Creative Education Trust recognises that its people are the key to its success. Our ethos is to Recruit, Train and Retain, and we encourage those who join us to be curious and proactive in seeking opportunities to develop their professional expertise. 

Learning opportunities are signposted on our Trust's Centre for Professional Learning and Development platform, ElevatEd.

For Teaching Practitioners, these include details of our:

• Summer Internship programme.
• The CET Teacher Training Programme is offered in partnership with the University of Warwick.
• The new CET ECF programme is delivered in partnership with the Ambition Institute. 
• The new CET Leadership Development Curriculum. 

Our Early Career Teacher development is supported by resources available on StepLab, with mentors fully trained in instructional coaching. Coaching continues to be a theme throughout our leadership development curriculum with opportunities to work with qualified coaches from across the Trust. 

For Associate Staff, ElevatEd signposts:

• Apprenticeship qualifications for all professional areas.
• The CET Apirant Designated Safeguarding Lead Course. 
• Statutory Guidance in all professional areas.
• A portfolio of additional learning opportunities is offered via the TES Develop Platform.

Cretive Education Trust also offers a comprehensive calendar of collaborative events which includes our own:

• Attendance Conference 
• Subject Leaders Conference
• Safeguarding & Personal Development Conference 
• Behaviour & SEND Conference 
• National Conference
• Trust-wide September and January Staff Development days 

Our Trust-wide Professional Communities of Practice allow further opportunities for collaboration, discussion, and sharing of best-practice and are available throughout all professional teams.

At Creative Education Trust, ongoing professional and personal growth is a priority for every role, at every level. By aspiring to individual excellence, we nurture a learning community to inspire and support our students towards achieving ambitious academic and personal goals.