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In education, an inset day (an abbreviation of in-service training day; alternatively INSET day)[1] is a school day on which teaching sessions are not conducted and students do not attend school, but teachers are required to attend for training or to complete administrative tasks. Inset days allow teachers to catch up on work (such as marking exams or report cards), train on new technology, or learn new methods of teaching.[2][3] Inset days are common in Commonwealth countries, predominantly the United Kingdom and Canada, and also Ireland.
An inset day may also be known as a PD day (professional development day; alternatively pro-D day), PA day (professional activity day), Ped Day (pedagogical day), TD day (teacher development day), teacher training day, Baker day,[2][4][5] staff development day,[6] school development day,[7] or inservice day.
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- ^ a b Edwards, Samantha (11 January 2023). "What school PA day calendars look like across Canada". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "No Pupils? It must be a Baker Day". Times Educational Supplement. TSL Education. 16 May 1997. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Inset day attendance". Schoolzone. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.
- ^ Sellgren, Katherine (15 April 2014). "Parents 'baffled by Inset days', teachers are told". BBC News.
- ^ "Staff Development Day (Term 1 2022)". Ashdale Secondary College. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "School development days". education.nsw.gov.au. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.