The Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund (TLIF) was a three-year funding programme designed to support high-quality continuing professional development (CPD) for teachers and school leaders in areas in England identified as social mobility cold spots.
Ten projects were commissioned, each with a differing focus, with the intention of testing and learning from different approaches to CPD.
The fund was launched in February 2017, with most projects ending in March 2020. CPD was intended to lead to improvements in leadership and teaching quality in social mobility cold spots, with the overall aim of improving the outcomes of children and young people, thereby making a significant contribution towards tackling social mobility.
