Mentoring
Trained mentors work one-to-one with teachers on classroom practice, subject knowledge and professional identity, over sustained cycles rather than one-off sessions.
Teacher Development
A career-long partnership with every educator we work with.
Our teacher development work is designed for the realities of the classroom and the arc of a professional life. Programmes are sustained, mentored and reviewed openly with the teachers who take part.
Continuing professional development
A curated CPD curriculum drawing on research in cognition, curriculum design, assessment and inclusive practice, delivered in schools and online.
Lesson observations
Structured, developmental observations focused on precise, evidence-informed feedback — never on judgemental grading.
Coaching
Instructional coaching cycles help teachers isolate, practise and refine specific techniques with the support of a coach over weeks and months.
Portfolio development
Teachers build a professional portfolio of planning, evidence and reflection that supports appraisal, promotion and formal accreditation.
Professional support
Ongoing support for teachers navigating career transitions, international mobility and pathways to internationally recognised qualifications.
Career stages
Programmes for every stage of a teaching life.
We work with teachers from their earliest years in the classroom through to senior institutional leadership. Each stage has its own programme, mentors and rhythm of review.
- 01Early career
Support for teachers in their first years — classroom practice, subject confidence, professional identity.
- 02Established teacher
Deepening pedagogical expertise, curriculum design and mentoring of others.
- 03Middle leadership
Leading a department, phase or programme with clarity and evidence-informed practice.
- 04Senior leadership
Whole-school leadership, strategy and the stewardship of professional culture.
Lesson observation
Developmental, not judgemental.
Every observation is structured around a small number of agreed developmental questions, recorded against a shared framework and followed by a professional conversation. The purpose is precise, evidence-informed feedback that a teacher can act on in their very next lesson — never a summative grade.
From programme to practice
Mentoring that reaches the classroom.
Every strand of the SinoUK teacher development programme is designed to change what happens in front of students. Mentoring, CPD and observation cycles are only as valuable as the classroom practice they support — which is why our work is anchored in the schools where our teachers teach.
Professional evidence
Preparing a portfolio for QTS assessment?
SERS offers a structured review of authentic professional evidence and portfolio readiness against the Teachers’ Standards.
Get in touch
Partner with us to develop the next generation of teachers.
Whether you lead a school, university or education authority, we welcome conversations about mentoring, CPD programmes and long-term collaboration.