Westminster Education Forum Keynote Seminar - Reform of Initial Teacher Training: new Teachers’ Standards and the role of teaching schools

Nationwide, England (London)

19.11.2012

Bringing together key policymakers with stakeholders in schools, universities, college teacher training providers and teaching unions, discussion will focus on funding for trainee teachers, including the new bursaries for shortage and specialist subjects, the new minimum standards for teachers and the role of Ofsted in assessing quality of teacher training provision, as well as how to encourage top graduates into teaching. Sessions will also cover the introduction of Teaching Schools and the future role of university or college-based ITT.

With
John Carr, Deputy Director, Quality and Priorities Division, Teaching Agency; Sally Coates, Principal, Burlington Danes Academy and Leader, independent Review of Teachers’ Standards; Toby Greany, Director for Policy and Research, National College and Craig Whittaker MP, Member, Education Select Committee

and
Vicky Beer, Ashton on Mersey School, Cheshire; Christine Blower, National Union of Teachers (NUT); Kate Green, University of Southampton; Angela Milner, Ofsted; Professor Chris Robertson, University of Worcester; Steve Smith, Fulford School, York; Amanda Timberg, Teach First and Malcolm Trobe, Association of School and College Leaders

Chaired by:
Pat Glass MP, Member, Education Select Committee

This event is CPD certified.