Written question asked by Lord Gove (Conservative) on Friday, 19 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 February 2010. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Wednesday, 3 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Education: International Cooperation

Question: (2) how many teachers and teaching assistants participated in Teachers' International Professional Development Programme visits to each county in each year since 2000.

Answer: Study visits taking place under the Teachers International Professional Development (TIPD) programme take place during half-term and other holiday periods. The majority of study visits last for five days, but for long-haul destinations the study visit may be extended to a maximum of 10 days.There are three strands to the TIPD programme: local authority led study visits on a theme decided by the relevant local authority; school determined visits to examine a theme of study decided by the schools engaged; and a programme of study visits to developing countries jointly funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families and the Department for International Development. The number of teachers taking part in study visits by country under each of these three strands is contained in tables, copies of which have been placed in the Libraries.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 506 c1295W; 318233
Session: 2009-10
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-0830
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Classroom assistants Education International cooperation Teachers Educational exchanges
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