 minInfo
  3. +30′Session 1: whole-staff learningTip: Model the strategy, don't just describe it. Teachers should experience it as learners.60 minInfo
  4. +90′Break15 minBreak
  5. +105′Session 2: breakouts by grade, phase or departmentTip: Give each group the same three questions so the reports back are comparable.60 minDiscuss
  6. +165′Lunch45 minBreak
  7. +210′Session 3: plan it into next week's lessonsOne change you'll try in a lesson next weekTip: Protected planning time. The most common complaint about PD is never getting time to use it.60 minBrainstorm
  8. +270′Break10 minBreak
  9. +280′Team time: share plans and agree one common step45 minDiscuss
  10. +325′Which session will change your teaching most?Which part of today will change your teaching most?10 minVote
  11. +335′Commitments and feedbackWhat should our next PD day do differently?15 minWrap-up

The follow-up email

Subject

PD day: what we learned and what we're trying next

Thank you for today.

Our focus: 

What you're trying next week (from the planning session):
- 
- 

What each team agreed as a common step:
- 

Your feedback: the vote and your suggestions are in the summary below. Here's what we'll change for next time:
- 

Slides and resources: 
Follow-up session:

How to run it

  1. 1Choose one focus for the day and say it in one sentence on the second slide.
  2. 2Model the strategy in session 1 so teachers experience it as learners.
  3. 3Run breakouts by grade, phase or department with the same three questions, and keep the timers on screen.
  4. 4Protect the planning hour. Teachers post the change they'll try next week from their phones.
  5. 5Close with the vote and the feedback question, and send the follow-up with commitments and what you'll change.

Questions people ask

What is a PD day?
A school day without students, used for teachers' professional development: training, planning and team work.
What is an INSET day?
INSET stands for in-service education and training. It's the UK name for a PD day, and schools in England usually have five a year.
What are good professional development ideas for teachers?
Modeling a strategy and letting teachers experience it as learners, peer observation, planning time to use what they've learned, and short follow-ups weeks later. One focus works better than five.

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  • Everyone answers on their phone, no app or sign-up
  • A timer for every block on the shared screen
  • Results, decisions and actions in the summary
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