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Written question asked by Nicholas Dakin (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 May 2016. It was answered by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teachers: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the relationship between the degree classifications of trainee teachers with their later performance in a teaching career.

Original answer

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

The answer was corrected by Nick Gibb (Conservative)

on Friday, 13 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Corrected answer

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.

In order to complete initial teacher training successfully, all trainees must meet the Teachers’ Standards in full. The standards emphasise the importance of the basics of good teaching, such as strong subject knowledge and effective behaviour management. Following the review teacher training by Sir Andrew Carter, we have a commissioned an expert group to develop a new framework of content for training, based closely on the Teachers’ Standards and reiterating the requirement to place a clear focus on essentials such as the effective development of subject knowledge and being able to identify and respond to special educational needs. The group will be making its recommendations to Ministers shortly.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36309
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Degrees Standards Teachers Training
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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