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.”
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 across the Aga Khan Schools 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.”
Teachers preparing for A Balanced Reading Approach for Children Always Designed to Achieve Best Results for All.
A Teacher Preparation Programme is offered in which teachers are trained and certified as IB teachers.
The PDC aims to strengthen teaching in the region by investing substantially in teachers’ professional development.
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More than 800 schools have actively participated in the PDC’s ABRACADABRA programme, benefitting over 27,000 learners nationwide
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More than 35 teachers have successfully graduated from the PDC’s Teacher Preparation Programme to become fully certified IB teachers
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Over 70% of our Instructional Leadership alumni have been promoted to higher levels, which includes Chief Education Officers in the Counties Nationals
Spotlights
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.
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TPP celebrates graduation ceremony
In June 2020, the Teacher Preparation Programme marked its largest and first-ever online graduation. Bringing together Kenyan and Mozambican educators, the cohort exemplified pluralism, collaboration and the programme’s commitment to developing reflective, impact-driven teachers.
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ABRACADABRA: A Literacy Spell
Since 2010, the Academy has partnered with Concordia University to pilot ABRACADABRA, a digital literacy programme supporting early English learning. The initiative has improved literacy outcomes, strengthened teacher practice and expanded to schools across Kenya.
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