ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to inform the trainee of two distinct areas within professional development. The first section deals with applying for a teaching position, constructing a CV and preparation for interview. The second deals with the concept of professional development from both a personal and institutional point of view. Trainees are directed to construct their own action plan for future development and will link into the performance management programme in your first school. You will need to balance these personal needs with the developments envisaged by your school (in its School Development Plan), where certain aims and priorities may already have been identified.
