Professional Development Centre

Our teachers are committed to continuing professional development to give students an educational experience based on current best practice. We also offer training for educators and school leaders around the country, sharing knowledge to benefit other schools.

“Not only will we need highly professional instructors, but we must also be sure that our instructors are well-instructed… We seek not only to train the next generation of expert leaders, but also to develop a professional corps of world-class teachers.”

His Late Highness Aga Khan IV

Hyderabad, September 2006

What We Offer

Our teachers are dedicated to developing themselves as well as our students. Educational instructors at the Professional Development Centre support them to deepen their expertise and put their training into practice. They also collaborate with colleagues around the Academies Network to share their experience.

We consult with teachers, school leaders and government education bodies to support national education priorities, and have developed outreach programmes for government, private and not-for-profit schools.

Training topics include:

Teaching literacy
Using activities in science lessons
Encouraging participation in maths classes
Using technology effectively
Managing classes of students
Advanced English language
Providing leadership and management in education
Sharing knowledge with other teachers

With post-course support for participants and a community feel throughout, we are creating a network of collaborative teachers and school leaders, ready to help each other raise the next generation.

“By the end of the course, I felt very confident and could handle my day-to-day school activities easily with a lot of professionalism… [Now] I’m better equipped for handling issues of under-resourced schools.”

Chief Education Officer, Ministry of Education

Kwale, Kenya

Teachers preparing for A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All.

Members of the class of 2020 Teacher Training Programme cohort with Dr Tom Abuto.

A Teacher Preparation Programme is offered in which teachers are trained and certified as IB teachers.

Three teachers participating in a session at the AKA Mombasa PDC

The PDC aims to strengthen teaching in the region by investing substantially in teachers’ professional development.

800+

More than 800 schools have actively participated in the PDC’s ABRACADABRA programme, benefitting over 27,000 learners nationwide

35+

More than 35 teachers have successfully graduated from the PDC’s Teacher Preparation Programme to become fully certified IB teachers

70%+

Over 70% of our Instructional Leadership alumni have been promoted to higher levels, which includes Chief Education Officers in the Counties Nationals

Spotlights

Team building to kick off the new academic year

Faculty and staff came together for a team-building day to mark the start of the academic year. Through collaborative activities, the event strengthened communication, morale and a shared sense of purpose, reinforcing the Academy’s culture of teamwork.