Free resources
Templates, posters and checklists
Everything here is free to download - no form, no sign-up. Print them, fill them in, use them with your team.
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CPD log template
One row per activity, with an example entry filled in, a participatory column and totals that add themselves up in the spreadsheet version.
For anyone who needs a written CPD record for an appraisal, employer or regulator.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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Personal development plan template
Six columns that turn good intentions into something you can review: the goal, why it matters, how you will do it, what support you need, the target date and the evidence.
For appraisals, probation reviews and your own career planning.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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Fundamental British values poster
An A4 poster covering the five values with a plain-English line on what each one looks like in a workplace, not a classroom.
Print it for a staff room, office wall or induction pack.
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CPD reflection prompts
Twelve prompts grouped into before you write, what you took from it, what changed in your practice and turning it into evidence - with a weak and a better example side by side.
For anyone whose CPD entries read like an attendance register.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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Annual CPD planner
A year on a page: planned activity, which goal it serves, type and hours, with a running total in the spreadsheet version.
Plan the year's hours in January instead of scrambling for them in December.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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Difficult conversation planner
Six boxes to fill in before you walk in: the facts, the impact, what you want to happen, the responses you are dreading, your opening line word for word, and the actions you agree.
For managers, tutors and anyone putting off a conversation they need to have.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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One to one meeting record
Since we last met, wellbeing and workload, development and CPD, then actions with owners and dates. Printable form plus a spreadsheet for keeping the whole year in one place.
For line managers who want the same shape to every supervision.
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Observation and feedback record
An ungraded, developmental observation form: context, what was seen and heard, strengths, areas to develop, agreed actions and a reflection written by the person observed.
For trainers, assessors and quality leads running developmental observations.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
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Safeguarding key contacts poster
Blank spaces for your designated lead, deputy, Prevent contact and out-of-hours number, plus what to do if someone is in immediate danger.
Fill in your own names, print and display where staff can see it.
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Daily reflection journal
Five prompts and room to write: what happened, what went well, what you would change, what you learned and the one thing you will do tomorrow.
Five minutes at the end of the day - and the raw material for your CPD entries.
Or skip the paperwork - start your free CPD log and it adds up your hours and shares a read-only record for you.
A record that keeps itself
Templates are a good start, but they only get updated the week before an appraisal. The free WorkplaceHero CPD log timestamps every entry, totals your hours against a target and gives you a read-only link to send to an employer or regulator.
Start your free CPD log