Education: Teacher Training

House of Lords written question – answered at on 14 December 2010.

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Photo of Lord Liddle Lord Liddle Opposition Whip (Lords)

To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the White Paper The Importance of Teaching, whether they will clarify their plans for teacher training, in terms of the consequences for universities that specialise in initial teacher training and the likely impact on student numbers on such courses in future years.

Photo of Lord Hill of Oareford Lord Hill of Oareford The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

The Government have stated their intention in the White Paper to reform the way in which initial teacher training (ITT) is performed and funded to improve the quality of teachers and teaching. The document sets out a number of steps that will be taken to achieve this, including reforming ITT so that more training is on the job. There will continue to be an important role for universities in ITT, particularly in the provision of academic content. Higher education institution/school partnerships will remain a valuable and integral part of teacher training.

The department expects to inform the Training and Development Agency for Schools of the ITT place targets for 2011-12 shortly. The agency will then write to ITT providers to provide details of ITT arrangements for that period. For 2012-13, we will publish for consultation our detailed proposals for the funding of ITT early next year.

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