Developing your own 'specialist subject' or 'area of expertise' is about many things. In order to explain this, we will use a framework which has been developed by the University of Huddersfield. There are six elements which contribute to teachers developing their specialist subject, which are:

1. Watching others teach your subject (e.g. real time / on video)
2. Finding out about pedagogy for your subject (e.g. Session Planning; Research; Text books; Subject Publications / web sites / associations)
3. Talking / working with other teachers of your subject (e.g. face to face; on line forum; conferences; staff development)
4. Getting guidance / support from an experienced teacher of your subject / curriculum area (e.g. face to face or on line mentoring)
5. Developing / accessing learning resources specific to your subject (e.g. creating resources; accessing resource collections / libraries; publishing resources / articles
6. Engaging with practitioner communities related to your subject (e.g. your course team; staff development; conferences; on line discussion groups / forums)