Best of times, worst of times: the importance or otherwise of regular in-servicing

This essay aims to identify and discuss key professional development issues such as accountability, professional identity, and knowledge and self-determination, to offer views from the perspective of Higher Education and to comment on the state of affairs in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) at a time when there is a major review of provision and funding. It aims to link these issues to Day's recent publication, Developing Teachers: the challenges of lifelong learning.