Schools at the Heart of Teacher Training AAIA Annual Meeting and Conference 4 October 2012 John Carr Deputy Director Quality & Priorities Division, Teaching Agency

Training our next generation of outstanding teachers: An improvement strategy for discussion (June 2011)

Schools taking responsibility “… over the next five to ten years we expect that, rather than Government managing much of the ITT system centrally, schools should increasingly take on this responsibility.” Training our next generation of outstanding teachers: An improvement strategy for discussion (June 2011)

Teaching Schools “These will be outstanding schools, which will take a leading responsibility for providing and quality assuring initial teacher training in their area. We will also fund them to offer professional development for teachers and leaders.” White Paper: The Importance of Teaching (November 2010)

Schools taking responsibility “… over the next five to ten years we expect that, rather than Government managing much of the ITT system centrally, schools should increasingly take on this responsibility.” Training our next generation of outstanding teachers: An improvement strategy for discussion (June 2011)

Schools taking responsibility “… over the next five to ten years we expect that, rather than Government managing much of the ITT system centrally, schools should increasingly take on this responsibility.” Training our next generation of outstanding teachers: An improvement strategy for discussion (June 2011)  Improving the quality of “traditional” placements for trainees  Developing and leading ITT partnerships  School Direct and School Direct (salaried)  Accreditation as ITT providers

School Direct pilot, 350 trainee teachers …? Schools, or groups of schools: choose an accredited provider to work with, to award QTS; request School Direct places –28 September to 12 October – select the trainees they want; negotiate the training programme with the provider; are expected to employ the trainee after qualifying.

School Direct (Salaried) An employment based route for high quality graduates with three or more years’ career experience The trainee is employed as an unqualified teacher by a school The Teaching Agency provides funding, which the school can use to subsidise the trainee’s training and salary. Replaces the Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) - no “supernumerary” requirement

Schools taking responsibility  Improving the quality of “traditional” placements for trainees  Developing and leading ITT partnerships  School Direct and School Direct (salaried)  Accreditation as ITT providers  “… over the next five to ten years we expect that, rather than Government managing much of the ITT system centrally, schools should increasingly take on this responsibility.” Training our next generation of outstanding teachers: An improvement strategy for discussion (June 2011)

John Carr Deputy Director, Quality & Priorities Division Teaching Agency