What’s the cost of not understanding your school’s culture for Professional Learning (PL)?

If staff don’t have the capacity for PL, the acceptance and impact of any Professional Development (PD) provided will be limited.

And that lack of capacity comes at a cost — in more ways than one.

1. Upfront Costs
   If PD is purchased but teachers lack the time or bandwidth to embed their learning, it’s simply not value for money.
   
2. Goodwill Costs
   PD that doesn’t stick can alienate staff. Few things frustrate teachers more than feeling their time could have been better spent. Time wasted in school = essential work taken home.
   
3. Alienation and Apathy Costs
   When teachers feel unable to grow or contribute, they start looking elsewhere. Negativity spreads quickly in staffrooms.
   
4. Recruitment and Retention Costs
   As staff leave, HR costs rise — recruitment, induction and lost institutional knowledge all add up.
   
5. Outcome Costs
   When teachers aren’t learning, students lose out on high-quality, evidence-informed teaching. Forcing compliance doesn’t fix this — it just breeds resentment and superficial change.
   

The Reality?

If you have one without the other… A culture that doesn’t actively nurture teachers’ professional contribution and efficacy costs money.

Sustainable learning cultures rely on both high-quality PD and thoughtful follow-up and professional dialogue.

If you have one without the other…

How many of these five costs are you already paying for?

Overview of my services

The Culture Insight Culture Mapping Service helps schools understand and strengthen their organisational culture through structured data collection, analysis and reflection. Each project is tailored to the school’s context and combines staff voice with evidence-informed insight to support sustainable development.

All packages include:

• Initial consultation to define focus areas
• Access to the Culture Insight online survey
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Preparation of a professional report with recommendations
• Feedback and reflection meeting with senior staff

Timescale

Work is completed flexibly over an agreed period (typically 4–6 weeks), with clear communication and milestones throughout.

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All publicity is handled with care and respect for confidentiality.

Why work with me?

• Experienced secondary and post-16 educator with a focus on teacher development
• Research-evidence expertise in cultural dynamics for professional development and sustained professional learning
• Specialist in practical strategies that impact teaching, leadership and wellbeing